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 …

This review focuses on phase‐shift perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions whose action depends
on an ultrasound‐triggered phase shift from a liquid to gas state. For drug‐loaded …

Recent efforts in the area of acoustic droplet vaporization with the objective of designing
extravascular ultrasound contrast agents has led to the development of stabilized, lipid …

The last two decades have seen the development of acoustically activated droplets, also
known as phase-change emulsions, from a diagnostic tool to a therapeutic agent. Through …

Phase-change contrast agents (PCCAs) for ultrasound-based applications have resulted in
novel ways of approaching diagnostic and therapeutic techniques beyond what is possible …

Currently available microbubbles used for ultrasound imaging and therapeutics are limited
to intravascular space due to their size distribution in the micron range. Phase-change …

Nanodroplets–emerging phase-changing sonoresponsive materials–have attracted
substantial attention in biomedical applications for both tumour imaging and therapeutic …

This paper reviews ultrasound imaging methods for the guidance of therapeutic focused
ultrasound (USgFUS), with emphasis on real-time preclinical methods. Guidance is …

Tumor therapy requires multi-functional treatment strategies with specific targeting of
therapeutics to reduce general toxicity and increase efficacy. In this study we fabricated and …

A new formulation of volatile nanodroplets stabilized by a protein and polymer coating and
loaded with magnetic nanoparticles is developed. The droplets show enhanced stability and …