Magnets Finally Used to Guide Nanoparticles Deep Within Body, University of Maryland Study

Magnetic nanoparticles have been researched extensively over the last few years as vectors for targeted delivery of drugs within the body. While the idea is full of promise, in practice using magnets to guide these particles to locations deep within the body has been difficult since magnets only pull one way and only areas close to the surface were subject to getting high enough concentrations of the nanoparticles. Now researchers from University of Maryland partnered with Weinberg Medical Physics, a Bethesda-based firm, to develop a technique that uses magnets to propel ferromagnetic particles within the interior of the body.

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