Investigating the acoustic response and contrast enhancement of drug-loadable PLGA microparticles with various shapes and morphologies

• Main Authors: Gupta, Ipshita, Su, Xiaoqian, Jonnalagadda, Umesh Sai, Das, Dhiman, Pramanik, Manojit, Kwan, James J.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Therapeutic Ultrasound; Diagnostic Ultrasound
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152400
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polymer nanoparticles and microparticles have been used primarily for drug delivery. There is now growing interest in further developing polymer-based solid cavitation agents to also enhance ultrasound imaging. We previously reported on a facile method to produce hollow poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)...