The mechanism of nanoparticle-mediated enhanced energy transfer during high-intensity focused ultrasound sonication

C Bera, SB Devarakonda, V Kumar… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this combined experimental and theoretical research, magnetic nano-particle (mNP)
mediated energy transfer due to high intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) sonication has …

Comparison of Heat transfer enhancement between magnetic and gold nanoparticles during HIFU sonication

SB Devarakonda, MR Myers… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Long procedure times and collateral damage remain challenges in high-intensity focused
ultrasound (HIFU) medical procedures. Magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) and gold …

Assessment of enhanced thermal effect due to gold nanoparticles during MR-Guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures using a mouse-tumor model

SB Devarakonda, K Stringer, M Rao… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
An in vivo study was conducted using a mouse tumor model, to assess the utility of using
gold nanoparticles (gNPs) during HIFU procedures to locally enhance heating at low …