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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Nikolaos S. Soukos, Revere, MA (US);
Shun Lee, Arlington, VA (US);
Apostolos G. Doukas, Belmont, MA (US);
Nikolaos S. Soukos, Revere, MA (US);
Shun Lee, Arlington, VA (US);
Apostolos G. Doukas, Belmont, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods for permeabilizing biofilms using stress waves are described. The methods involve applying one or more stress waves to a biofilm, e.g., on a surface of a device or food item, or on a tissue surface in a patient, and then inducing stress waves to create transient increases in the permeability of the biofilm. The increased permeability facilitates delivery of compounds, such as antimicrobial or therapeutic agents into and through the biofilm.
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