摘要:
Microparticulate contrast agents comprising gas or a gas precursor encapsulated by a non-polymeric and non-polymerisable wall-forming material are readily characterisable materials exhibiting surprising structural integrity and stability.
摘要:
Microparticulate materials which are capable of chemical generation of gas after formulation with an appropriate carrier liquid, e.g. water for injection, and/or after administration to a subject, e.g. as a result of exposure to blood or other body fluids, may be used as contrast agents in diagnostic imaging, particularly ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
摘要:
Oil-in-water emulsions in which the oil phase comprises condensed or dissolved oil-soluble gas/fluid or gas precursor are useful as ultrasound contrast agents. Such products contain insignificant amounts of free gas bubbles or microbubbles in their stored form and exhibit good storage stability, but may be designed to promote rapid microbubble generation immediately before or upon administration.
摘要:
Polymer-based gas-containing contrast agents in which microbubbles of gas are encapsulated by non-polymerisable wall-forming block or graft copolymer surfactants. The polymer surfactants are preferably biodegradable and include block and graft copolymers containing linkages of formula (I): -(O)m-CO-O-C(R1R2)-O-CO-(O)¿n?- (where R?1 and R2¿ each represent a hydrogen atom or a carbon-attached monovalent organic group or R?1 and R2¿ together form a carbon-attached divalent organic group and m and n are each zero or 1) which are themselves novel.