Enhanced gene transfection in vivo using magnetic localisation ofultrasound contrast agents: Preliminary results

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 670-673

  Mulvana, Helen ^a   Eckersley, Robert J ^a   Browning, Richard ^a   Hajnal, Jo V ^a   Stride, Eleanor ^b   Barrack, Tom ^b   Tang, Mengxing ^a   Pankhurst, Quentin ^c   Wells, Dominic ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gene transfection; magnetofection sonoporation; ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC OUTPUTS; BIOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; CATALYSE; CONTRAST AGENT; FOCAL DEPTH; GENE TRANSFECTION; IMAGE SOFTWARE; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LOCALISATION; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETOFECTION; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLE SUSPENSION; MICROBUBBLES; POST TREATMENT; TAIL VEINS; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENTS; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GENE DELIVERY; LINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; MAGNETIC ARRAYS; NDFEB PERMANENT MAGNET; SIEMENS; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GENES; HYDROCARBONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAMMALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DNA; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSDUCERS;

NANOMAGNETICS;

EID: 80054056097     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2010.5935952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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