Provided herein are nanobubbles designed for use in ultrasound-mediated ablation of cancer cells. The nanobubbles undergo ultrasound-mediated cavitation at an ablation threshold which is significantly decreased, relative to standard ultrasound-mediated treatment of cancer cells. In exemplary embodiments, the nanobubbles comprise an amphiphilic ABC triblock copolymer, wherein block A comprises a hydrophilic polymer, block B comprises a crosslinking polymer, and block C comprises a hydrophobic copolymer comprising (i) methyl methacrylate (MMA) and (ii) a fluorinated monomer, wherein the fluorinated monomer is present in the hydrophobic copolymer of block C at 25 mole percent or less. Related treatment and diagnostic methods, as well as materials relating to the nanobubbles are provided herein. Methods of making a random copolymer are furthermore provided herein.
本文提供了一种设计用于超声波介导的癌细胞消融的纳米气泡。相较于标准的超声波介导癌细胞治疗,这些纳米气泡在消融阈值上经历了超声波介导空化的显著降低。在示例实施方案中,纳米气泡包括一种两性ABC三嵌段共聚物,其中块A包括一种亲
水性聚合物,块B包括一种交联聚合物,而块C则包括一种疏
水性共聚物,该疏
水性共聚物包括(i)
甲基丙烯酸甲酯(
MMA)和(ii)一种
氟化单体,其中该
氟化单体在块C的疏
水性共聚物中的摩尔分数为25%或更少。本文还提供了相关的治疗和诊断方法,以及与纳米气泡相关的材料。此外,本文还提供了一种制备随机共聚物的方法。