Acoustically controlled reaction device
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1. A reaction system comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material capable of influencing a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to an acoustic control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, an acoustic control signal may be used.
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1. A reaction system comprising:
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a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material capable of influencing a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to an acoustic control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 38, 39, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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48. A method of controlling a reaction device, comprising:
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generating an electrical driving signal; and
driving an acoustic signal generator with the electrical driving signal in a remote controller positioned at a location remote from a reaction device in an environment to produce an acoustic control signal, the reaction device including a remotely activatable control element, and the acoustic control signal sufficient to produce activation of the remotely activatable control element to produce a desired rate of a chemical reaction in the reaction device. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 62, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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instructions for generating an acoustic control signal including frequency components absorbable by an acoustically responsive control element of the reaction device in an environment; and
instructions for remotely transmitting the acoustic control signal to the reaction device in the environment with signal characteristics sufficient to produce at least one of mechanical, thermal or chemical activation of the acoustically responsive control element in the reaction device to control a chemical reaction occurring at a reaction region of the reaction device. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 86)
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