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ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
卷 38, 期 3, 页码 476-486出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.11.017
关键词
Ultrasound parameters; Mechanical index; Drug release; Liposomes; Cavitation
资金
- Schlumberger Foundation
The ultrasound exposure parameters that maximize drug release from dierucoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DEPC)-based liposomes were studied using two transducers operating at 300 kHz and 1 MHz. Fluorescent calcein was used as a model drug, and the release from liposomes in solution was measured using a spectrophotometer. The release of calcein was more efficient at 300 kHz than at 1 MHz, with thresholds of peak negative pressures of 0.9 MPa and 1.9 MPa, respectively. Above this threshold, the release increased with increasing peak negative pressure, mechanical index (MI), and duty cycle. The amount of drug released followed first-order kinetics and increased with exposure time to a maximal release. To increase the release further, the MI had to be increased. The results demonstrate that the MI and the overall exposure time are the major parameters that determine the drug's release. The drug's release is probably due to mechanical (cavitation) rather than thermal effects, and that was also confirmed by the detection of hydroxide radicals. (E-mail: mercy.afadzi@ntnu.no) (C) 2012 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.
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