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Death by magnetism

Nature Materials volume 11, pages 1006–1008 (2012)Cite this article

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A magnetic on/off switch for cell-death signalling in cancer cells is developed using antibodies conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles. The control of cell death in in vivo systems is demonstrated by a tell-tale morphological change within the zebrafish.

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Figure 1: A schematic showing the magnetic influences on receptor-bound magnetic nanoparticles depending on the nature of the magnetic field applied.

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  1. Jon Dobson is at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Institute for Cell Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ICERM), University of Florida, PO Box 116131, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA,

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Dobson, J. Death by magnetism. Nature Mater 11, 1006–1008 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3501

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