What is it about?
The adhesion and proliferation of fibroblasts was favored when we used magnetic hydrogels and exposed them to neodymium magnets. All cells cultivated under magnetic exposition presented higher contents of calcium ions.
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Why is it important?
Magnetic stimulation is cheap and non-invasive. Our findings show that the influx of calcium ions was stimulated by magnetic field, favoring the cell growth. Thus, magnetic stimulation can be used as an easy strategy for tissue engineering.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors from different areas. This article also lead to exploring the effect of magnetic stimulation for the differentiation of stem cells, a challenging subject.
Denise Petri
University of Sao Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Hybrid composites of xanthan and magnetic nanoparticles for cellular uptake, Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42277a.
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