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SUBMITTER: Master AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028756 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Master Alyssa M AM Williams Philise N PN Pothayee Nikorn N Pothayee Nipon N Zhang Rui R Vishwasrao Hemant M HM Golovin Yuri I YI Riffle Judy S JS Sokolsky Marina M Kabanov Alexander V AV
Scientific reports 20160920
Motion of micron and sub-micron size magnetic particles in alternating magnetic fields can activate mechanosensitive cellular functions or physically destruct cancer cells. However, such effects are usually observed with relatively large magnetic particles (>250 nm) that would be difficult if at all possible to deliver to remote sites in the body to treat disease. Here we show a completely new mechanism of selective toxicity of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SMNP) of 7 to 8 nm in diameter to c ...[more]