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Gas-generating polymeric microspheres for long-term and continuous in vivo ultrasound imaging

Authors
Min, Hyun SuKang, EunahKoo, HeebeomLee, JaeyoungKim, KwangmeyungPark, Rang-WoonKim, In-SanChoi, YoungseokKwon, Ick ChanHan, Moonhee
Issue Date
1월-2012
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Keywords
Ultrasound imaging; Contrast agent; Gas-generating polymer; Polycarbonate; Microsphere
Citation
BIOMATERIALS, v.33, no.3, pp.936 - 944
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SCIE
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Journal Title
BIOMATERIALS
Volume
33
Number
3
Start Page
936
End Page
944
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/109202
DOI
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.09.082
ISSN
0142-9612
Abstract
Ultrasound (US) imaging is one of the most common biomedical imaging methods, due to the easy assessment and noninvasive way. For more precise and accurate US imaging, many contrast agents have been developed in a form of microbubbles composed of inner gas and shell materials. However, microbubbles showed undesirable short half-life under acoustic field during US imaging and insufficient in vivo stability in blood flow due to diffusion or bubble destruction. Therefore, the improvement of the half-life and stability of microbubbles under in vivo condition is highly needed for long-term in vivo US imaging. Herein, we developed rationally designed gas-generating polymeric microsphere (GGPM) that can produce microbubbles without encapsulation of gas for long-term and continuous US imaging. The poly(cholesteryl gamma-butyrolactone-b-propylene oxide), poly(CB-PO), with carbonate side chains was synthesized as gas-generating polymer by ring-opening polymerization of cholestryl gamma-butyrolactone (CB) and propylene oxide (PO). As optimal structure for intense US signal generation, porous GGPMs (p-GGPMs) with the average size about 3-5 mu m were prepared with poly(CB-PO) by double emulsion method. These p-GGPMs generated continuous US signals over 70 min, while the signals from Sonovue (R), a commercial US contrast agent were completely attenuated within 15 min. This long-term signal duration of p-GGPM was also reproduced when they were subcutaneously injected under the skin of mouse. Moreover, as advanced in vivo application, the fine US imaging of heart in rat was enabled by intravenous injection of p-GGPM. Therefore, these overall results showed the great potential of p-GGPM as gas-generating US contrast agent for in vivo biomedical imaging and diagnosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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