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Development of a Magnetic-field Stimulation System for Cell Cultures in situ: Simulation by Finite Element Analysis

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 22, Number 2, 30 Jun 2017, Pages 326-332
G. Domínguez (The Electrical Engineering Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies), S. Arias (Electronics Department, Autonomous Metropolitan University), José L. Reyes (Physiology, Biophysics and Neuroscience Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies), Pablo Rogeli * (The Electrical Engineering Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies)
Abstract
The effects of exposure to an extremely low-frequency magnetic field (25 Hz 20G) on animal cells have been studied. In some reports, stimulation was performed for fixed frequency and variations in magnitude; however, animal-cell experiments have established that both parameters play an important role. The present work undertook the modeling, simulation, and development of a uniform-magnetic-field generation system with variable frequency and stimulation intensity (0-60 Hz, 1-25G) for experimentation with cell cultures in situ. The results showed a coefficient of variation less than 1% of the magnetic-field dispersion at the working volume, which is consistent with the corresponding simulation results demonstrating a uniform magnetic field. On the other hand, long-term tests during the characterization process indicated that increments of only 0.4°C in the working volume temperature will not be an interfering factor when experiments are carried out in in situ cell cultures.
Keywords: magnetic field; extremely low frequency; helmholtz coils; hall effect; pulsed magnetic field
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2017.22.2.326
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