Development of Magnetic Field Control for Magnetically Targeted Drug Delivery System Using a Superconducting Magnet

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 2303 - 2306
• Main Authors: Mishima, F., Takeda, S., Izumi, Y., Nishijima, S.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2007; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Blood vessels; Circuit properties; Control systems; Drug delivery systems; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical machines; Electromagnets; Electronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Ferromagnetic particle; Ferromagnetism; Glass; Magnetic devices; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnets; Mathematical models; MT-DDS; Navigation; Oscillators, resonators, synthetizers; Particle measurements; R&D; Regulation and control; Research & development; Superconducting magnets; Targeted drug delivery; Various equipment and components; Yttrium; Performance evaluation; Delivery system; Ferromagnetic particle; Magnet; Ferromagnetic materials; Experimental study; Frequency synthesizer; Y shape; Superconducting magnet; navigation; Magnetic control; MT-DDS; Ferromagnetism; Direct digital synthesis; Magnetic field; Mathematical simulation; Digital synthesizer; superconducting magnets

We have been developing the device for magnetically targeted drug delivery system (MT-DDS), which can allow us to navigate and to accumulate the drug at the local diseased part inside the body by controlling to magnetic field strength and/or gradient generated by the superconducting magnets. In cons...