Effect of magnetic field on monosodium urate crystal growth inducing gout

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
• Research Institution: Muroran Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: TAKEUCHI YUKA 室蘭工業大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (90758765)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 磁場 / 尿酸ナトリウム結晶 / 磁場配向

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on the construction of a system to be crystallized in a magnetic field and its magnetic field effect. Because this crystal deposited on the low-temperature part, we constructed a water-cooling circulation system that can control the temperature in the sample cell of electromagnet. Furthermore, the growth process of the crystal was measured transmitted light with and without magnetic field. As a result, in the magnetic field, the rate of the transmitted light intensity was small compared to no magnetic field. This is suggested that crystal growth speed of monosodium urate crystal can be controlled using the magnetic field.

Free Research Field

磁気科学