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Rice University

MAGNETIC 2

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Under the influence of a magnet, nanoparticles realign actin filaments in endothelial cells. Rice University researchers suspect such realignment can disrupt the junctions between endothelial cells and increase vascular permeability.

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Laboratory of Biomolecular Engineering and Nanomedicine/Rice University

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