The present invention provides oxygenized nanobubbles and their uses in imaging and cancer treatment when combined with therapeutic drugs and precise ultrasound beam steering.

The present disclosure relates to a method of imaging, involving administration of a bi-phasic formulation followed by application of high frequency sound waves to identify a region of interest. Following identification, a phase shift of the bi-phasic formulation may be activated by a second administration of high frequency sound waves such that gaseous components of the bi-phasic formulation are enlarged and localised at the region of interest.

The present disclosure relates to the field of polymer chemistry and more particularly to poly(sarcosine) polymers and uses thereof. The disclosure is also directed to compositions comprising a protein and a poly(sarcosine) polymer and uses thereof.

Disclosed is a suspension of gas-filled microbubbles in a physiologically acceptable liquid carrier comprising a lipid mixture of a first lipid having transition temperature of about 41° C. such as DPPC or DPPG, a second lipid having transition temperature of about 55° C. such as DSPC or DSPG, and a PEGylated DSPE such as DSPE-PEG2000, DSPE-PEG3000, or DSPE-PEG5000, and methods of preparation thereof.

The invention relates to amphiphilic dye-coated inorganic nanoparticle clusters and uses thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to cyanine and/or cyclic tetrapyrrole dye-coated metallic nanoparticle clusters for use in medical imaging and treatments.

Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method comprising the steps of administering a plurality of nanoparticles to target a tumor in a patient, the nanoparticles being coated with an antitumor antibody, cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), and a polymer, and the nanoparticles containing medication and/or gene, and a dye or indicator in the polymer coating, at least some of the nanoparticles attaching to surface antigens of tumor cells so as to form a tumor cell/nanoparticle complex; exciting the nanoparticles using an ultrasound source generating an ultrasonic wave so as to peel off the polymer coating of the nanoparticles, thereby releasing the dye or indicator into the circulation of the patient and the medication and/or gene at the tumor site; and imaging a body region of the patient so as to detect the dye or indicator released into the circulation of the patient.

Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method comprising the steps of administering a plurality of nanoparticles to target a tumor in a patient, the nanoparticles being coated with an antitumor antibody, cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), and a polymer, and the nanoparticles containing medication and/or gene, and a dye or indicator in the polymer coating, at least some of the nanoparticles attaching to surface antigens of tumor cells so as to form a tumor cell/nanoparticle complex; exciting the nanoparticles using an ultrasound source generating an ultrasonic wave so as to peel off the polymer coating of the nanoparticles, thereby releasing the dye or indicator into the circulation of the patient and the medication and/or gene at the tumor site; and imaging a body region of the patient so as to detect the dye or indicator released into the circulation of the patient.

Disclosed are a composition for ultrasound contrast agent, an ultrasound contrast agent, and a preparation method thereof. The composition for ultrasound contrast agent includes a lipid, a stabilizer and an acoustic-induced deformation material; relative to 100 parts by weight of the lipid, the content of the stabilizer is 20 to 100 parts by weight, and the content of the acoustic-induced deformation material is 1 to 15 parts by weight; and the acoustic-induced deformation material is deformed under a specific acoustic wave, and the characteristic response frequency of the acoustic-induced deformation material is 0.01 MHz to 50 MHz. The microbubble ultrasound contrast agent has better stability, thereby it circulates in vivo for a longer time, and has lower mechanical index, so that the inertial cavitation occurs under a low-energy ultrasonic wave.

Disclosed are a film-forming agent composition for contrast agent, a film-forming lipid solution including the film-forming agent composition, a contrast agent including the film-forming lipid solution, and a preparation method thereof. The film-forming agent composition for contrast agent includes a lipid, an emulsifier and a surface charge modifier; relative to 100 parts by weight of the lipid, the content of the emulsifier is 20-50 parts by weight, and the content of the surface charge modifier is 10-35 parts by weight; and the lipid is a carboxylated phospholipid, and the surface charge modifier is a polyelectrolyte. Based on the composition, the nanodroplets of the resulting contrast agent have more uniform particle size, higher stability and better controllability, as well as a lower threshold value for ultrasonic gasification.

The present application provides surface-modified novel targeting GVs (such as PH-GVs), lipid GVs and lipid targeting GVs, preparation methods therefor, and applications thereof in tumor diagnosis, imaging and treatment.