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effectiveness of the external magnetic fi eld to kill the bacterial cells. The
antibacterial response of magnetic fi eld is observed to be dependent on
many parameters viz. strength of applied fi eld, exposure duration, bacte-
rial cell type and type of magnetic fi eld used. Overall, the infl uence of the
external electric/magnetic fi elds on mammalian cells is yet to be investi-
gated, and requires careful experimentation to independently probe the
infl uence of such fi elds on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Acknowledgement

The authors wish to thank the Department of Biotechnology and
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for the fi nan-
cial support that enabled our research on biomaterials in the last decade.

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