Multilayer Polymer Shell Perfluoropentane Nanodroplets for Multimodal Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance, and Optoacoustic Imaging

Multimodal imaging increases the value of stand‐alone modalities by enabling simultaneous multiparametric characterization of biological tissues in vivo. Particularly, optoacoustic (OA) tomography has enabled bringing optical imaging advantages to previously unattainable depths and is currently bein...

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Published in:Laser & photonics reviews 2023-09, Vol.17 (9)
Main Authors: Maksimova, Elizaveta A., Nozdriukhin, Daniil, Kalva, Sandeep Kumar, Lyu, Shuxin, Lafci, Berkan, Augath, Mark‐Aurel, Rudakovskaya, Polina G., Solovev, Alexander A., Mei, Yongfeng, Deán‐Ben, Xosé Luís, Razansky, Daniel, Gorin, Dmitry A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Biocompatibility
Biomedical materials
Contrast agents
Magnetic resonance
Magnetite
Medical imaging
Multilayers
Nanoparticles
Polymers
Tissues
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Multimodal imaging increases the value of stand‐alone modalities by enabling simultaneous multiparametric characterization of biological tissues in vivo. Particularly, optoacoustic (OA) tomography has enabled bringing optical imaging advantages to previously unattainable depths and is currently being hybridized with other imaging technologies for enhanced performance. The full potential of these multimodal imaging approaches can only be achieved with dedicated contrast agents ensuring simultaneous measurements and accurate co‐registration of the information provided. Herein, perfluoropentane‐filled nanodroplets are modified, providing excellent contrast in ultrasound imaging, by introducing shell‐embedded additives offering strong contrast in magnetic resonance and OA imaging. Magnetite nanoparticles and indocyanine green (ICG) dye are simultaneously deposited as a multilayer shell on the droplets with the layer‐by‐layer method. This results in sufficiently high amounts of magnetite (0.54 ± 0.08 mg mL −1 ) and ICG (0.30 ± 0.08 mg mL −1 ) for efficient magnetic resonance and OA detection, respectively. The high sensitivity achieved with the developed trimodal nanodroplets is first demonstrated in phantom experiments, after which their potential toxic effects, biodistribution, and clearance are examined in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, the obtained results indicate that the developed multilayer polymer shell nanodroplets are efficient hybrid contrast agents for multimodal biomedical imaging applications.
ISSN:1863-8880
1863-8899
DOI:10.1002/lpor.202300137