Selective actuation and tomographic imaging of swarming magnetite nanoparticles

K Bente, AC Bakenecker, A von Gladiss… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021ACS Publications
Micro-and nanomotors have seen substantial progress in recent years for biomedical
applications. However, three grand challenges remain:(i) high velocities to overcome the
blood flow,(ii) spatially selective control to enable complex navigation, and (iii) integration of
a medical, tomographic real-time imaging method to acquire feedback information. Here, we
report the combination of active magnetic matter and a medical imaging technique, namely
magnetic particle imaging (MPI), which addresses these needs. We synthesize∼ 200 nm …
Micro- and nanomotors have seen substantial progress in recent years for biomedical applications. However, three grand challenges remain: (i) high velocities to overcome the blood flow, (ii) spatially selective control to enable complex navigation, and (iii) integration of a medical, tomographic real-time imaging method to acquire feedback information. Here, we report the combination of active magnetic matter and a medical imaging technique, namely magnetic particle imaging (MPI), which addresses these needs. We synthesize ∼200 nm magnetic nanoparticles and observe a macroscopic, collective effect in a homogeneous magnetic field with a rotating field vector. The nanoparticles form a millimeter-sized cloud and reach speeds of 8 mm s–1. This cloud is imaged and selectively steered with an MPI scanner. Our experimental results are supported by a model that highlights the role of the Mason number, the particle’s volume fraction, and the height of the cloud. The successful introduction of a fast swarm of microscopic units and the spatial selectivity of the technique suggest an effective approach to translate the use of micro- and nanobots into a clinical application.
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