To create the new contrast agent, the team paired bovine serum albumin—a protein often used in pharmacology, including in microbubble synthesis—with biocompatible polymers. A total of 100 ...

The PamChips® are blocked in 2% Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). Following protein concentration determination (by BCA assay), 5-10 μg of protein for the PTK chip (~1 μg for the STK) will be loaded per ...

Begin stirring the mixture at 1,000 r.p.m. on the magnetic stirrer. Failure to add BSA or another 'bulk' protein to the aqueous phase will result in little or no amplification. It is speculated ...