Gas-filled microbubble and method for fabricating a gas-filled microbubble. Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
The disclosure relates to a gas-filled microbubble (10), comprising: a shell (11) encapsulating a gas volume; wherein the shell (11) comprises a gas impermeable molecular layer; wherein the shell (11) is functionalized with a plurality of polymerizable molecules, wherein the polymerizable molecules comprise pentacosadienoic acid, PCDA, derivatives, in particular polyethylene glycol PCDA, PCDA-PEG (13-1, 13-2); wherein the polymerizable molecules are configured to undergo polymerization when being irradiated with UV radiation in a determined wavelength range; and wherein the polymerization of ...