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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Vicki Leigh Colvin, Houston, TX (US);
Cafer Tayyar Yavuz, Goleta, CA (US);
John Thomas Mayo, Houston, TX (US);
Weiyong Yu, Rutland, MA (US);
Vicki Leigh Colvin, Houston, TX (US);
Cafer Tayyar Yavuz, Goleta, CA (US);
John Thomas Mayo, Houston, TX (US);
Weiyong Yu, Rutland, MA (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for separating magnetic nanoparticles are provided. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for separating magnetic nanoparticles comprising: providing a sample comprising a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles; passing the sample through a first magnetic field; at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the first nanoparticle size desired; altering the strength of the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field; and at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the second nanoparticle size desired.