Music aids membrane formation
A study published by the University of South Australia revealed that the vibrations from AC/DC 's "Thunderstruck help improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs.
Researchers were looking for a way to create a homogeneous barrier around the particles on which the drugs should act. Thunderstruck was used because of its rapid vibrations, which facilitated the formation of a membrane around the drug. Professor Nico Voelcker, one of the authors of the work, commented on how it works:
“Microparticles are porous, basically, they’re like a sponge. You fill them with a drug, but of course you want to prevent the drug from escaping, and that’s why we created the coating. Normally, we would instigate a plasma on the surface. The problem with this is that the coating is only formed on one side of the particle, the side that is exposed. But the side of the particle on the surface, the other side, doesn’t get coated. That’s when we came up with the idea of using a speaker that would play music in the system. We would turn the speaker on with music that vibrates, making the particles bounce up and down. The chaotic frequencies worked well and gave the particles a more homogeneous coating.”
Voelcker said that Thunderstruck was handpicked because it was "a perfect match for the studio, with its upbeat rhythm and title."
Although it has only been tested with one medication, the technique should be effective with several drugs.
Read all the news from Wikimetal News
