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The Science of Magnetism

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How Do You Use a Rotating Magnetic Field to Guide Bacteria?

The string of iron oxide nano crystals is like a compass needle for diamonds. It's really the torque they experience and magnetic material aligns from an external magnetic field. So in essence, you use a rotating magnetic field because that almost creates whirlpools. And then if there is a gap that they can crawl through, they're more likely to crawl through it.

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