Blood-specific whole-body electromagnetic hyperthermia.
On the basis of the physical properties of magnetic fluids a new technique of whole-body hyperthermia is proposed. Subdomain dextran stabilized magnetite particles injected into the blood-stream can be efficiently heated using an external high-frequency magnetic field, which allows rapid and controllable delivery of heat to the patient's blood, which may be useful for the treatment of cancer and AIDS.
Babincová
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Department of Biophysics and Chemical Physics, Comenius University, MFF UK, Bratislava, Slovakia. babincova@fmph.uniba.sk
Sourivong
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Leszczynska
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Babinec
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D001769:Blood; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy