Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microcapsules having dual reagents for forming a self-healing material separated by the capsule wall and methods for making same
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Application No.: US16168962Application Date: 2018-10-24
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Publication No.: US10335758B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Kayla L. M. Ryan , Carl M. Lentz
- Applicant: Microtek Laboratories, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Dayton
- Assignee: Microtek Laboratories, INC.
- Current Assignee: Microtek Laboratories, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Dayton
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- Agent Susan M. Oiler
- Main IPC: C09F9/00
- IPC: C09F9/00 ; B01J13/08 ; B01J13/22 ; C09D5/00 ; B01J13/02 ; B29C73/22 ; B29C73/16 ; B29K61/04

Abstract:
Rupturable, dual reagent mono-capsules are disclosed that have a core composition, which includes a carboxylic acid, encapsulated within a phenolic resin-containing polymer wall that ruptures upon exposure to alkaline conditions over a period of time, and a shell connected to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The shell is made from a mineral containing a metal that is chemically bonded to the surfactant by a chemical electrostatic interaction. Upon rupture of the polymer wall of the mono-capsule, the carboxylic acid and the mineral containing the metal chemically react with one another to form a reaction product that seals a rupture in the capsule and/or seals a feature of a surface upon which the capsules are disposed.
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