Remote controlled in vivo reaction method
View Patent ↗Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
1. A reaction method, comprising:
receiving an electromagnetic control signal from a remote control signal source with a magnetically or electrically responsive control element including a magnetically or electrically active material;
in response to the received electromagnetic control signal, modifying a reaction condition of a reaction occurring at a reaction region of a reaction device located in a body of an organism by modifying the area of the reaction region; and
releasing a product of the reaction into the body of the organism.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the area of the reaction region modifies the distances between reaction sites in the reaction region.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the area of the reaction region modifies the number of available reaction sites in the reaction region.
4. A reaction method, comprising:
receiving an electromagnetic control signal from a remote control signal source with a magnetically or electrically responsive control element including a magnetically or electrically active material;
in response to the received electromagnetic control signal, modifying a reaction condition of a reaction occurring at a reaction region of a reaction device located in a body of an organism, wherein modifying a reaction condition at the reaction region includes modifying a parameter of a reaction space within the reaction device, the reaction space containing the reaction region; and
releasing a product of the reaction into the body of the organism.
5. A reaction method, comprising:
receiving a material from a body of an organism at a reaction region of a reaction device located in the body of the organism;
receiving an electromagnetic control signal from a remote control signal source with a magnetically or electrically responsive control element including a magnetically or electrically active material; and
in response to the received electromagnetic control signal, modifying the rate of reaction of the material at the reaction region, including modifying a reaction condition at the reaction region by modifying the area of the reaction region.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein modifying the area of the reaction region modifies the distances between reaction sites in the reaction region.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein modifying the area of the reaction region modifies the number of available reaction sites in the reaction region.