Mechanisms of microbubble mediated drug delivery
Aron MM., Pereno V., Carugo D., Vince OF., Kuimova MK., de la Serna JB., Sezgin E., Eggeling C., Stride E.
There is now a substantial literature demonstrating the potential of surfactant stabilised microbubbles as drug delivery agents; particularly in combination with therapeutic ultrasound. Microbubbles provide a means of encapsulating drugs to avoid interaction with healthy tissue.