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Bidi S, Shams A, Koukouvinis P, Gavaises M. Prediction of shock heating during ultrasound-induced bubble collapse using real-fluid equations of state. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 101:106663. [PMID: 38039592 PMCID: PMC10711231 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Numerical simulations of collapsing air bubbles considering complex and more accurate equations of state (EoS) for estimating the properties of both the liquid and gas are presented. The necessity for utilising such EoSs in bubble collapse simulations is illustrated by the unphysical (spurious) liquid temperature jump formed in the vicinity of the bubble-air interface when simplified EoSs are used. The solved fluid flow equations follow the mechanical equilibrium multiphase method of Kapila. The solver is coded in the AMReX platform, enabling high-performance computation with parallel processing and Adaptive Mesh Refinement for speeding up simulations. It is initially demonstrated that the frequently used Stiffened Gas (SG) EoS overpredicts the liquid temperature at high compression. More sophisticated EoS models, such as the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS), the Modified Noble Abel Stiffened Gas (MNASG) and a modified Tait EoS introduced here, are also implemented into the flow solver and their differences are highlighted for bubble collapse cases for the first time. Subsequently, application of the developed model to cases of practical interest is showcased. More specifically, simulations of bubble collapse near a solid wall are presented for conditions simulating shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). It is concluded that for such cases, a maximum increase of 25 K of the liquid temperature in contact along the solid wall is caused during the collapse of the air bubble due to shock wave focusing effects. It is also highlighted that the maximum liquid heating varies depending on the initial bubble-wall stand-off distance.
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- Saeed Bidi
- School of Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Engineering, City, University of London, UK; Institut Jean Le Rond D'Alembert, Sorbonne Université and CNRS UMR 7190, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- School of Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Engineering, City, University of London, UK
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- School of Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Engineering, City, University of London, UK
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- School of Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Engineering, City, University of London, UK
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Yang Y, Tu J, Yang D, Raymond JL, Roy RA, Zhang D. Photo- and Sono-Dynamic Therapy: A Review of Mechanisms and Considerations for Pharmacological Agents Used in Therapy Incorporating Light and Sound. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:401-412. [PMID: 30674248 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190123114107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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As irreplaceable energy sources of minimally invasive treatment, light and sound have, separately, laid solid foundations in their clinic applications. Constrained by the relatively shallow penetration depth of light, photodynamic therapy (PDT) typically involves involves superficial targets such as shallow seated skin conditions, head and neck cancers, eye disorders, early-stage cancer of esophagus, etc. For ultrasound-driven sonodynamic therapy (SDT), however, to various organs is facilitated by the superior... transmission and focusing ability of ultrasound in biological tissues, enabling multiple therapeutic applications including treating glioma, breast cancer, hematologic tumor and opening blood-brain-barrier (BBB). Considering the emergence of theranostics and precision therapy, these two classic energy sources and corresponding sensitizers are worth reevaluating. In this review, three typical therapies using light and sound as a trigger, PDT, SDT, and combined PDT and SDT are introduced. The therapeutic dynamics and current designs of pharmacological sensitizers involved in these therapies are presented. By introducing both the history of the field and the most up-to-date design strategies, this review provides a systemic summary on the development of PDT and SDT and fosters inspiration for researchers working on 'multi-modal' therapies involving light and sound.
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- Yanye Yang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, Suzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.,Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, Suzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Effects of pre-existing bubbles on ice nucleation and crystallization during ultrasound-assisted freezing of water and sucrose solution. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Farny CH, Holt RG, Roy RA. Temporal and spatial detection of HIFU-induced inertial and hot-vapor cavitation with a diagnostic ultrasound system. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2009; 35:603-15. [PMID: 19110368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The onset and presence of inertial cavitation and near-boiling temperatures in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy have been identified as important indicators of energy deposition for therapy guidance. Passive cavitation detection is commonly used to detect bubble emissions, where a fixed-focus single-element acoustic transducer is typically used as a passive cavitation detector (PCD). This technique is suboptimal for clinical applications, because most PCD transducers are tightly focused and afford limited spatial coverage of the HIFU focal region. A Terason 2000 Ultrasound System was used as a PCD array to expand the spatial detection region for cavitation by operating in passive mode, obtaining the radiofrequency signals corresponding to each scan line and filtering the contribution from scattering of the HIFU signal harmonics. This approach allows for spatially resolved detection of both inertial and stable cavitation throughout the focal region. Measurements with the PCD array during sonication with a 1.1-MHz HIFU source in tissue phantoms were compared with single-element PCD and thermocouple sensing. Stable cavitation signals at the harmonics and superharmonics increased in a threshold fashion for temperatures >90 degrees C, an effect attributed to high vapor pressure in the cavities. Incorporation of these detection techniques in a diagnostic ultrasound platform could result in a powerful tool for improving HIFU guidance and treatment.
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- Caleb H Farny
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Nyborg W. WFUMB Safety Symposium on Echo-Contrast Agents: mechanisms for the interaction of ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2007; 33:224-32. [PMID: 17223251 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Wesley Nyborg
- Department of Physics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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Uteshev VK, Pashovkin TN, Sevirov AN, Mel’nikova EV, Sadikova DG, Karnaukhov VN, Gakhova EN. The survival of amphibian embryos after continuous ultrasonic treatment. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350906030237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Razansky D, Einziger PD, Adam DR. Enhanced heat deposition using ultrasound contrast agent--modeling and experimental observations. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2006; 53:137-47. [PMID: 16471440 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2006.1588399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Ultrasound contrast agents (UCA), created originally for visualization and diagnostic purposes, recently have been suggested as efficient enhancers of ultrasonic power deposition in tissue. The ultrasonic energy absorption by the contrast agents, considered as problematic in diagnostic imaging, might have beneficial impact in therapeutic applications such as targeted hyperthermia-based or ablation treatments. Introduction of gas microbubbles into the tissue to be treated can improve the effectiveness of current treatments by limiting the temperature rise to the treated site and minimizing the damage to the surrounding healthy tissues. To this end, proper assessment of the governing parameters of energy absorption by ultrasonically induced stabilized bubbles is important for both diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound applications. The current study was designed to predict theoretically and measure experimentally the dissipation and heating effects of encapsulated UCA in a well-controlled and calibrated environment. The ultrasonic effects of the microbubble concentration, transmitted intensity, and frequency on power dissipation and stability of the UCA have been studied. The maximal temperature elevation obtained during 300 s experiments was 21 degrees C, in a 10 ml volume target containing UCA, insonifled by unfocused 3.2 MHz continuous wave (CW) at spatial average intensity of 1.1 W/cm2 (182 kPa). The results also suggest that higher frequencies are more efficiently absorbed by commonly used UCA. In particular, for spatial average intensity of 1.1 W/cm2 and concentration of 5 x 10(6) microspheres/cm3, no significant reduction of UCA absorption was noticed during the first 150 s for insonation at 3.2 MHz and the first 100 s for insonation at 1 MHz. In addition, when lower average intensity of 0.5 W/cm2 (160 kPa) at 3.2 MHz was used, the UCA absorptivity sustained for almost 200 s. Thus, when properly activated, UCA may be suitable for localized hyperthermic therapies.
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- Daniel Razansky
- Department of Biomedical, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
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Park SR, Jang KW, Park SH, Cho HS, Jin CZ, Choi MJ, Chung SI, Min BH. The effect of sonication on simulated osteoarthritis. Part I: effects of 1 MHz ultrasound on uptake of hyaluronan into the rabbit synovium. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2005; 31:1551-8. [PMID: 16286032 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2004] [Revised: 07/01/2005] [Accepted: 07/07/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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High molecular weight (MW) hyaluronan (HA) preparation is considered to be more biologically active than HAs of lower MWs. However, many of the HA preparations currently used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) have lower MWs by the enhanced penetration of HA molecules into the synovial lining cells. In this study, we determined the effectiveness of sonophoresis on the delivery of high MW HA into synovial membrane using an animal model of OA. A total of 1000 kDa (HA1000) and 3000 kDa (HA3000) HA were labeled with fluorescein and injected into the knees of rabbits. Low-intensity continuous ultrasound at 1 MHz, 400 mW/cm2 was applied to the knees for 10 min treatment bid. Synovial fluid analysis revealed increased absorption and fluorescence microscopy showed deeper penetration of both HA1000 and HA3000, more so with the latter. Histologic examination indicated that ultrasound treatment resulted in no apparent damage to the synovial membrane. These results suggest that simultaneous sonication with HA injection might compensate for the short half-life of HA. Consequently, this dual treatment would render HA a far more effective tool in the management of OA.
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- So Ra Park
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea
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Nozaki T, Ogawa R, Feril LB, Kagiya G, Fuse H, Kondo T. Enhancement of ultrasound-mediated gene transfection by membrane modification. J Gene Med 2004; 5:1046-55. [PMID: 14661180 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound-mediated gene transfection (USMGT) with an echo contrast agent could be a new promising physical method of triggering localized gene delivery, but the effect is still modest. The aim of this study is to devise a method to improve efficiency of USMGT. We examined the effect of lidocaine and different temperatures on USMGT, each of which is a known membrane modifier, since the plasma membrane can be considered a site of action in USMGT. METHODS We observed the effect of lidocaine (0.01, 0.1 or 1.0 mM) and different temperatures (7, 20, 37, 42 or 44 degrees C) on USMGT (1 MHz, 3.6 W/cm(2) (I(SATA)) and 20 s exposure) in the presence of Levovist (10 mg/ml). At 20 h after sonication, transfection efficiency was evaluated by luciferase assay. Membrane fluidity was examined by fluorescence polarization measurement. Cavitational activity was measured by ESR spin trapping with 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide. The number of cells transfected with the GFP gene was counted under a fluorescence microscope. RESULTS Lidocaine (1 mM) and heat (42-44 degrees C) significantly increased luciferase expression approximately 18-fold and 19-fold higher than Levovist only. Both treatments were shown to increase membrane fluidity; in addition, heat enhanced a cavitational effect. It was confirmed by an experiment using the GFP gene that increase in luciferase expression was due to the increase in number of cells. CONCLUSIONS This enhancement could be useful for ultrasound-mediated gene therapy in the future since both treatments for membrane modification could be directly applied to the living body.
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- Tetsuo Nozaki
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Tiemann K, Pohl C, Schlosser T, Goenechea J, Bruce M, Veltmann C, Kuntz S, Bangard M, Becher H. Stimulated acoustic emission: pseudo-Doppler shifts seen during the destruction of nonmoving microbubbles. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2000; 26:1161-1167. [PMID: 11053751 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(00)00261-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appearance and the characteristics of stimulated acoustic emission (SAE) as an echo contrast-specific color Doppler phenomenon with impact on myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE). Stationary microbubbles of the new contrast agent SH-U 563A (Schering AG) were embedded within a tissue-mimicking gel material. Harmonic power Doppler imaging (H-PDI), color Doppler and pulse-wave Doppler data were acquired using an HDI-5000 equipped with a phased-array transducer (1.67/3.3 MHz). In color Doppler mode, bubble destruction resulted in random noise like Doppler signals. PW-Doppler revealed short "pseudo-Doppler" shifts with a broadband frequency spectrum. Quantification of SAE events by H-PDI demonstrated an exponential decay of signal intensities over successive frames. A strong linear relationship was found between bubble concentration and the square root of the linearized H-PDI signal for a range of concentrations of more than two orders of magnitude (R = 0.993, p < 0.0001). Intensity of the H-PDI signals correlated well with emission power (R = 0.96, p = 0.0014). SAE results from disintegration of microbubbles and can be demonstrated by all Doppler imaging modalities, including H-PDI. Intensity of SAE signals is influenced by the applied acoustic power and correlates highly with the concentration of microbubbles. Because intensity of SAE signals correlates highly with echo contrast concentrations, analysis of SAE signals might be used for quantitative MCE.
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- K Tiemann
- Department of Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Fujishiro S, Mitsumori M, Nishimura Y, Okuno Y, Nagata Y, Hiraoka M, Sano T, Marume T, Takayama N. Increased heating efficiency of hyperthermia using an ultrasound contrast agent: a phantom study. Int J Hyperthermia 1998; 14:495-502. [PMID: 9789772 DOI: 10.3109/02656739809018250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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It is known that there are large temperature elevations in proximity to air bubbles during US (ultrasound) heating. The existence of tiny air bubbles in the target tissue may enhance the temperature elevation in US hyperthermia. To examine this hypothesis, phantom tissue experiments using an US contrast agent consisting of tiny air bubbles surrounded by a 5% (w/v) human albumin shell (Alb) were performed. As a phantom tissue, a 2 cm cube of beef was used. The phantom tissue was heated with or without the US contrast agent by an US hyperthermia device for 3 min. The heating device was operated at 1.5 MHz with the US intensity of 0.9 W/cm2. Physiological saline solution, iodized oil, and ethanol were used for control experiments. The effect of multiple needle punctures to the beef phantom was also examined. The temperature elevation rate (TER) was defined as the ratio of temperature elevation by heating with Alb or control materials to the temperature elevation by US heating alone. The TER of Alb was 1.7, whereas the TERs of the control materials and of the multiple needle punctures were approximately 1. The administration of Alb significantly increased the temperature in US hyperthermia. In addition, the heating efficiency of Alb was compared to the effect of an increase in the US intensity. Phantom tissue was heated at various US intensities. When the US intensity was increased from 0.9 to 1.8 W/cm2, the temperature elevated by approximately 1.7-fold. Thus, the effect of the administration of Alb was almost equivalent to the effect of increase in US power intensities from 0.9 to 1.8 W/cm2 in the present experimental settings. The results suggest that the US contrast agent can be a potential enhancer in US hyperthermia.
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- S Fujishiro
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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Moussatov AG, Baker AC, Duck FA. A possible approach to the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome using focused ultrasound. ULTRASONICS 1998; 36:893-900. [PMID: 9695768 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-624x(98)00008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A new method of treatment for infertility caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) using thermal lesion formation by high intensity ultrasound has been suggested. Current options for PCOS therapy and the achievements of focused ultrasound surgery technique are reviewed and discussed. A prototype of a low-cost commercial device for the treatment of PCOS has been designed and tested to prove the feasibility of the method. A transducer with curvature radius of 36 mm and aperture diameter of 36 mm, operating at 0.97 MHz, was designed and tested. It provided a maximum acoustic power output of 180 W. Well-defined tissue damage was obtained within 10 s in a pig's liver in vitro at 3 cm depth within an area 5 mm in diameter and 12 mm in length without damaging the surrounding tissue. Evaluation of the size of the lesions produced at different frequencies, sonication times and output power has been carried out by visual inspection of the colour changes in cut tissue sections. Results demonstrate that a surgical tool based on the method suggested should be feasible and warrants further investigation.
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Miller MW, Miller DL, Brayman AA. A review of in vitro bioeffects of inertial ultrasonic cavitation from a mechanistic perspective. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 1996; 22:1131-54. [PMID: 9123638 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(96)00089-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This selective review of the biological effects of ultrasound presents a synopsis of our current understanding of how cells insonated in vitro are affected by inertial cavitation from the standpoint of physical and chemical mechanisms. The focus of this review is on the physical and chemical mechanisms of action of inertial cavitation which appear to be effective in causing biological effects. There are several fundamental conditions which must be satisfied before cavitation-related bioeffects may arise. First, bubbles must be created and then brought into proximity to cells. Exposure methods are critical in this regard, and simple procedures such as rotation of a vessel containing the cells during exposure can drastically alter the results. Second, once association is achieved between bubbles and cells, the former must interact with the latter to produce a bioeffect. It is not certain that the inertial event is the prime mechanism by which cells are lysed; there is evidence that the turbulence associated with bubble translation may cause lysis. Additionally, there appear to be chemical and other physical mechanisms by which inertial cavitation may affect cells; these include the generation of biologically effective sonochemicals and the apparent emission of ultraviolet (UV) and soft X-rays. The evidence for inertial cavitation occurring within cells is critically reviewed.
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- M W Miller
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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