Currently used pharmaceutical nanocarriers, such as liposomes, micelles, and polymeric
nanoparticles, demonstrate a broad variety of useful properties, such as longevity in the …

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 …

Perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions can deliver lipophilic therapeutic agents to solid tumors and
simultaneously provide for monitoring nanocarrier biodistribution via ultrasonography and/or …

The generation of supramolecular architectures with well-defined structures and
functionalities is recently garnering attraction. Self-assemblage of amphiphilic polymers …

Liposome-based drug and gene delivery systems have potential for significant roles in a
variety of therapeutic applications. Recently, liposomes have been used to entrap gas and …

Microbubbles and cavitation are playing an increasingly significant role in both diagnostic
and therapeutic applications of ultrasound. Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have …

Previously, passive cavitation imaging has been described in the context of continuous-
wave high-intensity focused ultrasound thermal ablation. However, the technique has …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Currently, the only FDA-approved therapy for acute
ischemic stroke is the administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) …

Objectives: We sought to develop a new bioactive gas-delivery method by the use of
echogenic liposomes (ELIP) as the gas carrier. Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is a bioactive …

Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have been in clinical use for more than two
decades, during which time their range of applications has increased to encompass …