Stable Encapsulation of Air in Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Fluorocarbon-Free Nanoscale Ultrasound Contrast Agents
| Autor: | Galen M. Goldscheitter, Andrew P. Goodwin, Adem Yildirim, Rajarshi Chattaraj, Nicholas T. Blum |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science
Dispersity Biomedical Engineering Pharmaceutical Science Nanoparticle Contrast Media 02 engineering and technology Poloxamer 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Article Biomaterials Fluorocarbon Particle Size Ultrasonography Fluorocarbons Air Mesoporous silica 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Silicon Dioxide 0104 chemical sciences Chemical engineering Microbubbles Surface modification Nanoparticles 0210 nano-technology Mesoporous material Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Advanced healthcare materials. 5(11) |
| ISSN: | 2192-2659 |
| Popis: | While gas-filled micrometer-sized ultrasound contrast agents vastly improve signal-to-noise ratios, microbubbles have short circulation lifetimes and poor extravasation from the blood. Previously reported fluorocarbon-based nanoscale contrast agents are more stable but their contrast is generally lower owing to their size and dispersity. The contrast agents reported here are composed of silica nanoparticles of ≈100 nm diameter that are filled with ≈3 nm columnar mesopores. Functionalization of the silica surface with octyl groups and resuspension with Pluronic F127 create particles with pores that remain filled with air but are stable in buffer and serum. Administration of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) allows sensitive imaging of the silica nanoparticles down to 10(10) particles mL(-1) , with continuous imaging for at least 20 min. Control experiments with different silica particles supported the hypothesis that entrapped air could be pulled into bubble nuclei, which can then in turn act as acoustic scatterers. This process results in very little hemolysis in whole blood, indicating potential for nontoxic blood pool imaging. Finally, the particles are lyophilized and reconstituted or stored in PBS (phosphate-buffered saline, at least for four months) with no loss in contrast, indicating stability to storage and reformulation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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