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This modern device uses magnetic particles to remove bacteria and toxins from the patient's blood.

On September 18, US researchers announced they had invented a special magnetic device that could "suck" bacteria, viruses and toxins out of patients' blood to help them treat Ebola. .

Joo Kang, a researcher at Harvard University's Wyss Biotechnology Research Institute, said: 'We seek to simulate the function and microstructure of the spleen so that we can constantly remove pathogens from patient's blood '.

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Magnetic devices developed by researchers can "attract" pathogens, including Ebola virus from the patient's blood, then push back clean blood back into their bodies.

Kang and his colleagues used a 'biological spleen' to test on white mice infected with staph and E. Coli, the two most dangerous bacterial infections in humans. As a result, their 'biological spleen' purified 90% of the bacteria in the blood of lab rats and increased their survival.

A magnetic particle (green) holds E. coli bacteria

When applied on humans, the patient's blood will flow through a filter tube at a rate of 1.25 liters per hour. Inside the filter, blood will be mixed with very small magnetic particles wrapped with a protein capable of capturing all pathogens and toxins.

Then, inside the small channels of the device, a magnet will suck all particles from the field out of the blood stream. These magnetic particles, when sucked up, carry all the pathogens and toxins they are holding.

At this time, blood infection and poisoning will become clean blood, and be pushed back to the patient's body.

A close-up of dialysis equipment can clean up germs and toxins

The natural protein that scientists use to wrap magnetic fields called opsonin . Opsonin is an ingredient in the human immune system and has the ability to retain sugar on all types of bacteria and fungi.

To be able to attach opsonin to magnetic fields, Mr. Kang and his colleagues changed the structure of this protein using gene technology.

This technology promises to be highly effective in patients infected with Ebola virus, a dangerous virus that causes serious blood poisoning for patients.

Ebola virus looks under a microscope

One member of the research team said: 'The protein we use is able to retain the Ebola virus in vitro, so we think it could be used to treat Ebola-infected patients.' .

In the future, this research group will continue to test the new technology and equipment on larger animals, and then will officially test on humans to prove its effectiveness.

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