81 |
Method of delivering active material within hydrogel microbeads |
US09425636 |
1999-10-22 |
US06793937B2 |
2004-09-21 |
Douglas Quong |
A method of delivering active material using microbeads comprising droplets of active material entrained in a hydrophilic matrix. Compositions comprising the microbeads may be sprayable. The microbeads of the invention may be controllable by exposing the microbeads to high or low humidity or moisture. |
82 |
Method of delivering and releasing a pheromone |
US09426140 |
1999-10-22 |
US06365189B1 |
2002-04-02 |
Douglas Quong |
A microbead having a matrix core comprising a hydrophilic matrix and droplets of active material entrained therein, and a secondary layer adjacent to the outer surface of the matrix core. The secondary layer may be ionically complexed or hydrogen bonded to the matrix core surface. Compositions comprising the microbeads suspended in solution may be sprayable. The microbeads of the invention may be controllable by exposing the microbeads to high or low humidity or moisture. |
83 |
Method for production of shaped hydrogel of absorbent resin |
US09300196 |
1999-04-27 |
US06241928B1 |
2001-06-05 |
Takumi Hatsuda; Katsuhiro Kajikawa; Hideyuki Tahara; Koji Miyake; Akito Yano; Takanori Murakami |
A method for the continuous production of a shaped hydrogel of absorbent resin is disclosed. This invention accomplishes the continuous production by continuously supplying in the form of a layer a monomer mixture capable of forming an absorbent resin by polymerization and polymerizing the layer of the monomer mixture. This method is characterized by retaining the rate of change of the thickness in the direction of width of the layer of hydrogel of absorbent resin at the time of formation of gel at a level of not more than 20%. The method is advantageously carried out by the use of an apparatus for the production of a shaped hydrogel of absorbent resin which comprises a movable endless revolving support belt, a monomer mixture supplying device, and a device for discharging the shaped hydrogel of absorbent resin, the apparatus preferably being provided near each of the opposite lateral parts of the movable endless revolving support belt with a lateral weir adapted to move in concert with the belt or being provided near each of the opposite lateral parts of the movable endless revolving support belt with a lateral weir fixed in such a manner as to contact the belt in a sliding state. The method of this invention permits production of a shaped hydrogel of absorbent resin intended to afford an absorbent resin which exhibits high absorption capacity, little water-soluble content and little residual monomer only in small amounts, and enjoys a high productivity rate. |
84 |
Microgel |
US875858 |
1997-11-21 |
US5977258A |
1999-11-02 |
Hans-Dieter Hille; Stephan Neis; Horst Muller |
A microgel obtained by polymerizing in aqueous phase a monomer blend comprising at least one ethylenic monofunctional compound, selected from the group consisting of vinylic compounds, alkyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid, hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates and vinyl acetate, and at least one ethylenic di- or multifunctional compound, selected from the group consisting of diacrylates, triacrylates and/or (meth)acrylates of polyfunctional alcohols, in the presence of a polycondensation product of a polycarboxylic acid, polyhydroxycarboxylic acid, hydroxypolycarboxylic acid and/or polyhydroxypolycarboxylic acid with a polyol, and its use for aqueous or solvent-containing coating compositions, in particular for aqueous or solvent-containing base coats, effect base coats or clear coat systems in the motorcar industry. |
85 |
Composition for the detection of electrophilic gases and methods of use
thereof |
US65884 |
1998-04-24 |
US5951909A |
1999-09-14 |
Robert J. Verdicchio; Stewart R. Kaiser; Shawn Walsh |
There is provided a method for the detection of leaks of an electrophilic gas from a system, such as chlorodifluoromethane or carbon dioxide, which comprises applying to an exterior surface of the system a gel consisting essentially of a Lewis base capable of removing a proton from the gas or reacting therewith in a similar electrophilic manner; a dye capable of visibly indicating a color change on protonation or deprotonation; a solvent for the dye, the base and the gas; and a rheology modifier capable of producing a non-newtonian gel of all of these components which is sufficiently translucent to permit visual detection of change of color of the dye and of sufficient pseudoplasticity/thixotropy to provide adhesion to vertical and horizontal surfaces. |
86 |
Polymeric metal oxide materials and their formation and use |
US475090 |
1995-06-07 |
US5643642A |
1997-07-01 |
Tomoji Oishi; Ken Takahashi; Teteuo Nakazawa; Shigeru Tanaka; Tadahiko Miyoshi |
A method of treating a metal alkoxide solution to form metal oxide prepolymer molecules therein is characterized by irradiating the solution with light energy having a wavelength selected to break the metal-alkoxy group bond in said metal alkoxide, thereby to form the metal oxide prepolymer molecules in the solution. The prepolymer is converted into polymeric metal oxide gel. The stoichiometry of the oxide is high. A gel of carbon content below 4 atomic % can be achieved by the step of decarbonizing the gel, preferably using light to produce ozone. |
87 |
Composition for microemulsion gel having bleaching and antiseptic
properties |
US825560 |
1992-01-24 |
US5336432A |
1994-08-09 |
John Petchul; Rosemary Gaudreault |
A microemulsion gel having antiseptic and bleaching properties is prepared from the combination of a water phase comprising water and propylene glycol with an oil phase generally comprising one or more surfactants, an emollient, and an oil. In its preferred embodiment, the oil phase comprises a polyethylene glycol ether of isocetyl alcohol, preferably Isoceteth-20 (trademark), a polyethylene glycol ether of oleyl alcohol, preferably Oleth-2 (trademark), and a polypropylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol, preferably PPG-15 stearyl ether (trademark). The water phase optionally includes sorbitol and the oil of the oil phase may be mineral oil. The water and oil phases are heated independently then combined and mixed. Hydrogen peroxide is subsequently added to the composition, and the combination is cooled and allowed to stand until a gel is formed. A fragrance may be added as desired. |
88 |
Polymeric metal oxide materials and their formation and use |
US569720 |
1990-08-20 |
US5234556A |
1993-08-10 |
Tomoji Oishi; Ken Takahashi; Tetsuo Nakazawa; Shigeru Tanaka; Tadahiko Miyoshi |
A method of treating a metal alkoxide solution to form metal oxide prepolymer molecules therein is characterized by irradiating the solution with light energy having a wavelength selected to break the metal-alkoxy group bond in said metal alkoxide, thereby to form the metal oxide prepolymer molecules in the solution. The prepolymer is converted into polymeric metal oxide gel. The stoichiometry of the oxide is high. A gel of carbon content below 4 atomic % can be achieved by the step of decarbonizing the gel, preferably using light to produce ozone. |
89 |
Non-aged inorganic oxide-containing aerogels and their preparation |
US685698 |
1984-12-24 |
US4619908A |
1986-10-28 |
Chung-Ping Cheng; Paul A. Iacobucci; Edward N. Walsh |
The invention is directed to inorganic oxide-containing aerogels and the method of preparing such oxide-containing aerogels which are characterized by high surface areas and high pore volume. The preparation comprises dissolving the inorganic alkoxide or metal salt in a solvent optionally containing a catalytic amount of an acid or base and hydrolyzing the metal compound which is then further treated with a fluid at or above its critical temperature and pressure to extract the solvent. |
90 |
Interfacial viscosification of aqueous system utilizing sulfonated
ionomers |
US374197 |
1982-05-03 |
US4465801A |
1984-08-14 |
Dennis G. Peiffer; Robert D. Lundberg; Thad O. Walker |
The present invention relates to a process for the viscosification of an aqueous liquid which includes the steps of forming a solvent system of an organic liquid or oil and a polar cosolvent, the polar cosolvent being less than about 15 weight percent of the solvent system, a viscosity of the solvent system being less than about 100 cps; dissolving a neutralized sulfonated polymer in the solvent system to form a solution, a concentration of the neutralized sulfonated polymer in the solution being about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent, a viscosity of the solution being less than about 200 cps; and admixing or contacting said solution with about 5 to about 500 volume percent water, the water being immiscible with the organic liquid and the polar cosolvent and neutralized sulfonated polymer transferring from the organic liquid to the water phase, thereby causing the water phase to thicken. |
91 |
Preparation of monolithic silica aerogels, the aerogels thus obtained
and their use for the preparation of silica glass articles and of
heat-insulating materials |
US384072 |
1982-06-01 |
US4432956A |
1984-02-21 |
Jerzy W. Zarzycki; Michel Prassas; Jean E. H. Phalippou |
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of monolithic silica aerogels by drying silica gels under hypercritical conditions, which is characterized by the absence of washing of the silica gel, a high heating rate in the autoclave and purging of the autoclave after substantial removal of the solvent. Other preferred conditions are the use of an amount of water not exceeding 1.5 times the stoichiometric amount for the hydrolysis, hypercritical conditions corresponding to a temperature of 265.degree.-275.degree. C. and to a pressure of 150-200 bars, and so on. Use of the aerogels for the preparation of silica glass bodies or articles and of heat-insulating materials. |
92 |
Gel compositions with depot action based on a polyurethane matrix and
relatively high molecular weight polyols and containing active
ingredients, and a process for their preparation |
US342035 |
1982-01-22 |
US4404296A |
1983-09-13 |
Dietmar Schapel |
A polyol gel is made from 15-62 wt. % (based on the sum of polyurethane matrix plus dispersing agent) of a high molecular weight covalently cross-linked polyurethane matrix; 85-38 wt. % (based on the sum of polyurethane matrix plus dispersing agent) of a liquid dispersing agent which is firmly bonded to the matrix; and optionally, active ingredients, fillers, additives, catalysts, and mixtures thereof. The liquid dispersing agent is a polyhydroxyl compound having a molecular weight of between 1,000 and 12,000 and an OH number between 20 and 112. This dispersing agent should have virtually no hydroxyl compounds having a molecular weight below 800 present. These gel compositions may be used to make mold impressions and highly stable active-ingredient releasing compositions. |
93 |
Process using same stable foam latex with built-in self gel mechanism
and coating |
US577491 |
1975-05-14 |
US4205103A |
1980-05-27 |
Joseph P. Davis; Julius S. Nagy |
A heat sensitive, but stable, gellant system is added to a foam latex during manufacture of the latex or as an additive ingredient being incorporated at the time of preparing the liquid foam compound. The system is comprised of an amphoteric surfactant acid or an amphoteric surfactant acid neutralized with a fixed alkali, said surfactant being capable of both sensitizing the latex emulsifier and functioning as a stabilizer; a water soluble ionizable organic or inorganic acid capable of activating the gelation mechanism and a water soluble, volatile, organic or inorganic base which is added in an amount sufficient to neutralize the combination of the surfactant and the acid to a pH of 8 to 12. |
94 |
Biocompatible Hydrogel Compositions |
US15891129 |
2018-02-07 |
US20190240335A1 |
2019-08-08 |
Karina Bierbrauer; Roxana V. Alasino; Dante M. Beltramo; Osvaldo N. Griguol |
The present disclosure encompasses biocompatible hydrogel compositions comprising covalently bonded hydrogel reaction products, as well as compositions of, methods of producing, methods of using, and kits comprising the covalently cross-linked hydrogel reaction products. The covalently cross-linked hydrogel reaction products can be derived from a cross-linking reaction of a polyquaternium-10, a chondroitin 4-sulfate, and a divinylsulfone. |
95 |
Zeolitic Materials And Methods Of Manufacture |
US15554724 |
2016-03-18 |
US20180072579A1 |
2018-03-15 |
Ivan Petrovic; Ahmad Moini; Bettina Zoellner; Christian Holtze |
Zeolites, improved methods for their synthesis, and catalysts, systems, and methods of using these zeolites as catalysts are described. The method of synthesis of the zeolites includes forming a mixture including a zeolitic precursor material and a structure directing agent and subjecting the mixture to high shear processing conditions. |
96 |
Effervescent composition for forming a gelled composition, tablet for forming a gelled composition, and method of making a gelled composition |
US13113174 |
2011-05-23 |
US09907324B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Kyle M. Johnson |
A method of making a gelled composition that includes combining water and an effervescent tablet in a vessel, the effervescent tablet including at least 200 mg gelatin and an effervescent couple that includes an acid and a base, heating an aqueous composition (e.g., in a microwave oven), optionally adding cold water to the heated composition, and chilling the composition for a period sufficient for the composition to form a gel. |
97 |
POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHACRYLATE MICROGELS, PREPARATION METHOD AND USES |
US15541999 |
2015-01-06 |
US20180002493A1 |
2018-01-04 |
Jean-Francois TRANCHANT; Emilie GOMBART; Laurent BILLON; Maud SAVE; Mohamed BOULARAS |
The invention relates to poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) microgels, to the process for preparing same and the uses thereof in various fields of application such as optics, electronics, pharmacy and cosmetics.These microgels have the advantage of being monodisperse, pH-responsive and temperature-responsive. They can carry magnetic nanoparticles or biologically active molecules. These microgels may also form transparent films, which have novel optical and electromechanical properties. |
98 |
DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR FORMING HYDROGEL |
US15679432 |
2017-08-17 |
US20170340526A1 |
2017-11-30 |
Takayuki IMOTO |
An object is to provide dispersion containing lipid peptide type compound useful as low molecular weight gelator, such as lipid dipeptide and lipid tripeptide, and dissolution accelerator capable of dissolving the lipid peptide type compound at lower temperature and more easily. It is also an object to provide dispersion that can form hydrogel by simpler method and under milder condition (low temperature) and from which gel can be obtained as gel having high thermal stability, and provide method for forming the gel. Dispersion including: a lipid peptide type compound in which peptide portion formed by repetition of at least two or more identical or different amino acids is bonded to lipid portion including C10-24 aliphatic group; dissolution accelerator having, in molecules thereof, hydrophilic portion and hydrophobic portion, the hydrophilic portion having betaine structure; and water; and method for producing hydrogel by use of the dispersion. |
99 |
Assays and other reactions involving droplets |
US15449637 |
2017-03-03 |
US09816121B2 |
2017-11-14 |
Jeremy Agresti; Liang-Yin Chu; David A. Weitz; Jin-Woong Kim; Amy Rowat; Morten Sommer; Gautam Dantas; George Church |
The present invention generally relates to droplets and/or emulsions, such as multiple emulsions. In some cases, the droplets and/or emulsions may be used in assays, and in certain embodiments, the droplet or emulsion may be hardened to form a gel. In some aspects, a heterogeneous assay can be performed using a gel. For example, a droplet may be hardened to form a gel, where the droplet contains a cell, DNA, or other suitable species. The gel may be exposed to a reactant, and the reactant may interact with the gel and/or with the cell, DNA, etc., in some fashion. For example, the reactant may diffuse through the gel, or the hardened particle may liquefy to form a liquid state, allowing the reactant to interact with the cell. As a specific example, DNA contained within a gel particle may be subjected to PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification, e.g., by using PCR primers able to bind to the gel as it forms. As the DNA is amplified using PCR, some of the DNA will be bound to the gel via the PCR primer. After the PCR reaction, unbound DNA may be removed from the gel, e.g., via diffusion or washing. Thus, a gel particle having bound DNA may be formed in one embodiment of the invention. |
100 |
Dispersion and method for forming hydrogel |
US14904284 |
2014-07-03 |
US09782331B2 |
2017-10-10 |
Takayuki Imoto |
An object is to provide dispersion containing lipid peptide type compound useful as low molecular weight gelator, such as lipid dipeptide and lipid tripeptide, and dissolution accelerator capable of dissolving the lipid peptide type compound at lower temperature and more easily. It is also an object to provide dispersion that can form hydrogel by simpler method and under milder condition (low temperature) and from which gel can be obtained as gel having high thermal stability, and provide method for forming the gel. Dispersion including: a lipid peptide type compound in which peptide portion formed by repetition of at least two or more identical or different amino acids is bonded to lipid portion including C10-24 aliphatic group; dissolution accelerator having, in molecules thereof, hydrophilic portion and hydrophobic portion, the hydrophilic portion having betaine structure; and water; and method for producing hydrogel by use of the dispersion. |