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Triggered Drug Release from Superhydrophobic Meshes using High‐Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Application of high-intensity focused ultrasound to drug-loaded superhydrophobic meshes affords triggered drug release by displacing an entrapped air layer. The air layer within the superhydrophobic meshes is characterized using direct visualization and B-mode imaging. Drug-loaded superhydrophobic meshes are cytotoxic in an in vitro assay after ultrasound treatment.

Source: Advanced Healthcare Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201200381

Authors: Stefan T. Yohe, Jonathan A. Kopechek, Tyrone M. Porter, Yolonda L. Colson, Mark W. Grinstaff

Institutions: Boston University, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute