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Three-dimensional modeling of a portable medical device for magnetic separation of particles from biological fluids.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17762081     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A portable separator has been developed to quantitatively separate blood-borne magnetic spheres in potentially high-flow regimes for the human detoxification purpose. In the separator design, an array of biocompatible capillary tubing and magnetizable wires is immersed in an external magnetic field that is generated by two permanent magnets. The wires are magnetized and the high magnetic field gradient from the magnetized wires helps to collect blood-borne magnetic nano/micro-spheres from the blood flow. In this study, a 3D numerical model was created and the effect of tubing-wire configurations on the capture efficiency of the system was analyzed using COMSOL Multiphysics 3.3(R). The results showed that the configuration characterized by bi-directionally alternating wires and tubes was the best design with respect to the four starting configurations. Preliminary in vitro experiments verified the numerical predictions. The results helped us to optimize a prototype portable magnetic separator that is suitable for rapid sequestration of magnetic nano/micro-spheres from the human blood stream while accommodating necessary clinical boundary conditions.
Authors:
Haitao Chen; Danny Bockenfeld; Dietmar Rempfer; Michael D Kaminski; Axel J Rosengart
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2007-08-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-31     Completed Date:  2007-11-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5205-18     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biocompatible Materials / isolation & purification*
Blood Chemical Analysis*
Complex Mixtures / isolation & purification*
Computer Simulation
Computer-Aided Design*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Hemofiltration / instrumentation*,  methods
Magnetics / instrumentation*,  therapeutic use
Miniaturization
Models, Theoretical*
Particle Size
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biocompatible Materials; 0/Complex Mixtures

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