A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

A seed treatment system having a central computerized data store, a user interface, and network connections from the data store to a plurality of retail facilities and a plurality of agricultural produce suppliers. Each retail facility having a seed treatment system configured to uniformly treat batches of seeds with any of a variety of precisely measured chemical formulations. The seed treatment apparatus having a treatment applicator coupled to a plurality of dispensing stations. Each dispensing stations having a pump in fluid communication with a container disposed on a scale. The pump and scale of each dispensing station coupled to a system controller. The system controller is coupled to the data store, configured to provide on-demand agricultural seed treatments to the applicator and chemical usage data from each station to the data store. The data store configured to provide centralized remote monitoring inventory control, supply chain monitoring, and container recycling compliance.

Embodiments include edible containers and an example method for making the edible containers. In one possible embodiment, a mixture of seeds, vegetables, fruits, spices, and water is blended to create a paste. The paste is then deposited onto a mold of the desired container shape, and smoothed to a consistent thickness. The mold and paste are then dehydrated, and the container separated from the mold. The container is then dehydrated further to a desired moisture content. The process may be automated by using a rotating table with the mold, and an automatic dispenser.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a packaged frozen food product as well as a food packaging film and a packaged frozen food product, in which savor of freshly made food can be experienced when opening the package after thawing the frozen food. This method of manufacturing a packaged frozen food product comprises a packaging step of hermetically packaging food in a film including a gas barrier layer after baking or steaming the food and before temperature of the food drops to room temperature, the food being unbaked confectionery, semi-baked confectionery, bread, or rice cake; and a freezing step of freezing the food packaged in the packaging step, and obtaining frozen food.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a packaged frozen food product as well as a food packaging film and a packaged frozen food product, in which savor of freshly made food can be experienced when opening the package after thawing the frozen food. This method of manufacturing a packaged frozen food product comprises a packaging step of hermetically packaging food in a film including a gas barrier layer after baking or steaming the food and before temperature of the food drops to room temperature, the food being unbaked confectionery, semi-baked confectionery, bread, or rice cake; and a freezing step of freezing the food packaged in the packaging step, and obtaining frozen food.

Disclosed is an edible composition for coating fresh harvest products and a harvest product coated with said composition, to a method for coating an harvest product, and to the use of the edible composition for the preparation of a post-harvest fruit or vegetable item with prolonged shelf life and/or slower weight loss compared to a fruit or vegetable item which is not coated with the composition and to the use of the edible composition for the preparation of a post-harvest cut flower with prolonged vase life when coated with the composition compared to a comparable cut flower which is not coated with the composition.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.

The present disclosure is directed to poly-albumen polymer based edible film for fruit and vegetable preservation and methods for use thereof. This multifunctional bionanocomposite is comprised largely of egg-derived polymers and cellulose nanomaterials as a conformal coating onto fresh produce that slows down food decay by retarding ripening, dehydration, and microbial invasion. The coating is edible, washable, and made from readily available inexpensive or waste materials which makes it a promising economic alternative to commercially available fruit coatings and a solution to combat food wastage that is rampant in the world.

The present invention relates to an ultraviolet sterilization box that disinfects household items such as food, electronics, wallets, keys, sunglasses, etc., and eradicates said items of germs, viruses, bacteria, and other airborne pathogens. The ultraviolet sterilization box includes a bottom surface and four walls extending vertically from the bottom surface that form an enclosed space to store a plurality of items for disinfection. A lid pivotally connected to one wall is configured to cover the enclosed space and one or more UV-C lamps on the interior surfaces of the walls, bottom surface, and the lid provide UV-C radiation from all directions to maximize the exposure of the articles within the enclosed space for sterilization. The UV sterilization box features a timing circuit that enable the UV-C lamps to automatically turn OFF after a predetermined period of time, or manually using a control button, or through a sensor.