Issue 9, 2020

The bright side of sound: perspectives on the biomedical application of sonoluminescence

Abstract

Light is a physical phenomenon that is very important to human life, and has been investigated in its nature, behaviour and properties throughout human history although the most impressive improvements in the use of light in human activities, and of course in medicine, began just two centuries ago. However, despite the enormous progress in diagnosis, therapy and surgery to assess health and treat diseases, the delivery of light sources in vivo remains a challenge. In this regard, several strategies have been developed to overcome this drawback, the most interesting of which is the involvement of ultrasound. In this review, the authors examine how ultrasound may improve light delivery in vivo with a special emphasis on one of the most intriguing ultrasound-mediated phenomena called sonoluminescence, which is the conversion of mechanical ultrasound energy into light.

Graphical abstract: The bright side of sound: perspectives on the biomedical application of sonoluminescence

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
07 4 2020
Accepted
13 7 2020
First published
13 7 2020

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020,19, 1114-1121

The bright side of sound: perspectives on the biomedical application of sonoluminescence

R. Canaparo, F. Foglietta, F. Giuntini, A. Francovich and L. Serpe, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, 19, 1114 DOI: 10.1039/D0PP00133C

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