Tiny magnets could clear diseases from the blood
November 28, 2011 | Source: Technology Review
A microscope image shows one of the carbon-encapsulated nanomagnets used in the study (credit: Inge Herrmann)
University of Zurich researchers are developing magnetized nanoparticles with antibodies that could someday strip potentially harmful substances from the blood, treating people suffering from drug intoxication, bloodstream infections, and certain cancers.