Biomagnetics developed for use in new breast cancer tests

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Schematic of the HistoMag magnetic microscope. The arrow points to a glass slide for mounting biopsy tissue. Credit: London Centre for Nanotechnology
Schematic of the HistoMag magnetic microscope. The arrow points to a glass slide for mounting biopsy tissue. Credit: London Centre for Nanotechnology

A team from UCL has developed a new medical device which will make the early detection of breast cancer more cost effective and easier to administer. The team - which won a prestigious Brian Mercer Feasibility Award from the Royal Society yesterday - plans to use magnetic nanoparticles and an extremely sensitive magnetometer called the ‘HistoMag’ to detect cancerous cells in samples of breast tissue.


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