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State-of-the-art materials for ultrasound-triggered drug delivery.

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The mechanisms of interaction between drug carriers and ultrasound waves, including cavitation, streaming and hyperthermia, are described and how those interactions can promote drug release and tissue uptake are described.
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This article is published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.The article was published on 2014-06-15 and is currently open access. It has received 345 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug carrier & Targeted drug delivery.

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