Sonodynamic therapy: concept, mechanism and application to cancer treatment

AP McHale, JF Callan, N Nomikou, C Fowley… - Therapeutic …, 2016 - Springer
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) represents an emerging approach that offers the possibility of
non-invasively eradicating solid tumors in a site-directed manner. It involves the …

Acoustic behavior of microbubbles and implications for drug delivery

K Kooiman, HJ Vos, M Versluis, N De Jong - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ultrasound contrast agents are valuable in diagnostic ultrasound imaging, and they
increasingly show potential for drug delivery. This review focuses on the acoustic behavior …

Treating cancer with sonodynamic therapy: a review

D Costley, C Mc Ewan, C Fowley… - International Journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has emerged as a promising option for the minimally invasive
treatment of solid cancerous tumours. SDT requires the combination of three distinct …

Ultrasound triggering of liposomal nanodrugs for cancer therapy: a review

WN Bahutair, WH Abuwatfa, GA Husseini - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Efficient conventional chemotherapy is limited by its nonspecific nature, which causes
severe systemic toxicity that can lead to patient discomfort and low therapeutic efficacy. The …

From Nanovesicles to Nanobubbles Based on Repeated Compression Method

T Chen, W Miao, Z Yang, F Yang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanobubbles have been increasingly applied in biomedicine, which is attributed to their
ability to work as ultrasound imaging contrast agents and powerful gene/drug carriers …

Physicochemical Properties of Nanoliposomes Encapsulating Grape Seed Tannins Formed with Ultrasound Cycles

A Monasterio, FA Osorio - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Grape seeds are an excellent source of flavonoids and tannins with powerful antioxidant
properties. However, the astringency of tannins limits their direct incorporation into food. To …

Synergistic efficacy of ultrasound, sonosensitizers and chemotherapy: a review

H Hirschberg, SJ Madsen - Therapeutic Delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapeutic agents, either in the form of systemically injected free drug or
encapsulated in nanoparticles transport vehicles, must overcome three main obstacles prior …

Molecular mechanism of ultrasound-induced structural defects in liposomes: a nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation study

VH Man, MS Li, P Derreumaux, J Wang, PH Nguyen - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The use of ultrasound in combination with liposomes is a promising approach to improve
drug delivery. To achieve an optimal drug release rate, it is important to understand how …

Engineered biomaterial and biophysical stimulation as combinatorial strategies to address prosthetic infection by pathogenic bacteria

SK Boda, B Basu - … of Biomedical Materials Research Part B …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A plethora of antimicrobial strategies are being developed to address prosthetic infection.
The currently available methods for implant infection treatment include the use of antibiotics …

Nanoscale Ultrasound‐Switchable FRET‐Based Liposomes for Near‐Infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Optically Turbid Media

Q Zhang, SP Morgan, ML Mather - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A new approach for fluorescence imaging in optically turbid media centered on the use of
nanoscale ultrasound‐switchable FRET‐based liposome contrast agents is reported …