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Composition and method of making a ferrofluid having an improved chemical stability

US6261471A · kind A · utility

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37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1999
Grant dateJul 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F1/44
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a composition and a process for producing a magnetic fluid comprising finely divided magnetic particles covered with at least one surfactant. A fluorocarbon-silane surface modifier is employed which is added to cover the free oxidizable exterior surface of the outer layer of the particles to increase the acid resistance of the colloid.

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