Lapotko D, Lukianova E, Оraevsky A. Selective laser nano - thermolysis of human leukemia cells
with microbubbles generated around clusters of gold nanoparticles.
The shipping industry is already experimenting
with microbubbles, applied to the underside of ship hulls, to reduce friction and improve fuel efficiency.
«Blasting dental plaque
with microbubbles.»
Echography
with microbubbles uses the fact that the bubbles will vibrate in the blood at the same frequency as the sound produced by the echoscanner, as well as at twice that frequency; the so - called second harmonic.
Not exact matches
This was followed by ultrasound /
microbubbles alone, which was the next best treatment compared
with low or high dose tPA alone.
The clinical trial differs from the pig trial in that it is testing whether ultrasound /
microbubbles alone administered to heart attack patients both before and after balloon angioplasty and stenting results in better patient outcomes compared
with balloon angioplasty and stenting alone.
Porter points out that tPA was not included in the clinical trial because a good result was seen
with ultrasound /
microbubbles alone in the pig study.
Recanalization rates improved from 36 % for half dose tPA alone to 83 %
with the addition of ultrasound /
microbubbles.
This is compared
with 50 % recanalization for ultrasound /
microbubbles alone or full - dose tPA alone.
«Using the theory of
microbubbles and how their surface vibrates under ultrasound, we were able to come up
with our solution that addresses these three challenges.»
Injecting breast cancer
with oxygen - filled
microbubbles makes tumors three - times more sensitive to radiation therapy and improves survival in animal models of the disease.
Thereafter, Fido is pampered
with a warm, soothing massage using an antioxidant - rich mud and a CO2
microbubble bath that deep - cleanses skin to remove dead skin cells, excess sebum and bacteria.