Towards a multiphysics modelling framework for thermosensitive liposomal drug delivery to solid tumour combined with focused ultrasound hyperthermia

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摘要 Systemictoxicityandinsufficientdrugaccumulationatthetumours让earemainbarriersinchemotherapy.Thermosens让iveliposomes(TSL)combinedwithhighintensityfocusedultrasound(HIFU)hasemergedasapotentialsolutiontoovercomethesebarriersthroughtargeteddrugdeliveryandlocalisedrelease.Owingtothemultiplephysicalandbiochemicalprocessesinvolvedinthiscombinationtherapy,mathematicalmodellingbecomesanindispensabletoolfordetailedanalysisofthetransportprocessesandpredictionoftumourdruguptake.Tothisend,amultiphysicsmodelhasbeendevelopedtosimulatethetransportofchemotherapydrugsdeliveredthroughacombinedHIFU-TSLsystem.Allkeydeliveryprocessesareconsideredinthemodel;theseineludeinterstitialfluidflow,HIFUacoustics,bioheattransfer;drugreleaseandtransport,aswellastumourdruguptake.Thecapabilityofthemodelisdemonstratedthroughitsapplicationtoa2-Dprostatetumourmodelreconstructedfrommagneticresonanceimages.Ourresultsnotonlydemonstratethefeasibilityofthemodeltosimulatethiscombinationtherapy,butalsoconfirmtheadvantageofHIFU-TSLdrugdeliverysystemwithenhancementofdrugaccumulationintumourregionsandreductionofdrugavailabilityinnormaltissue.ThismultiphysicsmodellingframeworkcanserveasausefultooltoassistinthedesignofHIFU-TSLdrugdeliverysystemsandtreatmentregimenforimprovedanticancerefficacy.
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出版日期 2019年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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