Ultrasound-mediated drug/gene delivery in solid tumor treatment

• Main Author: Zhou, Yufeng.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105919; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17771; http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.4.2.223
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ultrasound is an emerging modality for drug delivery in chemotherapy. This paper reviews this novel technology by first introducing the designs and characteristics of three classes of drug/gene vehicles, microbubble (including nanoemulsion), liposomes, and micelles. In comparison to conventional fre...