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Estifeeva TM, Barmin RA, Rudakovskaya PG, Nechaeva AM, Luss AL, Mezhuev YO, Chernyshev VS, Krivoborodov EG, Klimenko OA, Sindeeva OA, Demina PA, Petrov KS, Chuprov-Netochin RN, Fedotkina EP, Korotchenko OE, Sencha EA, Sencha AN, Shtilman MI, Gorin DA. Hybrid (Bovine Serum Albumin)/Poly( N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone- co-acrylic acid)-Shelled Microbubbles as Advanced Ultrasound Contrast Agents. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:3338-3348. [PMID: 35791763 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Microbubbles are routinely used ultrasound contrast agents in the clinic. While a soft protein shell is commercially preferable for imaging purposes, a rigid polymer shell demonstrates prolonged agent stability. Hence, combining polymers and proteins in one shell composition can advance microbubble properties. We formulated the hybrid "protein-copolymer" microbubble shell with a complex of bovine serum albumin and an amphiphilic copolymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and acrylic acid. The resulting microbubbles demonstrated advanced physicochemical and acoustic properties, preserving in vitro biocompatibility. Adjusting the mass ratio between protein and copolymer allowed fine tuning of the microbubble properties of concentration (by two orders, up to 1010 MBs/mL), mean size (from 0.8 to 5 μm), and shell thickness (from 28 to 50 nm). In addition, the minimum air-liquid surface tension for the "protein-copolymer" solution enabled the highest bubble concentration. At the same time, a higher copolymer amount in the bubble shell increased the bubble size and tuned duration and intensity of the contrast during an ultrasound procedure. Demonstrated results exemplify the potential of the hybrid "protein-polymer" microbubble shell, allowing tailoring of microbubble properties for image-guided applications, combining advances of each material involved in the formulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatyana M Estifeeva
- Department of Biomaterials, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Photonic Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia
| | - Polina G Rudakovskaya
- Center for Photonic Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia
| | - Anna M Nechaeva
- Department of Biomaterials, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
| | - Anna L Luss
- Department of Biomaterials, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
| | - Yaroslav O Mezhuev
- Department of Biomaterials, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
| | - Vasiliy S Chernyshev
- Center for Photonic Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia
| | - Efrem G Krivoborodov
- Institute of Chemistry and Sustainable Development, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
| | - Oleg A Klimenko
- Center for Photonic Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia.,P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 53, 119991 Moscow, Russia
| | - Olga A Sindeeva
- Center for Neurobiology and Brain Restoration, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobelya Str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia
| | - Polina A Demina
- Federal Scientific Research Centre ″Crystallography and Photonics″ of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy avenue 59, 119333 Moscow, Russia.,Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
| | - Kirill S Petrov
- Hadassah Medical Moscow, Bolshoy Boulevard 46, 121205 Moscow, Russia
| | - Roman N Chuprov-Netochin
- School of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutsky Lane 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
| | - Elena P Fedotkina
- Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Akademika Oparina str. 4, 117198 Moscow, Russia
| | - Olga E Korotchenko
- Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Akademika Oparina str. 4, 117198 Moscow, Russia
| | - Ekaterina A Sencha
- Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Akademika Oparina str. 4, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Akademika Oparina str. 4, 117198 Moscow, Russia
| | - Mikhail I Shtilman
- Department of Biomaterials, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
| | - Dmitry A Gorin
- Center for Photonic Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 121205 Moscow, Russia
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