Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Moisture wicking and cooling capsules having an outer shell comprising a siloxane and methods for making same
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Application No.: US15906015Application Date: 2018-02-27
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Publication No.: US10561182B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- 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: A41D31/02
- IPC: A41D31/02 ; B01J20/26 ; B01J20/28 ; B01J20/32 ; A41D27/02 ; A42B3/12 ; C09K5/06 ; A42B3/06 ; A63B21/00

Abstract:
Microcapsules or macrocapsules have a core composition that includes a phase changing material (PCM) encapsulated within a polymer wall with an outer shell having a siloxane tethered to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The siloxane may form a crystalline or a sol-gel outer shell. Methods of making such capsules and textile fabrics and clothing incorporating such capsules include treating pre-formed capsules with a surfactant solution followed by treating with a compound containing a siloxane functional group. The surfactant connects or tethers the siloxane to the exterior surface of the polymer wall and the siloxane forms an outer shell of the capsules.
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