In-Situ Oral Care Formulation Mixing System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of testing oral care formulations containing sensory materials is time-consuming and costly due to the need for creating numerous prototypes with varying levels of additives, and assessing time-dependent feedback is unattainable with existing methods.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for making oral care formulations in-situ by delivering oral care additives into a test subject's mouth while using an oral care formulation base, allowing for variation in concentration, exposure time, number of materials, and sequence, enabling real-time feedback without producing full prototypes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If numerous prototypes with varying levels of oral care additives are created for testing, then the assessment of oral care formulation parameters can be performed, but the process becomes time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The oral care formulation is segmented into two components: a base formulation and separate oral care additives. This allows the base to remain constant while only the additive components need to be varied for testing, dramatically reducing the number of prototypes required to assess different formulation parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The oral care additives are extracted from the complete formulation and delivered separately via a dispensing system. This extraction allows the additives to be introduced in controlled amounts and sequences during actual use, enabling precise assessment of their effects without requiring multiple complete prototype formulations.
2Measurement precision
If numerous prototypes with varying levels of oral care additives are created for testing, then the assessment of oral care formulation parameters can be performed, but the process becomes expensive
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the formulation into base and additive components, the system avoids the expense of manufacturing multiple complete prototypes. Only the additive components need to be prepared in various concentrations and sequences, which is far more cost-effective than producing multiple full formulation batches.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables easy adjustment of additive parameters (concentration, sequence, timing) without changing the base formulation. This parameter-based approach allows comprehensive testing of different formulations by simply modifying dispensing parameters rather than manufacturing new prototypes, significantly reducing testing costs.
3Measurement precision
If traditional prototype methods are used, then oral care formulations can be tested, but time-dependent feedback assessment is unattainable
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing system is designed to be dynamic and programmable, allowing the timing, sequence, and amount of additive dispensing to be precisely controlled and adjusted. This dynamic capability enables the system to deliver additives at specific moments during oral care product use, making time-dependent feedback assessment possible.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms to capture real-time or near-real-time responses from test subjects regarding the effects of the oral care additives. This feedback loop allows for immediate assessment of time-dependent effects, enabling researchers to evaluate how the formulation performs under actual usage conditions.
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
Facilitates efficient assessment of oral care formulation parameters such as freshness, cleaning, and sensory effects, reducing costs and time by allowing for real-time feedback during the testing process.
Implementation Method 1
the one or more oral care additives mixing with the oral care formulation base in-situ within the oral cavity of the test subject
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for mixing an oral care formulation base with one or more oral care additives in-situ. In one aspect, the invention can be a method of making an oral care formulation for consumer use, the method comprising: a) providing a first dose of an oral care formulation base to an oral cavity of a test subject; b) dispensing one or more oral care additives to the oral cavity in accordance with a first dispensing regimen during the performance of step a), the one or more oral care additives mixing with the first dose of the oral care formulation base in-situ within the oral cavity of the test subject; c) obtaining feedback regarding effects experienced by the test subject during the performance of step b); and d) creating the oral care formulation for consumer use based, at least in part, on the feedback of step c).