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Huang H, Zheng Y, Chang M, Song J, Xia L, Wu C, Jia W, Ren H, Feng W, Chen Y. Ultrasound-Based Micro-/Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications. Chem Rev 2024; 124:8307-8472. [PMID: 38924776 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been extensively developed as a physical tool for versatile biomedical applications. Especially, the prosperity of nanotechnology and nanomedicine invigorates the landscape of ultrasound-based medicine. The unprecedented surge in research enthusiasm and dedicated efforts have led to a mass of multifunctional micro-/nanosystems being applied in ultrasound biomedicine, facilitating precise diagnosis, effective treatment, and personalized theranostics. The effective deployment of versatile ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems in biomedical applications is rooted in a profound understanding of the relationship among composition, structure, property, bioactivity, application, and performance. In this comprehensive review, we elaborate on the general principles regarding the design, synthesis, functionalization, and optimization of ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for abundant biomedical applications. In particular, recent advancements in ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for diagnostic imaging are meticulously summarized. Furthermore, we systematically elucidate state-of-the-art studies concerning recent progress in ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for therapeutic applications targeting various pathological abnormalities including cancer, bacterial infection, brain diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic diseases. Finally, we conclude and provide an outlook on this research field with an in-depth discussion of the challenges faced and future developments for further extensive clinical translation and application.
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- Hui Huang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, P. R. China
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- Laboratory Center, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200071, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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Gormley CA, Keenan BJ, Buczek-Thomas JA, Pessoa ACSN, Xu J, Monti F, Tabeling P, Holt RG, Nagy JO, Wong JY. Fibrin-Targeted Polymerized Shell Microbubbles as Potential Theranostic Agents for Surgical Adhesions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:10061-10067. [PMID: 30681875 PMCID: PMC6767917 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The development of new therapies for surgical adhesions has proven to be difficult as there is no consistently effective way to assess treatment efficacy in clinical trials without performing a second surgery, which can result in additional adhesions. We have developed lipid microbubble formulations that use a short peptide sequence, CREKA, to target fibrin, the molecule that forms nascent adhesions. These targeted polymerized shell microbubbles (PSMs) are designed to allow ultrasound imaging of early adhesions for diagnostic purposes and for evaluating the success of potential treatments in clinical trials while acting as a possible treatment. In this study, we show that CREKA-targeted microbubbles preferentially bind fibrin over fibrinogen and are stable for long periods of time (∼48 h), that these bound microbubbles can be visualized by ultrasound, and that neither these lipid-based bubbles nor their diagnostic-ultrasound-induced vibrations damage mesothelial cells in vitro. Moreover, these bubbles show the potential to identify adhesionlike fibrin formations and may hold promise in blocking or breaking up fibrin formations in vivo.
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- Catherine A. Gormley
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Laboratoire de Microfluidique, MEMS et Nanostructures, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes (IPGG), CNRS (CBI), 6 rue Jean Calvin, 75005 Paris, France
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, 500 Av Albert Einstein, 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratoire de Microfluidique, MEMS et Nanostructures, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes (IPGG), CNRS (CBI), 6 rue Jean Calvin, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Microfluidique, MEMS et Nanostructures, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes (IPGG), CNRS (CBI), 6 rue Jean Calvin, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Microfluidique, MEMS et Nanostructures, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes (IPGG), CNRS (CBI), 6 rue Jean Calvin, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 110 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- NanoValent Pharmaceuticals Inc., 351-B Evergreen Drive, Bozeman, Montana 59715, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, 15 St. Mary’s Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Paefgen V, Doleschel D, Kiessling F. Evolution of contrast agents for ultrasound imaging and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery. Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:197. [PMID: 26441654 PMCID: PMC4584939 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ultrasound (US) is one of the most frequently used diagnostic methods. It is a non-invasive, comparably inexpensive imaging method with a broad spectrum of applications, which can be increased even more by using bubbles as contrast agents (CAs). There are various different types of bubbles: filled with different gases, composed of soft- or hard-shell materials, and ranging in size from nano- to micrometers. These intravascular CAs enable functional analyses, e.g., to acquire organ perfusion in real-time. Molecular analyses are achieved by coupling specific ligands to the bubbles' shell, which bind to marker molecules in the area of interest. Bubbles can also be loaded with or attached to drugs, peptides or genes and can be destroyed by US pulses to locally release the entrapped agent. Recent studies show that US CAs are also valuable tools in hyperthermia-induced ablation therapy of tumors, or can increase cellular uptake of locally released drugs by enhancing membrane permeability. This review summarizes important steps in the development of US CAs and introduces the current clinical applications of contrast-enhanced US. Additionally, an overview of the recent developments in US probe design for functional and molecular diagnosis as well as for drug delivery is given.
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, AachenGermany
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Constantinides PP, Chaubal MV, Shorr R. Advances in lipid nanodispersions for parenteral drug delivery and targeting. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2008; 60:757-67. [PMID: 18096269 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2007.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Parenteral formulations, particularly intravascular ones, offer a unique opportunity for direct access to the bloodstream and rapid onset of drug action as well as targeting to specific organ and tissue sites. Triglyceride emulsions, liposomes and micellar solutions have been traditionally used to accomplish these tasks and there are several products on the market using these lipid formulations. The broader application of these lipid systems in parenteral drug delivery, however, particularly with new chemical entities, has been limited due primarily to the following reasons: a) only a small number of parenteral lipid excipients are approved, b) there is increasing number of drugs that are partially or not soluble in conventional oils and other lipid solvents, and c) the ongoing requirement for site-specific targeting and controlled drug release. Thus, there is growing need to expand the array of targetable lipid-based systems to deliver a wide variety of drugs and produce stable formulations which can be easily manufactured in a sterile form, are cost-effective and at least as safe and efficacious as the earlier developed systems. These advanced parenteral lipid-based systems are at various stages of preclinical and clinical development which include nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions and polymeric phospholipid micelles. This review article will showcase these parenteral lipid nanosystems and discuss advances in relation to formulation development, processing and manufacturing, and stability assessment. Factors controlling drug encapsulation and release and in vivo biodistribution will be emphasized along with in vitro/in vivo toxicity and efficacy case studies. Emerging lipid excipients and increasing applications of injectable lipid nanocarriers in cancer chemotherapy and other disease indications will be highlighted and in vitro/in vivo case studies will be presented. As these new parenteral lipid systems advance through the clinic and product launch, their therapeutic utility and value will certainly expand.
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Interest in microbubbles as vehicles for drug delivery has grown in recent years, due in part to characteristics that make them well suited for this role and in part to the need the for localized delivery of drugs in a number of applications. Microbubbles are inherently small, allowing transvascular passage, they can be functionalized for targeted adhesion, and can be acoustically driven, which facilitates ultrasound detection, production of bioeffects and controlled release of the cargo. This article provides an overview of related microbubble biofluid mechanics and reviews recent developments in the application of microbubbles for targeted drug delivery. Additionally, related advances in non-bubble microparticles for drug delivery are briefly described in the context of targeted adhesion.
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- Joseph L Bull
- The University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2142 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1107 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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D'Arrigo J, Saiz-Jimenez C, Reimer N. Geochemical properties and biochemical composition of the surfactant mixture surrounding natural microbubbles in aqueous media. J Colloid Interface Sci 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/0021-9797(84)90414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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D'Arrigo JS. Surface properties of microbubble—surfactant monolayers at the air/water interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/0021-9797(84)90415-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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D'Arrigo J. Biological surfactants stabilizing natural microbubbles in aqueous media. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/0001-8686(83)85001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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