Comprehensive review on ultrasound-responsive theranostic nanomaterials: mechanisms, structures and medical applications

Sepand Tehrani Fateh, Lida Moradi, Elmira Kohan, Michael R. Hamblin and Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 808–862. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.64

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Comprehensive review on ultrasound-responsive theranostic nanomaterials: mechanisms, structures and medical applications
Sepand Tehrani Fateh, Lida Moradi, Elmira Kohan, Michael R. Hamblin and Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 808–862. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.64

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Tehrani Fateh, S.; Moradi, L.; Kohan, E.; Hamblin, M. R.; Shiralizadeh Dezfuli, A. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 808–862. doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.64

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