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  • Biomedical engineering
  • Nonlinear dynamics

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  • Microbubbles are used as ultrasound contrast agents for therapeutic drug delivery.
  • Microbubble cluster dynamics under ultrasound are complex and nonlinear, especially at high acoustic pressures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate microbubble cluster synchronization and formation using the Qin-Ferrara model.
  • To introduce association schemes for analyzing coupled microbubble interactions.
  • To predict the stability of synchronized microbubble states.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Qin-Ferrara model to simulate microbubble cluster dynamics.
  • Applied novel association schemes to analyze relationships between coupled microbubbles.
  • Investigated the influence of acoustic pressure on microbubble behavior.

Main Results:

  • Complete synchronization and cluster formation were studied in targeted microbubble networks.
  • A relationship between isolated and multiple microbubble dynamics was established.
  • Synchronization stability depends on individual bubble characteristics, shell properties, density, and inter-bubble distance.

Conclusions:

  • Microbubble cluster dynamics at synchronization are linked to isolated bubble behavior.
  • The findings are critical for optimizing ultrasound-mediated targeted drug and gene delivery systems.
  • Association schemes offer a new method for predicting microbubble network stability.