Review Article

Ultrasound-Mediated Local Drug and Gene Delivery Using Nanocarriers

Figure 5

Ultrasound-mediated drug release from eLiposomes. (a) Under the action of low-pressure ultrasound, the droplet vaporizes and expands, breaking the bilayer membrane and leading to release of the contents; this expansion stretches and tears the bilayer membrane (b) or results in cracking into small pieces [23].
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