As an alternative to fossil fuels, biodiesel can be a source of clean and environmentally friendly energy source. However, its commercial application is limited by expensive feedstock and the slow nature of the pretreatment step-acid catalysis. The c...
In this paper, we analyse the effectiveness of microbubble technology in inactivating/reducing gram-negative, gram-positive, and radiation-resistant bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Deinococcus radiodurans, respectively, i...
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microbubble resonators are ideal optical sensors due to their high quality factor, small mode volume, high optical energy density, and geometry/design/structure (i.e., hollow microfluidic channels). When used in combinat...
Waste resources are an attractive option for economical the production of biodiesel; however, oil derived from waste resource contains free fatty acids (FFA). The concentration of FFAs must be reduced to below 1 wt.% before it can be converted to bio...
The use of integrated plasma-activated water (PAW) with micro/nanobubbles (MNBs), ultraviolet (UV) photolysis, and ultrasonication (US) for the synergistic efficiency of Escherichia coli inactivation in chicken meat was investigated. A 2k factorial d...
This paper presents a novel approach to microbubble technology for the treatment of aquatic invasive organisms in ship ballast water. The microbubbles are produced by hydrodynamic cavitation with a sudden and dramatic water pressure drop. The air and...
Ozone micro/nanobubbles with catalytic processes are widely used in the treatment of refractory organic wastewater. Micro/nanobubble technology overcomes the limitations of ozone mass transfer and ozone utilization in the application of ozone oxidati...
In the last decade, molecular ultrasound imaging has been rapidly progressing. It has proven promising to diagnose angiogenesis, inflammation, and thrombosis, and many intravascular targets, such as VEGFR2, integrins, and selectins, have been success...
Carbon nanocoil (CNC), a kind of quasi-one-dimensional carbon nanomaterial with a unique micro-scale helical structure, has wide application prospects in biological and environmental governance fields, due to its excellent photothermal conversion cha...
Biosurfactants can be classified by their chemical composition and their origin. This review briefly describes various classes of biosurfactants based on their origin and introduces a few of the most widely used biosurfactants. The current status and...
For many years, ultrasound has provided clinicians with an affordable and effective imaging tool for applications ranging from cardiology to obstetrics. Development of microbubble contrast agents over the past several decades has enabled ultrasound t...
A new fiber pressure sensor is proposed and analyzed in this paper. A commercial arc fusion splicer and pressure-assisted arc discharge technology are used here to fabricate a silica hollow microbubble from a common glass tube with the characteristic...
Microbubbles as traditional ultrasound contrast agents have seen tremendous developments and bio-applications in the past decades. Due to their outstanding performance, advanced microbubbles as a multifunctional platform combining both imaging and th...
Piezoelectric acoustic energy harvesting within the human body has traditionally faced challenges due to insufficient energy levels for biomedical applications. Existing acoustic resonators are often much larger in size, making them impractical for m...
Microbubble cleaning technology has the characteristics of environmental protection and low energy consumption and has been initially applied in the field of oil sludge cleaning. For the controllability of microbubbles in the cleaning process, this p...
Molecular targeting of contrast agents for ultrasound imaging is emerging as a new medical imaging modality. It combines advances in ultrasound technology with principles of molecular imaging, thereby allowing non-invasive assessment of biological pr...
Background and Objectives: Petechial cerebral hemorrhages can be caused by various factors, such as traumas, cerebral infarctions, and aging, and is related to the disruption of the blood–brain barrier or the cellular damage of blood vessels. H...
Ozone-based advanced oxidant processes (AOPs) have attracted remarkable attention as an alternative and effective approach for mineralization of refractory organics to innocuous substances. Key issues for ozone-based AOPs mainly focused on how to enh...
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ozonated water in the sanitation and postharvest quality of acerola fruits. The experiment comprised seven treatments: a control group with untreated fruits, three different durations of exposure t...
Stroke is a major cause of death and disability globally, with ischemic stroke being the predominant mechanism. While spontaneous recanalization may occur, significant neuronal injury would have occurred in the interim. Intravenous thrombolysis admin...
Background/Objectives: The blood–brain barrier (BBB) remains a major obstacle to effective gene therapy for neurological disorders by limiting delivery of viral vectors, nanoparticles, and biologics to the central nervous system. Multiple strat...
The rise of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, particularly MRSA, complicates the management of skin and soft tissue infections. This review highlights ultrasonic methodologies as adjunctive therapies to combat S. aureus-driven skin...
Currently, the existing high-pressure water mist fire protection systems in cold storage facilities face challenges in achieving efficient atomization and uniform water mist distribution, which may limit their effectiveness in rapid cooling and flame...
Xenon is an active noble gas with anesthetic, neuroprotective and organ-protective properties, but its therapeutic application remains limited by high cost, the need for specialized delivery systems, and the inefficiency of conventional inhalation ad...
Air lubrication is a promising drag reduction technology for ships because it is considered to reduce the skin-friction resistance of ships by changing the energy of turbulent boundary layers. Air lubrication drag reduction can be classified into: mi...
After the atmospheric hydrochloric acid leaching method is used to treat laterite ore and initially purify it, the extract that results often contains a significant amount of Fe2+ impurities. A novel metallurgical process has been proposed that utili...
The ability to comprehensively monitor physiological and detect pathophysiologic processes early during pregnancy can reduce maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a non-invasive imaging technology that uti...
Targeted drug and gene delivery using ultrasound and microbubbles (USMB) has the potential to treat several diseases. In vitro investigation of USMB-mediated delivery is of prime importance prior to in vivo studies because it is cost-efficient and al...
In this work, an induced pre-saturation tower (IPST) for oil–water separation was built on a semi-industrial scale, based on experimental results obtained on a laboratory scale prototype. The main strategy for generating these criteria was to i...
Medical ultrasound technology is available, affordable, and non-invasive. It is used to detect, quantify, and heat tissue structures. This review article gives a concise overview of the types of behaviour that biological cells experience under the in...
Air flotation separation technology has emerged as one of the core techniques for oily wastewater treatment in oilfields, owing to its advantages of high throughput, high separation efficiency, and short retention time. Originally applied in mineral...
Humic substances (HSs) pose a significant challenge to safe drinking-water production due to their ubiquity, limited removal by conventional methods, and their role in forming toxic disinfection by-products, reinforcing the need for more efficient, e...
Currently, industries seek to optimize the development of technology from energy-saving, economic, and environmental perspectives. Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is one of the most effective wastewater treatment systems. However, it requires considera...
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) from invasive pathogens and maintains the homeostasis of the brain. Penetrating the BBB has been a major challenge in the delivery of therapeutic agents for treating CNS diseases...
As the development of flexible materials and advanced materials progresses, innovative wiring methods for these materials are attracting attention. In this study, we investigated a new wiring technology using plasma-induced microbubbles for elastomer...
A micro-fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) is proposed and demonstrated experimentally for ultrasonic imaging of seismic physical models. The device consists of a micro-bubble followed by the end of a single-mode fiber (SMF). The micro-stru...
Infiltrating gliomas are challenging to treat, as the blood-brain barrier significantly impedes the success of therapeutic interventions. While some clinical trials for high-grade gliomas have shown promise, patient outcomes remain poor. Microbubble-...
Uterine spiral artery remodeling is essential for placental perfusion and fetal growth and, when impaired, results in placental ischemia and pregnancy complications, e.g., fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, premature birth. Despite the high inci...
Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies are regarded as an economically feasible way to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, various aspects of CCUS are reviewed and discussed, including the use of geological sequestra...
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), in conjunction with circulating microbubbles, is an emerging technology that can transiently enhance the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) locally and non-invasively to facilitate tar...
Microparticles, microspheres, and microcapsules are widely used constituents of multiparticulate drug delivery systems, offering both therapeutic and technological advantages. Microparticles are generally in the 1–1000 µm size range, serv...
The physicochemical characteristics of micro- and nanobubbles (MNBs) have attracted considerable interest owing to their potential use in various industries, such as water treatment, agriculture, healthcare, and environmental remediation. This review...
Background/Objectives: Thrombotic diseases, such as ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and venous thromboembolism, are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Traditional thrombolytic therapies like systemic tissue plasminogen ac...
The presence of blood–brain barrier (BBB) and/or blood–brain–tumor barriers (BBTB) is one of the main obstacles to effectively deliver therapeutics to our central nervous system (CNS); hence, the outcomes following treatment of mali...
This study introduces a novel oxygenating facial mask enriched with hemp seed extract, which uniquely combines advanced bubble-generating technology with botanically derived antioxidants for enhanced skin care. The innovative mask forms microbubbles...
This review explores a variety of techniques that utilize air injections beneath a vessel’s hull to reduce drag and consequently improve energy efficiency. It focuses on the methodologies of microbubble drag reduction (MBDR), air layer drag red...
Ultrasound is routinely used for a wide range of diagnostic imaging applications. However, given that ultrasound can operate over a wide range of parameters that can all be modulated, its applicability extends far beyond the bioimaging field. In fact...
Warm-mix asphalt (WMA) reduces mixing and compaction temperatures through wax additives, chemical additives, and foaming techniques, but their dominant mechanisms, performance trade-offs, and evaluation priorities differ. This structured narrative re...
Treatment of certain central nervous system disorders, including different types of cerebral malignancies, is limited by traditional oral or systemic administrations of therapeutic drugs due to possible serious side effects and/or lack of the brain p...
Microbial contamination of table eggs remains an important food safety concern, largely due to the presence of Salmonella spp. on eggshell surfaces and the potential for cross-contamination along the collection, grading, and packing chain. Convention...
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