Methods and apparatus for regulating transmembrane ion movement utilizing selective harmonic frequencies and simultaneous multiple ion regulation

Claim 1

An apparatus for regulating the movement of a preselected ion across a cell membrane, comprising: means for generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of a preselected ion, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; means associated with said magnetic field generating means for fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; means for creating a predetermined relationship between the frequency of said fluctuations and said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density, wherein said predetermined relationship is determined using the equation f ch =XBq/2πm, where f ch is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density parallel to said predetermined axis in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said preselected ion in kilograms, and X is a selected odd integer greater than 1.

Claim 2

An apparatus for regulating the movement of a preselected ion across a cell membrane, comprising: means for generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of a preselected ion, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; means associated with said magnetic field generating means for fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; means for creating a predetermined relationship between the frequency of said fluctuations and said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density, wherein said predetermined relationship is determined using the equation f ch =XBq/2πm, where f ch is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density parallel to said predetermined axis in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said preselected ion in kilograms, and X is a selected odd integer greater than 1.

Claim 6

A method for regulating the movement of a preselected ion across a cell membrane, comprising: generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of a preselected ion, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; creating a predetermined relationship between the frequency of said fluctuations and said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density, wherein said predetermined relationship is determined using the equation f ch =XBq/2πm, where f ch is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density in Hertz, B is the non-zero average value of the flux density parallel to said predetermined axis in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said preselected ion in kilograms, and X is a selected odd integer greater than 1.

Claim 7

A method for regulating the movement of a preselected ion across a cell membrane, comprising: generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of a preselected ion, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; creating a predetermined relationship between the frequency of said fluctuations and said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density, wherein said predetermined relationship is determined using the equation f ch =XBq/2πm, where f ch is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density in Hertz, B is the non-zero average value of the flux density parallel to said predetermined axis in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said preselected ion in kilograms, and X is a selected odd integer greater than 1.

Claim 19

An apparatus for simultaneously regulating the movement of at least two different ions across a cell membrane, comprising: means for generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of at least two different preselected ions, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; means associated with said magnetic field generating means for fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said know average value is a non-zero average value; means for determining a value f ch for each of said preselected ions, where f ch =XBq/2πm, B is said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density along said axis, q is the charge of said ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said ion in kilograms, and X is a selected positive non-zero odd integer; means for selecting a value f cs in Hertz from which each value f ch deviates less than a predetermined percentage; fluctuating said magnetic field parallel to said axis at a rate which is equal to said f cs value; and maintaining the ratio of said f cs rate of fluctuation to said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density parallel to said axis.

Claim 20

An apparatus for simultaneously regulating the movement of at least two different ions across a cell membrane, comprising: means for generating an applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of at least two different preselected ions, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known average value parallel to said predetermined axis; means associated with said magnetic field generating means for fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said know average value is a non-zero average value; means for determining a value f ch for each of said preselected ions, where f ch =XBq/2πm, B is said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density along said axis, q is the charge of said ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said ion in kilograms, and X is a selected positive non-zero odd integer; means for selecting a value f cs in Hertz from which each value f ch deviates less than a predetermined percentage; fluctuating said magnetic field parallel to said axis at a rate which is equal to said f cs value; and maintaining the ratio of said f cs rate of fluctuation to said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density parallel to said axis.

Claim 24

A method for simultaneously regulating the movement of at least two different ions across a cell membrane, comprising the steps of: generating a fluctuating applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of at least two different preselected ions, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known non-zero average value parallel to said predetermined axis; fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; determining a value f ch for each of said preselected ions where f ch =XBq/2πm, where B is said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density along said axis, q is the charge of said ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said ion in kilograms and X is a selected positive non-zero odd integer; selecting a value f cs in Hertz from which each value f ch deviates less than a predetermined percentage; fluctuating said magnetic field parallel to said axis at a rate which is equal to said f cs value; and maintaining the ratio of said f cs rate of fluctuation to said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density parallel to said axis.

Claim 25

A method for simultaneously regulating the movement of at least two different ions across a cell membrane, comprising the steps of: generating a fluctuating applied magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through a space in which at least one living cell is positioned in the presence of at least two different preselected ions, said applied magnetic field resulting in a magnetic flux density in said space of a known non-zero average value parallel to said predetermined axis; fluctuating said magnetic flux density such that said known average value is a non-zero average value; determining a value f ch for each of said preselected ions where f ch =XBq/2πm, where B is said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density along said axis, q is the charge of said ion in Coulombs, m is the mass of said ion in kilograms and X is a selected positive non-zero odd integer; selecting a value f cs in Hertz from which each value f ch deviates less than a predetermined percentage; fluctuating said magnetic field parallel to said axis at a rate which is equal to said f cs value; and maintaining the ratio of said f cs rate of fluctuation to said non-zero average value of said magnetic flux density parallel to said axis.

Claim 38

A method of regulating transmembrane ion movement of preselected ionic species comprising of steps of exposing at least one living cell to a fluctuating magnetic flux density in the presence of said ionic species and controlling the rate of said fluctuations such that f c =Bq/2πm, where f c is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density in hertz, B is a non-zero average value of the flux density in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ionic species in Coulombs and m is the mass of said preselected ionic species in kilograms.

Claim 39

A method of regulating transmembrane ion movement of preselected ionic species comprising of steps of exposing at least one living cell to a fluctuating magnetic flux density in the presence of said ionic species and controlling the rate of said fluctuations such that f c =Bq/2πm, where f c is the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic flux density in hertz, B is a non-zero average value of the flux density in Tesla, q is the charge of said preselected ionic species in Coulombs and m is the mass of said preselected ionic species in kilograms.

Claim 41

A method of simultaneously regulating the transmembrane movement of at least two preselected ions in a biological system, said method comprising the steps of identifying the charge-to-mass ratios of said at least two preselected ions, determining a value f cs for said at least two preselected ions, said f cs value being based on the cyclotron resonance frequencies of said at least two preselected ions using said charge-to-mass ratios, exposing a biological system which includes said at least two preselected ions and a biological membrane to a fluctuating magnetic field having a non-zero average flux density and a fluctuating magnetic field at a frequency substantially equal to said fcs value, thereby causing transmembrane movement of said at least two preselected ions across said biological membrane.

Claim 42

A method of simultaneously regulating the transmembrane movement of at least two preselected ions in a biological system, said method comprising the steps of identifying the charge-to-mass ratios of said at least two preselected ions, determining a value f cs for said at least two preselected ions, said f cs value being based on the cyclotron resonance frequencies of said at least two preselected ions using said charge-to-mass ratios, exposing a biological system which includes said at least two preselected ions and a biological membrane to a fluctuating magnetic field having a non-zero average flux density and a fluctuating magnetic field at a frequency substantially equal to said fcs value, thereby causing transmembrane movement of said at least two preselected ions across said biological membrane.