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Orientation of glutaraldehyde‐fixed erythrocytes in strong static magnetic fields
Author(s) -
Higashi Terumasa,
Sagawa Setsuko,
Ashida Nobuyuki,
Takeuchi Tetsuya
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:4<335::aid-bem10>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - glutaraldehyde , orientation (vector space) , magnetic field , paramagnetism , perpendicular , magnetostatics , hemoglobin , materials science , membrane , condensed matter physics , biophysics , nuclear magnetic resonance , chemistry , physics , geometry , biology , mathematics , biochemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
In a uniform static magnetic field up to 8 Telsa, glutaraldehyde‐fixed erythrocytes showed an orientation in which their disk plane was perpendicular to the magnetic field. The paramagnetism of membrane‐bound hemoglobin was thought to contribute significantly to this orientation. The observation of magnetic orientation is directed toward understanding the fundamental microstructural aspects of the erythrocyte. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.