Fig. 5

Effect of magnetic pins on the magnetized XFS materials. Human lens capsules having XFS materials were incubated with MP-peptide conjugates and subsequently, magnetic behavior of XFS aggregates was studied using magnetic and non-magnetic tools. (A, B) Large aggregates of XFS materials covered with MP-p-IPL were pulled by magnetic pin in different directions. (C, D) XFS materials in the center of lens capsule covered with MP-p-LPS were attracted to the magnetic pin. However, in the absence of a magnetic field (i.e. non-magnetic needle) no attraction was observed. (E, F) Control studies with non-magnetic needles showed that XFS materials covered with MP-p-IPL did not react to the non-magnetic tool. (G) XFS materials in the center of the human lens capsule covered with MP-peptide conjugates before application of magnetic pin. (H) Edges of the same XFS deposits in the central zone of the lens capsule being pulled towards the applied magnetic field through a magnetized pin