Microbubble and Nanobubble Dynamics
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A：Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 2723
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Traditional bubble dynamics studies focus on the cavitation interaction with ship propellers, its dynamics in underwater explosion, and its erosional effects in other industrial applications. Since the development of shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of kidney stones in the 1980s, bubbles—especially micron-sized or nanoscale ones—have increasingly became a subject of interest for research in the medical and other technological areas. In medicine, micron-sized bubbles which are coated with lipids or polymers, commonly known as ultrasound contrast agents, have been used to image blood flow in the heart and other organs. Attempts have also been made to use these bubbles together with ultrasound or shock waves for drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier, or to detect changes in cell/tissue elasticity. In industries, there are on-going studies to use micro- or nano-sized bubbles for the cleaning of silicon wafers, enhance the floatation process in wastewater treatment, and many other applications. In this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original manuscripts on the topic of micro- or nano-sized bubbles. Fundamental studies of the bubbles’ properties, theories, and dynamics, as well as applied research on bubble production, manipulation, and interaction with nearby objects or structures are suitable for this Special Issue.
Dr. Siew-Wan Ohl
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbubbles
- nanobubbles
- bubble interaction
- ultrasound contrast agent
- drug delivery
- cleaning
- jets
