Material encapsulation system
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1. A material release system, comprising:
- a. a first amount of material, wherein said first amount of material comprises a base;
b. a capsule having a first capsule wall which bounds said first amount of material, wherein said capsule releases said first amount of material in response to a first activation element;
c. a liquid carrier having a pH of between about 5 and about 7 in which a plurality of said capsules are mixed, and wherein said plurality of capsules do not degrade in said liquid carrier; and
d. an amount of indicator material mixed into said liquid carrier, wherein release of said first amount of material in response to said first activation element increases said pH of said liquid carrier to greater than 7, and wherein said amount of indicator material dissolved into said liquid carrier changes color in response to increase in said pH.
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Abstract
A material encapsulation and release system having a first zone (1) containing a first amount of material (2) bound by a first capsule wall (3) and, if desired, a second zone (4) containing a second amount of material (5) bound by a second capsule wall (6), each capsule wall responsive to similar or dissimilar activation means (7) to release the first amount of material (2) in the first zone (1) and the second amount of material (5) in the second zone (4).
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1. A material release system, comprising:
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a. a first amount of material, wherein said first amount of material comprises a base; b. a capsule having a first capsule wall which bounds said first amount of material, wherein said capsule releases said first amount of material in response to a first activation element; c. a liquid carrier having a pH of between about 5 and about 7 in which a plurality of said capsules are mixed, and wherein said plurality of capsules do not degrade in said liquid carrier; and d. an amount of indicator material mixed into said liquid carrier, wherein release of said first amount of material in response to said first activation element increases said pH of said liquid carrier to greater than 7, and wherein said amount of indicator material dissolved into said liquid carrier changes color in response to increase in said pH. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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