Ultrasound-triggered local anaesthesia

On-demand relief of local pain would allow patients to control the timing, intensity and duration of nerve blocks in a safe and non-invasive manner. Ultrasound would be a suitable trigger for such a system, as it is in common clinical use and can penetrate deeply into the body. Here, we demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Rwei, Alina Y, Paris, Juan L., Wang, Bruce, Wang, Weiping, Axon, Christopher D., Vallet-Regí, María, Langer, Robert S, Kohane, Daniel S.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature America, Inc 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130004