Smart materials for microrobots

F Soto, E Karshalev, F Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

[HTML][HTML] Micro/nano-bubble-assisted ultrasound to enhance the EPR effect and potential theranostic applications

L Duan, L Yang, J Jin, F Yang, D Liu, K Hu, Q Wang… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Drug delivery for tumor theranostics involves the extensive use of the enhanced permeability
and retention (EPR) effect. Previously, various types of nanomedicines have been …

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] A parametric review of sonochemistry: Control and augmentation of sonochemical activity in aqueous solutions

RJ Wood, J Lee, MJ Bussemaker - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
In this review the phenomenon of ultrasonic cavitation and associated sonochemistry is
presented through system parameters. Primary parameters are defined and considered …

Physics of bubble oscillations

W Lauterborn, T Kurz - Reports on progress in physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Bubbles in liquids, soft and squeezy objects made of gas and vapour, yet so strong as to
destroy any material and so mysterious as at times turning into tiny light bulbs, are the topic …

Single-bubble sonoluminescence

MP Brenner, S Hilgenfeldt, D Lohse - Reviews of modern physics, 2002 - APS
Single-bubble sonoluminescence occurs when an acoustically trapped and periodically
driven gas bubble collapses so strongly that the energy focusing at collapse leads to light …

Ultrasound-mediated transdermal drug delivery: mechanisms, scope, and emerging trends

BE Polat, D Hart, R Langer, D Blankschtein - Journal of controlled release, 2011 - Elsevier
The use of ultrasound for the delivery of drugs to, or through, the skin is commonly known as
sonophoresis or phonophoresis. The use of therapeutic and high frequencies of ultrasound …

Bubble puzzles: from fundamentals to applications

D Lohse - Physical review fluids, 2018 - APS
For centuries, bubbles have fascinated artists, engineers, and scientists alike. In spite of
century-long research on them, new and often surprising bubble phenomena, features, and …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustofluidics–changing paradigm in tissue engineering, therapeutics development, and biosensing

R Rasouli, KM Villegas, M Tabrizian - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
For more than 70 years, acoustic waves have been used to screen, diagnose, and treat
patients in hundreds of medical devices. The biocompatible nature of acoustic waves, their …

Theory of sonochemistry

SK Bhangu, M Ashokkumar - Sonochemistry: From Basic Principles to …, 2017 - Springer
Sonochemistry refers to ultrasound-initiated chemical processes in liquids. The interaction
between bubbles and sound energy in liquids results in acoustic cavitation. This review …