Ultrasound imaging and evaluation of lesion induced by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

The present study was to investigate the differential imaging method for detecting HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)-induced lesions and the estimation of variation of attenuation for lesion evaluation with log spectral difference algorithm. Experiment results of bovine muscle and liver in vitro were acquired. Several algorithms for lesion detection - Absolute Difference (AD), Sum Absolute Differences (SAD) and Sum Squared Differences (SSD) - were analyzed with several window sizes and threshold values. Then three attenuation parameters were compared to evaluate the degree of tissue damage. It was found that variation of the mean attenuation △α was an effective parameter to evaluate lesions.     

基于调频信号发射的超声造影剂谐波成像方法

提出了一种能够提取超声造影剂回波中二次谐波的非线性成像方法,从数学原理、仿真计算和声学实验三个方面对造影剂血流灌注成像方法进行了研究。首次将调频信号发射技术用于医学超声造影剂谐波成像领域,仿真计算和声学实验结果表明:为了获得较好的图像质量,发射调频信号应该具有合适的包络;发射信号带宽与解码匹配滤波器带宽之间必须有一个带宽间隔;适当降低发射声压能够降低生物组织的谐波。应用编码发射方法和解码滤波器,得到了造影剂二次谐波图像,此图像具有较好的信号噪声比和造影剂组织比。声学实验结果和理论计算结果完全吻合。     

包膜超声造影微泡次谐波特性的优化设计与实验研究

基于包膜超声造影微泡在超声场中的理论振动模型,对其次谐波特性进行优化设计,从理论上计算和分析了微泡粒径、膜弹性及声压等对微泡次谐波响应的影响,以期获得其用于非破坏性次谐波成像的最佳条件。另外通过改变膜材料的配比, 制备了具有不同膜弹性的超声造影微泡,对其声学特性进行了体外声学实验测定。仿真计算和实验结果表明,在合适的膜材料配比条件下,制得的平均粒径为3μm左右的包膜微泡,可获得满意的次谐波响应,并且其用于非破坏性次谐波成像时的最佳工作声压约200-400 kPa。     

La1-xCaxCrO3体系复合氧化物的甘氨酸-硝酸盐法合成与表征

采用甘氨酸-硝酸盐法(GNP)合成了La1-xCaxCrO3 (x=0～0.3)体系复合氧化物粉料,对合成产物的粉体结构和性能进行了表征,研究了体系组成及合成方法对材料烧结性能和导电性能的影响.实验结果表明,在La1-xCaxCrO3体系中Ca2 离子的引入促进了材料的烧结,随着Ca2 离子含量的增加,材料的烧结致密度和导电性能明显提高.与常规固相法相比,GNP法合成的粉料颗粒细小均匀(100～200 nm),烧结活性高,其烧结体在1400 ℃以下即可达到较高的烧结致密度和良好的电性能.     

Chemiluminescence detection coupled to high-performance frontal analysis for the determination of unbound concentrations of drugs in protein binding equilibrium

High-performance frontal analysis coupled with chemiluminescence detection (HPFA-CL) was developed for the determination of unbound oxacillin concentration in human serum albumin solution. The HPFA system consisted of an ISRP column and a mobile phase of 67 mM potassium phosphate buffer of pH 7.4 and ionic strength of 0.17. The luminol-H2O2-Co2+ system was used in the chemiluminescence detection. An enhancement of luminol chemiluminescence by oxacillin was investigated and employed for determining the concentration of oxacillin in the HPFA eluate. Sample solutions were directly injected onto the column; the drug was eluted as a zonal peak with a plateau region. The unbound drug concentrations were determined by using the height of the plateau. The results agreed with those obtained with conventional ultrafiltration-HPLC method. Good reproducibility was confirmed by the within run and between run RSD < or = 7.4%. HPFA-CL provided a selective method for determination of unbound drug concentration in protein binding equilibrium.     

Facile Synthesis of Mg2+‐Doped Carbon Dots as Novel Biomaterial Inducing Cell Osteoblastic Differentiation

Carbon dots (CDs), as an emerging fluorescent nanomaterial with low toxicity, has been widely applied in various bio‐related fields. However, investigations on their capabilities in guiding osteogenic differentiation are rarely seen, which has great significance in osteoporosis therapy and bone regeneration. Herein, for the first time, a new kind of Mg²⁺‐doped CDs is facilely synthesized through a one‐step hydrothermal method from metal gluconate salts. The CDs can serve as nanocarrier of Mg²⁺ ions entering into cells, and the bioessential metal ions subsequently stimulate osteoblastic differentiation by improving alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and upregulation related mRNA expression. Noteworthy, the raw material has almost negligible performance on osteoblastic differentiation compared to Mg‐CDs, which is due to the ultrasmall sizes of CDs and the efficient uptake by cells. Moreover, benefitting from the fluorescence properties, Mg‐CDs can also be applied as cell labeling agents. This work proposes a new strategy to synthesize multifunctional metal ion‐doped CDs, which might had great potential in serving as promising nanodrugs for bone loss therapy.     

Cross-Link-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Rapid Excretion in Nanotheranostic Applications

Most NIR-IIb fluorophores are nanoparticle-based probes with long retention (≈1 month or longer) in the body. Here, we applied a novel cross-linked coating to functionalize core/shell lead sulfide/cadmium sulfide quantum dots (PbS/CdS QDs) emitting at ≈1600 nm. The coating was comprised of an amphiphilic polymer followed by three crosslinked amphiphilic polymeric layers (P³ coating), imparting high biocompatibility and >90 % excretion of QDs within 2 weeks of intravenous administration. The P³-QDs were conjugated to an engineered anti-CD8 diabody (Cys-diabody) for in vivo molecular imaging of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in response to anti-PD-L1 therapy. Two-plex molecular imaging in combination with down-conversion Er nanoparticles (ErNPs) was performed for real-time in vivo monitoring of PD-L1 positive tumor cells and CTLs with cellular resolution by non-invasive NIR-IIb light sheet microscopy. Imaging of angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment and of lymph nodes deep in the body with a signal-to-background ratio of up to ≈170 was also achieved using P³-QDs.     

高强度聚焦超声软组织损伤超声监控成像与评价方法

提出基于超声射频信号的数字减影损伤区域成像方法,并根据成像结果采用对数谱差衰减系数估计法对高强度聚焦超声引起的软组织损伤程度进行评价。通过离体牛肉和牛肝组织实验,获得了绝对差值法、绝对差值求和法以及平方差值求和法的数字减影结果,分析了这些算法的性能以及阈值和窗宽的选取对算法的影响。在此基础上,比较了用于损伤程度评价的三种声衰减估计参量,证实了采用超声换能器带宽范围内的平均衰减系数的改变△(?)进行组织损伤程度评价的有效性。     

光声门图理论、实验与应用

首次建立了光声门图数学模型。以相乘同态信号模型和对声带振动的研究结果为基础,提出、研究并实现了光声门图信号数字处理。仪器使用结果表明,光声门图技术对喉科学、艺术嗓音、语言学、语音声学及语言信号数字处理等领域具有广泛和重要的应用价值。