Researchers use ultrasound to create light inside the body
A new technique from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Guosong Hong, Jun Ding, Xiaoke Chen, and Michael Lin, with co-authors Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Marigold Malinao and Stanford Bio-X Fellow Nicholas Rommelfanger and lead author Dr. Shan Jiang - using ultrasound waves to activate light-emitting nanoparticles - could be used to manipulate cell signals or facilitate light-based medical treatments in the future. The work was partially supported by Bio-X Seed Grants: Label-free and transgene-free detection of neurotransmitters in the enteric nervous system with ultraflexible intraplexus electronics and Ultrasound-controlled in vivo gene editing via photoswitchable CRISPR-Cas9.
