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Design of Alternating Magnetic Field Stimulator Using Duty Factor

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 17, Number 1, 31 Mar 2012, Pages 42-45
Tae Sun Jang (Department of Oriental Biomedical Engineering, Sangji University), Jin Yong Lee (Department of Oriental Biomedical Engineering, Sangji University), Hyun Sook Lee (Department of Oriental Biomedical Engineering, Sangji University), Sunwook Kim (Department of Oriental Biomedical Engineering, Sangji University), Do Guwn Hwang * (Department of Oriental Biomedical Engineering, Sangji University)
Abstract

We have developed an alternating magnetic field stimulation system consisting of a switched-mode power supply and a digital control circuit which modulates a duty ratio to maintain a magnetic field intensity of a few mT even while the frequency increases up to 4 kHz with a controllable coil temperature below 30 oC in air. This duty ratio modulation and water circulation are advantageous for cell culture under ac-magnetic field stimulation by preventing the incubator from exceeding a cell-viable temperature of 37 oC. Although the temperature of the coil when subjected to a sinusoidal voltage rapidly increased, that of our system modulated by the duty factor did not change. This is a potentially valuable method to investigate the effects of intermediate frequency magnetic field stimulation on biological entities such as cells, tissues and organs.

 

Keywords: alternating magnetic field; duty factor; cell stimulation
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2012.17.1.042
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