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Superparamagnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites
United States Patent
| 10,720,269 | |
| July 21, 2020 | |
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| The present invention is directed to the syntheses of superparamagnetic nanoparticles and the incorporation of the nanoparticles as the magnetic component to form a strongly magnetic nanocomposite. The superparamagnetic nanoparticles possess no hysteresis and are too small to support eddy currents. The invention uses a ligand exchange procedure to produce aminated nanoparticles that are then cross-linked using epoxy chemistry. The result is a magnetic nanoparticle component that is covalently linked and well separated. By using this `matrix-free` approach, it is possible to substantially increase the magnetic nanoparticle fraction, while still maintaining good separation, leading to a superparamagnetic nanocomposite with strong magnetic properties and low magnetic losses. | |
| 15/899,043 | |
| February 19, 2018 | |
| 1/1; | |
| H01F 1/00 (20060101); C08G 59/32 (20060101); C08K 3/08 (20060101); | |
| STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |