Field-structured material media and methods for synthesis thereof

Patent · 18 September 2001

OSTI ID:874000

Martin, James E ^[1]; Hughes, Robert C ^[2]; Anderson, Robert A ^[2]

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1. Tijeras, NM
2. Albuquerque, NM

The present application is directed to a new class of composite materials, called field-structured composite (FSC) materials, which comprise a oriented aggregate structure made of magnetic particles suspended in a nonmagnetic medium, and to a new class of processes for their manufacture. FSC materials have much potential for application, including use in chemical, optical, environmental, and mechanical sensors.

• Research Organization: Sandia Corporation
• Assignee: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 6290868
• Application Number: 09/322,068
• OSTI ID: 874000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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