998 results about "Water in oil emulsion" patented technology

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and devices/systems for amplifying genetic material and may include providing a water-in-oil emulsion in a continuous flow. The emulsion may include a plurality of water droplets comprising microreactors. Each of the plurality of microreactors may include a single bead capable of capturing a nucleic acid template, a single species nucleic acid template and sufficient reagents to amplify the copy number of the nucleic acid template. The method also includes flowing the emulsion across a first temperature zone and a second lower temperature zone to thermally process the microreactors to amplify the nucleic acid template by polymerase chain reaction.

An absorbent article having an ultimate fluid storage region and a fluid distribution region, positioned between the ultimate storage region and the garment oriented surface of the article, in fluid communication with the ultimate fluid storage region, the ultimate fluid storage region includes a material which has: (1) a Capillary Sorption Desorption Capacity at 100 cm (CSDC 100) of at least 10 g/g; (2) a Capillary Sorption Desorption Capacity at 0 cm (CSDC 0) higher than the CSDC 100; (3) a Loosely Bound Liquid Capacity (LBLC); and (4) a Capillary Sorption Desorption Release Height when 50% of the LBLC are released (CSDRH 50) less than 60 cm. Further, the liquid distribution layer material has a Capillary Sorption Absorption Height at 30% of its maximum capacity (CSAH 30) of at least 35 cm. Distribution material can be foam materials, particularly those derived from high internal phase water-in-oil emulsions.

A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore including:

• • (a) preparing a fracturing fluid containing a mixture resulting from:
    • (I) providing a water-in-oil emulsion composition that includes:
      • (i) 5% to 99% by weight of a water-in-oil emulsion polymer comprising a polymer or copolymer containing repeat units from an acrylamide monomer;
      • (ii) 0.5% to 90% by weight of a carrier solvent; and
      • (iii) 0 to 90% by weight of a fluidizing agent; and adding
      • (iv) 0.1% to 10% by weight of one or more inorganic microparticles, where the total of all components is 100% by weight; and
    • (II) adding the water-in-oil emulsion composition to water; and
  • (b) contacting the subterranean formation with the fracturing fluid.

A stable personal care composition in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion may comprise a silicone elastomer comprising a polyalkyl ether pendant or a polyalkyl ether crosslink, wherein the alkyl group contains three or more carbon atoms; a non-emulsifying silicone elastomer; an emulsifier; a polar oil; and water. The personal care composition allows for previously unattainable levels of polar oils and/or aqueous phase within a water-in-oil emulsion.

The present invention provides a process for delivery of water nanoclusters of diameter less than about one nanometer to the skin to yield high epidermal permeability and improved delivery of water to within the outer layer of human skin. This invention provides effective water-cluster-based formulations for a broad range of stable water/oil nanoemulsion configurations.

Antiperspirant emulsion products with improved antiperspirant efficacy and processes for making them are provided. In one embodiment, an antiperspirant emulsion product comprises a water-in-oil emulsion having a water phase and an oil phase. The water phase comprises an activated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate active system and the oil phase comprises cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone and a hydrophobic carrier.

A method for producing composite particles using a supercritical fluid extraction technique on an emulsion. First and second materials (for example; a polymer and a biologically active material) are dissolved or suspended in a preferably solvent to form a solution or dispersion. The solution or dispersion is emulsified in a polar solvent to form an oil-in-water or water-in-oil-in-water emulsion. The emulsion is contacted with a supercritical fluid to extract the solvent. Removal of the solvent by the supercritical fluid from the emulsion supersaturates at least the first material in the solution causing the first material to precipitate out of the solution as composite particles that include both the first and second materials.

A method for preparing a thermally stable well servicing fluid in the form of an oil-in-water (O/W) macroemulsion, a water-in-oil (W/O) macroemulsion or a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion at the well drilling location is provided. The servicing fluid is prepared by mixing a hydrocarbon phase, a water phase and a surfactant phase to obtain either an O/W macroemulsion, a W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion. The surfactant phase comprises a first surfactant and/or a second surfactant. The first surfactant comprises a fatty acid mixture and a hygroscopic first additive. The second surfactant comprises a C4-C6 alcohol. Whether or not an O/W macroemulsion, W/O macroemulsion or a W/O microemulsion is produced is determined by the concentration of the phases, the first surfactant, the second surfactant and the timing upon which the first additive, water phase and second surfactant are introduced to the mixture.

The invention relates to a microflow droplet technology-based method for one-step continuous preparation of multi-chamber calcium alginate microgel for immobilization of bioactive substances. The method realizes high-throughput continuous production of a microgel material. The method comprises forming a parallel and stable flow field through different hydrogel prepolymer solutions in a microfluidic channel, pouring the hydrogel prepolymer solutions for forming different chambers of the microgel into a microfluidic chip to form water phase solutions of multiple phase parallel fluids, mixing thewater phase solutions and an immiscible fluid (oil phase) through a T-shaped channel or a fluid focusing design to obtain water-in-oil emulsion drops and then alginic acid in the drops is linked immediately so that multi-chamber microgel is prepared, and cleaning the emulsion drops on the microfluidic chip so that the microgel is fast conveyed into a water phase. The method realizes one-step preparation of the calcium alginate microgel immobilized with bioactive substances and is suitable for industrial application.

Water-in-oil emulsions, compositions, and methods that include a vinyl polymer having a pKa of less than 4 that includes anionic group-containing side chains and alkyl-Y-containing side chains, wherein Y is O or NR, wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, and wherein the alkyl group of the alkyl-Y-containing side chain has at least 4 carbon atoms on average in a cyclic, branched-, or straight-chain configuration and optionally including one or more heteroatoms.

The invention provides a method for preparing a molecular cloning chip by cloning high flux nucleic acid molecule. The method comprises the following steps: a. a cloning nucleic acid molecule template is mixed with a nucleic acid amplification reaction system reagent to obtain an amplification mixture solution; b. the amplification mixture solution is added with a high molecular compound; c. the solution is added with oil phase, of which the volume is two times of the volume of the solution for emulsification to obtain water-in-oil emulsion; d. the emulsion is placed in a PCR meter or a thermostat to undergo a nucleic acid amplification reaction; e. after the nucleic acid amplification reaction, the emulsion is cooled down to form nucleic acid molecule cloning grains; f. the nucleic acid molecule cloning grains are separated; and g. the nucleic acid molecule cloning grains are randomly dispersed on a solid phase carrier to fix the nucleic acid amplification products in the solution on the solid phase carrier and form a nucleic acid molecule cloning array on the surface of the solid phase carrier and thus the cloning chip is obtained. The method has the advantages of improving preparation sequencing template, ensuring high flux of sequencing and lowering sequencing cost.

The present invention relates to stable cold-mix water-in-oil emulsions and methods for preparing such emulsions. The cold-mix water-in-oil emulsions comprise oil (i.e., an emollient), water and an emulsification system comprising a quaternary ammonium-based low HLB emulsifier and optional co-emulsifiers. The emulsions are useful in preparing finished cosmetic compositions in the form of lotions, gels, or sprays, which provide improved moisturization, skin feel, skin care, and/or appearance benefits and/or reduced greasiness, with excellent rub-in and absorption characteristics. Also disclosed are cold-mix water-in-oil sunscreen emulsions and methods for preparing such sunscreen emulsions. The emulsions of the instant invention are generally capable of being substantially completely emulsified and stable at about 25° C.

Disclosed is a solid skin care composition comprising: (a) a first layer which is solid at 45° C. and which is a water-in-oil emulsion; and (b) a second layer which is solid at 45° C. and which is a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a benefit agent; wherein the first layer and the second layer have a different composition; and wherein the first layer and the second layer are provided in the same package in a manner such that the first layer and the second layer can be simultaneously applied.