[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic microbubble cavitation enhanced tissue permeability and drug diffusion in solid tumor therapy

J He, Z Liu, X Zhu, H **a, H Gao, J Lu - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy has an essential role not only in advanced solid tumor therapy intervention
but also in society's health at large. Chemoresistance, however, seriously restricts the …

Porosity and diffusion in biological tissues. Recent advances and further perspectives

R Penta, L Miller, A Grillo, A Ramírez-Torres… - Constitutive modelling of …, 2020 - Springer
We present a review of porosity and diffusion in biological tissues from different
perspectives. We first introduce the topic by illustrating experimental evidence related to …

A mathematical model for understanding nanoparticle biodistribution after intratumoral injection in cancer tumors

N Mahesh, N Singh, P Talukdar - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To exploit the benefits of a multifunctional nanomaterial as theranostics, drug carriers, and
adjuvant therapeutics, tissue parameters affecting in-vivo transport, intratumoral diffusion …

Effect of tumor heterogeneity on enhancing drug delivery to vascularized tumors using thermo-sensitive liposomes triggered by hyperthermia: A multi-scale and multi …

MHH Tehrani, FM Kashkooli, M Soltani - Computers in Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel multi-scale and multi-physics image-based computational model is
introduced to assess the delivery of doxorubicin (Dox) loaded temperature-sensitive …

Homogenized modeling for vascularized poroelastic materials

R Penta, J Merodio - Meccanica, 2017 - Springer
A new mathematical model for the macroscopic behavior of a material composed of a
poroelastic solid embedding a Newtonian fluid network phase (also referred to as …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal heat transport induced by magnetic nanoparticle delivery in vascularised tumours

T Al Sariri, RD Simitev, R Penta - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
We describe a novel mathematical model for blood flow, delivery of nanoparticles, and heat
transport in vascularised tumour tissue. The model, which is derived via the asymptotic …

Effective governing equations for dual porosity Darcy–Brinkman systems subjected to inhomogeneous body forces and their application to the lymph node

A Girelli, G Giantesio, A Musesti… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We derive the homogenized governing equations for a double porosity system where the
fluid flow within the individual compartments is governed by the coupling between the Darcy …

The role of porosity and solid matrix compressibility on the mechanical behavior of poroelastic tissues

H Dehghani, R Penta, J Merodio - Materials Research Express, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the dependence of the mechanical and hydraulic properties of poroelastic
materials on the interstitial volume fraction (porosity) of the fluid flowing through their pores …

The role of malignant tissue on the thermal distribution of cancerous breast

A Ramírez-Torres, R Rodríguez-Ramos… - Journal of theoretical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work focuses on the integration of analytical and numerical strategies to
investigate the thermal distribution of cancerous breasts. Coupled stationary bioheat transfer …

The impact of vascular volume fraction and compressibility of the interstitial matrix on vascularised poroelastic tissues

P Mascheroni, R Penta, J Merodio - Biomechanics and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
In this work we address the role of the microstructural properties of a vascularised
poroelastic material, characterised by the coupling between a poroelastic matrix and a …