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US 2026/0223872 A1Published application
Compounds and formulations for protective coatings
AssigneeApeel Technology, Inc.
InventorsJustin Ryan, Stanley Zhang, Charles Patrick Frazier
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to protective coatings e.g., on agricultural products, that can include a glycerophospholipid bilayer structure formed on the surface of the agricultural product.
Claims20
A method of reducing the ripening rate of an agricultural product, the method comprising:
- applying a solution comprising one or more glycerophospholipids to a surface of the agricultural product, wherein a temperature of the solution is between 10° C. and 80° C.;
- and
- drying the solution on the surface of the agricultural product under a flow of air having a temperature between 20° C. and 100° C. to promote self-assembly of a multiplicity of glycerophospholipid bilayers on the surface of the agricultural product, thereby forming a glycerophospholipid layer on the agricultural product.
A method of preparing an agricultural product having a coating disposed thereon, the method comprising:
- applying a solution comprising one or more glycerophospholipids to a surface of the agricultural product, wherein a temperature of the solution is between 10° C. and 80° C.;
- and
- drying the solution on the surface of the agricultural product under a flow of air having a temperature between 20° C. and 100° C. to promote self-assembly of a multiplicity of glycerophospholipid bilayers on the surface of the agricultural product, thereby forming a glycerophospholipid layer on the agricultural product.
A coated agricultural product comprising:
- an agricultural product;
- and
- a coating on the surface of the agricultural product, wherein the coating comprises:
- one or more glycerophospholipids, and
- a multiplicity of glycerophospholipid bilayers on the surface of the agricultural product.
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