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