Tweel, James E. D.
Ecclestone, Benjamin R.
Tummon Simmons, James A.
Haji Reza, Parsin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (DGECR-2019-00143, RGPIN2019-06134, DH-2023-00371)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (DGECR-2019-00143, RGPIN2019-06134, DH-2023-00371)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (DGECR-2019-00143, RGPIN2019-06134, DH-2023-00371)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (DGECR-2019-00143, RGPIN2019-06134, DH-2023-00371)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (JELF #38000)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (JELF #38000)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (JELF #38000)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (JELF #38000)
Mitacs Accelerate (IT13594)
Mitacs Accelerate (IT13594)
Mitacs Accelerate (IT13594)
Mitacs Accelerate (IT13594)
University of Waterloo Startup funds
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB Seed fund)
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB Seed fund)
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB Seed fund)
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB Seed fund)
illumiSonics (SRA #083181)
illumiSonics (SRA #083181)
illumiSonics (SRA #083181)
illumiSonics (SRA #083181)
New Frontiers in Research Fund -- Exploration (NFRFE-2019-01012)
New Frontiers in Research Fund -- Exploration (NFRFE-2019-01012)
New Frontiers in Research Fund -- Exploration (NFRFE-2019-01012)
New Frontiers in Research Fund -- Exploration (NFRFE-2019-01012)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR PJT 185984)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR PJT 185984)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR PJT 185984)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR PJT 185984)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Change Date: 10 April 2026
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-026-00163-w
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing non-financial interests. Authors James E.D. Tweel, Benjamin R. Ecclestone, James A. Tummon Simmons, and Parsin Haji Reza have competing financial interests related to illumiSonics Inc., which has provided funding to the PhotoMedicine Labs.