The shrinking and growth of microbubbles under pressure variations are observed with a CCD camera. The influence of gas diffusion on the stability of microbubbles covered with phospholipid layers is investigated. The microbubbles are made with acoustic liposomes encapsulating phosphate buffer solution and perfluoropropane gas. It is shown that when the ambient liquid pressure increases, the observed microbubbles shrink accompanied with the cyclic surface buckling and smoothing process. The bubble surface smoothing in the process shows that the excess phospholipid layers are removed from the surface, which results in the instantaneous bubble shrinkage. It is also shown that the smaller the initial radius is, the more the growth of microbubbles is reduced. The bubble model by Takahira and Ito, in which the dynamic surface tension and the gas permeation resistance of molecular layers are considered, is utilized to simulate the experiments. The simulation is in qualitative agreement with the experimental result except for the instantaneous bubble shrinkage. The model is improved so as to consider the instantaneous increase of surface tension. The instantaneous bubble shrinkage is simulated successfully with the improved model. The results suggest that the instantaneous increase of surface tension is caused by the shedding of the excess phospholipid layer material due to the zippering process proposed by Borden and Longo.
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ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference
July 24–29, 2011
Hamamatsu, Japan
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Yuki Tanaka,
Yuki Tanaka
Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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Hiroyuki Takahira
Hiroyuki Takahira
Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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Yuki Tanaka
Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Hiroyuki Takahira
Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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AJK2011-33011, pp. 211-218; 8 pages
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May 25, 2012
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Tanaka, Y, & Takahira, H. "Effects of Phospholipid Layers on the Motion of Microbubbles Under Pressure Variations." Proceedings of the ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference. ASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference: Volume 2, Fora. Hamamatsu, Japan. July 24–29, 2011. pp. 211-218. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJK2011-33011
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