Coated Energy Modulation Agents for Deeper Light-Activated Curing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light-activated processing technologies are limited by the penetration depth of light into the processed medium, requiring secondary cure mechanisms for shaded areas and increasing cure time, especially in applications where direct exposure to light is not possible.
Innovation Solution
A method involving drying energy modulation agents to reduce moisture content by at least 25% and coating them with a high transmissibility coating, such as diamond-like carbon (DLC), to enhance emission output and ensure compatibility in applications like medical treatments and industrial processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If light-activated processing is used for curing coatings or activating agents, then photochemical reactions can be initiated, but the penetration depth of light into the processed medium is limited, requiring secondary cure mechanisms for shaded areas and increasing cure time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces energy modulation agents (phosphors, luminescent materials, or other radiation-emitting substances) as intermediary substances that absorb deeply penetrating radiation (X-rays, gamma rays, or other forms of radiation) and convert it to useful radiation (visible light, UV, or other wavelengths) that can activate photochemical reactions. These intermediaries are incorporated into the coating composition or applied as separate layers, enabling light activation in shaded areas and reducing cure time by eliminating the need for direct light exposure.
2Reliability
If energy modulation agents are coated to ensure biocompatibility and protection, then compatibility with biological systems is improved, but emission output may be reduced due to coating absorption or scattering of emitted radiation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different properties to different parts of the energy modulation agent system: the coating provides biocompatibility and protection with specific optical properties (transparency or specific absorption characteristics), while the core energy modulation agent maintains its radiation-emitting functionality. The coating thickness, composition, and optical properties are optimized to balance biocompatibility requirements with the need to transmit emitted radiation efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes parameters such as coating thickness, coating material composition, and energy modulation agent concentration to achieve the desired balance between biocompatibility and emission output. By adjusting these parameters, the system can ensure sufficient protection and biocompatibility while minimizing radiation absorption or scattering by the coating, thereby maintaining high emission output.
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 method significantly improves emission output by at least 25% and ensures consistent activation across coated surfaces, reducing cure time and enhancing biocompatibility for in vivo and ex vivo applications.
Implementation Method 1
The photo-chemistry is driven inside mediums of far ranging kinds including organic, inorganic or composited from organic and inorganic materials. The cascade of events described above has at its source the modulation of electromagnetic energy from the X-ray to the UV energy using phosphors
Implementation Method 2
coating the dried energy modulation agent with a coating having high transmissibility at a wavelength of primary emission from the energy modulation agent upon excitation
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AI summary
A method for increasing emission output from an energy modulation agent, involving:drying the energy modulation agent in particulate form to reduce moisture level of the energy modulation agent by at least 25% to provide a dried energy modulation agent; andcoating the dried energy modulation agent with a coating having high transmissibility at a wavelength of primary emission from the energy modulation agent upon excitation,and energy modulation agents prepared thereby.