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Mechanisms of Microbubble-Facilitated Sonoporation for Drug and Gene Delivery

2014; Future Science Ltd; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4155/tde.14.10

2041-6008

Zhenzhen Fan, Ronald E. Kumon, Cheri X. Deng,

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Therapeutic DeliveryVol. 5, No. 4 ReviewMechanisms of microbubble-facilitated sonoporation for drug and gene deliveryZhenzhen Fan‡, Ronald E Kumon‡ & Cheri X DengZhenzhen Fan‡ Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 21 Beisihuanxi Road, Beijing, 100190, China, Ronald E Kumon‡ Department of Physics, Kettering University, 1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI, 48504-6214, USA & Cheri X Deng Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USAPublished Online:23 May 2014https://doi.org/10.4155/tde.14.10AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articlePapers of special note have been highlighted as:• of interestReferences1 Klibanov AL. Microbubble contrast agents: targeted ultrasound imaging and ultrasound-assisted drug-delivery applications. Invest. 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