Ultrasound activated nanosensitizers for sonodynamic therapy and theranostics

Biomed Mater. 2021 Feb 24;16(2):022008. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/abd382.

Abstract

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a promising non-invasive therapeutic modality with an extensive application prospect. Due to the engineerable nature of nanotechnology, nanosensitizers with predominant advantages of increased SDT efficacy and targeting specificity have attracted more and more research recently. In this review, we introduce the current investigations of nanosonosensitizers and focus on the potential strategies on nanoparticles-assisted sonosensitizers to enhance SDT efficacy. We extensively discuss the biomedical applications of ultrasound activated nanosonosensitizers in SDT and theranostics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Humans
  • Liposomes / chemistry
  • Mice
  • Nanomedicine / instrumentation*
  • Nanomedicine / methods*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Particle Size
  • Porphyrins / chemistry
  • Precision Medicine / instrumentation*
  • Precision Medicine / methods
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / chemistry
  • Ultrasonic Therapy / methods*

Substances

  • Liposomes
  • Porphyrins
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium