Plastic ‘nanoparticles’ found in drinking bottles and every corner of the Earth can pass from pregnant mothers to the hearts, brains and lungs of their fetuses, rat study finds Rutgers University researchers found that tiny bits of ‘microplastic’ cross rats’ placentas within 90 minutes Microscope images show them present in the rat fetuses hearts, lungs, […]
Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) represents a tomographic imaging method that is used to determine the spatial distribution of magnetic material injected into the bloodstream. Iron-oxide based superparamagnetic nanoparticles are used as a suitable material for the purpose of this quite novel imaging technique. The concept of MPI was conceived in 2001 by Dr. Bernhard Gleich […]
