Table 2 Comparison between the VORIACS’s magnetic gradient strengths with those of its single-coil solenoid counterparts.

From: Strong magnetic actuation system with enhanced field articulation through stacks of individually addressed coils

 

ID (mm)

OD (mm)

Wire gauge

Overall coil length (mm)

Total windings

Gradient strength (mT/m)

Gradient strength ratioa

VORIACS’s single-coil counterpart with small-coil properties

85

101.98

20 Gauge

77.23

80

625

6.08

VORIACS’s single-coil counterpart with medium-coil properties

85

104.65

16 Gauge

77.23

510

1121

3.36

VORIACS’s single-coil counterpart with large-coil properties

85

191.66

13 Gauge

77.23

760

2041

1.85

  1. aThe Gradient Strength Ratio is calculated by dividing the maximum gradient strength of VORIACS by the maximum gradient strength of its counterpart.
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