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• Ultrasound and microbubble-targeted delivery of macromolecules is regulated by induction of endocytosis and pore formation.

  Contrast microbubbles in combination with ultrasound (US) are promising vehicles for local drug and gene delivery. However, the exact mechanisms behin…

  Authors: Bernadet D M Meijering, Lynda J M Juffermans, Annemieke van Wamel, Rob H Henning, Inge S Zuhorn, Marcia Emmer, Amanda M G Versteilen, Walter J Paulus, Wiek H van Gilst, Klazina Kooiman,…

  Source: Circulation research. 2009 Mar 13

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• Optimization of ultrasound and microbubbles targeted gene delivery to cultured primary endothelial cells.

  Ultrasound and microbubbles targeted gene delivery (UMTGD) is a promising technique for local gene delivery. As the endothelium is a primary target fo…

  Authors: Bernadet D M Meijering, Robert H Henning, Wiek H Van Gilst, Ivana Gavrilovic, Annemieke Van Wamel, Leo E Deelman

  Source: Journal of drug targeting. 2007 Dec

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• High-speed photography during ultrasound illustrates potential therapeutic applications of microbubbles.

  Ultrasound contrast agents consist of microscopically small encapsulated bubbles that oscillate upon insonification. To enhance diagnostic ultrasound …

  Authors: Michiel Postema, Annemieke van Wamel, Folkert J ten Cate, Nico de Jong

  Source: Medical physics. 2005 Dec

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• Ultrasonic characterization of ultrasound contrast agents.

  The main constituent of an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) is gas-filled microbubbles. An average UCA contains billions per ml. These microbubbles are…

  Authors: Nico de Jong, Marcia Emmer, Annemieke van Wamel, Michel Versluis

  Source: Medical & biological engineering & computing. 2009 Aug

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• Increasing the endothelial layer permeability through ultrasound-activated microbubbles.

  Drug delivery to a diseased tissue will be more efficient if the vascular endothelial permeability is increased. Recent studies have shown that the pe…

  Authors: Klazina Kooiman, Marcia Emmer, Miranda Foppen-Harteveld, Annemieke van Wamel, Nico de Jong

  Source: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 2010 Jan

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• Clinical relevance of pressure-dependent scattering at low acoustic pressures.

  Recent optical and acoustical studies have shown a threshold behaviour in the response of phospholipid-coated contrast agents, for a certain range of …

  Authors: Marcia Emmer, Hendrik J Vos, Annemieke van Wamel, Dave E Goertz, Michel Versluis, Nico de Jong

  Source: Ultrasonics. 2007 Dec

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• Pressure-dependent attenuation and scattering of phospholipid-coated microbubbles at low acoustic pressures.

  Previous optical studies have shown threshold behavior of single-contrast agent microbubbles. Below the acoustic pressure threshold, phospholipid-coat…

  Authors: Marcia Emmer, Hendrik J Vos, David E Goertz, Annemieke van Wamel, Michel Versluis, Nico de Jong

  Source: Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2009 Jan

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• Nitric oxide delivery by ultrasonic cracking: some limitations.

  Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in smooth muscle relaxation. Its use has been widespread in cardiology. Due to the effective scavenging of NO by…

  Authors: Michiel Postema, Ayache Bouakaz, Folkert J ten Cate, Georg Schmitz, Nico de Jong, Annemieke van Wamel

  Source: Ultrasonics. 2006 Dec 22

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• The onset of microbubble vibration.

  A linear relationship between the relative expansion of an off-resonance ultrasound contrast microbubble and low acoustic pressures is expected. In th…

  Authors: Marcia Emmer, Annemieke van Wamel, Dave E Goertz, Nico de Jong

  Source: Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2007 Jun

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• Single versus triple daily activation of the distractor: no significant effects of frequency of distraction on bone regenerate quantity and architecture.

  OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of two different frequencies of distraction on the quantity and architecture of bone regenerate using micro-computed t…

  Authors: Urville Mardijanto Djasim, Eppo Bonne Wolvius, Johan Wilhelm Van Neck, Annemieke Van Wamel, Harrie Weinans, Karel George Hendrik Van Der Wal

  Source: Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. 2008 Apr

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