ABSTRACT
The cellular membrane is hypothetically the primary site
of interaction between cells and magnetic fields.[6-8]
Biological membranes possess a fundamental characteris-
tic structure described as the fluid mosaic model proposed
by Singer and Nicholson in 1972.[9] The membrane is
composed of a bilayer of phospholipids with embedded
functional proteins that play an important role in trans-
porting ions and other substances across the membrane.
Biological membranes exhibit an intrinsic anisotropic
structure and strong orientation in a magnetic field. In
homogeneous fields, orientation of the cell membranes-
parallel or perpendicular to the magnetic field-depends
on constituent proteins, and the degree of orientation
varies whenever phase transitions occur in the membrane.
In heterogeneous fields, a translational force acts on ani-
sotropic as well as on isotropic particles, depending on the
variation of the intensity across particles, on the excess
magnetic susceptibility of particles as compared to the
magnetic susceptibility of the surrounding medium, and
on particle volume.[10] The generation of metastable pores
in cell membranes is attributed to the presence of mag-
netic particles in the membrane, such as biologically
synthesized magnetite or contaminant particles. The
