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

Ultrasound is a unique and exciting theranostic modality that can be used to track drug
carriers, trigger drug release and improve drug deposition with high spatial precision. In this …

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is being generally explored as a non-invasive
therapeutic modality to treat solid tumors. However, the clinical use of HIFU for large and …

Many studies have explored phase-change contrast agents (PCCAs) that can be vaporized
by an ultrasonic pulse to form microbubbles for ultrasound imaging and therapy. However …

Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is the physical process in which liquid undergoes phase
transition to gas after exposure to a pressure amplitude above a certain threshold. In recent …

Shell-stabilized gas nanobubbles have recently captured the interest of the research
community for their potential application as ultrasound contrast agents for molecular imaging …

Phase shift liquid perfluorocarbon (PFC) droplets vaporizable by ultrasound into echogenic
microbubble above a threshold pressure, termed acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV), are …

Inertial cavitation is crucial for the therapeutic effects of sonodynamic. Therefore,
approaches that can induce highly efficient inertial cavitation should be of benefit for …

Pressure reduction in liquids may result in vaporization and bubble formation—a process
known as cavitation. It is commonly observed in hydraulic machinery, ship propellers and …

Microbubble (MB) contrast agents have positively impacted the clinical ultrasound (US)
community worldwide. Their use in molecular US imaging applications has been hindered …