Review Article

Mechanisms of Cellular Effects Directly Induced by Magnetic Nanoparticles under Magnetic Fields

Table 2

Different MNPs under magnetic fields in the effect of mechanical force.

RoleKind of MNPsAverage
size of MNPs
RationCellMagnetic fieldExposure timeRef
IntensityFrequency

Mechanical force to destruct cellsRod- Fe3O4200 nm length
50–200 nm
diameter
100 μg/mlHela cell35 kHz
(high)
2 h[40]
Fe3O4100 nm10 mg/mlRat INS-130 mT20 Hz (low)20 min[41]
Iron/nickel microdiscs1 μm diameter
70 nm thickness
10 microdiscs/cellN10 glioma cells9 mT<60 Hz (low)10 min[42]
Iron/nickel microdiscs2 μm diameter
70 nm thickness
50 microdiscs/cellU87 cell1 T20 Hz (low)30 min[43]
MO-11.5 μm10 (MO-1) : 1 (SA)S. aureus (SA)10 mT2 Hz (low)1 h[44]

Drag force for regulationFe3O4250 nm50–200 μg/mlCOS-78 mT (5.5 T/m)1 Hz (low)[45]
Zn0.4Fe2.6O4@SiO250 nm0.1 mg/mlInner ear hair cells10 mT, 1000 T/m<10 kHz
(high)
[46]
fMNPs100 nm1.25 g/cm3Cortical neurons110 mT[47]

Magnetic torque for regulationFerromagnetic microbeadEndothelial cell0–25 Gs[48]
Ferromagnetic bead4 μmMouse ESC25 Gs0.3 Hz (low)1 h[49]

Aggregation of cell regulationZn0.4Fe2.6O415 nm1 pMDLD-1 colon cancer cell0.2 T/4 h[50]
Zn-MNPs15 nm4 μg293-hTie2 cell0.15 T/1 h[51]
Iron-dextran nanoparticle50–100 nmT cell0.2 T/30 min[52]
Microbead30 nmMast cells0.1 T/~[53]