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US 20170027168A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2017/0027168A1 Heath (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 2, 2017 (54) METHODS, PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEMS Publication Classification RELATING TO MAKING, PROVIDING, AND (51) Int. Cl. USING NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) AOIN 25/30 (2006.01) PRODUCTS COMPRISING A6L 27/50 (2006.01) NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (NCC), A6IL 27/34 (2006.01) NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) POLYMERS AND/OR NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) (52) U.S. Cl. PLASTICS OR OTHERNANOCRYSTALS OF CPC ............... A0IN 25/30 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 CELLULOSE COMPOSITES OR (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61 L STRUCTURES, IN COMBINATION WITH 2400/12 (2013.01) OTHER MATERALS (57) ABSTRACT (71) Applicant: Stephan Heath, Littleton, CO (US) Methods, apparatus, products, and/or systems relating to making or using nanocrystalline (NC) products comprising (72) Inventor: Stephan Heath, Littleton, CO (US) a combination of one or more of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), nanocrystalline (NC) polymers, nanocrystalline (21) Appl. No.: 15/220,046 (NC) plastics or other nanocrystals of cellulose composites or structures that have been processed into one or more of (22) Filed: Jul. 26, 2016 Solid, flake, particles or other forms with vapor processing, Solid state processing, liquid processing or other processing (30) Foreign Application Priority Data methods that can optionally be combined with other mate rials for different nanocrystalline (NC) applications, prod Jul. 27, 2015 (CA) ...................................... 2898513 ucts or uses, and the like. US 2017/00271 68 A1 Feb. 2, 2017 METHODS, PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEMS coating applications, disposable medical equipment and RELATING TO MAKING, PROVIDING, AND clinical applications. Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) can USING NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) optionally be used for many other medical or dietary uses, PRODUCTS COMPRISING including cellulose vegetable or gelatin capsules for dietary NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (NCC), Supplements, medications, vitamins, marijuana oils, canna NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) POLYMERS bis oils and other types of oils for cancer treatments, and AND/OR NANOCRYSTALLINE (NC) other medical uses. There are many other uses for nanoc PLASTICS OR OTHERNANOCRYSTALS OF rystalline cellulose (NCC) including Smart packaging and CELLULOSE COMPOSITES OR intelligent labeling technology for food, beverages, pharma STRUCTURES, IN COMBINATION WITH ceutical and household products. Thus, there is a need to OTHER MATERALS provide a new class of Super materials with Superior prop erties using nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) that can be FIELD OF THE INVENTION combined with other materials for different nanocrystalline (NC) applications, products or uses. 0001. The invention relates to methods, apparatus, prod ucts, and/or systems relating to making or using nanocrys talline (NC) products comprising a combination of one or SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION more of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), nanocrystalline 0005. Alternative embodiments of the invention option (NC) polymers, nanocrystalline (NC) plastics or other ally relate to methods, apparatus, products, and/or systems nanocrystals of cellulose composites or structures that have relating to making or using nanocrystalline (NC) products been processed into one or more of Solid, flake, particles or comprising a combination of other forms with vapor processing, Solid state processing, 0006 (i) one or more of nanocrystalline cellulose liquid processing or other processing methods that can (NCC), nanocrystalline (NC) plastics or nanocrystal optionally be combined with other materials for different line (NC) polymers or other nanocrystals of cellulose nanocrystalline (NC) applications, products or uses. composites or structures that have been processed into one or more of Solid, flake, particles, liquid, non-liquid, BACKGROUND spray dried, non-spray dried, bulk, cellulose, coating 0002 Cellulose is probably the most abundant organic applications, composite material, components, powder, compound in the world, which mostly produced by plants. It paste, pulp, fibers, foam, gel, resin, wax, wood chips, is the most structural component in herbal cells and tissues. wood pulp, bamboo pulp, bleached pulp, wood-based Cellulose is a natural long chain polymer that plays an fibers, plant fibers, pulp fibers, extract, seeds, encap important role in human food cycle indirectly. This polymer Sulated, grains, tablets, or other forms, optionally with has versatile uses in many industries such as Veterinary vapor processing, Solid state processing, liquid process cellulose in foods, wood and paper, fibers and clothes, ing or other processing methods in combination with: cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries as excipient. Cellu 0007 (ii) other materials: lose has very semi-synthetic derivatives and many different that are optionally combined with other materials to provide nanocrystalline (NC) applications for the pharmaceutical, nanocrystalline (NC) products for different product applica medical and cosmetic industries. Cellulose ethers and cel tions, products and/or uses. lulose esters are two main groups of cellulose derivatives 0008 (iii) different types of metals, non-metals, amor with different physicochemical and mechanical properties. phous metals or alloys, copper alloy, cobalt alloy, silver These polymers are broadly used in the formulation of alloy, aluminum, Steel, kevlar, cast iron, tungsten, chro dosage forms and healthcare products. mium, titanium, mechanical alloying or other types of 0003 Nanocrystals of cellulose (nanocrystalline cellu alloys, composite nanocrystalline (NC) coating agents, lose, (NCC)) can be obtained by processing and/or purifying structural bulk materials, metals or elements, ultra hard components of natural materials such as trees and/or willow nanocrystalline (NC) coating applications, construction shrubs to orange pulp and/or the pomace left behind after applications, ceramics, plastics and/or other nanocrys apple cider production. By mixing nanocrystalline cellulose tals of cellulose materials that are optionally combined (NCC) with other materials, such as plastics, structural bulk with other materials to provide for reinforcing materials materials or metals, the strength of a product can be Sub for increased strength and/or hardness, nanocrystalline stantially increased. Production of nanocrystalline cellulose (NC) coating applications, compressibility and (NCC) starts with processed wood, which has had com strength, corrosion resistance, nanocrystalline (NC) pounds such as lignin and hemicellulose removed. It is then coating applications and thin films, conducts electricity, milled into a pulp and hydrolyzed in acid to remove impu higher electrical resistance, increased specific heat rities before being separated and concentrated as crystals capacity, thermal expansion, optical properties, into a thick paste that can be applied to Surfaces as a laminate mechanical properties, elastic properties, strength & or processed into strands, forming nanofibrils. These are hardness, ductility & toughness, electrical properties, hard, dense and tough, and can be forced into different magnetic properties, chemical properties, catalytic shapes and sizes. When freeze-dried, nanocrystalline cellu properties, barrier properties, nanocrystalline cores for lose (NCC) is lightweight, absorbent and good for insulat large power transformers, lower thermal conductivity, 1ng. insulation and/or improved thermal properties, optical 0004. In addition to being used as strengtheners, nanoc properties, mechanical properties, elastic properties, rystalline cellulose (NCC) can optionally be used for many strength & hardness, ductility & toughness, electrical innovative biomedical applications uses as, a viral inhibitor, properties, chemical properties, magnetic properties for antiviral ointments, artificial joints, antibacterial medical different product applications, products and/or uses. US 2017/00271 68 A1 Feb. 2, 2017 0009. The invention can optionally provide wherein the are optionally combined with other materials for different nanocrystalline (NC) products comprising a combination of nanocrystalline (NC) applications, products or uses, and the two or more of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), nanocrys like. Such as, but not limited to, one or more of creams or talline (NC) plastics or nanocrystalline (NC) polymers or ointments, nanocrystalline (NC) wound dressings, nanoc other nanocrystals of cellulose composites or structures that rystalline (NC) silver wound dressings, wound dressings, are optionally combined with other materials for different Surgical dressings, and the like. nanocrystalline (NC) applications, products or uses, and the 0013 The invention can optionally provide wherein the like, such as, but not limited to, one or more of bottles, water nanocrystalline (NC) products comprising a combination of bottles, caps, engineered wood, furniture, hardwood floors, two or more of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), nanocrys replacement of plastic or glass consumer products, packaged talline (NC) plastics or nanocrystalline (NC) polymers or goods and other end use products with nanocrystalline (NC) other nanocrystals of cellulose composites or structures that products, replacement of petroleum-based or glass consumer are optionally combined with other materials for different products, packaged goods and other end use products with nanocrystalline (NC) applications, products or uses, and the nanocrystalline (NC) products, containers, food and/or bev like,