US Patent Application US20200148857A1
Stabilized biofiller particles and polymer compositions including the same
Angele Sjong co-inventor
Details of the Patent
Techniques are generally described that include methods , compositions , and articles including sacrificial material - coated biofiller particles dispersed in one or more additional polymers. An example method of stabilizing a biofiller is disclosed. The method includes combining biofiller particles with a sacrificial material , wherein the sacrificial material includes a saturated hydrocarbon having at least 8 carbons and a single carbonyl functional group , wherein the plurality of biofiller particles include one or more of a protein or an amino acid having amino groups on a surface thereof . The method includes reacting the sacrificial material with the plurality of biofiller particles to form stabilized biofiller particles having a coating of sacrificial material thereon . An example method of forming a polymer composition including stabilized biofiller particles is disclosed . The method includes stabilizing a plurality of biofiller particles with saturated hydrocarbons having one aldehyde group via an incomplete Maillard reaction to form stabilized biofiller particles having a saturated hydrocarbon coating . The method includes dispersing the stabilized biofiller particles in a polymer to form a polymer composition having the stabilized biofiller particles therein. An example polymer material is disclosed . The example polymer material includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of saturated hydrocarbon - coated biofiller particles substantially homogenously dispersed in the polymer matrix .
Techniques are generally described that include methods , compositions , and articles including sacrificial material - coated biofiller particles dispersed in one or more additional polymers. An example method of stabilizing a biofiller is disclosed. The method includes combining biofiller particles with a sacrificial material , wherein the sacrificial material includes a saturated hydrocarbon having at least 8 carbons and a single carbonyl functional group , wherein the plurality of biofiller particles include one or more of a protein or an amino acid having amino groups on a surface thereof . The method includes reacting the sacrificial material with the plurality of biofiller particles to form stabilized biofiller particles having a coating of sacrificial material thereon . An example method of forming a polymer composition including stabilized biofiller particles is disclosed . The method includes stabilizing a plurality of biofiller particles with saturated hydrocarbons having one aldehyde group via an incomplete Maillard reaction to form stabilized biofiller particles having a saturated hydrocarbon coating . The method includes dispersing the stabilized biofiller particles in a polymer to form a polymer composition having the stabilized biofiller particles therein. An example polymer material is disclosed . The example polymer material includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of saturated hydrocarbon - coated biofiller particles substantially homogenously dispersed in the polymer matrix .
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