Ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for biomedical applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L **a… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Sonogenetics for monitoring and modulating biomolecular function by ultrasound

J Hahmann, A Ishaqat, T Lammers… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound technology, synergistically harnessed with genetic engineering and chemistry
concepts, has started to open the gateway to the remarkable realm of sonogenetics—a …

Excellent-moisture-resistance fluorinated polyimide composite film and self-powered acoustic sensing

CH Li, Z Huang, J Lin, T Hou, Y Zi… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a clean, sustainable energy source, sound can carry a wealth of information and play a
huge role in the Internet of Things era. In recent years, triboelectric acoustic sensors have …

Biomolecular actuators for genetically selective acoustic manipulation of cells

D Wu, D Baresch, C Cook, Z Ma, M Duan… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The ability to physically manipulate specific cells is critical for the fields of biomedicine,
synthetic biology, and living materials. Ultrasound has the ability to manipulate cells with …

Truly tiny acoustic biomolecules for ultrasound imaging and therapy

B Ling, B Gungoren, Y Yao, P Dutka… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology offers significant advantages for medical imaging and therapy, including
enhanced contrast and precision targeting. However, integrating these benefits into …

Phase transition of GvpU regulates gas vesicle clustering in bacteria

Z Li, Q Shen, ET Usher, AP Anderson, M Iburg… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Gas vesicles (GVs) are microbial protein organelles that support cellular buoyancy. GV
engineering has multiple applications, including reporter gene imaging, acoustic control and …

Bacteria-based drug delivery for treating non-oncological diseases

Z Cao, Y Pang, J Pu, J Liu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacteria inhabit all over the human body, especially the skin, gastrointestinal tract,
respiratory tract, urogenital tract, as well as specific lesion sites, such as wound and tumor …

Structure of Anabaena flos-aquae gas vesicles revealed by cryo-ET

P Dutka, LA Metskas, RC Hurt, H Salahshoor, TY Wang… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Gas vesicles (GVs) are gas-filled protein nanostructures employed by several species of
bacteria and archaea as flotation devices to enable access to optimal light and nutrients …

Ultrasound-visible engineered bacteria for tumor chemo-immunotherapy

Y Yang, Y Wang, F Zeng, Y Chen, Z Chen, F Yan - Cell Reports Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
Our previous work developed acoustic response bacteria, which enable the precise tuning
of transgene expression through ultrasound. However, it is still difficult to visualize these …

SEMPER: Stoichiometric expression of mRNA polycistrons by eukaryotic ribosomes for compact, ratio-tunable multi-gene expression

M Duan, I Dev, A Lu, G Ayrapetyan, MY You… - Cell Systems, 2024 - cell.com
Here, we present a method for expressing multiple open reading frames (ORFs) from single
transcripts using the leaky scanning model of translation initiation. In this approach termed" …