Primary Research Area:

Biomedical Engineering including Biomedical Imaging, Medical Imaging, Medical Instrumentation

Intelligent Systems and Bioengineering including Medical Devices

Education:

B.S. Physics, Villanova University
B.S. Comprehensive Science, Villanova University
M.E. Electrical Engineering, The University of Virginia
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Virginia

About Paul Dayton:

Prior to joining the UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2007, Dr. Dayton was research faculty at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Dayton's research interests currently involve applications of ultrasound for molecular imaging and therapeutics. Other interests include contrast agents, image and signal processing, drug delivery, bioeffects, high-speed optical imaging, medical devices, and experimental system design. Dr. Dayton is Associate Editor for the journal Molecular Imaging.

Recent Publications:

1. Borden MA, Sarantos MR, Stieger SM, Simon SI, Ferrara KW, Dayton PA. “Ultrasound radiation force modulates ligand availability on targeted contrast agents.” Mol Imaging. 2006 Jul;5(3):139-47 [ Related link ]
2. Dayton PA, Rychak JJ. “Molecular ultrasound imaging using microbubble contrast agents.” Front Biosci. 2007 Sep 1;12:5124-42 [ Related link ]
3. Talu E, Hettiarachchi K, Zhao S, Powell RL, Lee AP, Longo ML, Dayton PA. “Tailoring the size distribution of ultrasound contrast agents: possible method for improving sensitivity in molecular imaging.” Mol Imaging. 2007 Nov-Dec;6(6):384-92 [ Related link ]
4. Talu E, Powell RL, Longo ML, Dayton PA, “Needle size and injection rate impact microbubble contrast agent population” Ultrasound Med Biol. 2008 Feb 22; [Epub ahead of print] [ Related link ]
5. Stieger SM, Dayton PA, Borden MA, Caskey CF, Griffey SM, Wisner ER, Ferrara KW, “Imaging of angiogenesis using Cadence contrast pulse sequencing and targeted contrast agents.” Contrast Media Mol Imaging. 2008 Jan;3(1):9-18. [ Related link ]

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