Magnetorheological materials are provided comprising magnetic particles, apolymeric gel and a carrier material.The polymerization of the gel is preferentially accomplished in the presenceof the magnetic particles and the carrier material.Mag-netorheological materials are provided having a selected off-stateviscosity and a selected on-state apparent viscosity. The method ofpreparing these magnetorheological materials is also provided. The carriermaterial, the polymeric gel and the magnetic particles areselected so that the resulting magnetorheological material has the desired off-state viscosity and on-state apparent viscosity. Thesematerials have good dispersion characteristics, reduced settling, superior off-state viscosity and superior apparent viscosity in thepresence of a magnetic field.
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