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. 2014 Feb 12;4(4):432–444. doi: 10.7150/thno.8074

Table 1.

Specifications of commercial and self-made microbubbles.

MB
type
Manufacturer Shell material Gas Mean size (μm) Concentration (bubbles/mL) MB half-life (minutes)
OptisonTM GE Healthcare Albumin C3F8 2.0-4.5 5.0-8.0×108 2.5-4.5
Definity® Lantheus Medical Imaging Phospholipid C3F8 1.1-3.3 1.2×1010 2-10
SonoVue® Bracco Phospholipid SF6 2-8 0.9-6×109 3-6
Lipid MBs 103 Self-made Phospholipid/
Lipo-polymer
C3F8 0.2-0.7 1.4-3.0×1010 10-20
BCNU-loaded MBs 103 Self-made Phospholipid C3F8 1.32 ±0.18 19.78 ±4.9×109 10-20
Antiangiogenic BCNU-loaded MBs 104 Self-made Phospholipid C3F8 1.79 ±0.13 12.29 ±0.25×109 10-20
SPIO-DOX -loaded MBs 105 Self-made Phospholipid C3F8 1.04 ±0.01 3.25 ±0.30×1010 10-20
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