Ultrasound is extensively used in medical imaging, being safe and inexpensive and
operating in real time. Its scope of applications has been widely broadened by the use of …

In this review, a brief history and current state-of-the-art is given to stimulate the rational
design of new microbubbles through the reverse engineering of current ultrasound contrast …

Collapse of lipidic ultrasound contrast agents under high-frequency compressive load has
been historically interpreted by the vanishing of surface tension. By contrast, buckling of …

The acoustic response of phospholipid-coated microbubble ultrasound contrast agents
(UCA) is dramatically affected by their stabilizing shell. The interfacial shell elasticity …

Lipid-coated microbubbles are currently used clinically as ultrasound contrast agents for
echocardiography and radiology and are being developed for many new diagnostic and …

The mechanics of curved, heterogeneous, surfactant-laden surfaces and interfaces are
important to a variety of engineering and biological applications. To date, most models of …

Langmuir monolayers at gas/liquid interfaces provide a rich framework to investigate the
interplay between multiscale geometry and mechanics. Monolayer collapse is investigated …

We present a continuum theory for predicting the equilibrium shape and size of dipolar
domains formed during liquid–liquid phase coexistence in planar and spherical monolayers …

Cleverly engineered microswimmers have drawn increasing attention and have shown great
promise for various biomedical applications. In this study, we propose a novel mechanism of …

Methotrexate (MTX) is a systemically injected immunomodulatory drug used to treat
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The goal of this thesis was to develop ultrasound …