Heating technology for malignant tumors: A review

HP Kok, ENK Cressman, W Ceelen… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The therapeutic application of heat is very effective in cancer treatment. Both hyperthermia,
ie, heating to 39–45° C to induce sensitization to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and …

Metasurfaces for bioelectronics and healthcare

Z Li, X Tian, CW Qiu, JS Ho - Nature Electronics, 2021 - nature.com
Bioelectronic systems typically rely on radiofrequency wireless components to interface with
the human body, but such components are bulky and energy-demanding, which limits the …

Applications of elastin-like polypeptides in drug delivery

SR MacEwan, A Chilkoti - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are biopolymers inspired by human elastin. Their lower
critical solution temperature phase transition behavior and biocompatibility make them …

Conformal phased surfaces for wireless powering of bioelectronic microdevices

DR Agrawal, Y Tanabe, D Weng, A Ma, S Hsu… - Nature biomedical …, 2017 - nature.com
Wireless powering could enable the long-term operation of advanced bioelectronic devices
within the human body. Although both enhanced powering depth and device miniaturization …

Thermal therapy, part 2: hyperthermia techniques

RWY Habash, R Bansal, D Krewski… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2006 - dl.begellhouse.com
Hyperthermia, the procedure of raising the temperature of a part of or the whole body above
normal for a defined period of time, is applied alone or as an adjunctive with various …

Mild hyperthermia with magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for applications in drug delivery

A Partanen, PS Yarmolenko, A Viitala… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Mild hyperthermia (40–45° C) is a proven adjuvant for radiotherapy and
chemotherapy. Magnetic resonance guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) …

[图书][B] Bioeffects and therapeutic applications of electromagnetic energy

R Habash - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
From cell phones to treating cancer, EM energy plays a part in many of the innovations that
we take for granted everyday. A basic force of nature, like nuclear energy or gravity, this …

A heterogeneous human tissue mimicking phantom for RF heating and MRI thermal monitoring verification

Y Yuan, C Wyatt, P Maccarini, P Stauffer… - Physics in Medicine …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes a heterogeneous phantom that mimics a human thigh with a deep-
seated tumor, for the purpose of studying the performance of radiofrequency (RF) heating …

Time-reversal focusing in microwave hyperthermia for deep-seated tumors

HD Trefná, J Vrba, M Persson - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A fast beam-forming method for hyperthermia treatment of deep-seated tumors is described
and verified. The approach is based on the time-reversal characteristics of Maxwell …

A phase I/II study of neoadjuvant liposomal doxorubicin, paclitaxel, and hyperthermia in locally advanced breast cancer

Z Vujaskovic, DW Kim, E Jones, L Lan… - International Journal …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The prognosis for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) patients continues to be
poor, with an estimated five-year survival of only 50–60%. Preclinical data demonstrates …