Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration
Nanomedicine has been extensively explored to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy with
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …
Opening doors with ultrasound and microbubbles: Beating biological barriers to promote drug delivery
Apart from its clinical use in imaging, ultrasound has been thoroughly investigated as a tool
to enhance drug delivery in a wide variety of applications. Therapeutic ultrasound, as such …
to enhance drug delivery in a wide variety of applications. Therapeutic ultrasound, as such …
Cancer‐targeting nanoparticles for combinatorial nucleic acid delivery
Nucleic acids are a promising type of therapeutic for the treatment of a wide range of
conditions, including cancer, but they also pose many delivery challenges. For efficient and …
conditions, including cancer, but they also pose many delivery challenges. For efficient and …
[HTML][HTML] A review of low-intensity ultrasound for cancer therapy
AKW Wood, CM Sehgal - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The literature describing the use of low-intensity ultrasound in four major areas of cancer
therapy—sonodynamic therapy, ultrasound-mediated chemotherapy, ultrasound-mediated …
therapy—sonodynamic therapy, ultrasound-mediated chemotherapy, ultrasound-mediated …
Making waves: how ultrasound-targeted drug delivery is changing pharmaceutical approaches
Administration of drugs through oral and intravenous routes is a mainstay of modern
medicine, but this approach suffers from limitations associated with off-target side effects and …
medicine, but this approach suffers from limitations associated with off-target side effects and …
[HTML][HTML] Current approaches for improving intratumoral accumulation and distribution of nanomedicines
The ability of nanoparticles and macromolecules to passively accumulate in solid tumors
and enhance therapeutic effects in comparison with conventional anticancer agents has …
and enhance therapeutic effects in comparison with conventional anticancer agents has …
[HTML][HTML] Microbubbles and nanobubbles with ultrasound for systemic gene delivery
Y Endo-Takahashi, Y Negishi - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The regulation of gene expression is a promising therapeutic approach for many intractable
diseases. However, its use in clinical applications requires the efficient delivery of nucleic …
diseases. However, its use in clinical applications requires the efficient delivery of nucleic …
[HTML][HTML] Advances in ultrasound mediated gene therapy using microbubble contrast agents
Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have the potential to dramatically improve gene
therapy treatments by enhancing the delivery of therapeutic DNA to malignant tissue. The …
therapy treatments by enhancing the delivery of therapeutic DNA to malignant tissue. The …
Ultrasound robotics for precision therapy
In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …
Cardiovascular drug delivery with ultrasound and microbubbles
E Unger, T Porter, J Lindner, P Grayburn - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Microbubbles lower the threshold for cavitation of ultrasound and have multiple potential
therapeutic applications in the cardiovascular system. One of the first therapeutic …
therapeutic applications in the cardiovascular system. One of the first therapeutic …