Magnetic microsphere and method of forming a microsphere

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PATENT NO 9457034
APP PUB NO 20100124572A1
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12619196

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The microspheres have many possible applications including smart drug delivery, breaking and damper devices. In one arrangement, a microsphere comprises a shell 120 and a core 110. The core comprises a liquid, which may be a drug, while the shell comprises magnetic particles. The microsphere is deformable in response to application of an external magnetic field. Also disclose is an arrangement in which a microsphere has a magnetic core and a PDMS shell.

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THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCLEAR WATER BAY KOWLOON

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Gong, Xiuqing Kowloon, HK 2 7
Peng, Suili Kowloon, HK 1 2
Sheng, Ping Sai Wan Ho, HK 48 640
Wen, Weijia Kowloon, HK 25 266

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