The interaction of nanoparticles with directed energy is a novel application in targeted drug delivery. This chapter focuses on perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions, whose action in drug delivery depends on the ultrasound-triggered phase shift from liquid to gaseous state. These nanoemulsions have great potential for unloading encapsulated drugs at a desired time and location in the body in response to directed ultrasound. In addition, they actively alter their nano-environment for enhancing drug transport through various biological barriers to sites of action, which significantly enhances therapeutic outcome.
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Rapoport, N. (2016). Drug-loaded perfluorocarbon nanodroplets for ultrasound-mediated drug delivery. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 880, 221–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22536-4_13
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