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79
Citations
19524
World Ranking
578
National Ranking
197

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Paul A. Dayton is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Medicine, with a primary focus on Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main areas of study within their work include:

  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

Paul A. Dayton has published extensively, with notable recurring publication venues consisting of:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dayton include:

  • Super-resolution Ultrasound Imaging, 2020, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • Focused Ultrasound for Immunomodulation of the Tumor Microenvironment, 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • Nanoparticle Delivery of miR-122 Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis, 2021, Cancer Research
  • Nanodroplet-mediated catheter-directed sonothrombolysis of retracted blood clots, 2021, Microsystems & Nanoengineering
  • Non-invasive transcranial volumetric ultrasound localization microscopy of the rat brain with continuous, high volume-rate acquisition, 2023, Theranostics

Frequent collaborators in Dayton's research include:

  • Phillip G. Durham
  • Gianmarco Pinton
  • Virginie Papadopoulou
  • Xiaoning Jiang
  • Jinwook Kim

In 2018, Dayton was recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Experimental and theoretical evaluation of microbubble behavior: effect of transmitted phase and bubble size

    K.E. Morgan;J.S. Allen;P.A. Dayton;J.E. Chomas

  • Super-resolution Ultrasound Imaging.

    Kirsten Mia Christensen-Jeffries;Olivier Couture;Paul A. Dayton;Yonina C. Eldar

  • Mechanisms of contrast agent destruction

    J.E. Chomas;P. Dayton;J. Allen;K. Morgan

  • Acoustic radiation force in vivo: A mechanism to assist targeting of microbubbles

    Paul Dayton;Alexander Klibanov;Gary Brandenburger;Kathy Ferrara

  • Optical and acoustical observations of the effects of ultrasound on contrast agents

    P.A. Dayton;K.E. Morgan;A.L. Klibanov;G.H. Brandenburger

  • Threshold of fragmentation for ultrasonic contrast agents

    James E. Chomas;Paul A. Dayton;Donovan J. May;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • The magnitude of radiation force on ultrasound contrast agents

    Paul A. Dayton;John S. Allen;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • On-chip generation of microbubbles as a practical technology for manufacturing contrast agents for ultrasonic imaging.

    Kanaka Hettiarachchi;Esra Talu;Marjorie L. Longo;Paul A. Dayton

  • Influence of lipid shell physicochemical properties on ultrasound-induced microbubble destruction

    M.A. Borden;D.E. Kruse;C.F. Caskey;Shukui Zhao

  • Formulation and acoustic studies of a new phase-shift agent for diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound

    Paul S. Sheeran;Samantha Luois;Paul A. Dayton;Terry O. Matsunaga

  • Noninvasive Imaging of Inflammation by Ultrasound Detection of Phagocytosed Microbubbles

    Jonathan R. Lindner;Paul A. Dayton;Matthew P. Coggins;Klaus Ley

  • Targeted imaging using ultrasound.

    Paul A. Dayton;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • Ultrasound Radiation Force Enables Targeted Deposition of Model Drug Carriers loaded on Microbubbles

    Aaron F H Lum;Mark A Borden;Paul A Dayton;Dustin E Kruse

  • A preliminary evaluation of the effects of primary and secondary radiation forces on acoustic contrast agents

    P.A. Dayton;K.E. Morgan;A.L. Klibanov;G. Brandenburger

  • 3-D Ultrasound Localization Microscopy for Identifying Microvascular Morphology Features of Tumor Angiogenesis at a Resolution Beyond the Diffraction Limit of Conventional Ultrasound.

    Fanglue Lin;Sarah E. Shelton;David Espíndola;Juan D. Rojas

  • Phase-change contrast agents for imaging and therapy

    Paul S. Sheeran;Paul A. Dayton

  • Acoustically-Active Microbubbles Conjugated to Liposomes: Characterization of a Proposed Drug Delivery Vehicle

    Azadeh Kheirolomoom;Paul A. Dayton;Aaron F.H. Lum;Erika Little

  • Design of ultrasonically-activatable nanoparticles using low boiling point perfluorocarbons.

    Paul S. Sheeran;Samantha H. Luois;Lee B. Mullin;Terry O. Matsunaga

  • Decafluorobutane as a phase-change contrast agent for low-energy extravascular ultrasonic imaging.

    Paul S. Sheeran;Vincent P. Wong;Samantha Luois;Ryan J. McFarland

  • Optical observation of lipid- and polymer-shelled ultrasound microbubble contrast agents

    Susannah H. Bloch;Mingxi Wan;Paul A. Dayton;Katherine W. Ferrara

  • A method for radiation-force localized drug delivery using gas-filled lipospheres

    M.J. Shortencarier;P.A. Dayton;S.H. Bloch;P.A. Schumann

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine W. Ferrara
Katherine W. Ferrara Stanford University
Xiaoning Jiang
Xiaoning Jiang North Carolina State University
Abraham P. Lee
Abraham P. Lee University of California, Irvine
F. Stuart Foster
F. Stuart Foster University of Toronto
Scott I. Simon
Scott I. Simon University of California, Davis
Alexander L. Klibanov
Alexander L. Klibanov University of Virginia
Ayache Bouakaz
Ayache Bouakaz François Rabelais University
Zhen Xu
Zhen Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Elisa E. Konofagou
Elisa E. Konofagou Columbia University
Omer Oralkan
Omer Oralkan North Carolina State University

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