Functional Compound Mass With Viscosity Control for Regulated Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for dosing aroma compounds into products are laborious and expensive, or they do not allow for sufficient large-scale dosage, and require activation or separate protective films for regulated release.
Innovation Solution
A mass comprising a functional compound and a viscosity regulator, such as a silicate compound, with carriers like water, ethereal oil, or solvents like ethanol, which facilitates controlled release and bonding of aroma compounds, enabling precise dosage and prolonged duration of scent in products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If aroma compound is dosed directly into base material, then dosage is simple, but it is laborious and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates the aroma compound into the printing ink formulation before the printing process. This preliminary incorporation allows the aroma to be dosed automatically during printing operations, eliminating the need for separate dosing steps while ensuring precise and consistent application across the substrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the aroma compound with the printing ink to create a unified composition. This merging allows the aroma dosing to occur simultaneously with the printing process, improving productivity by eliminating sequential operations while maintaining dosage precision through the integrated formulation.
2Productivity
If aroma compound is sprayed onto product, then dosage is quick, but sufficient large amounts cannot be dosed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses printing ink as a thin film carrier that can be applied directly to the substrate surface. This thin film approach allows large amounts of aroma compound to be incorporated into the printed area, achieving both high dosage quantities and rapid application through the printing process itself.
3Reliability
If separate protective film is used for regulated release, then release can be controlled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The printing ink serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the dosing medium, the carrier, and the protective film that controls aroma release. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate protective film layers while maintaining regulated release capabilities through the ink's inherent properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the protective film function with the printing ink formulation. The ink itself provides the barrier and release control mechanism, combining what were previously separate components (ink + protective film) into a single integrated system, thereby reducing structural complexity while preserving release control.
4Reliability
If activation is required for scent release, then regulated release is achieved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The printing ink formulation is designed to provide automatic, passive release of the aroma compound without requiring user activation. The ink's composition and application to the substrate create a system that self-regulates the release process through environmental factors like temperature and humidity, eliminating the need for activation mechanisms and improving ease of operation.
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
Enables efficient, precise, and cost-effective dosing and release of functional compounds, such as flavors and fragrances, in various applications, including textiles and food products, with controlled release and prolonged duration, enhancing product safety and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
the viscosity regulator is a silicate compound. The silicate compound changes the product's viscosity
Implementation Method 2
the silicate compound changes the product's viscosity and, moreover, may bond an aroma compound more effectively to the solution
Implementation Method 3
the solvent capable of dissolving the functional compound, whereby the solvent capable of dissolving the functional compound is also capable of homogenizing the film former within the matrix
Implementation Method 4
a matrix comprising at least one film former... the release of a functional compound can be controlled and regulated by adjusting the thickness and characteristics of a film formed by means of the matrix
Implementation Method 5
This carrier has often a benefit of a more rapid transit of the functional compound to the destination. By virtue of oil, e.g. the flavor remains in the flavored item for a longer time
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AI summary
The invention relates to a functional compound-comprising mass, as well as to a method for the manufacture and use of such a mass. The invention relates also to a method for manufacturing a functional compound-comprising product, as well as to the use of such a product. The mass according to the invention has been provided with at least one functional compound and at least one viscosity regulator and that the mass further comprises at least one carrier from a group, comprising fat/oil such as an ethereal oil; water; a solvent such as alcohol; a film former-comprising matrix.