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Overview

Nico de Jong is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans engineering and medicine, with a focused expertise in biomedical engineering and medical imaging technologies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

De Jong's work centers on several key topics such as:

  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on ultrasound imaging and related biomedical applications. Notable papers include:

  • "Opening of endothelial cell-cell contacts due to sonoporation," 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • "4-D Echo-Particle Image Velocimetry in a Left Ventricular Phantom," 2020, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • "High-Resolution Imaging of Intracellular Calcium Fluctuations Caused by Oscillating Microbubbles," 2020, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • "Motion-compensated noninvasive periodontal health monitoring using handheld and motor-based photoacoustic-ultrasound imaging systems," 2021, Biomedical Optics Express
  • "Internalization of targeted microbubbles by endothelial cells and drug delivery by pores and tunnels," 2022, Journal of Controlled Release

The venues where de Jong regularly publishes reflect a strong focus on ultrasound technology and acoustics:

  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • Journal of Controlled Release

Collaboration is a substantial part of de Jong's scholarly activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Martin D. Verweij
  • Hendrik J. Vos
  • Antonius F.W. van der Steen
  • Klazina Kooiman
  • Johan G. Bosch

De Jong's body of work integrates engineering principles with medical applications, emphasizing noninvasive imaging techniques and therapeutic ultrasound. Their research outputs contribute to understanding and advancing technologies in ultrasound imaging, cavitation effects, and targeted drug delivery methods.

Best Publications

  • A model for large amplitude oscillations of coated bubbles accounting for buckling and rupture

    Philippe Marmottant;Philippe Marmottant;Sander van der Meer;Marcia Emmer;Michel Versluis

  • Vibrating microbubbles poking individual cells: drug transfer into cells via sonoporation.

    Annemieke van Wamel;Klazina Kooiman;Miranda Harteveld;Marcia Emmer

  • Sonoporation from Jetting Cavitation Bubbles

    Claus-Dieter Ohl;Manish Arora;Roy Ikink;Nico de Jong

  • Ultrasound and Microbubble-Targeted Delivery of Macromolecules Is Regulated by Induction of Endocytosis and Pore Formation

    Bernadet D.M. Meijering;Lynda J.M. Juffermans;Annemieke van Wamel;Robert H. Henning

  • Ultrasound contrast imaging: current and new potential methods

    Peter J.A Frinking;Ayache Bouakaz;Johan Kirkhorn;Folkert J Ten Cate

  • Acoustic behavior of microbubbles and implications for drug delivery

    K. Kooiman;H.J. Vos;Michel Versluis;N. de Jong

  • Microbubble spectroscopy of ultrasound contrast agents

    Sander M. van der Meer;Benjamin Dollet;Marco M. Voormolen;Chien T. Chin

  • Basic acoustic properties of microbubbles.

    Nico de Jong;Ayache Bouakaz;Peter Frinking

  • Ultrasound-induced encapsulated microbubble phenomena.

    Michiel Postema;Annemieke van Wamel;Charles T. Lancée;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong

  • Attenuation and Size Distribution Measurements of Definity™ and Manipulated Definity™ Populations

    David E. Goertz;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong;Antonius F.W. van der Steen

  • Brandaris 128: A digital 25 million frames per second camera with 128 highly sensitive frames

    Chien Ting Chin;Charles Lancée;Jerome Borsboom;Frits Mastik

  • Super harmonic imaging: a new imaging technique for improved contrast detection.

    Ayache Bouakaz;Sigmund Frigstad;Folkert J Ten Cate;Nico de Jong

  • Ultrasound and microbubble mediated drug delivery: acoustic pressure as determinant for uptake via membrane pores or endocytosis.

    Ine De Cock;Elisa Zagato;Kevin Braeckmans;Ying Luan

  • High-speed optical observations of contrast agent destruction.

    Ayache Bouakaz;Michel Versluis;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong

  • Ultrasonic characterization of ultrasound contrast agents

    Nico de Jong;Marcia Emmer;Annemieke van Wamel;Michel Versluis

  • "Compression-only" behavior of phospholipid-coated contrast bubbles.

    Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong;Marcia Emmer;Chien Ting Chin;Ayache Bouakaz

  • Detection procedures of ultrasound contrast agents.

    Nico de Jong;Peter J.A Frinking;Ayache Bouakaz;Folkert J Ten Cate

  • Acoustic modeling of shell-encapsulated gas bubbles

    Peter J.A. Frinking;Nico de Jong

  • Nonlinear shell behavior of phospholipid-coated microbubbles.

    Marlies Overvelde;Valeria Garbin;Jeroen Sijl;Benjamin Dollet

  • Micromanipulation of endothelial cells: ultrasound-microbubble-cell interaction.

    Annemieke van Wamel;Ayache Bouakaz;Michel Versluis;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong

  • Acoustic droplet vaporization is initiated by superharmonic focusing

    Oleksandr Shpak;Martin Verweij;Hendrik J. Vos;Hendrik J. Vos;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong

  • Sonoporation of endothelial cells by vibrating targeted microbubbles.

    Klazina Kooiman;Miranda Foppen-Harteveld;Antonius F.W. van der Steen;Nico de Jong;Nico de Jong

  • Harmonic imaging for ultrasound contrast agents

    N. de Jong;A. Bouakaz;P. Frinking

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonius F.W. van der Steen
Antonius F.W. van der Steen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Michel Versluis
Michel Versluis University of Twente
Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Ayache Bouakaz
Ayache Bouakaz François Rabelais University
Jos R.T.C. Roelandt
Jos R.T.C. Roelandt Erasmus University Rotterdam
Philippe Marmottant
Philippe Marmottant Grenoble Alpes University
Johan H. C. Reiber
Johan H. C. Reiber Leiden University Medical Center
Sascha Hilgenfeldt
Sascha Hilgenfeldt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Piero Tortoli
Piero Tortoli University of Florence
Stefan Klein
Stefan Klein Erasmus University Rotterdam

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