Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.

The invention relates to a process for preparing very dense alginate gel beads comprising an active ingredient, and to the alginate gel beads obtainable by said process. Additionally, the invention also relates to a food product comprising these alginate gel beads and to the use of the alginate gel beads as a food additive. Also, the invention relates to a dry surface comprising the alginate gel beads of the invention, and to the use of the alginate gel beads for releasing a flavor or fragrance compound from a dry surface.

The invention relates to a process for preparing very dense alginate gel beads comprising an active ingredient, and to the alginate gel beads obtainable by said process. Additionally, the invention also relates to a food product comprising these alginate gel beads and to the use of the alginate gel beads as a food additive. Also, the invention relates to a dry surface comprising the alginate gel beads of the invention, and to the use of the alginate gel beads for releasing a flavor or fragrance compound from a dry surface.

The invention relates to a microcapsule comprising a hollow or porous core, the hollow or porous core being composed of a crosslinked polymeric material and containing a component to be released, a shell, the shell being composed of a polymeric material containing a component, which is able to produce gas upon exposure to acid. The microcapsule can be used for formulating dental materials.

The present invention relates to porous microparticles of a biodegradable polymer, and a polymer filler comprising the same.

A method for preparing porous inorganic particles is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) preparing an emulsion comprising an inorganic precursor and a polar solvent; (b) adding an organic solvent to the emulsion of step (a) to swell emulsion particles; (c) mixing the swollen emulsion of step (b) with polymer particles having a positive charge on the surface thereof; (d) adding a surfactant to the mixture of step (c) and removing the organic solvent; (e) adding an initiator to the result of step (d) to polymerize the same; and (f) firing the result of step (e) to remove the polymer particles so as to form macropores.

Disclosed herein are methods for preparing sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) and methods for preparing composite materials that comprise SECs that utilize ionic liquid compositions. The composite materials typically include structural polymers and the SECs, and the SECs optionally may encapsulate useful materials, such as flame retardant materials, phase change materials, and therapeutic materials, such as probiotics and prebiotics. The composite materials may be prepared from ionic liquid compositions comprising the structural polymers and the SECs which optionally may encapsulate the useful materials, where the ionic liquid is removed from the ionic liquid compositions to obtain the composite materials comprising the SECs. The composite materials may be used in applications include (1) wound dressings to cool down damaged tissue; (2) as textiles to regulate the body temperature; (3) in building materials to regulate building temperature; (3) to provide fire retardation in textile and building materials; and (4) to deliver and protect probiotics and prebiotics from acidic conditions and digestive enzymes in the stomach, so that they fully retain their biological activity in the guts.

The present invention relates to articles comprising core shell liquid metal encapsulate networks and methods of using core shell liquid metal encapsulate networks to control AC signals and power. Such method permits the skilled artisan to control the radiation, transmission, reflection and modulation of an AC signal and power. As a result, AC system properties such as operation frequency, polarization, gain, directionality, insertion loss, return loss, and impedance can be controlled under strain.

Methods for producing a hollow spheres, optionally with a vacuum inside, are disclosed. An example method includes providing a seed with a core and a coating. The seed is heated to a temperature sufficient to transform the coating into a continuous shell having an interior and an exterior. The shell isolates the core from the exterior of the shell. The temperature is also sufficient to cause a reaction with the materials of the core, and the reaction converts the core to a gas within said shell. Controlling the rate of heating and the pressure surrounding the shell allows the shell to expand responsive to gas pressure within the shell. Cooling the shell causes the gases within the shell to revert to a solid form, thereby creating a vacuum within the shell. Products incorporating the hollow spheres are also disclosed.

Methods for producing a hollow spheres, optionally with a vacuum inside, are disclosed. An example method includes providing a seed with a core and a coating. The seed is heated to a temperature sufficient to transform the coating into a continuous shell having an interior and an exterior. The shell isolates the core from the exterior of the shell. The temperature is also sufficient to cause a reaction with the materials of the core, and the reaction converts the core to a gas within said shell. Controlling the rate of heating and the pressure surrounding the shell allows the shell to expand responsive to gas pressure within the shell. Cooling the shell causes the gases within the shell to revert to a solid form, thereby creating a vacuum within the shell. Products incorporating the hollow spheres are also disclosed.