Sonication Redispersion
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Sonication Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The material comprising the living "organic" share of any ecosystem (leaves, fungi, bark, tissue; Figure 1) differs fundamentally from the material of the non-living "inorganic" share (rocks and their constituent minerals, oxygen, water, metals). Organic material contains carbon linked to a series of other carbon and hydrogen molecules (Figure 2), which distinguishes it from inorganic material. Carbon's wide valency range...
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Generation and Quantitative Analysis of Pulsed Low Frequency Ultrasound to Determine the Sonic Sensitivity of Untreated and Treated Neoplastic Cells
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2015
Selective damage of human leukemia cells can be achieved through a novel approach of applying low frequency ultrasound both with and without chemotherapeutic pretreatment of leukemic and normal hematopoietic cells.
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Low Frequency Ultrasound Application: A Method to Determine the Effect of Sonication on Human Leukemia Cells
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2023
This video describes the selective damage of human leukemia cells by using low frequency ultrasound. This application of low frequency ultrasound in a preclinical in vitro condition demonstrates that cell destruction can be attained in order to examine and compare the effects of sonication on leukemia and normal cells.
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Novel Diagnostics in Revision Arthroplasty: Implant Sonication and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
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2017
Differential diagnostics in painful arthroplasty is crucial for treatment success. Joint aspiration is routinely performed preoperatively. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction of the joint aspirate and the sonication fluid, a feasible tool for quick pathogen detection from these samples is described.
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Sonication-facilitated Immunofluorescence Staining of Late-stage Embryonic and Larval Drosophila Tissues In Situ
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2014
Immunostaining is an effective technique for visualizing specific cell types and proteins within tissues. By utilizing sonication, the protocol described here alleviates the need to dissect Drosophila melanogaster tissues from late-stage embryos and larvae before immunostaining. We provide an efficient methodology for the immunostaining of formaldehyde-fixed whole mount larvae.
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Acoustic energy creates cavitation bubbles within the liquid. As these bubbles form and collapse, they generate localized shear forces that act on aggregated particles. Those forces disrupt agglomerates and help distribute the particles more uniformly throughout the suspension. The resulting consistency supports more reliable preparation and measurement of chemically dispersed materials.
Time and power determine how much acoustic energy reaches the sample. Insufficient energy may leave aggregates intact, while excessive energy can heat the liquid or affect sensitive materials. Controlling both variables helps balance effective agglomerate disruption with preservation of the sample’s intended chemical and physical state.
Temperature and solvent conditions influence how the sample responds to acoustic treatment. Temperature control matters because sonication can heat the material, while the solvent provides the liquid environment in which cavitation and particle movement occur. Managing these conditions helps maintain sample consistency and reduces the risk of altering sensitive dispersed materials.
An ultrasonic probe or bath transfers acoustic energy through the liquid containing the aggregated material. Either format can provide the cavitation needed to disrupt agglomerates, but the selected equipment should match the sample and the desired treatment conditions. Researchers can then control sonication time, power, and temperature during sample preparation.
Chemists may apply this treatment before synthesis, characterization, or measurement when aggregated particles could compromise sample consistency. The approach is relevant to colloids, nanoparticle suspensions, pigments, catalysts, and other dispersed materials. Restoring a more uniform suspension helps ensure that subsequent chemical processing or analytical results represent the prepared sample more reliably.
Colloids, nanoparticle suspensions, pigments, catalysts, and other dispersed materials are identified as suitable contexts for this technique. In each case, aggregation can make the sample less uniform before an experiment or analysis. Redispersion provides a more consistent starting material for synthesis, characterization, or measurement without treating all materials as chemically identical.