Microbubbles are small, gas-filled bubbles, typically between 0.5µm and 10µm in diameter, that are widely used as contrast agents in medical imaging and as carriers ...

Microbubble technologies developed in Japan are having an impact in a wide range of fields, with hopes now high for their use in drug delivery systems. Microbubbles” is a collective term for air ...

Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how tiny cyclic microjets ...

Ultrasound images showing oxygen-loaded microbubbles entering the brain of a mouse. Left: contrast-mode image showing microbubbles entering the brain at the periphery (arrows). Right: greyscale image ...

The targeted treatment of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or brain tumours is challenging because the brain is a particularly sensitive organ that is well protected. That’s why ...