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AIST TODAYNo.24 Spring 2007 [ PDF:2.1MB ]


Simple fabrication of hollow microspheres using microbubbles as templates


A simple method was developed that uses microbubbles generated in liquid phase as templates to fabricate hollow microcapsules ranging 1 to several 100 µm in diameter covered with a polymer shell. In this method, we adapted a polymerization reaction or a solvent evaporation method that is a phase separation method commonly used to fabricate microspheres including core liquid. Because the microcapsules can be covered with a biodegradable polymer, they are expected to be used as ultrasonic contrast agents in medical applications.

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Fabrication process of hollow microspheres using microbubbles as templates

Hollow microcapsules covered with a biodegradable polymer


Relational Information

AIST TODAY Vol.7, No.1 p.28-29 (2007)



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