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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Reinhold Wimberger-friedl, Veldhoven, NL;
Remco Christiaan Den Dulk, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Reinhold Wimberger-Friedl, Veldhoven, NL;
Remco Christiaan Den Dulk, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2006.01); H01F 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 1/01 (2006.01); B03C 1/015 (2006.01); B03C 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/01 (2013.01); B03C 1/015 (2013.01); B03C 1/288 (2013.01); G01N 35/0098 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); Y10T 436/25375 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for extracting magnetic particles from a sample includes placing the sample near a liquid carrier, which is immiscible with it, in a configuration stable under the influence of gravity. The magnetic particles are moved by a magnetic field from the sample and into the carrier. The magnetic particles are non-wetting with respect to the carrier and will therefore form agglomerates in the carrier.