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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Applicants:
Scott Tsai, Newmarket, CA;
Steven Jones, Newmarket, CA;
Eric Jervis, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/553 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 3/502776 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01); G01N 33/553 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein for controlling the self-assembly process of paramagnetic particles and the final particle cluster size using a liquid-liquid interface. The number of paramagnetic particles within a particle cluster and coating at the liquid-liquid interface may be controlled by systematically varying the strength of an applied magnetic field gradient and the interfacial tension of the liquid-liquid interface.