Plasmonic assisted systems and methods for interior energy-activation from an exterior source
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1. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
- disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;
applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, andactivating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium,wherein the adhesive composition in said disposing step comprises a coated energy modulation agent to reduce chemical interaction between the energy modulation agent and the uncured radiation-curable medium.
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Abstract
A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the adhesive composition in said disposing step comprises a coated energy modulation agent to reduce chemical interaction between the energy modulation agent and the uncured radiation-curable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50)
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4. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the adhesive composition in said disposing step comprises a coated energy modulation agent to mitigate against coagulation of energy modulation agents together.
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15. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the uncured radiation-curable medium comprises a UV-curable silicone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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28. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the uncured radiation-curable medium includes an inorganic filler material. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the uncured radiation-curable medium includes a UV curable urethane acrylate.
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46. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a UV-activated photo initiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the composition further comprises a plasmonics agent comprising a metal structure. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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51. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) an energy modulation agent, and
3) a photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the adhesive composition in said disposing step comprises a coated energy modulation agent to reduce chemical interaction between the energy modulation agent and the uncured radiation-curable medium.
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52. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
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disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising
1) an uncured radiation-curable medium,
2) a coated energy modulation agent having a coating protecting a core of the coated energy modulation agent from chemical interactions with the uncured radiation-curable medium, and
3) a UV-activated photoinitiator;applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the coated energy modulation agent to generate light emitted from the coated energy modulation agent, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with said light emitted from the coated energy modulation agent and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium.
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