Active guidance of fluid agents using magnetorheological antibubbles
AssigneeSMRT Delivery LLC
InventorJustin E. Silpe
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Abstract
Magnetorheological (MR) antibubbles are used for fluid delivery. A method of transporting a substance in a fluid in accordance with the invention comprising the steps of forming an antibubble in the fluid, the antibubble containing the substance to be transported and magnetic or magnetizable particles, and guiding the antibubble through the fluid with a magnet. The particles are ferromagnetic, paramagnetic or diamagnetic, and the magnet is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The substance to be transported may include a reactant associated with a catalytic mechanism; a pigment; or a lubricant. The delivery system may include a substance or magnetic particles which are fluorescent.
Claims14
A method of transporting a substance in a fluid, comprising the steps of:
- forming an antibubble in the fluid, the antibubble including a thin, generally spherical gaseous layer encapsulating a liquid;
- the encapsulated liquid containing a substance to be transported and magnetic or magnetizable particles;
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- guiding the antibubble through the fluid with a magnet using attraction or repulsion between the magnet and the magnetic or magnetizable particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.