Mahalingam, S;
Raimi-Abraham, BT;
Craig, DQ;
Edirisinghe, M;
(2015)
Formation of protein and protein-gold nanoparticle stabilized microbubbles by pressurized gyration.
Langmuir
, 31
(2)
659 - 666.
10.1021/la502181g.
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Abstract
A one-pot single-step novel process has been developed to form microbubbles up to 250 μm in diameter using a pressurized rotating device. The microbubble diameter is shown to be a function of rotational speed and working pressure of the processing system, and a modified Rayleigh-Plesset equation has been derived to explain the bubble-forming mechanism. A parametric plot is constructed to identify a rotating speed and working pressure regime, which allows for continuous bubbling. Bare protein (lysozyme) microbubbles generated in this way exhibit a morphological change, resulting in microcapsules over a period of time. Microbubbles prepared with gold nanoparticles at the bubble surface showed greater stability over a time period and retained the same morphology. The functionalization of microbubbles with gold nanoparticles also rendered optical tunability and has promising applications in imaging, biosensing, and diagnostics.
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