Abstract: This invention relates to a method of dispersing magnetic particles, said method comprising or consisting of: (a) in a vessel, combining at least one permanent magnet and said magnetic particles in a liquid phase; and (b) triggering a fluctuating or oscillating motion of said permanent magnet using a magnetic field; thereby dispersing said particles.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of cleaving at least one covalent bond in at least one molecule, wherein said method comprises (a) colliding at least one magnetic body with said at least one molecule; and/or (b) triggering collision of at least one nonmagnetic particle with said at least one molecule by moving said at least one magnetic body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a sample for an analytic procedure, said sample comprising at least one protein, polypeptide or peptide molecule, and said method comprising fragmenting said molecule using at least one moving magnetic body.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a production line, in which objects are conveyed over conveyance paths between machines, whereby digital images of the production line are created, is characterized by the steps of (a) generating a reference image sequence, such that it images at least one area of a conveyance path to be monitored between machines, (b) determining the speed or acceleration of an object or a quantity derived therefrom for the reference image sequence, (c) generating a test image sequence, which images the same area of a conveyance path between the machines, (d) determining the speed or acceleration of an object or a quantity derived therefrom for the test image sequence, and (e) comparing the speed or acceleration determined for the test image sequence or a quantity derived therefrom with the corresponding quantity determined for the reference image sequence.