Abstract:
Stable, encapsulated superparamagnetic magnetite particles having a narrow particle size distribution with average particle diameters in the range of from 50 Å to 350 Å are prepared by forming an aqueous dispersion of magnetite particles having the above particle size characteristics in the presence of a surfactant, coacervating a mixture of gelatin and a carboxyl containing hydrophilic polymer such as gum arabic to form a thin coating of coacervate on the magnetite particles and crosslinking the coacervate coating with a gelatin hardener such as glutaraldehyde.
Abstract:
In a method for the synthesis of a colloid including a superparamagnetic metal oxide coated with a polymer, an acidic solution of a metal salt and a polymer may be cooled, and then neutralized by the controlled addition of a cool solution of a base, and may then be converted, by the application of heat, to a homogenous superparamagnetic metal oxide colloid. According to a preferred embodiment, the polymer may be a polysaccharide. In a further embodiment of the invention, the polysaccharide may be dextran and the metal salt may be ferrous and ferric salts, which produces, according to the methods of the invention, a superparamagnetic iron oxide colloid with an extended plasma half-line.
Abstract:
A composite magnetic material used for a product that effectively eliminates electromagnetic interference in radio-frequency electronic appliances, particularly mobile communication equipment. The composite magnetic material is a nonconductor comprising soft magnetic powder and an organic binder, and it can be in magnetic resonance in at least two directions with at least two different magnetic fields (Hk) having different magnitudes.
Abstract:
Electrically-conductive superparamagnetic liquid colloids and methods for making and using them are described. The magnetic liquid colloids contain magnetic particles coated with a conductive, organo-metallic compound, which impart the magnetic and conductive characteristics to the fluid. The coated magnetic particles are dispersed in a carrier fluid that gives the fluid viscosity, flow and vapor pressure properties.