Light upconversion microcapsules
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBrandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
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Abstract
A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition is a microcapsule that includes a transparent shell encapsulating a mixture comprising light upconversion molecules. The method is a method of forming a microcapsule, which includes obtaining light upconversion molecules, forming an emulsion of the light upconversion molecules and a shell formation solution, and encapsulating the light upconversion molecules in a transparent shell. The article of manufacture comprises the microcapsule.
Claims20
A microcapsule, comprising:
- a transparent shell encapsulating a mixture, the mixture comprising light upconversion molecules.
A method of forming a microcapsule, comprising:
- obtaining light upconversion molecules;
- forming an emulsion that includes the light upconversion molecules and a shell formation solution;
- and
- encapsulating the light upconversion molecules in a transparent shell.
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a transparent shell encapsulating a mixture, the mixture comprising light upconversion molecules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.