sonosensitizer

sonosensitizer

English

Etymology

sono- +‎ sensitizer

Noun

sonosensitizer (plural sonosensitizers)

1. Anything that sensitizes something to the effects of sound, but especially to sonodynamic therapy
   • 2015 September 15, “Apoptosis-Promoting Effects of Hematoporphyrin Monomethyl Ether-Sonodynamic Therapy (HMME-SDT) on Endometrial Cancer”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0137980:

     Among diverse chemical agents applied in SDT, hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) is particular popular as a sonosensitizer due to its optimal optical properties and satisfactory preferential retention in tissue [11 ].