Composite bone cements for hyperthermia: modeling and characterization of magnetic, calorimetric and in vitro heating properties

All the samples confirmed the ability to generate a hysteresis area, both at low and high external magnetic field, proportionally to the amount of magnetite, which is strictly correlated to calorimetric measurements. The heating generation of the sample was evaluated and controlled with two different methods and the results were comparable. The preliminary cellular heating tests revealed a selective tumoral cell death induced by the use of a suitable alternate magnetic field.