Patent ID: 9475028
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61N,A61P,B01J,C06B,C06C

Claim Text:
1. A method of localized heating within an article, comprising the steps of: disposing a plurality of functionalized fullerenes selected from polyhydroxyl fullerenes, carboxy fullerenes, N-ethyl-polyamino-C60, [6,6] phenyl C60 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), fullerene hydride, N-methyl fulleropyrrolidine, or any combination thereof disposed in or on at least one target region comprising an organic gas, liquid or solid; an inorganic gas, liquid, or solid; a polymer or polymer composite; water, an aqueous solution or aqueous suspension; a nonaqueous solution or nonaqueous suspension; a metal or metal alloy; or a glass or ceramic; and irradiating said functionalized fullerenes with electromagnetic radiation to convert said radiation to thermal energy wherein said thermal energy dissipates as a photoacoustic wave emanating from said functionalized fullerene comprising molecule; and inducing a change in physical state or a chemical reaction in said target region by said photoacoustic wave wherein an article comprising said target region is altered.