Cell & Bioscience (Jun 2021)

Artificial intelligence and guidance of medicine in the bubble

  • Asma Akbar,
  • Nagavalli Pillalamarri,
  • Sriya Jonnakuti,
  • Mujib Ullah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-021-00623-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Abstract Microbubbles are nanosized gas-filled bubbles. They are used in clinical diagnostics, in medical imaging, as contrast agents in ultrasound imaging, and as transporters for targeted drug delivery. They can also be used to treat thrombosis, neoplastic diseases, open arteries and vascular plaques and for localized transport of chemotherapies in cancer patients. Microbubbles can be filled with any type of therapeutics, cure agents, growth factors, extracellular vesicles, exosomes, miRNAs, and drugs. Microbubbles protect their cargo from immune attack because of their specialized encapsulated shell composed of lipid and protein. Filled with curative medicine, they could effectively circulate through the whole body safely and efficiently to reach the target area. The advanced bubble-based drug-delivery system, integrated with artificial intelligence for guidance, holds great promise for the targeted delivery of drugs and medicines.

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