Hybrid magnetic nanoparticles as efficient nanoheaters in biomedical applications

GC Lavorato, R Das, JA Masa, MH Phan… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Heating at the nanoscale is the basis of several biomedical applications, including magnetic
hyperthermia therapies and heat-triggered drug delivery. The combination of multiple …

Modulating cell signalling in vivo with magnetic nanotransducers

G Romero, J Park, F Koehler, A Pralle… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Weak magnetic fields offer nearly lossless transmission of signals within biological tissue.
Magnetic nanomaterials are capable of transducing magnetic fields into a range of …

Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window

X Wu, Y Jiang, NJ Rommelfanger, F Yang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Neural circuitry is typically modulated via invasive brain implants and tethered optical fibres
in restrained animals. Here we show that wide-field illumination in the second near-infrared …

Wireless miniature magnetic phase‐change soft actuators

Y Tang, M Li, T Wang, X Dong, W Hu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wireless miniature soft actuators are promising for various potential high‐impact
applications in medical, robotic grippers, and artificial muscles. However, these miniature …

Local temperature increments and induced cell death in intracellular magnetic hyperthermia

Y Gu, R Piñol, R Moreno-Loshuertos, CDS Brites… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The generation of temperature gradients on nanoparticles heated externally by a magnetic
field is crucially important in magnetic hyperthermia therapy. But the intrinsic low heating …

Magnetothermal nanoparticle technology alleviates parkinsonian-like symptoms in mice

SA Hescham, PH Chiang, D Gregurec, J Moon… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has long been used to alleviate symptoms in patients suffering
from psychiatric and neurological disorders through stereotactically implanted electrodes …

Subsecond multichannel magnetic control of select neural circuits in freely moving flies

C Sebesta, D Torres Hinojosa, B Wang, J Asfouri, Z Li… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Precisely timed activation of genetically targeted cells is a powerful tool for the study of
neural circuits and control of cell-based therapies. Magnetic control of cell activity, or …

Magnetogenetics: remote activation of cellular functions triggered by magnetic switches

S Del Sol-Fernández, P Martínez-Vicente… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last decade, the possibility to remotely control intracellular pathways using
physical tools has opened the way to novel and exciting applications, both in basic research …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging frontier of peripheral nerve and organ interfaces

D Shahriari, D Rosenfeld, P Anikeeva - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
The development of new tools to interface with the nervous system, empowered by
advances in electronics and materials science, has transformed neuroscience and is …

Magnetoelectric nanoparticles shape modulates their electrical output

A Marrella, G Suarato, S Fiocchi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Core-shell magnetoelectric nanoparticles (MENPs) have recently gained popularity thanks
to their capability in inducing a local electric polarization upon an applied magnetic field and …