DNA-coated microbubbles with biochemically tunable ultrasound contrast activity.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201102677 and PMC identifier 3622060.
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Abstract
Changing the mechanical properties of the microbubble shell in response to a biochemical stimulus leads to vast changes in both ultrasound-induced bubble dynamics and contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging. Here, DNA-coated microbubbles are shown to be a simple and highly versatile platform that can silence and re-activate contrast activity in response to the introduction and removal of biochemical stimuli.
Medical subject headings
- DNA
- Microbubbles