Bioceramic Composition for Infrared Emission Across Multiple Substrates
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for additional bioceramic compositions and uses that provide additional beneficial effects, leveraging the infrared radiation emitted by bioceramics for health benefits, beyond existing applications in biomedicine and living necessaries.
Innovation Solution
A bioceramic composition comprising 50 wt% kaolinite, 10% tourmaline, 18 wt% aluminum oxide, and 14 wt% silicon dioxide, with zirconium oxide, incorporated into various substrates such as polymers, cloths, and metals, and applied as coatings or dispersed throughout articles, which can also include light emitting diodes or magnets, to enhance infrared radiation benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bioceramic compositions are used for infrared radiation emission, then health benefits and vitality are improved, but the composition complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies composite materials by combining multiple ceramic components (kaolinite, tourmaline, aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, zirconium oxide) in specific proportions to create a bioceramic composition that emits beneficial infrared waves. This composite approach resolves the contradiction by achieving reliable health benefits through the synergistic effect of multiple materials while providing a defined formulation that manages composition complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the weight percentages of each component (45-55% kaolinite, 5-15% tourmaline, 3-13% aluminum oxide, 11-19% silicon dioxide, 3-13% zirconium oxide) to achieve the desired infrared radiation properties. This resolves the contradiction by establishing specific compositional parameters that ensure health benefits while controlling manufacturing complexity through defined ranges.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bioceramic composition is incorporated into multiple substrate types, then versatility and applicability are improved, but manufacturing precision and control become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a bioceramic composition that can be incorporated into diverse substrates including polymers, textiles, metals, and wood products. This resolves the contradiction by creating a universal composition formulation that maintains consistent beneficial properties across different application media, thereby achieving versatility while the standardized formulation helps manage manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by separating the bioceramic composition into discrete particulate components that can be independently measured and incorporated into different substrate types. This resolves the contradiction by enabling precise control of the composition through particle distribution and concentration, allowing versatility across substrates while maintaining manufacturing precision through controlled incorporation methods.
3Reliability
If particle size is reduced to enhance infrared radiation, then beneficial effects are improved, but manufacturing difficulty and quality control increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by specifying a particle size range of 0.5-25 μm for the bioceramic composition. This resolves the contradiction by optimizing particle size to enhance infrared radiation emission and beneficial effects while maintaining ease of manufacture through a practical size range that balances performance with processing feasibility and quality control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bioceramic composition effectively radiates beneficial infrared waves, enhancing health benefits and reducing furfural content in beverages, demonstrating its applicability in diverse articles and methods for improved freshness and vitality.
Implementation Method 1
Dr. F. W. Herschel of Great Britain found and reported to the academic world a wavelength ranging from 0.7 to 1000 microns, just beyond visible light, called infrared, which has strong physical properties and great thermal activity. The natural resonant frequency range of water and living organisms, including man, falls within the infrared range.
Implementation Method 2
The natural resonant frequency range of water and living organisms, including man, falls within the infrared range. For example, the wavelength range of 6-18 μm is well known to be beneficial to the human body by virtue of its activating and energizing effect on the body.
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AI summary
This invention relates to compositions and applications for a bioceramic composition that includes from about 45 to about 55 % by weight of kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4); from about 5 to about 15% by weight of tourmaline; from about 3 to about 13% by weight of aluminum oxide (Al2O3); from about 11 to about 19% by weight of silicon dioxide (S1O2); and from about 3 wt % to about 13 wt % zirconium oxide (ZrO2).