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Magnetic composites exhibiting distinct flux properties due to gradient interfaces

  • US 6,322,676 B1
  • Filed: 03/25/1998
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A separator for separating a first type of particle having a first magnetic susceptibility from a second type of particle having a second magnetic susceptibility, comprising:

  • a first material having a first magnetism, said first material comprising magnetic microbeads;

    a second material having a second magnetism, said second material comprising an ion exchange polymer, said second material forming a microstructured composite with said first material; and

    a plurality of boundaries between said first material and said second material, said plurality of boundaries providing a plurality of paths between a first region and a second region, each of said plurality of boundaries having a magnetic gradient within said plurality of paths;

    said magnetic gradient causing said first type of particle to pass through said second material at a greater rate than said second type of particle.

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