Application of diamagnetic levitation technology in biological sciences research

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Qian, A R ^a   Yin, D C ^a   Yang, P F ^a   Lv, Y ^a   Tian, Z C ^a   Shang, P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological sciences; diamagnetic levitation; simulated weightlessness; superconducting magnet

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; DIAMAGNETIC LEVITATION; GROUND BASED; INITIAL STAGES; LOW GRAVITY; MATERIAL SCIENCE; RESEARCH FIELDS; SIMULATED WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANIMALS; LEVITATION MELTING; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84872720231     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2232919     Document Type: Article

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