Research Article

Effects of Microbubble Size on Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Transfection in Auditory Cells

Table 2

Destruction efficiency of MBs of different sizes.

Optical density at 530 nm (%)Sample
Increased albumin conc.
(0% dextrose)
Increased dextrose conc.
(1.32% albumin)
Adjusted albumin conc.
& dextrose conc.

>60<1.0 mNANA
50–601.0–1.5 m1.5–2.0 mNA
40–50NA1.5–2.0 mNA
30–402.5–3.0 m2.0–2.5 m2.0–2.5 m
20–302.5–3.0 m1.0–1.5 m2.0–3.5 m
10–202.5–3.0 m2.0–3.5 m1.0–2.0 m
0–10NANA2.0–2.5 m

Conc.: concentration and NA: not applicable.