. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 23.

Published in final edited form as: Lab Chip. 2007 Mar 8;7(4):463–468. doi: 10.1039/b701481n

Table 1.

Lipid microbubble compositions

Component	Abbreviation	Name	Molecular weight	Category
Shell	DPPC	1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine	734	Phospholipid
Shell	DPPA	1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate	671	Phospholipid
Shell	DSPC	1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine	790	Phospholipid
Shell	PEG-40 stearate	Polyoxyethylene 40 stearate (Myrj 52)	2704	Surfactant emulsifier
Shell	DPPE-PEG5000	1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)-5000]	5745	Lipopolymer emulsifier
Shell	DiI-C₁₈	1,1′-Dilinoleyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate	934	Lipophilic membrane stain
Gas core	N₂	Nitrogen	28	Osmotic agent
Gas core	C₄F₈	Octafluorocyclobutane	200	Osmotic agent