Applications of Ultrasound and Light in Drug Targeting, Therapy and Diagnosis
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Pharmaceutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion channels; sonogenetics; optogenetics; diabetes; reproduction
Interests: biophotonics; photoacoustic imaging; photoacoustic microscopy; photothermal therapy
Interests: ultrasound neuromodulation; sonogenetics; optogenetics; photodynamic therapy
Interests: synergy of light and sound for biomedical applications; photoacoustic imaging; acousto-optic imaging; biophotonics; medical ultrasound; optical wavefront shaping; optogenetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrasound and light have long been used as essential tools in medical diagnosis via their imaging functions. Recently, they have been promoted as a new modality in drug targeting, therapy, as well as molecular diagnosis due to their excellent safety and high temporal and spatial resolution. Ultrasound and light facilitate drug targeting, including enhancing the efficiency of drug intake or remotely controlling the release of drugs delivered by microbubbles or nanoparticles. Furthermore, ultrasound and light have also been widely applied in therapy, such as cancer therapy and neuromodulation, due to their thermal, mechanical, or chemical effects. Moreover, the application of ultrasound and light in diagnosis has been broadened to the molecular imaging field, due to the improved specificity of modified nanoparticles and microbubbles. In all, application development of ultrasound and light in preclinic and clinic provides more possibilities in disease diagnosis and therapy.
This Special Issue aims to highlight and capture contemporary progress and the current landscape of applications of ultrasound and light in pre-clinics and clinics. We are pleased to invite you submit articles on all aspects of “Application of Ultrasound and light in Drug Targeting, Therapy and Diagnosis”.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: ultrasound and light-based drug delivery; application of ultrasound and light on disease therapy; molecular imaging; sonogenetics and optognetics.
Dr. Jinghui Guo
Dr. Yingying Zhou
Dr. Zhihai Qiu
Prof. Dr. Puxiang Lai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug delivery
- photodynamic therapy
- sonodynamic therapy
- optogenetics
- sonogenetics
- molecular imaging
- cancer diagnosis
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