The Effect of Internalized Paramagnetic Nanoparticles on Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion in the Presence of Magnetic Field

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COMSOL multiphysics simulation results for the magnetic field (MF) generated by the electromagnets. (a) Overview of the MF flux density on the plane of the worm plate surface. The arrows show the direction of the magnetic flux. (b) The MF flux density distribution on the worm plate surface. The arrows indicate the direction of the MF (the component of the MF in the perpendicular direction is set equal to zero to avoid arrows going in/out of the plane). (c) The magnetic forces are applied on particles located on the plane of the worm plate surface. The arrows show the direction of the magnetic forces (the component of the force in the perpendicular direction is set equal to zero to avoid arrows going in/out of the plane). (d) The gradient of the MF in the direction of the axis that connects the centers of the two electromagnets.

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