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ArticleBiomaterials2010

A microcomposite hydrogel for repeated on-demand ultrasound-triggered drug delivery.

Hila Epstein-Barash, Gizem Orbey, Baris E Polat, Randy H Ewoldt, Jameel Feshitan, Robert Langer, Mark A Borden, Daniel S Kohane

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Article in Biomaterials, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hila Epstein-BarashLaboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Gizem Orbey
Baris E Polat
Randy H Ewoldt
Jameel Feshitan
Robert Langer
Mark A Borden
Daniel S Kohane

Funding

Prolonged Duration Local AnesthesiaR01GM073626 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KOHANE, DANIEL S · 2006 to 2018
$4.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM073626NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM073626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here we develop an injectable composite system based for repeated ultrasound-triggered on-demand drug delivery. An in situ-cross-linking hydrogel maintains model drug (dye)-containing liposomes in close proximity to gas-filled microbubbles that serve to enhance release events induced by ultrasound application. Dye release is tunable by varying the proportions of the liposomal and microbubble components, as well as the duration and intensity of the ultrasound pulses in vitro. Dye is minimal at baseline. The composite shows minimal cytotoxicity in vitro, and benign tissue reaction after subcutaneous injection in rats. Ultrasound application also triggers drug release for two weeks after injection in vivo.

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SonicationAnimalsHydrogelsLiposomesMaleMiceMicrobubblesRatsHydrogelsLiposomes

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PMID20347484
PMCPMC3072837

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