Development of advanced drug-delivery strategies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, using focused ultrasound to enhance targeted therapeutic delivery in animal models.

Technological Facilities

  • Transducers operating at different frequencies for transcranial ultrasound applications in rodents;
  • Advanced systems for real-time monitoring, control and characterization of microbubble acoustic activity during FUS treatments;
  • Systems for continuous monitoring and recording of animals’ physiological state, enabling correlation with acoustic activity and treatment parameters.

Next research topic

Ultrasound deep-brain neurostimulation ↗