Piezoelectric Nanomaterials Activated by Ultrasound in Disease Treatment

• Published in: Pharmaceutics Vol. 15; no. 5; p. 1338
• Main Authors: Yang, Shiyuan, Wang, Yuan, Liang, Xiaolong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.04.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Charged particles; Composite materials; Electric fields; Electricity; Electrodes; Energy; Health aspects; Microscopy; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nervous system diseases; Permeability; Physical properties; Physiology; piezoelectric nanomaterials; Polymers; Review; therapy; Ultrasonic imaging; ultrasound; therapy; ultrasound; piezoelectric nanomaterials

Electric stimulation has been used in changing the morphology, status, membrane permeability, and life cycle of cells to treat certain diseases such as trauma, degenerative disease, tumor, and infection. To minimize the side effects of invasive electric stimulation, recent studies attempt to apply u...