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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Paul A. Dayton, Carrboro, NC (US);
Paul S. Sheeran, Durham, NC (US);
Terry O. Matsunaga, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mark A. Borden, Boulder, CO (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Acoustically activatable particles having low vaporization energy are disclosed. A particle of material includes a first substance that includes at least one component that has a boiling point below 25° C. at atmospheric pressure. A second substance, different from the first substance, encapsulates the first substance to create the particle. The particle has a core consisting of a liquid and is an activatable phase change agent. The second substance includes a polymeric brush layer to prevent aggregation and coalescence.