Engineering microrobots for targeted cancer therapies from a medical perspective

CK Schmidt, M Medina-Sánchez… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Systemic chemotherapy remains the backbone of many cancer treatments. Due to its
untargeted nature and the severe side effects it can cause, numerous nanomedicine …

An introduction to high intensity focused ultrasound: systematic review on principles, devices, and clinical applications

Z Izadifar, Z Izadifar, D Chapman, P Babyn - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound can penetrate deep into tissues and interact with human tissue via thermal and
mechanical mechanisms. The ability to focus an ultrasound beam and its energy onto …

Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Natural colorants from vegetable food waste: Recovery, regulatory aspects, and stability—A review

I Benucci, C Lombardelli… - … Reviews in Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, approaches inspired by the Circular Economy model have been increasing
steadily, generating new business opportunities such as the recovery of high‐added value …

Micro‐/nanorobots at work in active drug delivery

M Luo, Y Feng, T Wang, J Guan - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
After the tremendous advances over the past two decades, micro‐/nanorobots can
effectively convert other forms of energy into propulsion and movement, as well as be …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer

G Canavese, A Ancona, L Racca, M Canta… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
At present, ultrasound radiation is broadly employed in medicine for both diagnostic and
therapeutic purposes at various frequencies and intensities. In this review article, we focus …

Advantages and challenges of relaxor-PbTiO3 ferroelectric crystals for electroacoustic transducers–A review

S Zhang, F Li, X Jiang, J Kim, J Luo, X Geng - Progress in materials science, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Relaxor-PbTiO 3 (PT) based ferroelectric crystals with the perovskite structure have
been investigated over the last few decades due to their ultrahigh piezoelectric coefficients …

Ultrasound and microbubble mediated therapeutic delivery: Underlying mechanisms and future outlook

SM Chowdhury, L Abou-Elkacem, T Lee, J Dahl… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Beyond the emerging field of oncological ultrasound molecular imaging, the recent
significant advancements in ultrasound and contrast agent technology have paved the way …

Ultrasound-responsive polymer-based drug delivery systems

P Wei, EJ Cornel, J Du - Drug delivery and translational research, 2021 - Springer
Ultrasound-responsive polymeric materials have received a tremendous amount of attention
from scientists for several decades. Compared to other stimuli-responsive materials (such as …

Nano-enhanced drug delivery and therapeutic ultrasound for cancer treatment and beyond

P Tharkar, R Varanasi, WSF Wong, CT Jin… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While ultrasound is most widely known for its use in diagnostic imaging, the energy carried
by ultrasound waves can be utilized to influence cell function and drug delivery …