Interaction of ultrasound driven microbubbles and lipid membrane

Marmottant, P.G.M. and Hilgenfeldt, S. (2002) Interaction of ultrasound driven microbubbles and lipid membrane. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 112 . p. 2338. ISSN 00012097

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Abstract:	Micron-sized bubbles show pronounced oscillations when submitted to ultrasound, leading to increased scattering and improved echographic contrast. It has been reported that this excitation can also alter nearby cell membranes @M. Ward, J. Wu, and J. F. Chiu, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 26, 1169–1175 ~2000!#, and increase the permeability for drug delivery. To elucidate the mechanisms at work in these sonoporation experiments, we developed a setup that allows for a controlled study of the interaction of single microbubbles with single lipid bilayer vesicles. Substituting vesicles for cell membranes is advantageous because the mechanical properties of vesicles are well-known. Microscopic observations reveal that vesicles near a bubble undergo vivid motion, being periodically accelerated toward and away from the bubble. This ‘‘bouncing’’ of vesicles is a vivid motion that we attribute to a streaming flow field set up by the bubble oscillation. Some vesicles undergo dramatic deformations as they follow the flow, reflecting the high shear rates attained. Break-up of vesicles could also be observed.
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