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Ultrasound-mediated transdermal drug delivery: Mechanisms, scope, and emerging trends

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dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.contributor Polat, Baris E.
dc.contributor Hart, Douglas
dc.contributor Langer, Robert
dc.contributor Blankschtein, Daniel
dc.creator Polat, Baris E.
dc.creator Hart, Douglas
dc.creator Langer, Robert
dc.creator Blankschtein, Daniel
dc.date 2015-10-13T17:51:25Z
dc.date 2015-10-13T17:51:25Z
dc.date 2011-01
dc.date 2010-10
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:10:28Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:10:28Z
dc.identifier 01683659
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99225
dc.identifier Polat, Baris E., Douglas Hart, Robert Langer, and Daniel Blankschtein. “Ultrasound-Mediated Transdermal Drug Delivery: Mechanisms, Scope, and Emerging Trends.” Journal of Controlled Release 152, no. 3 (June 2011): 330–348.
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8924-0849
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-415X
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4255-0492
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/279029
dc.description The use of ultrasound for the delivery of drugs to, or through, the skin is commonly known as sonophoresis or phonophoresis. The use of therapeutic and high frequencies of ultrasound (≥ 0.7 MHz) for sonophoresis (HFS) dates back to as early as the 1950s, while low-frequency sonophoresis (LFS, 20–100 kHz) has only been investigated significantly during the past two decades. Although HFS and LFS are similar because they both utilize ultrasound to increase the skin penetration of permeants, the mechanisms associated with each physical enhancer are different. Specifically, the location of cavitation and the extent to which each process can increase skin permeability are quite dissimilar. Although the applications of both technologies are different, they each have strengths that could allow them to improve current methods of local, regional, and systemic drug delivery. In this review, we will discuss the mechanisms associated with both HFS and LFS, specifically concentrating on the key mechanistic differences between these two skin treatment methods. Background on the relevant physics associated with ultrasound transmitted through aqueous media will also be discussed, along with implications of these phenomena on sonophoresis. Finally, a thorough review of the literature is included, dating back to the first published reports of sonophoresis, including a discussion of emerging trends in the field.
dc.description National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant EB-00351)
dc.description Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Grant DAAD-19-02-D-002)
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.01.006
dc.relation Journal of Controlled Release
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.source PMC
dc.title Ultrasound-mediated transdermal drug delivery: Mechanisms, scope, and emerging trends
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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