Acoustically driven bubbles produce a range of mechanical, thermal and chemical effects
that can be exploited in drug delivery applications. Significant improvements in the targeting …

Therapeutic ultrasound strategies that harness the mechanical activity of cavitation nuclei for
beneficial tissue bio-effects are actively under development. The mechanical oscillations of …

For over a decade, advancements in ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery strategies have
demonstrated remarkable success in providing targeted drug delivery for a broad range of …

This article reviews the basic physics of ultrasound generation, acoustic field, and both
inertial and non-inertial acoustic cavitation in the context of localized gene and drug delivery …

Acoustic cavitation takes place when tiny gas bubbles oscillate, grow, and collapse in liquid
under the influence of ultrasonic field. This study reviews cavitation bioeffects that are found …

Contactless manipulation of microparticles using acoustic waves holds promise for
applications ranging from cell sorting to three-dimensional (3D) printing and tissue …

Ultrasound-driven microbubbles can trigger reversible membrane perforation
(sonoporation), open interendothelial junctions and stimulate endocytosis, thereby providing …

Recently, emerging evidence has demonstrated that cavitation actually creates important
bidirectional channels on biological barriers for both intratumoral drug delivery and …

Novel nanoemulsion-based drug delivery systems (DDS) have been proposed as
alternative and effective approach for the delivery of various types of poorly water-soluble …

Microbubbles and cavitation are playing an increasingly significant role in both diagnostic
and therapeutic applications of ultrasound. Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have …