Peer-Reviewed Publications

Here you will find links and references to my recent publications. Explore the different projects and studies I have conducted, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in potential collaboration.

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12. Castillo, J. I. ^||; Navarro-Becerra,J.A.^||; Angelini, I.; Kokoshinskiy, M.; Borden, M. A. Frequency-Selective Microbubble Targeting In Vitro: A Step Toward Multicolor Ultrasound Molecular Imaging. ACS Appl. Bio Mater.2025, 8 (3), 2128–2140. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.4c01699.

11. Navarro-Becerra, J. A.*; Castillo, J. I.; Borden, M.A. The Effect of Poly(ethylene glycol) Configuration on Microbubble Pharmacokinetics. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01764.

10. Navarro-Becerra, J.A.; Borden, M.A. Targeted Microbubbles for Drug, Gene and Cell Delivery in Therapy and Immunotherapy. Pharmaceutics 2023, 15, 1625. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15061625.

9. Durham, P. G.; Upadhyay, A.; Navarro-Becerra, J. A.; Moon, R. E.; Borden, M. A.; Dayton, P. A.; Papadopoulou, V. Effect of Anesthetic Carrier Gas on In Vivo Circulation Times of Intravenously Administered Phospholipid Oxygen Microbubbles in Rats. Ultrasound Medicine & Biology 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.04.016.

8. Navarro-Becerra, J. A. ^||; Castillo, J. I. ^||; Di Ruzza, F.; Borden, M.A. Monodispersity Increases Adhesion Efficiency and Specificity for Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubbles. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2023, 9 (2), 991–1001. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00528. Selected as front cover.

7. Myers, J.Z.; Navarro-Becerra, J. A.; Borden, M. A. Nanobubbles are Non-Echogenic for Fundamental-Mode Contrast- Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging. ACS Bioconjugate Chemistry 2022, 33 (6), 1106–1113. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00155.

6. Navarro-Becerra, J. A.; Song, K.-H.; Martinez, P.; Borden, M. A. Microbubble Size and Dose Effects on Pharmacokinetics. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2022, 8 (4), 1686–1695. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00043.

5. Inzunza-Ibarra, M. A.; Navarro-Becerra, J. A.; Narumanchi, V.; Bottenus, N.; Murray, T. W.;Borden, M. A. Enhanced Visibility through Microbubble- Induced Photoacoustic Fluctuation Imaging. JASA Express Letters 2022, 2 (1), 012001. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0009129. Selected as front cover.

4. Franco-Urquijo, C. A.; Navarro-Becerra, J. Á.; Ríos, A.; Escalante, B. Release of Vascular Agonists from Liposome-Microbubble Conjugate by Ultrasound Mediated Microbubble Destruction: Effect on Vascular Function. Drug Deliv. and Transl. Res. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-021-00994-7.

3. Navarro-Becerra, J. A.; Franco-Urquijo, C. A.; Ríos, A.; Escalante, B. Localized Delivery of Caveolin-1 Peptide Assisted by Ultrasound Mediated Microbubble Destruction Potentiates the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide- Dependent Vasodilation Response. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 2021, 47 (6), 1559–1572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.02.003.

2. Navarro-Becerra, J. A.*; Caballero-Robledo, G. A.; Franco-Urquijo, C. A.; Ríos, A.; Escalante, B. Functional Activity and Endothelial-Lining Integrity of Ex Vivo Arteries Exposed to Ultrasound-Mediated Microbubble Destruction. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 2020, 46(9), 2335–2348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.05.004.

1. Vega-Carrillo, H. R.; Navarro Becerra, J. A.; Pérez Arrieta, M. L.; Pérez-Landeros, L. H. Doses in Sensitive Organs during Prostate Treatment with a 60Co Unit. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 2014, 83, 227–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.05.003.