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Title: Polydopamine-coated capsules

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1435792

One aspect of the invention is a polymer material comprising a capsule coated with PDA. In certain embodiments, the capsule encapsulates a functional agent. The encapsulated functional agent may be an indicating agent, healing agent, protecting agent, pharmaceutical drug, food additive, or a combination thereof.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,943,487
Application Number:
ANL 9F-3192
OSTI ID:
1435792
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 May 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Full recovery of fiber/matrix interfacial bond strength using a microencapsulated solvent-based healing system journal April 2013
Mussel-Inspired Adhesive Binders for High-Performance Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries journal December 2012
Core–Shell Polymeric Microcapsules with Superior Thermal and Solvent Stability journal May 2015
Self-healing thermoset using encapsulated epoxy-amine healing chemistry journal January 2012
Polydopamine—a nature-inspired polymer coating for biomedical science journal January 2011
Thermally Stable Autonomic Healing in Epoxy using a Dual-Microcapsule System journal September 2013

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