Electromagnetism tells us that paramagnetic erythrocytes are attracted by an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The force, however, may be considered as very small and it is common sense that the force is not enough to affect blood flow. In a series of recent papers, we have demonstrated it is actually the case that a strong inhomogeneous magnetic field has some effect on the distribution of flowing erythrocytes in a model vessel. In this short paper, these studies as well as recent papers on the effect of magnetic field on blood flow are reviewed.
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