Prof. Dr. Dr. Helmut Ermert
Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), University Hospital Erlangen

Prof. Dr. Dr. Helmut Ermert
Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), University Hospital Erlangen
Application of ultrasound for drug carrier monitoring and remote drug release for nanoparticle mediated drug delivery concepts in tumor therapy
Research projects
- Studies on the development and characterization of sonosensitive organic nanoparticles for an ultrasound controlled, local release of pharmaceutical agents (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/399327646)
- Ultrasound methods for quantitative imaging of the distribution of magnetic nanoparticles in biological tissue in connection with drug delivery concepts and magnetic hyperthermia for localized tumor treatment (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/452821018)
No projects found.
2025
- Huber, C., Dorsch, N., Ermert, H., Vossiek, M., Ullmann, I., & Lyer, S. (2025). Coherence Factor Weighted Third Degree Delay Multiply and Sum Passive Cavitation Mapping for Magnetic Nanoparticle Visualization. In IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. Utrecht, NL: IEEE Computer Society.
- Huber, C., Dorsch, N., Ermert, H., Vossiek, M., Ullmann, I., & Lyer, S. (2025). Passive cavitation mapping for biomedical applications using higher order delay multiply and sum beamformer with linear complexity. Ultrasonics, 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2025.107653
- Huber, C., Heim, C., Rupitsch, S.J., Ermert, H., Ullmann, I., & Lyer, S. (2025). Utilizing Global Time-Delay Estimation for Axial and Lateral Displacement Computation in Magnetomotive Ultrasound. In Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS. Kopenhagen, DK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Huber, C., Therre-Mohr, S., Hageroth, L., Heim, C., Rupitsch, S.J., Ermert, H.,... Lyer, S. (2025). 3D Magnetomotive Ultrasound using a Matrix Transducer to Visualize the Distribution of Magnetic Nanoparticles. In IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. Utrecht, NLD, NL: IEEE Computer Society.
2024
- Heim, C., Huber, C., Ermert, H., Ullmann, I., Saleem, T., Lyer, S., & Rupitsch, S.J. (2024). Modelling and Construction of Complex Shaped Polyvinyl Alcohol based Ultrasound Phantoms for Inverse Magnetomotive Ultrasound Imaging. In Tagungsband 22. GMA/ITG-Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme 2024. Nürnberg, DE.
- Huber, C., Hageroth, L., Meyer, C., Ermert, H., Ullmann, I., Vossiek, M., & Lyer, S. (2024). Ultrasound-Induced Stable and Inertial Cavitation of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10, 328-331. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2080
- Huber, C., Heim, C., Ermert, H., Rupitsch, S.J., Ullmann, I., Vossiek, M., & Lyer, S. (2024). Ultrasound Phantom of a Carotid Bifurcation Tumor Using Multiple 3D Printed Soluble Filaments. In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI). Athen, GR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc..
- Huber, C., Heim, C., Li, J., Ermert, H., Rupitsch, S.J., Ullmann, I., & Lyer, S. (2024). Magnetomotive Displacement of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Different Tissue Phantoms. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 10, 324-327. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2079
- Huber, C., Lahmadi, W., Alballa, A., Heim, C., Rupitsch, S.J., Ermert, H.,... Lyer, S. (2024). Water-soluble filament in multifilament approach for ultrasound phantom fabrication. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine. https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2024.24091793
- Huber, C., Müller, M.S., Ermert, H., Heim, C., Rupitsch, S.J., Ullmann, I., & Lyer, S. (2024). Magnetically Enhanced Ultrasound Strain Elastography to Visualize Magnetic Nanoparticles. In 22. GMA/ITG-Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme 2024. Nürnberg, DE.
- Huber, C., Pavan, T.Z., Ullmann, I., Heim, C., Rupitsch, S.J., Vossiek, M.,... Lyer, S. (2024). A Review on Ultrasound-based Methods to Image the Distribution of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2024.10.007
2023
- George, B., Wittenbrink, M., Rupitsch, S.J., Savešk, U., Koh, C., Fischer, D., & Ermert, H. (2023). Prototype of a Coupling Device to Investigate Focused Ultrasound-Induced Inertial Cavitation for Drug Delivery Applications. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 9(1), 162-165. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2023-1041
- Huber, C., El Aawar, K., Ullmann, I., Lyer, S., & Ermert, H. (2023). Visualization of Magnetic Nanoparticles by Ultrasound Strain Imaging. In Proceedings of the SMSI 2023 Conference – Sensor and Measurement Science International (pp. 344 - 345). Nürnberg, DE: Wunstorf: AMA Service GmbH.
2022
- Huber, C., George, B., Rupitsch, S.J., Ermert, H., Ullmann, I., Vossiek, M., & Lyer, S. (2022). Ultrasound-Mediated Cavitation of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(2), 568-571. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1145
2021
- Fink, M., Rupitsch, S.J., Lyer, S., & Ermert, H. (2021). Quantitative Determination of Local Density of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Used for Drug Targeting Employing Inverse Magnetomotive Ultrasound. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2021.3068791
- George, B., Savsek, U., Fischer, D., Ermert, H., & Rupitsch, S.J. (2021). Investigation of Inertial Cavitation of Sonosensitive and Biocompatible Nanoparticles in Flow - Through Tissue- Mimicking Phantoms Employing Focused Ultrasound. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(2), 163-166. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2042
2020
- Fink, M., Rupitsch, S., Ermert, H., & Lyer, S. (2020). In Vivo Study on Magnetomotive Ultrasound Imaging in the Framework of Nanoparticle based Magnetic Drug Targeting. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-3139
- George, B., Lehner, M., Fink, M., Rupitsch, S., Hiltl, P.-T., Savsek, U.,... Ermert, H. (2020). Determination of the Cavitation Pressure Threshold in Focused Ultrasound Wave Fields applied to Sonosensitive, Biocompatible Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications. In Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 2020. Leipzig.