Wednesday 27 August 2014

New Non-Invasive Technique Controls the Size of Molecules Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB)

Dr. Elisa Konofagou, professor of biomedical engineering and radiology at iColumbia University/i, has shown for the first time that the size of molecules crossing the blood brain barrier (BBB) can be manipulated through acoustic pressure produced by an ultrasound beam. Delivering drugs to the brain is extremely difficult as most small molecules and all large molecules cannot cross. Konofagou combined microbubbles, bubbles with lipid ...

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