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After injection, drug loaded nanoparticles are rapidly washed away in the area of drug delivery due to high local velocity, which limits the drug release on the desired site. In this study, we hypothesized that the nanoparticles are able to coat over the microbubble surface spontaneously through van der Waals attraction without any chemical or electrical modification on the particle surface, where the microbubble were self-assembled by the amphiphilic polymer. Microbubbles are commonly used as ultrasound contrast agents, and the limited life time of microbubbles is the major challenge for microbubble applications. The coating of the nanoparticles enhanced the microbubbles’ stability, and at the same time, the microbubbles helped to reduce the movement of the nanoparticles. Moreover, the immobilization of nanoparticles improved the performance of nanoparticle retention and the effect of drug deliver. 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