Joint Symposia Sponsored by the Magnetics Society of Japan / The 141st Topical Symposium of the Magnetics Society of Japan / The 10th Symposium of the Nano-Bio Magnetics
Theme: Fabrication and Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Beads
There is growing interest in the development of magnetic beads for biomedical applications. Well known examples of the applications of magnetic beads in the life sciences is the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic carriers in screening blood donors. The future development of this field will require an interdisciplinary approach involving the cooperation of researchers involved in magnetics and biomedicine.
In this joint symposium, scientists and engineers actively working in these areas will describe the present status and future prospects of their research. The presentations have been specially planned for newcomers to the field of biomagnetics and will focus on introducing basic physical concepts in addition to describing experimental procedures used for the fabrication, detection and utilization of magnetic beads in biomedicine.
| Date: | 15th March 2005 |
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| Time: | 13:00 – 17:00 |
| Place: | Kikai-Shinko Kaikan, Kenshu-Room No.1 (B3F) 3-5-8 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3434-8216 Map and directions. http://www.jspmi.or.jp/map.htm |
| Registration Fee: | 2,000 Yen (members and corporate members); 4,000 Yen (non-members). A registration fee is not required for annual subscribers and students. |
| Proceedings: | 1,000 Yen (members, corporate members, students, and non-members) |
| Further information: | The Magnetics Society of Japan Tel: 03-5281-0106 |
| Organizers: | H. Handa (Tokyo Institute of Technology), A. Morisako (Shinshu University), and K. Noda (RIKEN) |
Program
| Chair: H. Handa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | |
| 1.13:00-13:40 | “Let’s Start by Talking About the Basics of Biomagnetics!” M. Abe (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| Chair: A. Morisako (Shinshu University) | |
| 2.13:40-14:20 | “Various Medical Applications of Magnetic Beads” H. Honda (Nagoya University) |
| 3.14:20-15:00 | “Screening Blood Donors using Magnetic Beads” S. Tamatsukuri (Roche Diagnostics) |
| 15:00-15:15 | Break |
| Chair: K. Noda (RIKEN) | |
| 4.15:15-15:55 | “Development of Thermo-Reactive Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Biomedical Applications” N. Ohnishi (Chisso) |
| 5.15:55-16:35 | “High Sensitivity Electrical Detection of Magnetic Beads” A. Sandhu (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 6.16:35-17:00 | Q & A |
