Ultrasound-mediated nano drug delivery for treating cancer: Fundamental physics to future directions

FM Kashkooli, A Jakhmola, TK Hornsby… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of biocompatible nanocarriers in medicine has provided several benefits
over conventional treatment methods. However, achieving high treatment efficacy and deep …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-responsive cavitation nuclei for therapy and drug delivery

K Kooiman, S Roovers, SAG Langeveld… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Therapeutic ultrasound strategies that harness the mechanical activity of cavitation nuclei for
beneficial tissue bio-effects are actively under development. The mechanical oscillations of …

The role of ultrasound-driven microbubble dynamics in drug delivery: from microbubble fundamentals to clinical translation

S Roovers, T Segers, G Lajoinie, J Deprez, M Versluis… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last couple of decades, ultrasound-driven microbubbles have proven excellent
candidates for local drug delivery applications. Besides being useful drug carriers …

Bioreducible exosomes encapsulating glycolysis inhibitors potentiate mitochondria-targeted sonodynamic cancer therapy via cancer-targeted drug release and …

TGN Cao, QT Hoang, JH Kang, SJ Kang… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocarrier-assisted sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has shown great potential for the effective
and targeted treatment of deep-seated tumors by overcoming the critical limitations of …

[HTML][HTML] For whom the bubble grows: physical principles of bubble nucleation and dynamics in histotripsy ultrasound therapy

KB Bader, E Vlaisavljevich, AD Maxwell - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Histotripsy is a focused ultrasound therapy for non-invasive tissue ablation. Unlike thermally
ablative forms of therapeutic ultrasound, histotripsy relies on the mechanical action of …

Ultrasound‐propelled nanocups for drug delivery

JJ Kwan, R Myers, CM Coviello, SM Graham, AR Shah… - small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound‐induced bubble activity (cavitation) has been recently shown to actively
transport and improve the distribution of therapeutic agents in tumors. However, existing …

A clinical system for non-invasive blood–brain barrier opening using a neuronavigation-guided single-element focused ultrasound transducer

AN Pouliopoulos, SY Wu, MT Burgess… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Focused ultrasound (FUS)-mediated blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening is currently being
investigated in clinical trials. Here, we describe a portable clinical system with a therapeutic …

Mitochondria-targeting sonosensitizer-loaded extracellular vesicles for chemo-sonodynamic therapy

TGN Cao, QT Hoang, EJ Hong, SJ Kang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has emerged as an effective therapeutic modality as it employs
ultrasound (US) to eradicate deep-seated tumors noninvasively. However, the therapeutic …

Ultrasound-responsive carriers for therapeutic applications

R Chandan, S Mehta, R Banerjee - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ultrasound (US)-responsive carriers have emerged as promising theranostic candidates
because of their ability to enhance US-contrast, promote image-guided drug delivery, cause …