Finite element analysis of the dynamic behaviour of a microbubble within a rigid micro-tube / 生物医学工程学杂志

The dynamic behaviour of a microbubble confined within a rigid micro-tube was studied using finite element method. The results indicated that the microbubble oscillation was limited when constrained within the micro-tube. Both the expansion ratio of its effective radius and natural frequency decreased with the decrease of the tube radius. Meanwhile, the deformation of the microbubble was non-spherical and became more significant when the ultrasound pressure amplitude increased. The dynamic behaviour in micro-tube was different from that in infinite liquid.