Sensores magnéticos para atacar virus.

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Científicos del Scientists del Argonne National Laboratory han desarrollado un nuevo tipo de sensor magnético capaz de detectar a biomoléculas. El aparato se basa en la medición de la relajación browniana de nanopartículas magnéticas conectadas a biomoléculas. Esta técnica podría ofrecer aplicaciones para el campo de la medicina y la detección de bacteria y virus en el medioambiente.

Seok-Hwan Chung y su equipo miden el cambio en la susceptibilidad magnética de las nanopartículas en un campo magnético alternante. La susceptibilidad depende del tiempo necesario para que los giros magnéticos de las nanopartículas se relajen a su alineación original después de eliminar el campo magnético.

Existen dos tipos de relajación magnética: en la relajación tipo Browniano las partículas giran en solución debido a su energía termal, mientras que en la relajación de Néel los movimientos internos dipolos de las partículas giran.

La relajación de Néel normalmente ocurre en las partículas menores de 10 nanometros, mientras que la relajación Browniana predomina en las partículas más grandes. Las técnicas sensoras que miden tiempos de relajación de Néel ya existen, pero no son capaces de distinguir entre objetivos distintos con propiedades similares.

Obtenido de: www.euroresidentes.com

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