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Nanomagnets Target Treatment to Injured Arteries

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September 03, 2009

Stems cells can help repair damaged arteries, but it is difficult to get them to target problem areas. Scientists at the University College London have figured out a way to use magnets to help direct the cells. Watch this videocast to learn how this method works.

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”Magnetic Tagging Increases Delivery of Circulating Progenitors in Vascular Injury,“ J Am Coll Cardiol Intv.2009; 2: 794-802