Thursday, December 24, 2020

Novel magnetic field effect in diamagnetic molecules

 Experimenting with a magnetic field almost 1M times stronger than that of the Earth, researchers in the Scholes Group were able to modify the optoelectronic properties of model nonmagnetic organic chromophores. The modifications, according to the paper, arise from the induction of ring currents in the aromatic molecules.


"Here, we've taken something that is commonplace in one type of spectroscopy and have shown how it morphs in a completely unexpected way while using our spectroscopic methods."

For the experiment, researchers chose a model aromatic chromophore called a phthalocyanine, which has a molecular structure similar to chlorophyll -- nature's light absorber -- but with stronger absorption of visible light and higher stability. The calculations on this model phthalocyanine compound and its aggregates showed clear, magnetic field-dependent changes to phthalocyanine's ability to absorb light. These results mark the first to demonstrate magnetic field dependent changes to the absorption spectrum of diamagnetic molecules. But it wasn't until researchers applied the classical analogue of the solenoid that the experiment sharpened into clarity.

A solenoid is an electromagnetic device that effectively converts electrical and magnetic energy using conductive loops of wire arranged like a spring. With their thinking grounded in the behavior of solenoids, Kudisch said, they were able to rationalize that the increased magnetic field sensitivity they were observing in the phthalocyanine aggregates could depend on the relative arrangement of the phthalocyanine rings in the aggregate.

"Not only did this add extra validation to our computational support, but it also lent credence to this idea of coupled aromatic ring currents -- the ring currents of neighboring phthalocyanine chromophores in the aggregate have a geometry dependent on amplification of magnetic field sensitivity," said Kudisch. "Just like the solenoid."

Novel magnetic field effect in diamagnetic molecules -- ScienceDaily

Monday, December 21, 2020

Magnetic Bacteria for precise delivery of chemo

 Magnetic bacteria as micropumps -- ScienceDaily

"ETH Professor Schürle and her team investigated how to use a magnetic field to control these bacteria in the laboratory as a way to direct the flow of liquids in a controlled manner. In their experiments, they applied only relatively weak rotating magnetic fields to spin the bacteria along the desired directions. And with many bacteria in a swarm, it proved possible to move the fluid surrounding them. The bacteria produce an effect similar to that of a micropump, meaning they are able to move active substances present in the fluid in different directions, for example from the bloodstream into the tumour tissue. By using superimposed magnetic fields that locally reinforce or cancel each other out, this pumping activity can be confined to a small region with pinpoint accuracy, as Schürle's team has been able to show in simulations"

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Physicists could do the 'impossible': Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar


Scientists have figured out a way to create and cancel magnetic fields from afar. 

The method involves running electric current through a special arrangement of wires to create a magnetic field that looks as if it came from another source. This illusion has real applications: Imagine a cancer drug that could be delivered directly to a tumor deep in the body by capsules made of magnetic nanoparticles. It's not possible to stick a magnet in the tumor to guide the nanoparticles on their journey, but if you could create a magnetic field from outside the body that centered right on that tumor, you could deliver the drug without an invasive procedure. 

The strength of a magnetic field decreases with distance from the magnet, and a theorem proven in 1842, Earnshaw's Theorem, says that it's not possible to create a spot of maximum magnetic field strength in empty space.

Another use might be improving transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnets to stimulate neurons in the brain to treat depression. Being able to control magnetic fields at a distance could improve the targeting of transcranial magnetic stimulation, so that doctors could better focus on particular regions in the human brain 

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Electrochemotherapy

Electrochemotherapy is gaining recognition as an effective local therapy that uses systemically or intratumorally injected bleomycin or cisplatin with electroporation as a delivery system that brings drugs into the cells to exert their cytotoxic effects. Preclinical work is still ongoing, testing new drugs, seeking the best treatment combination with other treatment modalities, and exploring new sets of pulses for effective tissue electroporation. The applications of electrochemotherapy are being fully exploited in veterinary oncology, where electrochemotherapy, because of its simple execution, has a relatively good cost–benefit ratio and is used in the treatment of cutaneous tumors. In human oncology, electrochemotherapy is fully recognized as a local therapy for cutaneous tumors and metastases. Its effectiveness is being explored in combination with immunomodulatory drugs. However, the development of electrochemotherapy is directed into the treatment of deep-seated tumors with a percutaneous approach. Because of the vast number of reports, this review discusses the articles published in the past 5 years.

 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/bioe.2019.0028

Friday, April 17, 2020

How hospitals, plants and stores can deal with Covid-19

Ultraviolet LEDs prove effective in eliminating coronavirus from surfaces and, potentially, air and water

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200414173251.htm

The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) believes that UV disinfection technologies can play a role in a multiple barrier approach to reducing the transmission of the virus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, based on current disinfection data and empirical evidence. UV is a known disinfectant for air, water and surfaces that can help to mitigate the risk of acquiring an infection in contact with the COVID-19 virus when applied correctly. "

http://www.iuva.org/COVID-19

Ultraviolet-LED Maker Demonstrates 30-Second Coronavirus Kill
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/ultravioletled-maker-demonstrates-30second-coronavirus-kill
Autonomous Robots Are Helping Kill Coronavirus in Hospitals

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/autonomous-robots-are-helping-kill-coronavirus-in-hospitals

Shanghai introduces ultraviolet light to disinfect public buses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqytOuYfsnA

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Inactivation of Viruses

 Towards this goal, several physical methods have recently been developed to facilitate sterilization; including the use of pulsed light, supercritical fluids, pulsed electric fields, and gas plasma. Although most of these methods have not been widely adopted, further increases in reliability, convenience, and suitability should contribute to the spread of their applicability. In this review, we describe viruses, conventional means of disinfection, trends in the development of new methods of sterilization and potential applications of these methods.

Link to paper

Saturday, February 15, 2020

The End

I am at my Wits End.  I have no credentials, just proof, over the last hundred years plus.  Obviously, proof means nothing in this Age of Knowledge.  I hope to post soon, if, and only if, I find matter that substantiates my proof.. End.

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Genocide or Science?

I communicated this to a cancer researcher recently:
"Perhaps I did not mention, but have thought, that, not pursuing the electromagnetic aspect to healing cancer, compared to the common treatment of drugs and radiation, to me, seems to be the same, as genocide.
End of Line."

 I do not want to post, this, but must.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Quantum Mechanics and Biology

The quest for clear understanding of cancer and hence the ultimate search for a logical way to prevent, diagnose and cure has been an elusive area of research amongst scientists.

The complexity of mutations during replication in the human cell has made the situation more puzzling to researchers who have made contributions in this area.

This matter, seen as the preserve of biologists, has attracted the interest of physicists who have argued that mutations may be guided by quantum mechanical phenomena such as proton tunnelling and decoherence.

This work examines previous works advanced by Physicists in this field and argues for a relationship between mutations and proton tunnelling.

Quantum mechanics has been briefly discussed in away understandable to Biologists while the cell and cancer biology is covered to the extent of understanding of Physicists.

Link to article