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  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Ultrasound Technology

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  • Tissue engineering often requires precise delivery of multiple growth factors.
  • Conventional hydrogels lack spatiotemporal control over growth factor release.
  • Existing methods cannot actively manage growth factor release post-implantation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and characterize acoustically-responsive scaffolds (ARSs) for controlled, sequential payload release.
  • To investigate the use of ultrasound to trigger payload release from ARSs.
  • To assess the potential of ARSs for applications in tissue regeneration.

Main Methods:

  • ARSs were fabricated using fibrin scaffolds doped with sonosensitive emulsions of perfluorocarbons.
  • Payload release was triggered and controlled using focused, megahertz-range ultrasound.
  • Sequential release of two fluorescent payloads was achieved by varying acoustic pressures.
  • Emulsion stability and acoustic properties were analyzed in relation to perfluorocarbon type and volume fraction.

Main Results:

  • ARSs enabled non-invasive, on-demand release of payloads via ultrasound.
  • Sequential release of two distinct payloads was successfully demonstrated.
  • Payload release kinetics followed a sigmoidal trend with increasing acoustic pressure.
  • Perfluoropentane and perfluorohexane emulsions showed enhanced stability when co-formulated with perfluoroheptane.

Conclusions:

  • ARSs offer a novel platform for spatiotemporally controlled, sequential delivery of therapeutic agents.
  • This technology has significant potential for advancing regenerative medicine strategies.
  • ARSs provide a tunable system for precise control over payload release dynamics.