title: Design of a magnetic field generator for experiments on magnetic effects in cell cultures.
abstract: A magnetic field generator constructed of rare earth-cobalt magnets is proposed for examining the biological effects of static magnetic fields (less than 1 T) on tissue cultures. Important quantities of a magnetic field from a biological-effects viewpoint, ie, its strength and the product of strength and gradient, are analysed. A practical procedure for designing the generator with optimum parameters is given. Also, parameters are determined which will yield a sinusoidal spatial field distribution.
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003035:Cobalt; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D003035:Cobalt