A method for functionalizing plant viral nanoparticles (VNPs) includes selecting a plant VNP. Additionally, a metal ion and a phenolic compound that form a metal-phenolic network (MPN), and at least one functional component that adheres to the MPN are also selected. A nanohybrid structure is synthesized from a solution of the selected metal, the selected phenolic compound and the selected functional component such that the synthesized nanohybrid structure has an MPN coating encapsulating the plant VNP with the functional component being embedded in the MPN coating.

The present invention relates to calibrated dual-phase nanodroplets comprising an outer layer and an inner core, said outer layer comprising a biocompatible fluorinated surfactant and said inner core comprising a fluorinated compound and a biocompatible oil. The invention further relates to a method of preparation of said calibrated dual-phase nanodroplets through microfluidic technique, and to their use for in vivo or in vitro diagnostic and/or for therapy.

An acoustic coupling layer (20) is disclosed for acoustically coupling an ultrasound transducer (30, 60) to a body region (1), the acoustic coupling layer comprising a polar liquid absorbent polymer (24) embedded in an elastomer (22). Also disclosed are an ultrasound transducer, wearable patch and interface patch including such an acoustic coupling layer.