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Friday, February 8, 2008
Magnetic Nanoparticles - Nano-magnets Aim to Replace Drugs
Medical electronics has long been key to monitoring, diagnosing and predicting disease. Last year, however, electromagnetic fields were shown to cure cancer in rats, and this year magnetic fields were shown to reduce swelling after injuries. Now, biomedical engineers working with a physicist at Harvard University have demonstrated magnetic nanoparticles that can bind to the same cell receptors as do drugs and trigger the same effects in the presence of a magnetic field--albeit without the side effects of pharmaceuticals.
Full report from here
Full report from here
Labels: Bio-engineering, Material-Sciences
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