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Mairead Butler
Researcher at Heriot-Watt University
Publications - 58
Citations - 543
Mairead Butler is an academic researcher from Heriot-Watt University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microbubbles & Contrast-enhanced ultrasound. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 56 publications receiving 475 citations. Previous affiliations of Mairead Butler include University of Edinburgh & University of Southern California.
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The Speed of Sound and Attenuation of an IEC Agar-Based Tissue-Mimicking Material for High Frequency Ultrasound Applications
Chao Sun,Stephen D. Pye,Jacinta E. Browne,Anna Janeczko,Bill Ellis,Mairead Butler,Vassilis Sboros,Adrian Thomson,M.P. Brewin,Charles H. Earnshaw,Carmel M. Moran +10 more
TL;DR: This study characterized the acoustic properties of an International Electromechanical Commission (IEC) agar-based tissue mimicking material at ultrasound frequencies in the range 10–47 MHz to enhance understanding in the use of this TMM as a tissue equivalent material for high frequency ultrasound applications.
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Nanomechanical probing of microbubbles using the atomic force microscope
Vassilis Sboros,Emmanouil Glynos,S. D. Pye,Carmel M. Moran,Mairead Butler,James A. Ross,William McDicken,Vasileios Koutsos +7 more
TL;DR: The nanointerrogation of MBs using AFM provides new insight into their mechanical properties, and should be of assistance to MB design and manufacture.
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Nanointerrogation of ultrasonic contrast agent microbubbles using atomic force microscopy
Vassilis Sboros,Emmanouil Glynos,S. D. Pye,Carmel M. Moran,Mairead Butler,James A. Ross,R. Short,William McDicken,Vasileios Koutsos +8 more
TL;DR: The AFM is proposed here for the first time as a tool to image the surface of bubbles at the nanometer range in liquid and to perform reproducible measurements on the mechanical properties of individual microbubbles.
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In Vitro Acoustic Characterization of Three Phospholipid Ultrasound Contrast Agents from 12 to 43 MHz
TL;DR: Decantation was found to be an effective method to alter the size distribution and concentration of native clinical microbubble populations, enabling further contrast enhancement for specific pre-clinical applications.
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The “quasi-stable” lipid shelled microbubble in response to consecutive ultrasound pulses
David Thomas,Mairead Butler,Thomas Anderson,M. Emmer,Hendrik J. Vos,Mark A. Borden,Eleanor Stride,N. de Jong,Vassilis Sboros +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an ultra high-speed camera operating at 13'×'106' frames per second was used to show that a physical instability in the encapsulating lipid shell can be promoted by ultrasound, causing loss of shell material that depends on the characteristics of the microbubble motion.