[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-generated bubbles enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells in composite collagen hydrogels

S Maji, M Aliabouzar, C Quesada, A Chiravuri… - Bioactive Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Hydrogels can improve the delivery of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) by providing
crucial biophysical cues that mimic the extracellular matrix. The differentiation of MSCs is …

[HTML][HTML] The radial dynamics and acoustic emissions of phase-shift droplets are impacted by mechanical properties of tissue-mimicking hydrogels

A Kaushik, BA Abeid, JB Estrada, JB Fowlkes… - Ultrasonics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) offers a dynamic approach for generating bubbles on
demand, presenting new possibilities in biomedical applications. Although ADV has been …

Experimental & numerical investigations of ultra-high-speed dynamics of optically induced droplet cavitation in soft materials

BA Abeid, ML Fabiilli, M Aliabouzar… - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) droplets represent a novel class of phase-shift contrast agent with
promise in applications in biomedical and bioengineering fields. PFC droplets undergo a …

Acoustically responsive scaffolds: Unraveling release kinetics and mechanisms for sustained, steady drug delivery

H Xiao, M Aliabouzar, ML Fabiilli - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels can serve as local drug delivery depots that protect the biological activity of labile
therapeutics. However, drug release from conventional hydrogels is typically rapid, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Process, dynamics and bioeffects of acoustic droplet vaporization induced by dual-frequency focused ultrasound

Y Zhao, Y Feng, L Wu - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) plays a crucial role in ultrasound-related biomedical
applications. While previous models have examined the stages of nucleation, growth, and …

Advancing Acoustic Droplet Vaporization for Tissue Characterization Using Quantitative Ultrasound and Transfer Learning

A Kaushik, ML Fabiilli, DD Myers… - IEEE Transactions …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is an emerging technique with expanding applications
in biomedical ultrasound. ADV-generated bubbles can function as microscale probes that …

Numerical investigation of acoustic droplet vaporization and tissue deformation

J Park, G Son - Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustically-triggered droplet vaporization (ADV) and tissue deformation are numerically
analyzed by extending a numerical model for ADV process based on a level-set method …

Exploring the Post-activation Behavioral Patterns of Intratumorally-injected Theranostic Nanodroplets: An Ultrasound-only Extravascular Monitoring Technique

A Huang, Z Jia, H Wu, K Feng, C Zhang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Phase-change nanodroplets (PCNDs) are customizable and controllable theranostic agents
of particular interest in extravascular therapies such as drug delivery and histotripsy. High …