Technique - (1) Gas vesicle / microbubble acoustic biosensor engineering

Type: Experimental

Description: Genetically encoded gas vesicles or lipid microbubble contrast agents as acoustic reporters for cellular imaging.

Department(s)/lab(s): Imaging Physics (ImPhys) | Maresca Lab @ TU Delft
Summary:

David Maresca's lab pushes the boundaries of biomedical ultrasound imaging. Research: (1) functional ultrasound imaging of the brain at cellular resolution (vascular signal decoding, brain-computer interface applications); (2) engineering gas vesicle and microbubble acoustic contrast agents as genetically-encoded biosensors; (3) ultrafast ultrasound for cardiac imaging. The lab aims to image individual cells deep inside living organs using next-generation ultrasound. NWO Vici Grant (2026); Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Dynamic Imaging grant.