Abstract
The mechanism behind pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound (pHIFU) effects leading to increased drug delivery is currently poorly understood. In this work, the thermal dose and peak temperatures associated with a typical pHIFU treatment were measured in mouse muscle. A non-ultrasonic hyperthermia (HT) treatment was then applied, designed to mimic the thermal component of the pHIFU treatment. The delivery of 200 nm fluorescent nanoparticles was measured as a surrogate marker for drug delivery by pHIFU and HT treatments. Only the pHIFU treatment showed a significant increase in particle delivery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, IUS |
Pages | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
Event | 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS - New York, NY, United States Duration: Oct 28 2007 → Oct 31 2007 |
Other
Other | 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 10/28/07 → 10/31/07 |
Keywords
- Drug delivery
- High intensity focused ultrasound
- Hyperthermia
- Thermal mechanism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)