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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
George M. Whitesides, Cambridge, MA (US);
Filip Ilievski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Audrey Ellerbee, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sergey S. Shevkoplyas, Friendwood, TX (US);
Katherine A. Mirica, Waltham, MA (US);
George M. Whitesides, Cambridge, MA (US);
Filip Ilievski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Audrey Ellerbee, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sergey S. Shevkoplyas, Friendwood, TX (US);
Katherine A. Mirica, Waltham, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The ability to assemble three-dimensional structures using diamagnetic particles suspended in solutions containing paramagnetic cations is described. The major advantages of this separation device are that: (i) it is a simple apparatus that does not require electric power (a set of permanent magnets and gravity are sufficient for the diamagnetic separation and collection system to work); ii) the assembled structures can be removed from the paramagnetic solution for further processing after fixing the structure; iii) the assembly is fast; and iv) it is small, portable.