Patent ID: 11926716
Assignee: SYNMATTER LLC
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 8:
9. A process according to claim 1 that forms a multifunctional smart particle composition which comprises:
core particles comprising dissociable complexes that are within a porous structural matrix at least a portion of whose outer surface has been modified with a hydrophobic compound or an antimicrobial compound;
wherein said dissociable complexes comprise: (i) a first functional agent; and (ii) a second functional agent that interact to form weakly-bonded complexes comprising non-covalent electrostatic interactions;
wherein at least one of the first functional agent and the second functional agent comprise a corrosion inhibitor, an antimicrobial agent, and/or a complexing agent;
wherein the first functional agent and the second functional agent are attracted to one another in the weakly-bonded complexes so that a local pH change near said core particles breaks the attraction therebetween and releases the first and second functional agents from said complex.