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ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS
Volume 72, Issue -, Pages 3-14Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.12.010
Keywords
Targeted drug delivery; Liposomes; Micelles; Microbubbles; Phase-change agents
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- NIH [1R21EB015040-01A1]
- NSF [CBET-1133687, CBET-1059726]
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1059726] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1133687] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Ultrasound is a unique and exciting theranostic modality that can be used to track drug carriers, trigger drug release and improve drug deposition with high spatial precision. In this review, we briefly describe the mechanisms of interaction between drug carriers and ultrasound waves, including cavitation, streaming and hyperthermia, and how those interactions can promote drug release and tissue uptake. We then discuss the rational design of some state-of-the-art materials for ultrasound-triggered drug delivery and review recent progress for each drug carrier, focusing on the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents such as doxorubicin. These materials include nanocarrier formulations, such as liposomes and micelles, designed specifically-for ultrasound-triggered drug release, as well as microbubbles, microbubble-nanocarrier hybrids, microbubble-seeded hydrogels and phase-change agents. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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