ABSTRACT
The interaction of static magnetic field (SMF) with
living organisms is a rapidly growing field of investigation.
Recently, exposure to moderate intensity
SMFs (1 mT – 1 T) has attracted much attention for
its various medical applications. This study was designed
to show the microscopic effect of SMF on
erythrocytes in vitro. For this purpose SMF system
was constructed in my lab on basis of the idea of cell
tracking velocimetry system. The changes in erythrocytes
surface area, sphericity, and adhesion number
for erythrocytes were calculated to quantify the
effect of SMF on erythrocytes characterizations. The
results showed that SMF increased erythrocytes surface
area and reduced their sphericity. The adhesion
number of erythrocytes under the influence of SMF
showed the tendency of erythrocytes to adhere with
each other. These findings indicate that more study
on microscopic scales must be carried out in order to
investigate the effect of SMF on erythrocytes.