Moisture Absorbent Decontaminant with Antimicrobial Pellets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing moisture absorbents, such as silica gel packets, do not effectively kill bacteria and fungus, allowing mold and spoilage to occur despite their use.
Innovation Solution
A moisture absorbent and decontaminant comprising a permeable receptacle with antimicrobial, antifungal, and moisture absorber pellets, including zinc pyrithione and nylon 6/6, that inhibit bacterial and fungal growth while absorbing moisture and eliminating odors through a specially designed mesh bag.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If silica gel packets are used to remove moisture, then moisture absorption is improved, but bacterial and fungal growth control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional components (moisture absorber, antimicrobial agent, and antifungal agent) into a single integrated packet system. The moisture absorber, antimicrobial, and antifungal are co-encapsulated together, allowing simultaneous moisture removal and microbial control in one device, thereby resolving the contradiction between moisture absorption and biological contamination prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The decontaminant packet is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: absorbing moisture, killing bacteria, and preventing fungal growth. This multi-functional approach allows a single product to address both moisture control and microbial contamination issues that were previously handled by separate products.
2Reliability
If a permeable receptacle with multiple pellets is used, then decontamination effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The decontaminant is divided into separate functional pellets (moisture absorber pellets, antimicrobial pellets, and antifungal pellets) that are contained within a single permeable receptacle. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system simplicity through the unified packet structure.
Solution Approach 2:
A flexible permeable mesh bag or receptacle is used to contain the multiple pellets while allowing vapor and moisture to pass through. This thin film structure provides mechanical containment without blocking the functional interactions between the pellets and the surrounding environment, maintaining simplicity while enabling multi-functionality.
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
Effectively kills major bacterial strains like E-coli and Staph, removes bad odors, and inhibits fungal growth, achieving up to 95% odor removal within 10 days, with a 60-day lifespan of the antimicrobial and antifungal components.
Implementation Method 1
a moisture absorber disposed within the receptacle
Implementation Method 2
an antimicrobial disposed within the receptacle... Effectively kills major bacterial strains like E-coli and Staph
Implementation Method 3
an antifungal disposed within the receptacle... inhibits fungal growth
Data Source
AI summary
A moisture absorbent and decontaminant is provided. The moisture absorbent and decontaminant includes a receptacle. The receptacle is formed of a permeable material having a plurality of pores. The present invention includes at least first pellets, second pellets and third pellets. The pellets are enclosed within the receptacle. The pellets include a diameter larger than the diameter of the pores and thereby cannot escape the receptacle. The first pellets include an antimicrobial. The second pellets include an antifungal. The third pellets include a moisture absorber.