The phospholipid research center: current research in phospholipids and their use in drug delivery

S Drescher, P van Hoogevest - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the research on phospholipids and their use for drug delivery
related to the Phospholipid Research Center Heidelberg (PRC). The focus is on projects that …

Bursting microbubbles: How nanobubble contrast agents can enable the future of medical ultrasound molecular imaging and image-guided therapy

AA Exner, MC Kolios - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2021 - Elsevier
The field of medical ultrasound has undergone a significant evolution since the development
of microbubbles as contrast agents. However, because of their size, microbubbles remain in …

Phase-shift nanodroplets as an emerging sonoresponsive nanomaterial for imaging and drug delivery applications

W Zhang, Y Shi, S Abd Shukor, A Vijayakumaran… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanodroplets–emerging phase-changing sonoresponsive materials–have attracted
substantial attention in biomedical applications for both tumour imaging and therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of acoustically responsive phase shift nanodroplets: Current status and future directions

ALY Kee, BM Teo - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The evolution of ultrasonic contrast agents to enhance the reflectivity of structures in the
human body has consolidated ultrasound's stance as a reliable diagnostic imaging modality …

Micro/nanoparticle-enabled ultrasound therapy of brain diseases

L Qiu, Z Zhu, J Liang, X Qiao, H Xu, H Xiang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The structural complexity of the brain hinders the traditional treatment of brain diseases from
achieving desirable outcomes, which urges the research and development of multiple …

Viability of endothelial cells after ultrasound-mediated sonoporation: Influence of targeting, oscillation, and displacement of microbubbles

T van Rooij, I Skachkov, I Beekers, KR Lattwein… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbubbles (MBs) have been shown to create transient or lethal pores in cell membranes
under the influence of ultrasound, known as ultrasound-mediated sonoporation. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Sonobactericide: an emerging treatment strategy for bacterial infections

KR Lattwein, H Shekhar, JJP Kouijzer… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasound has been developed as both a diagnostic tool and a potent promoter of
beneficial bio-effects for the treatment of chronic bacterial infections. Bacterial infections …

Intrinsic chemistry and design principle of ultrasound-responsive nanomedicine

X Cui, X Han, L Yu, B Zhang, Y Chen - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Chemistry has long been playing its specific role in ultrasound-responsive theranostic
biomedicine in the form of microbubbles, which clinically provide the dynamic detection of …

Mechanistic insights and therapeutic delivery through micro/nanobubble-assisted ultrasound

S Lu, P Zhao, Y Deng, Y Liu - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound with low frequency (20–100 kHz) assisted drug delivery has been widely
investigated as a non-invasive method to enhance the permeability and retention effect of …

Using imaging modalities to predict nanoparticle distribution and treatment efficacy in solid tumors: The growing role of ultrasound

MB Cooley, D Wegierak… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicine in oncology has not had the success in clinical impact that was anticipated in
the early stages of the field's development. Ideally, nanomedicines selectively accumulate in …