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Magnetic Levitation Coupled with Portable Imaging and Analysis for Disease Diagnostics
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Low gravity on earth by magnetic levitation of biological material
James M Valles1, Karine Guevorkian
1Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 USA. valles@physics.brown.edu
Abstract:
The use of a magnetic field gradient levitation apparatus as a tool for investigating gravisensing mechanisms in biological systems and as a low gravity simulator for biological systems is described. The basic principles are described. Differences between its application to pure materials and the heterogeneous materials of biological materials are emphasized.
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