[{"id":730,"title":"COVID-19 treatment using magnetic hyperthermia","sha":"f1c2ce4e098386ec4190ec981b8a8f63","user_id":null,"state":"published","body":"Although it is not widely available, magnetic hyperthermia is a good approach to be used in elevating the tissue temperature, especially in cancer treatment (Giustini et al., 2010). Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP's) can be manipulated by applying a magnetic field. When applying a vibrational magnetic field, the MNP's vibrate producing heat (Giustini et al., 2010). \r\n\r\nIn a study by Chen et al., (2017) and using influenza virus as a study model, **magnetic nanoparticles (MNP's) were used to target and isolate virus particles**. Schematic illustration of erythrocyte membrane cloaked magnetic nanoparticles (RBC-mNPs) for influenza virus isolation can be shown in the attached file. \r\n\r\nOn the other hand, a study by Chin et al., (2020) showed that **incubating SARS-COV-2 virus at high temperature caused virus inactivation**. So, **magnetic hyperthermia could be used as a treatment tool for COVID-19 pandemic**. \r\n\r\n**Firstly**, MNP's can be injected into the body to target and isolate the virus. **Secondly**, a strong magnetic field can be applied making the MNP's to vibrate and produce heat. **Finally**, the heat which would be localized in the virus particles could inactivate them.","created_at":"2020-05-01T20:00:44.458Z","updated_at":"2020-05-28T16:42:20.991Z","zenodo_id":3782268,"doi":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3782268","subject":null,"tags":["covid-19 treatment","sars-cov-2 inactivation","magnetic hyperthermia"],"vote_count":6,"view_count":1,"score":6.1,"deleted":false,"muted":false,"tweeted":true,"attachment_file_name":"infleunza_virus_isolation.jpg","attachment_content_type":"image/jpeg","attachment_file_size":77376,"attachment_updated_at":"2020-05-01T20:00:43.045Z"}]