Tiny bubbles get past blood-brain barrier for targeted drug delivery

The blood-brain barrier plays an important role in protecting the human brain from harmful toxins. But it also stops potentially helpful drugs from reaching the brain. Now, researchers believe that tiny bubbles loaded with drugs and delivered using ultrasound could overcome the obstacles presented by the protective network of vessels.

Researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Twente have developed an in vitro experimental platform that they believe could aid investigations into the way the blood-brain barrier opens, how long it takes to close again and the sounds given off as it opens.

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