Orientation of erythrocytes in a strong static magnetic field

Author:

Higashi T1,Yamagishi A1,Takeuchi T1,Kawaguchi N1,Sagawa S1,Onishi S1,Date M1

Affiliation:

1. College of Biomedical Technology, Osaka University, Japan.

Abstract

Abstract The frequency of exposure to strong magnetic fields has increased as the magnetic-resonance image-diagnostic technique (MRI) and passenger transport systems based on the principle of magnetic levitation have come into wider use. Accordingly, it has become necessary to more systematically assess their influence on the body and set strict guidelines on acceptable limits of magnetism exposure. Therefore, we have assessed the influence of an uniform static magnetic field (8 T in maximum) on normal erythrocytes. The erythrocytes were oriented with their disk plane parallel to the magnetic field direction. These erythrocytes were influenced even by 1 T and almost 100% of them were oriented when exposed to 4 T. Furthermore, the degree of orientation was not influenced by the state of hemoglobin (oxy: diamagnetic, deoxy and met: paramagnetic). The dependence of the measured degree of orientation on the intensity of the magnetic field was in good agreement with the theoretical equation for the magnetic orientation of diamagnetic substances. As a result of a numerical analysis based on the equation, the anisotropic diamagnetic susceptibility of erythrocytes was found to be delta chi = 8 x 10(-22) electromagnetic units/erythrocyte. It was almost in agreement with the calculated value delta chi = 6 x 10(-22) emu/erythrocyte estimated from the diamagnetism of the membrane constituents of erythrocyte.

Publisher

American Society of Hematology

Subject

Cell Biology,Hematology,Immunology,Biochemistry

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