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Ghasemi M, Yu ACH, Sivaloganathan S. An enhanced, rational model to study acoustic vaporization dynamics of a bubble encapsulated within a nonlinearly elastic shell. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2022; 83:105948. [PMID: 35151989 PMCID: PMC8841372 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.105948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is a new approach to generate vapor bubbles that have potentially broad medical applications. ADV-generated bubbles can be used as contrast agents in acoustic imaging, as drug carriers to deliver drugs to particular targets, and also in embolotherapy, thermal therapy, and histotripsy. However, despite much progress, ADV dynamics have still not been well understood and properly modeled. In this paper, we present a theoretical study of ultrasound-induced evaporation of a droplet encapsulated by a shell. The main emphasis of this theoretical study is on a proper description of the supercritical state occurring after bubble collapse. For this purpose, an isentropic equation of state for a van der Waals gas is used to describe the bubble behavior in the supercritical state. Sensitivity of the vaporization process is investigated for different acoustic and geometrical parameters and mechanical properties of the shell. Results show that the value of the minimum pressure required for direct vaporization (without any oscillatory behavior) depends on shell elasticity and initial size of the droplet, especially at high frequencies (greater than 2[MHz]). Moreover, it has been shown that applying an acoustic wave with proper phase such that thermal equilibrium of the bubble temperature with the surrounding liquid is attained, results in direct vaporization at lower acoustic pressure.
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- Maryam Ghasemi
- Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Univ. Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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Holman R, Gui L, Lorton O, Guillemin P, Desgranges S, Contino-Pépin C, Salomir R. PFOB sonosensitive microdroplets: determining their interaction radii with focused ultrasound using MR thermometry and a Gaussian convolution kernel computation. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:108-119. [PMID: 35000497 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.2021304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Purpose: Micron-sized perfluorocarbon droplet adjuvants to focused ultrasound therapies allow lower applied power, circumvent unwanted prefocal heating, and enhance thermal dose in highly perfused tissues. The heat enhancement has been shown to saturate at increasing concentrations. Experiments were performed to empirically model the saturating heating effects during focused ultrasound.Materials and methods: The measurements were made at varying concentrations using magnetic resonance thermometry and focused ultrasound by circulating droplets of mean diameter 1.9 to 2.3 µm through a perfused phantom. A simulation was performed to estimate the interaction radius size, empirically.Results: The interaction radius, representing the radius of a sphere encompassing 90% of the probability for the transformation of acoustic energy into heat deposition around a single droplet, was determined experimentally from ultrasonic absorption coefficient measurements The simulations suggest the interaction radius was approximately 12.5-fold larger than the geometrical radius of droplets, corresponding to an interaction volume on the order of 2000 larger than the geometrical volume.Conclusions: The results provide information regarding the dose-response relationship from the droplets, a measure with 15% precision of their interaction radii with focused ultrasound, and subsequent insights into the underlying physical heating mechanism.
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- Ryan Holman
- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radiology Division, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Krafft MP, Riess JG. Therapeutic oxygen delivery by perfluorocarbon-based colloids. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 294:102407. [PMID: 34120037 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
After the protocol-related indecisive clinical trial of Oxygent, a perfluorooctylbromide/phospholipid nanoemulsion, in cardiac surgery, that often unduly assigned the observed untoward effects to the product, the development of perfluorocarbon (PFC)-based O2 nanoemulsions ("blood substitutes") has come to a low. Yet, significant further demonstrations of PFC O2-delivery efficacy have continuously been reported, such as relief of hypoxia after myocardial infarction or stroke; protection of vital organs during surgery; potentiation of O2-dependent cancer therapies, including radio-, photodynamic-, chemo- and immunotherapies; regeneration of damaged nerve, bone or cartilage; preservation of organ grafts destined for transplantation; and control of gas supply in tissue engineering and biotechnological productions. PFC colloids capable of augmenting O2 delivery include primarily injectable PFC nanoemulsions, microbubbles and phase-shift nanoemulsions. Careful selection of PFC and other colloid components is critical. The basics of O2 delivery by PFC nanoemulsions will be briefly reminded. Improved knowledge of O2 delivery mechanisms has been acquired. Advanced, size-adjustable O2-delivering nanoemulsions have been designed that have extended room-temperature shelf-stability. Alternate O2 delivery options are being investigated that rely on injectable PFC-stabilized microbubbles or phase-shift PFC nanoemulsions. The latter combine prolonged circulation in the vasculature, capacity for penetrating tumor tissues, and acute responsiveness to ultrasound and other external stimuli. Progress in microbubble and phase-shift emulsion engineering, control of phase-shift activation (vaporization), understanding and control of bubble/ultrasound/tissue interactions is discussed. Control of the phase-shift event and of microbubble size require utmost attention. Further PFC-based colloidal systems, including polymeric micelles, PFC-loaded organic or inorganic nanoparticles and scaffolds, have been devised that also carry substantial amounts of O2. Local, on-demand O2 delivery can be triggered by external stimuli, including focused ultrasound irradiation or tumor microenvironment. PFC colloid functionalization and targeting can help adjust their properties for specific indications, augment their efficacy, improve safety profiles, and expand the range of their indications. Many new medical and biotechnological applications involving fluorinated colloids are being assessed, including in the clinic. Further uses of PFC-based colloidal nanotherapeutics will be briefly mentioned that concern contrast diagnostic imaging, including molecular imaging and immune cell tracking; controlled delivery of therapeutic energy, as for noninvasive surgical ablation and sonothrombolysis; and delivery of drugs and genes, including across the blood-brain barrier. Even when the fluorinated colloids investigated are designed for other purposes than O2 supply, they will inevitably also carry and deliver a certain amount of O2, and may thus be considered for O2 delivery or co-delivery applications. Conversely, O2-carrying PFC nanoemulsions possess by nature a unique aptitude for 19F MR imaging, and hence, cell tracking, while PFC-stabilized microbubbles are ideal resonators for ultrasound contrast imaging and can undergo precise manipulation and on-demand destruction by ultrasound waves, thereby opening multiple theranostic opportunities.
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- Marie Pierre Krafft
- University of Strasbourg, Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS), 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France.
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- Harangoutte Institute, 68160 Ste Croix-aux-Mines, France
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Loskutova K, Nimander D, Gouwy I, Chen H, Ghorbani M, Svagan AJ, Grishenkov D. A Study on the Acoustic Response of Pickering Perfluoropentane Droplets in Different Media. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:5670-5678. [PMID: 33681606 PMCID: PMC7931408 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is the physical process of liquid-to-gas phase transition mediated by pressure variations in an ultrasound field. In this study, the acoustic response of novel particle-stabilized perfluoropentane droplets was studied in bulk and confined media. The oil/water interface was stabilized by cellulose nanofibers. First, their acoustic responses under idealized conditions were examined to assess their susceptibility to undergo ADV. Second, the droplets were studied in a more realistic setting and placed in a confined medium. Lastly, an imaging setup was developed and tested on the droplets. The acoustic response could be seen when the amplitude of the peak negative pressure (PNP) was above 200 kPa, suggesting that this is the vaporization pressure threshold for these droplets. Increasing the PNP resulted in a decrease in signal intensity over time, suggesting a more destructive behavior. The imaging setup was able to differentiate between the droplets and the surrounding tissue. Results obtained within this study suggest that these droplets have potential in terms of ultrasound-mediated diagnostics and therapy.
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- Ksenia Loskutova
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
- Sabanci
University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Department
of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal
Institute of Technology, Stockholm 10044, Sweden
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 14157, Sweden
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Singh A, Nyankima AG, Anthony Phipps M, Chaplin V, Dayton PA, Caskey C. Improving the heating efficiency of high intensity focused ultrasound ablation through the use of phase change nanodroplets and multifocus sonication. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:205004. [PMID: 32438353 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab9559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Thermal ablation by ultrasound is being explored as a local therapy for cancers of soft tissue, such as the liver or breast. One challenge for these treatments are off-target effects, including heating outside of the intended region or skin burns. Improvements in heating efficiency can mitigate these undesired outcomes, and here, we describe methods for using phase-shift nanodroplets (PSNDs) with multi-focus sonications to enhance volumetric ablation and ablation efficiency at constant powers while increasing the pre-focal temperature by less than 6 [Formula: see text]C. Multi-focus ablation with 4 foci performed the best and achieved a mean ablation volume of 120.2 ± 22.4 mm3 and ablation efficiency of 0.04 mm3 J-1 versus an ablation volume of 61.2 ± 21.16 mm3 and ablation efficiency of 0.02 mm3 J-1 in single focus case. The combined use of PSNDs with multi-focal ultrasound presented here is a new approach to increasing ablation efficiency while reducing off-target effects and could be generally applied in various focused ultrasound thermal ablation treatments.
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- Aparna Singh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee 37212, United States of America
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Lorton O, Guillemin P, Holman R, Desgranges S, Gui L, Crowe LA, Terraz S, Nastasi A, Lazeyras F, Contino-Pépin C, Salomir R. Enhancement of HIFU thermal therapy in perfused tissue models using micron-sized FTAC-stabilized PFOB-core endovascular sonosensitizers. Int J Hyperthermia 2020; 37:1116-1130. [PMID: 32990101 PMCID: PMC8352380 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1817575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is clinically accepted for the treatment of solid tumors but remains challenging in highly perfused tissue due to the heat sink effect. Endovascular liquid-core sonosensitizers have been previously suggested to enhance the thermal energy deposition at the focal area and to lower the near-/far-field heating. We are investigating the therapeutic potential of PFOB-FTAC micro-droplets in a perfused tissue-mimicking model and postmortem excised organs. METHOD A custom-made in vitro perfused tissue-mimicking model, freshly excised pig kidneys (n = 3) and liver (n = 1) were perfused and subjected to focused ultrasound generated by an MR-compatible HIFU transducer. PFOB-FTAC sonosensitizers were injected in the perfusion fluid up to 0.235% v/v ratio. Targeting and on-line PRFS thermometry were performed on a 3 T MR scanner. Assessment of the fluid perfusion was performed with pulsed color Doppler in vitro and with dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI in excised organs. RESULTS Our in vitro model of perfused tissue demonstrated re-usability. Sonosensitizer concentration and perfusion rate were tunable in situ. Differential heating under equivalent HIFU sonications demonstrated a dramatic improvement in the thermal deposition due to the sonosensitizers activity. Typically, the energy deposition was multiplied by a factor between 2.5 and 3 in perfused organs after the administration of micro-droplets, while DCE-MRI indicated an effective perfusion. CONCLUSION The current PFOB-FTAC micro-droplet sonosensitizers provided a large and sustained enhancement of the HIFU thermal deposition at the focal area, suggesting solutions for less technological constraints, lower risk for the near-/far- field heating. We also report a suitable experimental model for other MRgHIFU studies.
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- Orane Lorton
- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Visceral and Transplantation Division, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory (GR-949), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Melich R, Zorgani A, Padilla F, Charcosset C. Preparation of perfluorocarbon emulsions by premix membrane emulsification for Acoustic Droplet Vaporization (ADV) in biomedical applications. Biomed Microdevices 2020; 22:62. [PMID: 32880712 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-020-00504-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) droplets are used in acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV), a phenomenon where droplets vaporize into gas microbubbles under exposure to ultrasound. The size and the size distribution of a phase change contrast agent is an important factor in determining the ADV threshold and the biodistribution. Thus, high throughout manufacturing of uniform-sized droplets, required to maintain spatial control of the vaporization process, remains challenging. This work describes a parametric evaluation of a novel process using premix membrane emulsification (PME) to produce homogeneous PFC emulsions at high rate with moderate pressure using Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membranes. In this study, we investigated the effect of several process parameters on the resulting pressure and droplet size: membrane pore size, flow rate, and dispersed phase type. The functionality of the manufactured emulsions for ADV was also demonstrated. Vaporization of the PFC emulsions was obtained using an imaging ultrasound transducer at 7.813 MHz, and the ADV thresholds were determined. Here, the pressure threshold for ADV was determined to be 1.49 MPa for uniform-sized perfluorohexane (PFHex) droplets with a mean size of 1.51 μm and a sharp distribution (CV and span respectively of 20% and 0.6). Thus, a uniform-sized droplet showed a more homogeneous vaporization with a uniform response in the focal region of the transducer. Indeed, polydispersed droplets had a more diffuse response outside the focal region due to the presence of large droplets that vaporize at lower energies. The ADV threshold of uniform-sized PFC droplets was found to decrease with the droplet diameter and the bulk fluid temperature, and to increase with the boiling temperature of PFC and the presence of an oil layer surrounding the PFC core.
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- Romain Melich
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LAGEPP UMR 5007, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
- LabTAU, INSERM, Centre Léon Bérard, Université Lyon 1, Univ-Lyon, F-69003, LYON, France
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- LabTAU, INSERM, Centre Léon Bérard, Université Lyon 1, Univ-Lyon, F-69003, LYON, France
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- LabTAU, INSERM, Centre Léon Bérard, Université Lyon 1, Univ-Lyon, F-69003, LYON, France.
- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
- Focused Ultrasound Foundation, 1230 Cedars Court, Suite 206, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LAGEPP UMR 5007, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.
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Lu X, Jin H, Quesada C, Farrell EC, Huang L, Aliabouzar M, Kripfgans OD, Fowlkes JB, Franceschi RT, Putnam AJ, Fabiilli ML. Spatially-directed cell migration in acoustically-responsive scaffolds through the controlled delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor. Acta Biomater 2020; 113:217-227. [PMID: 32553916 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Hydrogels are commonly used in regenerative medicine for the delivery of growth factors (GFs). The spatial and temporal presentations of GFs are critical for directing regenerative processes, yet conventional hydrogels do not enable such control. We have developed a composite hydrogel, termed an acoustically-responsive scaffold (ARS), where release of a GF is non-invasively and spatiotemporally-controlled using focused ultrasound. The ARS consists of a fibrin matrix doped with a GF-loaded, phase-shift emulsion. The GF is released when the ARS is exposed to suprathreshold ultrasound via a mechanism termed acoustic droplet vaporization. In this study, we investigate how different spatial patterns of suprathreshold ultrasound can impact the biological response upon in vivo implantation of an ARS containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). ARSs were fabricated with either perfluorohexane (bFGF-C6-ARS) or perflurooctane (bFGF-C8-ARS) within the phase-shift emulsion. Ultrasound generated stable bubbles in bFGF-C6-ARS, which inhibited matrix compaction, whereas transiently stable bubbles were generated in bFGF-C8-ARS, which decreased in height by 44% within one day of implantation. The rate of bFGF release and distance of host cell migration were up to 6.8-fold and 8.1-fold greater, respectively, in bFGF-C8-ARS versus bFGF-C6-ARS. Ultrasound increased the formation of macropores within the fibrin matrix of bFGF-C8-ARS by 2.7-fold. These results demonstrate that spatially patterning suprathreshold ultrasound within bFGF-C8-ARS can be used to elicit a spatially-directed response from the host. Overall, these findings can be used in developing strategies to spatially pattern regenerative processes. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydrogels are commonly used in regenerative medicine for the delivery of growth factors (GFs). The spatial and temporal presentations of GFs are critical for directing regenerative processes, yet conventional hydrogels do not enable such control. We have developed a composite hydrogel, termed an acoustically-responsive scaffold (ARS), where GF release is non-invasively and spatiotemporally-controlled using focused ultrasound. The ARS consists of a fibrin matrix doped with a phase-shift emulsion loaded with GF, which is released when the ARS is exposed to ultrasound. In this in vivo study, we demonstrate that spatially patterning ultrasound within an ARS containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) can elicit a spatially-directed response from the host. Overall, these findings can be used in developing strategies to spatially pattern regenerative processes.
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- Xiaofang Lu
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Dental School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Loskutova K, Grishenkov D, Ghorbani M. Review on Acoustic Droplet Vaporization in Ultrasound Diagnostics and Therapeutics. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:9480193. [PMID: 31392217 PMCID: PMC6662494 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9480193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is the physical process in which liquid undergoes phase transition to gas after exposure to a pressure amplitude above a certain threshold. In recent years, new techniques in ultrasound diagnostics and therapeutics have been developed which utilize microformulations with various physical and chemical properties. The purpose of this review is to give the reader a general idea on how ADV can be implemented for the existing biomedical applications of droplet vaporization. In this regard, the recent developments in ultrasound therapy which shed light on the ADV are considered. Modern designs of capsules and nanodroplets (NDs) are shown, and the material choices and their implications for function are discussed. The influence of the physical properties of the induced acoustic field, the surrounding medium, and thermophysical effects on the vaporization are presented. Lastly, current challenges and potential future applications towards the implementation of the therapeutic droplets are discussed.
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- Ksenia Loskutova
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
- Mechatronics Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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Yildirim A, Blum NT, Goodwin AP. Colloids, nanoparticles, and materials for imaging, delivery, ablation, and theranostics by focused ultrasound (FUS). Theranostics 2019; 9:2572-2594. [PMID: 31131054 PMCID: PMC6525987 DOI: 10.7150/thno.32424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
This review focuses on different materials and contrast agents that sensitize imaging and therapy with Focused Ultrasound (FUS). At high intensities, FUS is capable of selectively ablating tissue with focus on the millimeter scale, presenting an alternative to surgical intervention or management of malignant growth. At low intensities, FUS can be also used for other medical applications such as local delivery of drugs and blood brain barrier opening (BBBO). Contrast agents offer an opportunity to increase selective acoustic absorption or facilitate destructive cavitation processes by converting incident acoustic energy into thermal and mechanical energy. First, we review the history of FUS and its effects on living tissue. Next, we present different colloidal or nanoparticulate approaches to sensitizing FUS, for example using microbubbles, phase-shift emulsions, hollow-shelled nanoparticles, or hydrophobic silica surfaces. Exploring the science behind these interactions, we also discuss ways to make stimulus-responsive, or "turn-on" contrast agents for improved selectivity. Finally, we discuss acoustically-active hydrogels and membranes. This review will be of interest to those working in materials who wish to explore new applications in acoustics and those in acoustics who are seeking new agents to improve the efficacy of their approaches.
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- Adem Yildirim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
- Present address: CEDAR, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
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Moncion A, Harmon JN, Li Y, Natla S, Farrell EC, Kripfgans OD, Stegemann JP, Martín-Saavedra FM, Vilaboa N, Franceschi RT, Fabiilli ML. Spatiotemporally-controlled transgene expression in hydroxyapatite-fibrin composite scaffolds using high intensity focused ultrasound. Biomaterials 2019; 194:14-24. [PMID: 30572283 PMCID: PMC6339574 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Conventional tissue engineering approaches rely on scaffold-based delivery of exogenous proteins, genes, and/or cells to stimulate regeneration via growth factor signaling. However, scaffold-based approaches do not allow active control of dose, timing, or spatial localization of a delivered growth factor once the scaffold is implanted, yet these are all crucial parameters in promoting tissue regeneration. To address this limitation, we developed a stable cell line containing a heat-activated and rapamycin-dependent gene expression system. In this study, we investigate how high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can spatiotemporally control firefly luciferase (fLuc) transgene activity both in vitro and in vivo by the tightly controlled generation of hyperthermia. Cells were incorporated into composite scaffolds containing fibrin and hydroxyapatite particles, which yielded significant increases in acoustic attenuation and heating in response to HIFU compared to fibrin alone. Using 2.5 MHz HIFU, transgene activation was observed at acoustic intensities of 201 W/cm2 and higher. Transgene activation was spatially patterned in the scaffolds by rastering HIFU at speeds up to 0.15 mm/s. In an in vivo study, a 67-fold increase in fLuc activity was observed in scaffolds exposed to HIFU and rapamycin versus rapamycin only at 2 days post implantation. Repeated activation of transgene expression was also demonstrated 8 days after implantation. No differences in in vivo scaffold degradation or compaction were observed between +HIFU and -HIFU groups. These results highlight the potential utility of using this heat-activated and rapamycin-dependent gene expression system in combination with HIFU for the controlled stimulation of tissue regeneration.
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- Alexander Moncion
- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Lea-Banks H, O'Reilly MA, Hynynen K. Ultrasound-responsive droplets for therapy: A review. J Control Release 2019; 293:144-154. [PMID: 30503398 PMCID: PMC6459400 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The last two decades have seen the development of acoustically activated droplets, also known as phase-change emulsions, from a diagnostic tool to a therapeutic agent. Through bubble effects and triggered drug release, these superheated agents have found potential applications from oncology to neuromodulation. The aim of this review is to summarise the key developments in therapeutic droplet design and use, to discuss the current challenges slowing clinical translation, and to highlight the new frontiers progressing towards clinical implementation. The literature is summarised by addressing the droplet design criteria and by carrying out a multiparametric study of a range of droplet formulations and their associated vaporisation thresholds.
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- H Lea-Banks
- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Rojas JD, Dayton PA. Vaporization Detection Imaging: A Technique for Imaging Low-Boiling-Point Phase-Change Contrast Agents with a High Depth of Penetration and Contrast-to-Tissue Ratio. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2019; 45:192-207. [PMID: 30482709 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phase-change contrast agents (PCCAs) possess advantages over microbubble contrast agents, such as the ability to extravasate and circulate longer in the vasculature that could enhance the diagnostic capabilities of contrast-enhanced ultrasound. PCCAs typically have a liquid perfluorocarbon (PFC) core that can be vaporized into echogenic microbubbles. Vaporization of submicron agents filled with liquid PFCs at body temperature usually requires therapeutic pressures higher than typically used for diagnostic imaging, but low-boiling-point PCCAs using decafluorobutane or octafluoropropane can be vaporized using pressures in the diagnostic imaging regime. Low-boiling-point PCCAs produce a unique acoustic signature that can be separated from tissue and bubble signals to make images with high contrast-to-tissue ratios. In this work, we explore the effect of pulse length and concentration on the vaporization signal of PCCAs and a new technique to capture and use the signals to make high contrast-to-tissue ratio images in vivo. The results indicate that using a short pulse may be ideal for imaging because it does not interact with created bubbles but still produces strong signals for making images. Furthermore, it was found that capturing PCCA vaporization signals produced higher contrast-to-tissue ratio values and better depth of penetration than imaging the bubbles generated by droplet activation using conventional contrast imaging techniques. The resolution of the vaporization signal images is poor because of the low frequency of the signals, but their high sensitivity may be used for applications such as molecular imaging, where the detection of small numbers of contrast agents is important.
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- Juan D Rojas
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Desgranges S, Lorton O, Gui-Levy L, Guillemin P, Celicanin Z, Hyacinthe JN, Breguet R, Crowe LA, Becker CD, Soulié M, Taulier N, Contino-Pépin C, Salomir R. Micron-sized PFOB liquid core droplets stabilized with tailored-made perfluorinated surfactants as a new class of endovascular sono-sensitizers for focused ultrasound thermotherapy. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:927-939. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01491d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The effect of micro-droplet concentration on HIFU beam absorption.
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Xin Y, Zhang A, Xu LX, Fowlkes JB. The effects on thermal lesion shape and size from bubble clouds produced by acoustic droplet vaporization. Biomed Eng Online 2018; 17:163. [PMID: 30373677 PMCID: PMC6206628 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-018-0596-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bubbles formed by acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) have proven to be an effective method for significant enlargement of the thermal lesions produced by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). We investigated the influences of bubble cloud shape and droplet concentration on HIFU thermal lesions, as these relate to the ADV technique. METHODS Unlike previous studies where the droplets were simultaneously vaporized with the HIFU exposure for thermal lesion formation, droplets were vaporized by pulse wave (PW) ultrasound prior to continuous wave (CW) ultrasound heating in this experimental study. Under different experimental conditions, we recorded and quantified by the image processing methods the morphology and size of the bubble clouds created and the corresponding thermal lesions formed. RESULTS The results demonstrated that different ADV droplet concentrations produced a variety of thermal lesion shapes and sizes. The lesion volume could be increased using PW ultrasound followed by CW exposure, especially for higher droplet concentrations, e.g. 3.41 × 106/mL yielded a tenfold increase over that seen using CW alone. CONCLUSION These findings could lead to optimization of HIFU therapy by selecting a bubble forming strategy and droplet concentrations, especially using lower ultrasound powers which is desirable in clinical applications.
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- Ying Xin
- School of Biomedical Engineering, 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Rd, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Rd, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Rd, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 3226C Medical Sciences Building I, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Chang N, Lu S, Qin D, Xu T, Han M, Wang S, Wan M. Efficient and controllable thermal ablation induced by short-pulsed HIFU sequence assisted with perfluorohexane nanodroplets. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 45:57-64. [PMID: 29705325 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A HIFU sequence with extremely short pulse duration and high pulse repetition frequency can achieve thermal ablation at a low acoustic power using inertial cavitation. Because of its cavitation-dependent property, the therapeutic outcome is unreliable when the treatment zone lacks cavitation nuclei. To overcome this intrinsic limitation, we introduced perfluorocarbon nanodroplets as extra cavitation nuclei into short-pulsed HIFU-mediated thermal ablation. Two types of nanodroplets were used with perfluorohexane (PFH) as the core material coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) or an anionic fluorosurfactant (FS) to demonstrate the feasibility of this study. The thermal ablation process was recorded by high-speed photography. The inertial cavitation activity during the ablation was revealed by sonoluminescence (SL). The high-speed photography results show that the thermal ablation volume increased by ∼643% and 596% with BSA-PFH and FS-PFH, respectively, than the short-pulsed HIFU alone at an acoustic power of 19.5 W. Using nanodroplets, much larger ablation volumes were created even at a much lower acoustic power. Meanwhile, the treatment time for ablating a desired volume significantly reduced in the presence of nanodroplets. Moreover, by adjusting the treatment time, lesion migration towards the HIFU transducer could also be avoided. The SL results show that the thermal lesion shape was significantly dependent on the inertial cavitation in this short-pulsed HIFU-mediated thermal ablation. The inertial cavitation activity became more predictable by using nanodroplets. Therefore, the introduction of PFH nanodroplets as extra cavitation nuclei made the short-pulsed HIFU thermal ablation more efficient by increasing the ablation volume and speed, and more controllable by reducing the acoustic power and preventing lesion migration.
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- Nan Chang
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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Xin Y, Zhang A, Xu LX, Brian Fowlkes J. Numerical Study of Bubble Area Evolution During Acoustic Droplet Vaporization-Enhanced HIFU Treatment. J Biomech Eng 2018; 139:2635775. [PMID: 28654938 DOI: 10.1115/1.4037150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Acoustic droplet vaporization has the potential to shorten treatment time of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) while minimizing the possible effects of microbubbles along the propagation path. Distribution of the bubbles formed from the droplets during the treatment is the major factor shaping the therapeutic region. A numerical model was proposed to simulate the bubble area evolution during this treatment. Using a linear acoustic equation to describe the ultrasound field, a threshold range was defined that determines the amount of bubbles vaporized in the treated area. Acoustic parameters, such as sound speed, acoustic attenuation coefficient, and density, were treated as a function of the bubble size distribution and the gas void fraction, which were related to the vaporized bubbles in the medium. An effective pressure factor was proposed to account for the influence of the existing bubbles on the vaporization of the nearby droplets. The factor was obtained by fitting one experimental result and was then used to calculate bubble clouds in other experimental cases. Comparing the simulation results to these other experiments validated the model. The dynamic change of the pressure and the bubble distribution after exposure to over 20 pulses of HIFU are obtained. It is found that the bubble area grows from a grainlike shape to a "tadpole," with comparable dimensions and shape to those observed in experiments. The process was highly dynamic with the shape of the bubble area changing with successive HIFU pulses and the focal pressure. The model was further used to predict the shape of the bubble region triggered by HIFU when a bubble wall pre-exists. The results showed that the bubble wall helps prevent droplet vaporization on the distal side of the wall and forms a particularly shaped region with bubbles. This simulation model has predictive potential that could be beneficial in applications, such as cancer treatment, by parametrically studying conditions associated with these treatments and designing treatment protocols.
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- Ying Xin
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China e-mail:
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China e-mail:
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- Fellow ASME School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; 400 Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China e-mail:
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 3226C Medical Sciences Building I, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5667 e-mail:
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Nyankima AG, Rojas JD, Cianciolo R, Johnson KA, Dayton PA. In Vivo Assessment of the Potential for Renal Bio-Effects from the Vaporization of Perfluorocarbon Phase-Change Contrast Agents. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:368-376. [PMID: 29254872 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Low-boiling-point perfluorocarbon phase-change contrast agents (PCCAs) provide an alternative to microbubble contrast agents. Although parameter ranges related to in vivo bio-effects of microbubbles are fairly well characterized, few studies have been done to evaluate the potential of bio-effects related to PCCAs. To bridge this gap, we present an assessment of biological effects (e.g., hemorrhage) related to acoustically excited PCCAs in the rodent kidney. The presence or absence of bio-effects was observed after sonication with various perfluorocarbon core PCCAs (decafluorobutane, octafluoropropane or a 1:1 mixture) and as a function of activation pulse mechanical index (MI; minimum activation threshold, which was a moderate MI of 0.81-1.35 vs. a clinical maximum of 1.9). Bio-effects on renal tissue were assessed through hematology and histology including measurement of blood creatinine levels and the quantity of red blood cell (RBC) casts present in hematoxylin and eosin-stained kidney tissue sections after sonication. Short-term (24 h) and long-term (2 and 4 wk) analyses were performed after treatment. Results indicated that bio-effects from PCCA vaporization were not observed at lower mechanical indices. At higher mechanical indices, bio-effects were observed at 24 h, although these were not observable 2 wk after treatment.
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- A Gloria Nyankima
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Jin Q, Lin CY, Chang YC, Yang CM, Yeh CK. Roles of Textural and Surface Properties of Nanoparticles in Ultrasound-Responsive Systems. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:1256-1265. [PMID: 29286675 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Acoustic inertial cavitation (IC) is a crucial phenomenon for many ultrasound (US)-related applications. This study aimed to investigate the roles of textural and surface properties of NPs in IC generation by combining typical IC detection methods with various types of silica model NPs. Acoustic passive cavitation detection, optical high-speed photography, and US imaging have been used to quantify IC activities (referred to as the IC dose, ICD) and describe the physical characteristics of IC activities from NPs. The results showed that the ICDs from NPs were positively correlated to their surface hydrophobicity and that their external surface hydrophobicity plays a much more crucial role than do the textural properties. The high-speed photography revealed that the sizes of IC-generated bubbles from superhydrophobic NPs ranged from 20-40 μm at 4-6 MPa and collapsed in several microseconds. Bubble clouds monitored with US imaging showed that IC from NPs was consistent with the surface hydrophobicity. The simulation results based on the crevice model of cavitation nuclei correlated well with the experimental results. This study has demonstrated that the surface property, instead of the textural property, of NPs dominated the IC generation, and surface nanobubbles adsorbed on the NP surface have been proposed to be cavitation nuclei.
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica , Taipei City, Taiwan 115
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Qian K, Li C, Ni Z, Tu J, Guo X, Zhang D. Uniform tissue lesion formation induced by high-intensity focused ultrasound along a spiral pathway. ULTRASONICS 2017; 77:38-46. [PMID: 28167319 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2017.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 12/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Both theoretical and experimental studies were performed here to investigate the lesion formation induced by high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) operating in continuous scanning mode along a spiral pathway. The Khokhlov-Zabolotskaya-Kuznetsov equation and bio-heat equation were combined in the current model to predict HIFU-induced temperature distribution and lesion formation. The shape of lesion and treatment efficiency were assessed for a given scanning speed at two different grid spacing (3mm and 4mm) in the gel phantom studies and further researched in ex vivo studies. The results show that uniform lesions can be generated with continuous HIFU scanning along a spiral pathway. The complete coverage of the entire treated volume can be achieved as long as the spacing grid of the spiral pathway is small enough for heat to diffuse and deposit, and the treatment efficiency can be optimized by selecting an appropriate scanning speed. This study can provide guidance for further optimization of the treatment efficiency and safety of HIFU therapy.
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- Kui Qian
- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (Nanjing University), Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (Nanjing University), Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 10080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (Nanjing University), Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (Nanjing University), Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (Nanjing University), Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 10080, China.
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Tang H, Zheng Y, Chen Y. Materials Chemistry of Nanoultrasonic Biomedicine. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1604105. [PMID: 27991697 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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As a special cross-disciplinary research frontier, nanoultrasonic biomedicine refers to the design and synthesis of nanomaterials to solve some critical issues of ultrasound (US)-based biomedicine. The concept of nanoultrasonic biomedicine can also overcome the drawbacks of traditional microbubbles and promote the generation of novel US-based contrast agents or synergistic agents for US theranostics. Here, we discuss the recent developments of material chemistry in advancing the nanoultrasonic biomedicine for diverse US-based bio-applications. We initially introduce the design principles of novel nanoplatforms for serving the nanoultrasonic biomedicine, from the viewpoint of synthetic material chemistry. Based on these principles and diverse US-based bio-application backgrounds, the representative proof-of-concept paradigms on this topic are clarified in detail, including nanodroplet vaporization for intelligent/responsive US imaging, multifunctional nano-contrast agents for US-based multi-modality imaging, activatable synergistic agents for US-based therapy, US-triggered on-demand drug releasing, US-enhanced gene transfection, US-based synergistic therapy on combating the cancer and potential toxicity issue of screening various nanosystems suitable for nanoultrasonic biomedicine. It is highly expected that this novel nanoultrasonic biomedicine and corresponding high performance in US imaging and therapy can significantly promote the generation of new sub-discipline of US-based biomedicine by rationally integrating material chemistry and theranostic nanomedicine with clinical US-based biomedicine.
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- Hailin Tang
- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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Liu J, Shang T, Wang F, Cao Y, Hao L, Ren J, Ran H, Wang Z, Li P, Du Z. Low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU)-induced acoustic droplet vaporization in phase-transition perfluoropentane nanodroplets modified by folate for ultrasound molecular imaging. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:911-923. [PMID: 28184161 PMCID: PMC5291457 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s122667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The commonly used ultrasound (US) molecular probes, such as targeted microbubbles and perfluorocarbon emulsions, present a number of inherent problems including the conflict between US visualization and particle penetration. This study describes the successful fabrication of phase changeable folate-targeted perfluoropentane nanodroplets (termed FA-NDs), a novel US molecular probe for tumor molecular imaging with US. Notably, these FA-NDs can be triggered by low-intensity focused US (LIFU) sonication, providing excellent US enhancement in B-mode and contrast-enhanced US mode in vitro. After intravenous administration into nude mice bearing SKOV3 ovarian carcinomas, 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′ -tetramethylindotricarbocya-nine iodide-labeled FA-NDs were found to accumulate in the tumor region. FA-NDs injection followed by LIFU sonication exhibited remarkable US contrast enhancement in the tumor region. In conclusion, combining our elaborately developed FA-NDs with LIFU sonication provides a potential protocol for US molecular imaging in folate receptor-overexpressing tumors.
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- Jianxin Liu
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging; Department of Ultrasound
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging; Department of Ultrasound
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging; Department of Ultrasound
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging; Department of Ultrasound
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- Postgraduate Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Rojas JD, Dayton PA. Optimizing Acoustic Activation of Phase Change Contrast Agents With the Activation Pressure Matching Method: A Review. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2017; 64:264-272. [PMID: 27740481 PMCID: PMC5270505 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2016.2616304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Submicrometer phase-change contrast agents (PCCAs) consist of a liquid perfluorocarbon (PFC) core that can be vaporized by ultrasound (acoustic droplet vaporization) to generate contrast with excellent spatial and temporal control. When these agents, commonly referred to as nanodroplets, are formulated with cores of low boiling-point PFCs such as decafluorobutane and octafluoropropane, they can be activated with low-mechanical-index (MI) imaging pulses for diagnostic applications. Since the utilization of minimum MI is often desirable to avoid unnecessary biological effects, enabling consistent activation of these agents in an acoustic field is a challenge because the energy that must be delivered to achieve the vaporization threshold increases with depth due to attenuation. A novel vaporization approach called activation pressure matching (APM) has been developed to deliver the same pressure throughout a field of view in order to produce uniform nanodroplet vaporization and to limit the amount of energy that is delivered. In this paper, we discuss the application of this method with a Verasonics V1 Research Ultrasound System to modulate the output pressure from an ATL L11-5 transducer. Vaporization-pulse spacing optimization can be used in addition to matching the activation pressure through depth, and we demonstrate the feasibility of this approach both in vivo and in vitro. The use of optimized vaporization parameters increases the amount of time a single bolus of nanodroplets can generate useful contrast and provides consistent image enhancement in vivo. Therefore, APM is a useful technique for maximizing the efficacy of PCCA while minimizing delivered acoustic energy.
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Moncion A, Arlotta KJ, O’Neill EG, Lin M, Mohr LA, Franceschi RT, Kripfgans OD, Putnam AJ, Fabiilli ML. In vitro and in vivo assessment of controlled release and degradation of acoustically responsive scaffolds. Acta Biomater 2016; 46:221-233. [PMID: 27686040 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Spatiotemporally controlled release of growth factors (GFs) is critical for regenerative processes such as angiogenesis. A common strategy is to encapsulate the GF within hydrogels, with release being controlled via diffusion and/or gel degradation (i.e., hydrolysis and/or proteolysis). However, simple encapsulation strategies do not provide spatial or temporal control of GF delivery, especially non-invasive, on-demand controlled release post implantation. We previously demonstrated that fibrin hydrogels, which are widely used in tissue engineering and GF delivery applications, can be doped with perfluorocarbon emulsion, thus yielding an acoustically responsive scaffold (ARS) that can be modulated with focused ultrasound, specifically via a mechanism termed acoustic droplet vaporization. This study investigates the impact of ARS and ultrasound properties on controlled release of a surrogate payload (i.e., fluorescently-labeled dextran) and fibrin degradation in vitro and in vivo. Ultrasound exposure (2.5MHz, peak rarefactional pressure: 8MPa, spatial peak time average intensity: 86.4mW/cm2), generated up to 7.7 and 21.7-fold increases in dextran release from the ARSs in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Ultrasound also induced morphological changes in the ARS. Surprisingly, up to 2.9-fold greater blood vessel density was observed in ARSs compared to fibrin when implanted subcutaneously, even without delivery of pro-angiogenic GFs. The results demonstrate the potential utility of ARSs in generating controlled release for tissue regeneration. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Simple encapsulation of a molecular payload within a conventional hydrogel scaffold does not provide spatial or temporal control of payload release. Yet, spatiotemporally controlled release of bioactive payloads is critical for tissue regeneration, which often utilizes hydrogel scaffolds to facilitate processes such as angiogenesis. This work investigates the design and performance (both in vitro and in vivo) of hydrogel scaffolds where release of a fluorescent payload is non-invasively and spatiotemporally-controlled using focused ultrasound. We also quantitatively characterize the degradation and vascularization of the scaffolds. Our results may be of interest to groups working on controlled release strategies for implants, especially within the field of tissue engineering.
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