Microbubble Generation for Medical Applications Shirley Zhang Faculty Mentor: Abraham Lee Graduate Student: Kanaka Hettiarachchi
Overview Microfluidic devices for generating bubbles – test for optimal conditions Create double layer bubbles to contain lipid and oil surrounding gas Test stability and attachment of bubbles in vitro
Making Devices U.V. Silicon wafer Photoresist Mask PDMS Microfluidic channels Develop
Monolayer bubbles Components: Lipid (DSPE/DPPE- PEG2000) Gas (PFC or N 2 ) Diameter: ~15 um ColorCam 10x magnification
Fluorescence DiI mixed into lipids ColorCam 40x magnification
Double Layer Bubbles Components: Lipid Oil Gas (PFC or N 2 ) No lipid shell – no concentrated fluorescence around bubbles FastCam
Problems DSPC/DSPE-PEG2K Triacetin N2N2 FastCam
Future Direction Successfully make stable double layer bubbles Microbubbles as a drug delivery system in cell culture