A containerless levitation setup for liquid processing in a superconducting magnet

Hui Meng Lu, Da Chuan Yin, Hai Sheng Li, Li Qiang Geng, Chen Yan Zhang, Qin Qin Lu, Yun Zhu Guo, Wei Hong Guo, Peng Shang, Nobuko I. Wakayama

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Containerless processing of materials is considered beneficial for obtaining high quality products due to the elimination of the detrimental effects coming from the contact with container walls. Many containerless processing methods are realized by levitation techniques. This paper describes a containerless levitation setup that utilized the magnetization force generated in a gradient magnetic field. It comprises a levitation unit, a temperature control unit, and a real-time observation unit. Known volume of liquid diamagnetic samples can be levitated in the levitation chamber, the temperature of which is controlled using the temperature control unit. The evolution of the levitated sample is observed in real time using the observation unit. With this setup, containerless processing of liquid such as crystal growth from solution can be realized in a well-controlled manner. Since the levitation is achieved using a superconducting magnet, experiments requiring long duration time such as protein crystallization and simulation of space environment for living system can be easily succeeded.

源语言英语
文章编号093903
期刊Review of Scientific Instruments
79
9
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 2008

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