Ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for biomedical applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L Xia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Stimuli-responsive nanobubbles for biomedical applications

R Xiong, RX Xu, C Huang, S De Smedt… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive nanobubbles have received increased attention for their application in
spatial and temporal resolution of diagnostic techniques and therapies, particularly in …

Soft, bioresorbable coolers for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves

JT Reeder, Z Xie, Q Yang, MH Seo, Y Yan, Y Deng… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Implantable devices capable of targeted and reversible blocking of peripheral nerve activity
may provide alternatives to opioids for treating pain. Local cooling represents an attractive …

Super-resolution ultrasound imaging

K Christensen-Jeffries, O Couture, PA Dayton… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
The majority of exchanges of oxygen and nutrients are performed around vessels smaller
than 100 μm, allowing cells to thrive everywhere in the body. Pathologies such as cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-responsive cavitation nuclei for therapy and drug delivery

K Kooiman, S Roovers, SAG Langeveld… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Therapeutic ultrasound strategies that harness the mechanical activity of cavitation nuclei for
beneficial tissue bio-effects are actively under development. The mechanical oscillations of …

Micro/nanoparticle‐augmented sonodynamic therapy (SDT): breaking the depth shallow of photoactivation

X Qian, Y Zheng, Y Chen - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The fast development of photoactivation for cancer treatment provides an efficient photo‐
therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment, but traditional photodynamic or photothermal …

Gas‐generating nanoplatforms: material chemistry, multifunctionality, and gas therapy

L Yu, P Hu, Y Chen - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The fast advances of theranostic nanomedicine enable the rational design and construction
of diverse functional nanoplatforms for versatile biomedical applications, among which gas …

Ultrasonically propelled micro‐and nanorobots

J Li, CC Mayorga‐Martinez, CD Ohl… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound at sufficiently low amplitudes, specifically in the MHz frequency range, does little
harm to the biological samples (such as cells and tissues) and provides an advantageous …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound contrast agent modeling: a review

M Versluis, E Stride, G Lajoinie, B Dollet… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasound is extensively used in medical imaging, being safe and inexpensive and
operating in real time. Its scope of applications has been widely broadened by the use of …

Mechanical force-triggered drug delivery

Y Zhang, J Yu, HN Bomba, Y Zhu, Z Gu - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Advanced drug delivery systems (DDS) enhance treatment efficacy of different therapeutics
in a dosage, spatial, and/or temporal controlled manner. To date, numerous chemical-or …