Recent advances in multi-configurable nanomaterials for improved chemodynamic therapy

J Lu, Y Yang, Q Xu, Y Lin, S Feng, Y Mao… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most severe culprits that endanger human lives. Numerous novel
nanomaterials and techniques emerge to achieve the enhanced therapeutic efficiency for …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer

G Canavese, A Ancona, L Racca, M Canta… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
At present, ultrasound radiation is broadly employed in medicine for both diagnostic and
therapeutic purposes at various frequencies and intensities. In this review article, we focus …

External triggering and triggered targeting strategies for drug delivery

Y Wang, DS Kohane - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Drug delivery systems that are externally triggered to release drugs and/or target tissues
hold considerable promise for improving the treatment of many diseases by minimizing …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonics and sonochemistry: Editors' perspective

S Manickam, DC Boffito, EMM Flores… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic waves can induce physical and chemical changes in liquid media via acoustic
cavitation. Various applications have benefitted from utilizing these effects, including but not …

The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 contributes to ultrasound neuromodulation

J Zhu, Q Xian, X Hou, KF Wong, T Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Transcranial low-intensity ultrasound is a promising neuromodulation modality, with the
advantages of noninvasiveness, deep penetration, and high spatiotemporal accuracy …

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 …

Nano-enhanced drug delivery and therapeutic ultrasound for cancer treatment and beyond

P Tharkar, R Varanasi, WSF Wong, CT Jin… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While ultrasound is most widely known for its use in diagnostic imaging, the energy carried
by ultrasound waves can be utilized to influence cell function and drug delivery …

[HTML][HTML] Transcranial focused ultrasound to the right prefrontal cortex improves mood and alters functional connectivity in humans

JL Sanguinetti, S Hameroff, EE Smith, T Sato… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is an emerging method for noninvasive
neuromodulation akin to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct …

Mechanical and biological effects of ultrasound: a review of present knowledge

Z Izadifar, P Babyn, D Chapman - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Ultrasound is widely used for medical diagnosis and increasingly for therapeutic purposes.
An understanding of the bio-effects of sonography is important for clinicians and scientists …

Transcranial pulsed ultrasound stimulates intact brain circuits

Y Tufail, A Matyushov, N Baldwin, ML Tauchmann… - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
Electromagnetic-based methods of stimulating brain activity require invasive procedures or
have other limitations. Deep-brain stimulation requires surgically implanted electrodes …