Magnetic levitation
AssigneePresident and Fellows of Harvard College
InventorsShencheng Ge, George M. Whitesides
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Abstract
A magnetic levitation system is described, including a first cylinder-shaped magnet; a second cylinder-shaped magnet coaxially aligned with the first cylinder-shaped magnet; and a first cavity coaxially aligned with the first cylinder-shaped magnet; wherein the surfaces of the like-poles of the first and second cylinder-shaped magnets are parallel to each other and face each other to result in a linear magnetic field between the first and the second magnets. Methods of using a magnetic levitation system for analyzing a diamagnetic or paramagnetic sample are also described.
Claims52
A magnetic levitation system comprising:
- a first cylinder-shaped magnet;
- a second cylinder-shaped magnet coaxially aligned with the first cylinder-shaped magnet;
- a first cavity coaxially aligned with and formed in the first cylinder-shaped magnet;
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- a container configured to hold a paramagnetic solution;
- wherein the surfaces of like polarity of the first and second cylinder-shaped magnets are parallel to each other and face each other to result in a linear, axially symmetric magnetic field between the first and the second magnets;
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- wherein the container is at least partially disposed between the first and the second cylinder-shaped magnets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.