Ricerc@Sapienza

Several nanotechnologies rely on the use of magnetic field for therapeutic purposes, as cancer treatment, inflammation, and diseases of the nervous system. The liposomal drug delivery system is a novel technique that allows a controlled release of drugs encapsulated in a nano-carrier (i.e. liposomes), by the application of an external (electric, magnetic, thermal) stimulus to guarantee a local effect on the region where the disease has developed.

The use of magnetic fields in therapeutic applications has considerably increased in recent years. In particular, many researchers have focused their attention on the use of low-intensity magnetic fields, either alone or in combination with nanoparticles for drug delivery systems in nanomedicine. Laboratory experiments aimed at defining in vitro and in vivo outcomes are required, and reliable low-intensity magnetic field exposure systems are needed.