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Artenga Microbubble Attributes

Upon completion of the generation cycle 2.5ml microbubble solution in a standard syringe is available. The surfactant-based gas microbubbles in carrier liquid have the following attributes:

  • 2 micron mean bubble diameter
  • Sharp size distribution peak - 99% under 2.5µm
  • 4-5 micron variants available
  • Microbubble gas types:
    octafluoropropane, perfluorobutane, decafluorobutane, other PFC variants, air, PFC and air mix, nitrogen, other types
  • Concentration 1 x 109 microbubbles/ml
  • Homogeneous concentration - microbubble population evenly distributed throughout carrier liquid
  • Bind drugs and targeting material to bubble shells
  • Incorporate linkers and diagnositc compounds in bubble shells
  • Repeatable means to separate bubbles from carrier liquid, purify, and concentrate as required
  • Terminally sterilized; solution biologically filtered; sterility testing of lots upon request
  • ISO13485 compliant manufacturing available

For custom applications, parameter variants or combining drugs to microbubbles through encapsulation or binding to the shell, please enquire.

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