Innovation: Magnetic blood detox - tech - 26 January 2009 - New Scientist

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Innovation: Magnetic blood detox - tech - 26 January 2009 - New Scientist

The South Korean researchers attached a receptor that binds to lead (and only lead), with a magnetic monoparticle to treat lead poisoning. The patient would be injected with these particles, then dialysis would be used in combination with a magnet to pull out the particles and, with them, the lead. The team suggests a similar treatment could be used to pull other substances from the body, such as radioactive toxins.