Flexible films and methods of making and using flexible films
AssigneeState of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University
InventorsClive Kaiser, J. Mark Christensen
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Abstract
The disclosure provides compositions that can be used to make films to increase the efficiency of producing plants and plant parts. The films are designed in part to be environmentally friendly and/or edible. Also provided are methods of using such compositions as well as plants and plant parts comprising such compositions.
Claims27
A plant, comprising an exogenous flexible film formed from an aqueous composition comprising about 64% to about 82% water by weight, a film forming matrix component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, a hydrophobic barrier component in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 25% by weight, a complexing and crosslinking component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, a plasticizer component in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to about 35% by weight, and a film enhancing component in an amount ranging from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight, wherein these components form the exogenous flexible film when placed on the plant and after the aqueous composition dries.
An aqueous composition, comprising:
- about 64% to about 82% water by weight;
- a film forming matrix component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight;
- a hydrophobic barrier component in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 25% by weight;
- a complexing and crosslinking component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight;
- a plasticizer component in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to about 35% by weight;
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- a film enhancing component in an amount ranging from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight;
- wherein upon application of the aqueous composition to a plant, plant part or subject the composition forms an exogenous flexible film thereon after the aqueous composition dries.
A method of making an aqueous composition comprising about 64% to about 82% water by weight for use in forming exogenous flexible films on plants or plant parts, comprising:
- mixing the water with a film forming matrix component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, a hydrophobic barrier component in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 25% by weight, a complexing and cross linking component in an amount ranging from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, a plasticizer component in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to about 35% by weight, a film enhancing component in an amount ranging from 0.01% to about 15% by weight, and combinations thereof to form an emulsion.
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