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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Precise Ultrasound Neuromodulation in a Deep Brain Region Using Nano Gas Vesicles as Actuators.

Xuandi Hou, Zhihai Qiu, Quanxiang Xian, Shashwati Kala, Jianing Jing, Kin Fung Wong, Jiejun Zhu, Jinghui Guo, Ting Zhu, Minyi Yang and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Targeted Mechanogenetics to Modulate Specific Deep Neural Circuits.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Sono-Mechanogenetics: Linking Ultrasound Physics With Cellular Mechanobiology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. UltrasensitiveAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuandi HouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-9718-6539
Zhihai QiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Quanxiang XianDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Shashwati KalaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Jianing JingDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Kin Fung WongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Jiejun ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Jinghui GuoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Ting ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Minyi YangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Lei SunDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

Funding

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 1-BBAUHong Kong Polytechnic University 1-ZE1KHong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 15102417Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 15104520Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund 15326416Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong Kong MRP/018/18XScience and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province 2018B030331001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound is a promising new modality for non-invasive neuromodulation. Applied transcranially, it can be focused down to the millimeter or centimeter range. The ability to improve the treatment's spatial resolution to a targeted brain region could help to improve its effectiveness, depending upon the application. The present paper details a neurostimulation scheme using gas-filled nanostructures, gas vesicles (GVs), as actuators for improving the efficacy and precision of ultrasound stimuli. Sonicated primary neurons display dose-dependent, repeatable Ca

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PMID34546652
PMCPMC8564444
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