Phospholipid-coated microbubbles are being developed for several biomedical applications, but little is known about the effect of temperature on the viscoelastic properties of the shell. Here, we report on the use of a photoacoustic technique to study the shell properties of individual microbubbles as a function of temperature. The microbubbles were driven into small-amplitude oscillations by ultrasound waves generated from the absorption of an intensity-modulated infrared laser, and these oscillations were detected by forward-light scattering of a second blue laser. The drive laser modulation frequency was swept to determine the resonant response of 2-4 m radius microbubbles. Lipid shell elasticity and viscosity were determined by modeling the microbubble response as a linear harmonic oscillator. The results from slow heating showed a linear decrease in elasticity and viscosity between 21 and 53 °C and a corresponding increase in the maximum oscillation amplitude. Rapid heating to 38 °C, on the other hand, showed a transient response in the viscoelastic properties, suggesting shell rupture and reformation during microbubble growth and subsequent dissolution. These effects are important for biomedical applications, which require warming of the microbubbles to body temperature.
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