Can Ultrasound Enable Efficient Intracellular Uptake of Molecules? A Retrospective Literature Review and Analysis

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 876-888

  Liu, Ying ^a   Yan, Jing ^a   Prausnitz, Mark R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Contrast agent; Drug delivery; Intracellular uptake efficiency; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CELL VIABILITY; CONTRAST AGENT; DATA POINTS; DEFINITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; IN-VITRO; INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY; INTRACELLULAR UPTAKE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPTISON; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND;

CELLS; DRUG DELIVERY; MOLECULES; ULTRASONICS;

CYTOLOGY;

PERFLUTREN;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPORATION; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SONICATION;

EID: 84862795534     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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