Compressibility and porosity modulate the mechanical properties of giant gas vesicles.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211509120
Abstract: Gas vesicles used as contrast agents for noninvasive ultrasound imaging must be formulated to be stable, and their mechanical properties must be assessed. We report here the formation of perfluoro-n-butane microbubbles coated with surface-active proteins… read more here.
Keywords: gas; aspiration; gas vesicles; giant gas ... See more keywords