Concurrent blood-brain barrier opening and local drug delivery using drug-carrying microbubbles and focused ultrasound for brain glioma treatment.

Ting, Chien-Yu

Concurrent blood-brain barrier opening and local drug delivery using drug-carrying microbubbles and focused ultrasound for brain glioma treatment. [electronic resource] - Biomaterials Jan 2012 - 704-12 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1878-5905

10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.09.096 doi


Animals
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating--pharmacokinetics
Blood-Brain Barrier--drug effects
Brain--drug effects
Carmustine--pharmacokinetics
Drug Delivery Systems
Glioblastoma--drug therapy
Half-Life
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Microbubbles
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Ultrasonic Therapy