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US 11,229,892 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for forming emulsions
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsTimothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for forming droplets and/or emulsions. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise two or more components miscible at a first temperature and immiscible at a second temperature, dispersed in an outer phase.
Claims16
An emulsion, comprising:
- an outer phase;
- and
- a plurality of droplets dispersed within the outer phase of the emulsion, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of droplets comprises two or more components,
- wherein each component is different and is selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon, a fluorocarbon, a silicone, a thermotropic liquid crystal, an ionic liquid, a polymer, and combinations thereof,
- wherein the two or more components are miscible at a first temperature such that the two or more components form a single phase within the plurality of droplets, and
- wherein the two or more components are immiscible at a second temperature such that the two or more components form a first phase and a second phase within the plurality of droplets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.