Ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for biomedical applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L Xia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Applications of focused ultrasound in the brain: from thermoablation to drug delivery

Y Meng, K Hynynen, N Lipsman - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a disruptive medical technology, and its implementation in the
clinic represents the culmination of decades of research. Lying at the convergence of …

Radiofrequency ablation and related ultrasound‐guided ablation technologies for treatment of benign and malignant thyroid disease: An international multidisciplinary …

LA Orloff, JE Noel, BC Stack Jr, MD Russell… - Head & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The use of ultrasound‐guided ablation procedures to treat both benign and
malignant thyroid conditions is gaining increasing interest. This document has been …

Histotripsy: the first noninvasive, non-ionizing, non-thermal ablation technique based on ultrasound

Z Xu, TL Hall, E Vlaisavljevich… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Histotripsy is the first noninvasive, non-ionizing, and non-thermal ablation technology
guided by real-time imaging. Using focused ultrasound delivered from outside the body …

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 …

Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …

Emerging nanomedicine‐enabled/enhanced nanodynamic therapies beyond traditional photodynamics

H Hu, W Feng, X Qian, L Yu, Y Chen, Y Li - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid knowledge growth of nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology enables and
promotes the emergence of distinctive disease‐specific therapeutic modalities, among …

High-intensity focused ultrasound: a review of mechanisms and clinical applications

VS Bachu, J Kedda, I Suk, JJ Green, B Tyler - Annals of biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging and increasingly useful
modality in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Although traditional use of …

Ultrasound-controllable engineered bacteria for cancer immunotherapy

MH Abedi, MS Yao, DR Mittelstein, A Bar-Zion… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid advances in synthetic biology are driving the development of genetically engineered
microbes as therapeutic agents for a multitude of human diseases, including cancer. The …

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria—a 10-year update

M Ahmed, L Solbiati, CL Brace, DJ Breen… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Image-guided tumor ablation has become a well-established hallmark of local cancer
therapy. The breadth of options available in this growing field increases the need for …