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Published in final edited form as: Nanoscale. 2019 Jan 17;11(3):799–819. doi: 10.1039/c8nr07769j

Table 4.

Select examples of nanoparticles applied in ultrasound examinations

Author	NP	Size (nm)	Applications	Classification	Experiment model	Ref
Hu Y	FA-PEG-CS and perfluorooctyl bromide nanocore	229.5	Molecular tumor imaging agents	Liquid	Bel7402 and L02 cells	177
Seo M	Silica coated NP into perfluorobutane microbubble	Near 3000	Ultrasound imaging agents with potential therapeutic applications	Gas	In vitro	180
Wang C,W	C₃F₈-filled PLGA	152	Ultrasound imaging agents	Gas	Wister rat	184
Chen F	Exosome-like silica NP	30–150	Stem cell imaging agent	Solid	Label human mesenchymal stem cells and inject into nude mice	186
Zhang K	Rattle-type MSN	260	Ultrasound imaging agents	Solid	Rabbit vx2 tumor	187
Min H,S	Gas-NP	290	PH related contrast agents in tumor	Gas	C3H/HeN mice bearing SCC-7 cells	190
Liu J	PLA-herceptin	250	Specific detection of tumor molecular marker	Solid	SKBR-3 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells	191
Lee J	RVG-GNPs	220	PH related contrast agents in tumor	Gas	Athymic mice bearing N2a cells	192
Paproski R,J	Porphyrin nanodroplet	185	Tumor imaging contrast agent	Gas	Chicken embro HT1080-GFP and Hep3-GFP tumor	193
Peyman S,A	PFC-NP(C₄F₁₀)	100–200	Ultrasound imaging agents	Gas	CD1 mice	194