A review of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for therapeutic applications

X Jiang, O Savchenko, Y Li, S Qi, T Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound therapy has a long history of novel applications in medicine. Compared to high-
intensity ultrasound used for tissue heating, low-intensity ultrasound has drawn increasing …

[HTML][HTML] High intensity focused ultrasound: The fundamentals, clinical applications and research trends

IAS Elhelf, H Albahar, U Shah, A Oto… - Diagnostic and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diagnostic ultrasound has been clinically used for decades. More recently, high intensity
focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been developed for therapeutic use as a non-invasive …

Injectable and biodegradable piezoelectric hydrogel for osteoarthritis treatment

T Vinikoor, GK Dzidotor, TT Le, Y Liu, HM Kan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide but current treatments using analgesics or
anti-inflammatory drugs only alleviate symptoms of this disease. Here, we present an …

A review of therapeutic ultrasound: biophysical effects

KG Baker, VJ Robertson, FA Duck - Physical therapy, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Almost 2 decades ago, it was pointed out that physical therapists tended to overlook the
tenuous nature of the scientific basis for the use of therapeutic ultrasound. The purpose of …

Magnetite nanostructured porous hollow helical microswimmers for targeted delivery

X Yan, Q Zhou, J Yu, T Xu, Y Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria‐inspired magnetic helical micro‐/nanoswimmers can be actuated and steered in a
fuel‐free manner using a low‐strength rotating magnetic field, generating remotely …

Dynamic nanoparticle assemblies for biomedical applications

F Li, J Lu, X Kong, T Hyeon, D Ling - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Designed synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles assisted by their surface ligands can
create “smart” materials with programmed responses to external stimuli for biomedical …

Sonodynamic therapy with immune modulatable two-dimensional coordination nanosheets for enhanced anti-tumor immunotherapy

W Zhu, Q Chen, Q Jin, Y Chao, L Sun, X Han, J Xu… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
Ultrasound with deep penetration depth and high security could be adopted in sonodynamic
therapy (SDT) by activating sonosensitizers to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species …

[HTML][HTML] Nonthermal effects of therapeutic ultrasound: the frequency resonance hypothesis

LD Johns - Journal of athletic training, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To present the frequency resonance hypothesis, a possible mechanical
mechanism by which treatment with non-thermal levels of ultrasound stimulates therapeutic …

Stimulation of bone repair with ultrasound: a review of the possible mechanic effects

F Padilla, R Puts, L Vico, K Raum - Ultrasonics, 2014 - Elsevier
In vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated the positive role that ultrasound can play in
the enhancement of fracture healing or in the reactivation of a failed healing process. We …

MRI guidance of focused ultrasound therapy of uterine fibroids: early results

J Hindley, WM Gedroyc, L Regan… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to explore our hypothesis that MRI-guided
focused ultrasound therapy for the treatment of uterine fibroids will lead to a significant …