Targeted and reversible blood-retinal barrier disruption via focused ultrasound and microbubbles.

The blood-retinal barrier (BRB) prevents most systemically-administered drugs from reaching the retina. This study investigated whether burst ultrasound applied with a circulating microbubble agent can disrupt the BRB, providing a noninvasive method for the targeted delivery of systemically administ...

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Main Authors: Juyoung Park, Yongzhi Zhang, Natalia Vykhodtseva, James D Akula, Nathan J McDannold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418291?pdf=render