Video - Magnetic Liquid Separates Blood Cells (Technology Review)

An applied magnetic field creates waves in a liquid containing magnetic nanoparticles (not visible here) that separate two types of microbeads based on their size. The same technique can be used to separate blood cells and bacteria.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 10:50 am and is filed under Technology.