Organic sonosensitizers for sonodynamic therapy: from small molecules and nanoparticles toward clinical development

D Li, Y Yang, D Li, J Pan, C Chu, G Liu - Small, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a novel noninvasive therapeutic modality that combines low‐
intensity ultrasound and sonosensitizers. Versus photo‐mediated therapy, SDT has the …

Applications of focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening

CM Gorick, VR Breza, KM Nowak, VWT Cheng… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The blood brain barrier (BBB) plays a critically important role in the regulation of central
nervous system (CNS) homeostasis, but also represents a major limitation to treatments of …

Soft, bioresorbable coolers for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves

JT Reeder, Z **e, Q Yang, MH Seo, Y Yan, Y Deng… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Implantable devices capable of targeted and reversible blocking of peripheral nerve activity
may provide alternatives to opioids for treating pain. Local cooling represents an attractive …

Janus microparticles-based targeted and spatially-controlled piezoelectric neural stimulation via low-intensity focused ultrasound

M Han, E Yildiz, U Bozuyuk, A Aydin, Y Yu… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Electrical stimulation is a fundamental tool in studying neural circuits, treating neurological
diseases, and advancing regenerative medicine. Injectable, free-standing piezoelectric …

Functional ultrasound imaging of human brain activity through an acoustically transparent cranial window

C Rabut, SL Norman, WS Griggs, JJ Russin… - Science translational …, 2024‏ - science.org
Visualization of human brain activity is crucial for understanding normal and aberrant brain
function. Currently available neural activity recording methods are highly invasive, have low …

Focused ultrasound excites cortical neurons via mechanosensitive calcium accumulation and ion channel amplification

S Yoo, DR Mittelstein, RC Hurt, J Lacroix… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Ultrasonic neuromodulation has the unique potential to provide non-invasive control of
neural activity in deep brain regions with high spatial precision and without chemical or …

Ultrasound technology and biomaterials for precise drug therapy

Z Zhao, Q Saiding, Z Cai, M Cai, W Cui - Materials Today, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Advanced ultrasound technology and functional biomaterials can be used to achieve
precision drug therapy in different aspects such as dose, space, and/or time. At present …

Remote Control of Energy Transformation‐Based Cancer Imaging and Therapy

H Xu, D Kim, YY Zhao, C Kim, G Song, Q Hu… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cancer treatment requires precise tumor‐specific targeting at specific sites that allows for
high‐resolution diagnostic imaging and long‐term patient‐tailorable cancer therapy; while …

Ultrasound as a versatile tool for short-and long-term improvement and monitoring of brain function

DG Blackmore, D Razansky, J Götz - Neuron, 2023‏ - cell.com
Treating the brain with focused ultrasound (FUS) at low intensities elicits diverse responses
in neurons, astroglia, and the extracellular matrix. In combination with intravenously injected …

Optogenetics at the presynapse

BR Rost, J Wietek, O Yizhar, D Schmitz - Nature neuroscience, 2022‏ - nature.com
Optogenetic actuators enable highly precise spatiotemporal interrogation of biological
processes at levels ranging from the subcellular to cells, circuits and behaving organisms …