title: Magnetically guided micro-droplet using biological magnetic material for smart drug delivery system.
abstract: Biodegradable polymer droplet containing magnetosome demonstrates active propulsion by magnetic field. Magnetosome is extracted from magnetotactic bacteria, AMB-1. Mixture of magnetosome and sodium alginate composes into droplet using the microfluidic device applied Plateau-Rayleigh instability principle. The magnetosome-contained droplet selects its route at the bifurcate microchannels by magnetic field. This shows tissue targeting potential of the proposed drug delivery system.
authors.forename: Darong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Suwon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jinhyuk
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hongsoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jongmo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Kyo-in
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D008280:Magnetics; D055944:Magnetosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D042201:Magnetospirillum / Q000378:metabolism*; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes