EP4688955A1 - A biocompatible composite material - Google Patents
A biocompatible composite materialInfo
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- EP4688955A1 EP4688955A1 EP24719892.2A EP24719892A EP4688955A1 EP 4688955 A1 EP4688955 A1 EP 4688955A1 EP 24719892 A EP24719892 A EP 24719892A EP 4688955 A1 EP4688955 A1 EP 4688955A1
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- the present invention relates to a new biocompatible composite material that can be used in manufacturing molded articles used, for example, for packaging, in the automotive industry (for interiors and exteriors), as sound-absorbers, for thermal insulation or in the consumer goods industry.
- the subject biocompatible composite material of the present invention enables to achieve molded items with extremely easy, low-cost, productive systems, items with good and excellent mechanical strength properties, thermal and acoustic insulation, with improved lightness, and fully made of renewable raw materials, since they are biocompatible, such as starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac.
- the molded items are mainly made of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene, four families of plastics which, despite having positive properties such as low-density hydro- phobic surface, good workability and low thermal conductivity, have also negative properties such as brittleness, only one single chemical resistance and a very low softening temperature. Furthermore, the products made of these plastics have often shown a very low melting temperature, which causes the plastic to melt and drip while burning at temperatures slightly higher than 100 °C. This drops can ignite and contribute to spreading the fire. Flammability can be reduced by using suitable, but very often toxic, flame-retardants. Brominated additives (di-phenyl polybromurate or hexabrom ine-cyclo-dodecane ethers) have been used so far, which are extremely harmful to environment and health.
- Incineration releases carbon dioxide, the plastic particles become part of the food chain and the decomposition releases polluting substances.
- Organizations such as the EU and the United Nations remark that if the economic growth continues and the consumption pattern remains the same, the environmental issues connected to plastic will continue to increase. Due to these health and environmental issues, which are generally known, the request of new alternative materials in manufacturing formed items has become stronger and stronger.
- thermoplastic resin performs a binding action, gives appropriate mechanical strength, hydrophobicity and prevents the degradation thereof into popped corn flakes which, when mixed with said resins, formed by heating the mold (USE 3,51 1 ,899).
- Such a material does not have a full biocompatibility and arrangement to be capable of being loaded in pre-formed molds of any shape mixing the materials to each other with noncompatible aggregation states: the solid seeds and the thermoplastic resin melted in a suitable sol- vent.
- said technology was resumed and modified in order to obtain molded items by mixing starch flakes, obtained by popping the corn beads or seeds, with at least a polymer, and optionally a binder, in order to coat the single starch flakes with a hydrophobic resin or polymer and at the same time promoting the adherence to each other within the forming mold of the item intended to be made (US 2022/0040933A1 ).
- these materials and the related molded items are not fully biocompatible.
- plastic such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene, in particular and mainly polystyrene foam, in the scope of manufacturing molded items, which come to be only made of fully biocompatible materials, yet keeping good and improved mechanical strength properties and physicochemical properties of thermal and acoustic insulation.
- biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed with each other, said biocompatible composite material optionally, but preferably, comprising also pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated by a shellac layer, which has mechanical strength properties, such as resistance to compression stresses and the modulus of elasticity parameter, and physicochemical property of thermal and acoustic insulation such to make it comparable to polystyrol, in particular polystyrol foam, but with the great advantage, compared to the latter, to be made of fully biocompatible and biodegradable materials such as, indeed, starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and, when present, the pop-corn, preferably popped corn, mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen and/or the shellac coating.
- molded items can be manufactured, exactly during forming and hardening biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, such to keep in all respects the improved physicochemical and mechanical properties of said material.
- the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention and that forms the molded items, only consists of renewable raw materials, i.e. starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and when present pop-corn, preferably popped corn/maize and/or shellac.
- renewable raw materials i.e. starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and when present pop-corn, preferably popped corn/maize and/or shellac.
- a new process of preparing the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, and hydrolyzed col- lagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
- a further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f’) Optionally, continuously
- a biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed to each other, said biocompatible composite material optionally continuously coated by a shellac layer;
- a biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 1 wherein, when continuously coated by a shellac layer, being 100 the sum by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac, the % by weight of shellac is 1 to 6% by weight, by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac.
- biocompatible composite material in the form of molded item selected from the group comprising panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., consumer items, such as toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. components for the automotive industry, such as items for both interior and exterior, such as car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, etc., electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture or in the form of grain/granule/granulate/grains.
- biocompatible composite material for general thermal insulation of coatings, thermal insulation for cavity walls, thermal insulation of level or tilted coatings, thermal insulation for floorings and floors, preferably in the form of panels and/or slabs and or granule/s.
- biocompatible composite material for general thermal insulation of coatings, thermal insulation for cavity walls, thermal insulation of level or tilted coatings, thermal insulation for floorings and floors, preferably in the form of panels and/or slabs and or granule/s.
- biocompatible composite material according to any one of embodiments 1 - 6 for pack- ing/packaging preferably in the form of boxes, enclosures, cases, containers, either open or closed.
- biocompatible composite material preferably in the form of boxes, enclosures, cases, containers, either open or closed.
- the starch selected according to the present invention is starch selected among corn starch, starch such as corn, wheat, rice, potato starches, preferably corn starch, preferably in the form of powder, promptly available on the market.
- the hydrolyzed collagen is obtained through hot acid hydrolysis processes, for examples aqueous environment with hot acetic acid, at lower temperatures than the boiling temperature, preferably at temperatures not higher than 65°C, of animal glue, isinglass, bone glue from several sources, preferably mammal bones, a promptly available raw material on the market.
- the shellac is applied as a continuous coating on the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, both when made of a starch mix, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, and when made also of pop-corn mixed with starch, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
- Said processing allows to give the biocompatible composite material under preparation and the related molded item made of such a material water resistance properties while enabling transpiration and vapor permeability, in order to prevent moulds and condensate from forming and therefore the long-term degradation of the material object of the present invention.
- pop-corn/popcorn is meant to comprise in particular popped/puffed starch meaning starch flakes that is such as popped-puffed corn flakes/puffed- popped maize or popped corn/maize beads/seeds (Zea mays, convar. Microsperma) - possibly after suitable greasing - wherein the seeds or beads explode when quickly heated at high temperatures, the water in the seeds evaporates abruptly, it transforms the starch contained in the seed into flake giving the starch a spongy texture or similar to foam, which can then be defined as a popped/puffed starch.
- starch flakes such as popped-puffed corn flakes/puffed- popped maize or popped corn/maize beads/seeds (Zea mays, convar. Microsperma) - possibly after suitable greasing - wherein the seeds or beads explode when quickly heated at high temperatures, the water in the seeds evaporates abruptly, it transforms the starch contained in the seed into flake giving the starch a
- the pop-corn/popcorn increases the lightness of the biocompatible composite material and the molded item comprising or made of such biocompatible composite material comprising the pop-corn/popcorn or popped/puffed starch.
- the popcorn is used in its entirety, that is, the entire beads and/or seeds are caused to explode/expand and the popcorn obtained thereby is mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, or as a further equally preferred embodiment the pop- corn/popcorn is also totally or partially crushed before being mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
- biocompatible composite material according to the present invention wherein both pop-corn/popcorn in its entirety and crushed pop-corn/popcorn are mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
- popcorn is used which was produced from previously crushed raw material (for example corn flour).
- the composite material according to the present invention comprises pop-corn, preferably popped corn beans or seeds, the flakes of which are mixed, or in a mixture, with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, such that the pop-corn is, or the flakes thereof are, substantially enclosed, coated by the starch, preferably corn starch, mixture, combined with the hydrolyzed collagen, hydro-soluble and/or hydro-compatible substances.
- the popped/puffed pop-corn or starch preferably popped corn
- the popped/puffed pop-corn or starch is present mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen and being 100 the sum by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn
- the % by weight of pop-corn is 50 to 75% by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn.
- the popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn can be used in addition as such also as a starch source, by being crushed and powdered.
- molded item with (various) geometric shapes, such as panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., and (various) sizes, as well as various imaginary shapes, forced by the mold used for the relative shaping, such as consumer goods, for example toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. both interior and exterior components for the automotive industry: car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture and of a number of different sizes
- the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
- a further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until the constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved
- the method for preparing a molded article comprising the/or made of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac
- said method for preparing a molded article comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the molded item thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the molded item obtained in step e) with shellac.
- a further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing a molded item comprising the/or made of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until constant weight
- Steps a) and a’ which are the same, imply retrieving and supplying starch, such as corn, wheat, rice, potato starch, preferably corn starch, preferably in a powdered form, promptly available on the market.
- starch such as corn, wheat, rice, potato starch, preferably corn starch, preferably in a powdered form, promptly available on the market.
- Steps b) and b’ which are the same, imply finding and making available the hydrolyzed collagen achievable through hot acid hydrolysis processes, for examples aqueous environment hydrolysis with hot acetic acid, at lower temperatures than the boiling temperature, preferably at temperatures not higher than 65°C, of animal glue, such as isinglass, bone glue from several sources, preferably mammal bones, a raw material promptly available on the market.
- animal glue such as isinglass, bone glue from several sources, preferably mammal bones, a raw material promptly available on the market.
- Step bi implies finding and making available pop-corn/popcorn, to be understood according to the present invention, preferably finding on the market and manufacturing in situ popped or puffed starch, as stated according to the present invention, preferably popped corn, through the traditional heating techniques with abrupt increase of temperature in order to cause a sudden evaporation of the water in the seed of corn or rice, or maize, etc., in order to transform the starch within the seed, giving it a spongy texture or similar to foam.
- Steps c) and c’ which are the same except for the further presence of pop-corn, mixed with starch, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen, in step c’) in respect to the equivalent step c), result in the intimate mixing of the components described in steps c) and c’), respectively, to give respective homogeneous, semi-fluid mixtures, thereby meaning an homogeneous distribution of the components intimately mixed with each other: in step c) starch, preferably corn starch, with hydrolyzed collagen, in step c’) the popped starch pop-corn flakes, preferably popped corn, homogeneously distributed in the homogeneous starch mix, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen which cover, surround and enclose the pop-corn, or popped starch flakes.
- Steps d) and d’ which are the same, imply forming in a specific mold, to give, where the desired shape is required, the biocompatible composite material/molded item, at given pressure and temperature values, until the hardening thereof.
- Steps e) and e’ which are the same, involve drying the hardened and formed biocompatible composite material/molded item according to the any desired form, until its constant weight is achieved, being able to operate at both room pressure and temperature and under several conditions of forced drying in ventilated or static dryers at programmable and variable temperatures, lowering the drying times.
- Steps f) and f’ which are the same, imply the application of a continuous shellac coating on the surface of the biocompatible composite material/molded item via the traditional coating application techniques in resin material, applied to surfaces to be processed by means of highly volatile solvent vehicle, for example spray deposition of an alcohol solution where shellac is dispersed.
- a molded item comprising or made of the biocompatible composite material according to any one of the embodiments described herein, said molded item selected from the group comprising panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., consumer items, such as toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. components, items for both interior and exterior, for the automotive industry, such as car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture.
- Some specimens of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention have been prepared, some coated with shellac, some not, all of them prepared operating at room temperature and pressure, according to the process described herein. All of them have undergone a preliminary check of their mechanical properties of compressive strength and the measurement of the modulus of elasticity according to the standard ASTM D1621 .
- the average value of the compressive strength of the uncoated specimens according to the present invention is 140 Kpa, whereas for those coated with shellac is 160 Kpa, i.e. comparable values as to the magnitude to those of polystyrene, in particular polystyrene foam, specimens.
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Abstract
The present invention deals with a biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed with each other, said biocompatible composite material optionally, but preferably, comprising also pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it continuously coated by a shellac layer.
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“A biocompatible composite material”
DESCRIPTION
Technical field of the invention
The present invention relates to a new biocompatible composite material that can be used in manufacturing molded articles used, for example, for packaging, in the automotive industry (for interiors and exteriors), as sound-absorbers, for thermal insulation or in the consumer goods industry. The subject biocompatible composite material of the present invention enables to achieve molded items with extremely easy, low-cost, productive systems, items with good and excellent mechanical strength properties, thermal and acoustic insulation, with improved lightness, and fully made of renewable raw materials, since they are biocompatible, such as starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac.
State of the art
The molded items are mainly made of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene, four families of plastics which, despite having positive properties such as low-density hydro- phobic surface, good workability and low thermal conductivity, have also negative properties such as brittleness, only one single chemical resistance and a very low softening temperature. Furthermore, the products made of these plastics have often shown a very low melting temperature, which causes the plastic to melt and drip while burning at temperatures slightly higher than 100 °C. This drops can ignite and contribute to spreading the fire. Flammability can be reduced by using suitable, but very often toxic, flame-retardants. Brominated additives (di-phenyl polybromurate or hexabrom ine-cyclo-dodecane ethers) have been used so far, which are extremely harmful to environment and health.
However, the really negative character of all these materials is their environmental fullincompatibility.
The increase in plastic waste in the world, resulting from the inability to eco-friendly dispose of plastics forming the abandoned molded items, mainly in oceans, is becoming an increasingly serious globally relevant problem.
Incineration releases carbon dioxide, the plastic particles become part of the food chain and the decomposition releases polluting substances. Organizations such as the EU and the United Nations remark that if the economic growth continues and the consumption pattern remains the same, the environmental issues connected to plastic will continue to increase. Due to these health and environmental issues, which are generally known, the request of new alternative materials in manufacturing formed items has become stronger and stronger.
Some attempts had already been made in the past by providing methods for producing molded items by using corn seeds as the main material mixed with synthetic thermoplastic resins placed within suitable drilled, but closed, molds. The present thermoplastic resin performs a binding action, gives appropriate mechanical strength, hydrophobicity and prevents the degradation thereof into popped corn flakes which, when mixed with said resins, formed by heating the mold (USE 3,51 1 ,899). Such a material does not have a full biocompatibility and arrangement to be capable of being loaded in pre-formed molds of any shape mixing the materials to each other with noncompatible aggregation states: the solid seeds and the thermoplastic resin melted in a suitable sol-
vent.
More recently, said technology was resumed and modified in order to obtain molded items by mixing starch flakes, obtained by popping the corn beads or seeds, with at least a polymer, and optionally a binder, in order to coat the single starch flakes with a hydrophobic resin or polymer and at the same time promoting the adherence to each other within the forming mold of the item intended to be made (US 2022/0040933A1 ). However, also these materials and the related molded items are not fully biocompatible.
Objects of the invention
Therefore, it is the main object of the present invention to overcome the above described shortcomings related to the prior art.
Therefore a strong need was felt to develop new biocompatible composite materials to be used as a replacement to natural materials, so said, “plastic”, such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene, in particular and mainly polystyrene foam, in the scope of manufacturing molded items, which come to be only made of fully biocompatible materials, yet keeping good and improved mechanical strength properties and physicochemical properties of thermal and acoustic insulation.
Summary of the invention
Aspects of the invention are described herein, which are integral part of the technical contents of the present patent specification. Said aspects can be used to limit the claims and/or define further claims during the patent property rights duration.
The Applicant, while pursuing the search in the field, has surprisingly and unexpectedly developed and realized a biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed with each other, said biocompatible composite material optionally, but preferably, comprising also pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated by a shellac layer, which has mechanical strength properties, such as resistance to compression stresses and the modulus of elasticity parameter, and physicochemical property of thermal and acoustic insulation such to make it comparable to polystyrol, in particular polystyrol foam, but with the great advantage, compared to the latter, to be made of fully biocompatible and biodegradable materials such as, indeed, starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and, when present, the pop-corn, preferably popped corn, mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen and/or the shellac coating.
Surprisingly, it has been found that in the several embodiments of the present invention, molded items can be manufactured, exactly during forming and hardening biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, such to keep in all respects the improved physicochemical and mechanical properties of said material.
Good to excellent properties: among which thermal conductivity, excellent dimensional stability, extraordinary acoustic absorption properties and low flammability, along with the fact that the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, and that forms the molded items, only consists of renewable raw materials, i.e. starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and when present pop-corn, preferably popped corn/maize and/or shellac.
Advantageously still according to the present invention, as a further embodiment thereof, a new process of preparing the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, and hydrolyzed col-
lagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, was developed, said method comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
A further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f’) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
Detailed description of the invention and embodiments thereof
Therefore embodiments of the present invention comprise:
1 ) A biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed to each other, said biocompatible composite material optionally continuously coated by a shellac layer;
2) A biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 1 wherein the % by weight of starch is from 75 to 85% by weight, preferably 78 to 83% by weight, more preferably 80 to 82% by weight, said percentage being computed on 100 parts by weight of the combination of starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
3) A biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 1 wherein, when continuously coated by a shellac layer, being 100 the sum by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac, the % by weight of shellac is 1 to 6% by weight, by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac.
4) A biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 1 wherein pop-corn is comprised mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, said biocompatible composite material optionally con-
tinuously coated by a shellac layer;
5) A biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 4 wherein the % by weight of popcorn is 50 to 75% by weight, the % by weight of starch is 10 to 15% by weight, the % by weight of hydrolyzed collagen is 15 to 40% by weight, said percentages being computed on 100 parts by weight of the combination of pop-corn, starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
6) A biocompatible composite material according to embodiment 4 wherein, when continuously coated by a shellac layer, being 100 the sum by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac, the % by weight of shellac is 1 to 6% by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac.
7) The biocompatible composite material according to any one of the embodiments 1 - 6, in the form of molded item selected from the group comprising panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., consumer items, such as toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. components for the automotive industry, such as items for both interior and exterior, such as car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, etc., electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture or in the form of grain/granule/granulate/grains.
8) The biocompatible composite material according to any one of embodiments 1 - 6 for general thermal insulation of coatings, thermal insulation for cavity walls, thermal insulation of level or tilted coatings, thermal insulation for floorings and floors, preferably in the form of panels and/or slabs and or granule/s.
9) Use of the biocompatible composite material according to any one of embodiments 1 - 6 for general thermal insulation of coatings, thermal insulation for cavity walls, thermal insulation of level or tilted coatings, thermal insulation for floorings and floors, preferably in the form of panels and/or slabs and or granule/s.
10) The biocompatible composite material according to any one of embodiments 1 - 6 for pack- ing/packaging, preferably in the form of boxes, enclosures, cases, containers, either open or closed.
11) Use of the biocompatible composite material according to any one of embodiments 1 - 6 for packing/packaging, preferably in the form of boxes, enclosures, cases, containers, either open or closed.
STARCH
The starch selected according to the present invention is starch selected among corn starch, starch such as corn, wheat, rice, potato starches, preferably corn starch, preferably in the form of powder, promptly available on the market.
HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN
The hydrolyzed collagen is obtained through hot acid hydrolysis processes, for examples aqueous environment with hot acetic acid, at lower temperatures than the boiling temperature, preferably at temperatures not higher than 65°C, of animal glue, isinglass, bone glue from several sources, preferably mammal bones, a promptly available raw material on the market.
SHELLAC
It is a natural resin promptly available on the market, it is a breathable and vapor permeable, but not water permeable, material. Therefore it prevents mold and condensate from forming. Specifically, according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shellac is applied as a
continuous coating on the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, both when made of a starch mix, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, and when made also of pop-corn mixed with starch, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
Said processing allows to give the biocompatible composite material under preparation and the related molded item made of such a material water resistance properties while enabling transpiration and vapor permeability, in order to prevent moulds and condensate from forming and therefore the long-term degradation of the material object of the present invention.
POP-CORN/POPCORN
The term “pop-corn/popcorn” according to the present invention is meant to comprise in particular popped/puffed starch meaning starch flakes that is such as popped-puffed corn flakes/puffed- popped maize or popped corn/maize beads/seeds (Zea mays, convar. Microsperma) - possibly after suitable greasing - wherein the seeds or beads explode when quickly heated at high temperatures, the water in the seeds evaporates abruptly, it transforms the starch contained in the seed into flake giving the starch a spongy texture or similar to foam, which can then be defined as a popped/puffed starch. Such a behavior is known, in addition, also for the quinoa, amaranth, rice or also corn beads/seeds, and therefore the flakes or pop-corn/popcorn obtained from these beads or seeds are explicitly designated and recognized as “popcorn” as to the purpose of the present invention; the term "pop-corn/popcorn" as used herein is not to be intended as limited only to popped corn/maize, and it was chosen in particular for the sake of simplicity, clarity and legibility, even if popped corn is preferred.
When present, the pop-corn/popcorn increases the lightness of the biocompatible composite material and the molded item comprising or made of such biocompatible composite material comprising the pop-corn/popcorn or popped/puffed starch.
According to a preferred embodiment, the popcorn is used in its entirety, that is, the entire beads and/or seeds are caused to explode/expand and the popcorn obtained thereby is mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, or as a further equally preferred embodiment the pop- corn/popcorn is also totally or partially crushed before being mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
Also advantageous are embodiments of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention wherein both pop-corn/popcorn in its entirety and crushed pop-corn/popcorn are mixed in combination with starch and hydrolyzed collagen.
According to an alternative and equally preferred embodiment, popcorn is used which was produced from previously crushed raw material (for example corn flour).
Advantageously the composite material according to the present invention comprises pop-corn, preferably popped corn beans or seeds, the flakes of which are mixed, or in a mixture, with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, such that the pop-corn is, or the flakes thereof are, substantially enclosed, coated by the starch, preferably corn starch, mixture, combined with the hydrolyzed collagen, hydro-soluble and/or hydro-compatible substances.
Advantageously, when present, the popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, is present mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen and being 100 the sum by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn, the % by weight of pop-corn is 50 to 75% by weight of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn.
Advantageously, when present, the popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, can be used in addition as such also as a starch source, by being crushed and powdered.
The composite material according to any one of the embodiments of the present invention is in the form of:
- both a molded item with (various) geometric shapes, such as panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., and (various) sizes, as well as various imaginary shapes, forced by the mold used for the relative shaping, such as consumer goods, for example toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. both interior and exterior components for the automotive industry: car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture and of a number of different sizes
- and in the form of grain/granule/granulates/grains of various regular and irregular shapes, and sizes, said molded items or grain/granules/granulates/grains coated with, if any, the shellac layer as according to the present invention.
METHODS
It is a further object of the present invention the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
A further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until the constant weight of the biocompatible composite material thereby obtained is
achieved; f’) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e) with shellac.
It is a further object of the present invention the method for preparing a molded article comprising the/or made of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention, such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, and hydrolyzed collagen, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method for preparing a molded article comprising the steps of: a) Providing starch; b) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; c) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and hydrolyzed collagen until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e) Drying until constant weight of the molded item thereby obtained is achieved; f) Optionally, continuously coating the molded item obtained in step e) with shellac.
A further equally preferred embodiment of the present invention is the method for preparing a molded item comprising the/or made of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material comprising starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until constant weight of the molded item thereby obtained is achieved; f’) Optionally, continuously coating the molded item obtained in step e') with shellac.
Steps a) and a’), which are the same, imply retrieving and supplying starch, such as corn, wheat, rice, potato starch, preferably corn starch, preferably in a powdered form, promptly available on the market.
Steps b) and b’), which are the same, imply finding and making available the hydrolyzed collagen achievable through hot acid hydrolysis processes, for examples aqueous environment hydrolysis with hot acetic acid, at lower temperatures than the boiling temperature, preferably at temperatures not higher than 65°C, of animal glue, such as isinglass, bone glue from several sources, preferably mammal bones, a raw material promptly available on the market.
Step bi ’) implies finding and making available pop-corn/popcorn, to be understood according to the present invention, preferably finding on the market and manufacturing in situ popped or puffed
starch, as stated according to the present invention, preferably popped corn, through the traditional heating techniques with abrupt increase of temperature in order to cause a sudden evaporation of the water in the seed of corn or rice, or maize, etc., in order to transform the starch within the seed, giving it a spongy texture or similar to foam.
Steps c) and c’), which are the same except for the further presence of pop-corn, mixed with starch, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen, in step c’) in respect to the equivalent step c), result in the intimate mixing of the components described in steps c) and c’), respectively, to give respective homogeneous, semi-fluid mixtures, thereby meaning an homogeneous distribution of the components intimately mixed with each other: in step c) starch, preferably corn starch, with hydrolyzed collagen, in step c’) the popped starch pop-corn flakes, preferably popped corn, homogeneously distributed in the homogeneous starch mix, preferably corn starch and hydrolyzed collagen which cover, surround and enclose the pop-corn, or popped starch flakes.
Steps d) and d’), which are the same, imply forming in a specific mold, to give, where the desired shape is required, the biocompatible composite material/molded item, at given pressure and temperature values, until the hardening thereof.
Steps e) and e’), which are the same, involve drying the hardened and formed biocompatible composite material/molded item according to the any desired form, until its constant weight is achieved, being able to operate at both room pressure and temperature and under several conditions of forced drying in ventilated or static dryers at programmable and variable temperatures, lowering the drying times.
Steps f) and f’), which are the same, imply the application of a continuous shellac coating on the surface of the biocompatible composite material/molded item via the traditional coating application techniques in resin material, applied to surfaces to be processed by means of highly volatile solvent vehicle, for example spray deposition of an alcohol solution where shellac is dispersed.
It is a further object of the present invention a molded item comprising or made of the biocompatible composite material according to any one of the embodiments described herein, said molded item selected from the group comprising panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, etc., consumer items, such as toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc. components, items for both interior and exterior, for the automotive industry, such as car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, electrical insulating panels, etc., pieces of furniture.
The single combinations of components and characteristics of the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplary; interchange and substitution of such teachings with other teachings within the present application with the mentioned applications are expressly envisaged. A person skilled in the art will recognize that changes, modifications and other embodiments described herein can be made without departing the spirit and the scope of the invention.
Therefore, the above description is exemplary and it is not to be intended as a limitation. The term “comprise” as used in claims does not exclude other components or steps. The indefinite article “a/an” does not exclude the plural.
EXAMPLES
Some specimens of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention have been prepared, some coated with shellac, some not, all of them prepared operating at room temperature and pressure, according to the process described herein.
All of them have undergone a preliminary check of their mechanical properties of compressive strength and the measurement of the modulus of elasticity according to the standard ASTM D1621 . The average value of the compressive strength of the uncoated specimens according to the present invention is 140 Kpa, whereas for those coated with shellac is 160 Kpa, i.e. comparable values as to the magnitude to those of polystyrene, in particular polystyrene foam, specimens.
The same can be said for the values of the modulus of elasticity (E modulus) which, for the uncoated specimens according to the present invention, has an average value of 1 100 Kpa whereas for those coated with shellac is 1300 Kpa, i.e. comparable values as to the magnitude to those of polystyrene, in particular polystyrene foam, specimens.
Some tests are being carried out at the moment also on other types of specimens, still made according to the present invention, in order to check in particular their relative property of thermal and acoustic insulation and flammability.
Claims
1 . A biocompatible composite material comprising starch and hydrolyzed collagen mixed with each other, said biocompatible composite material continuously coated by a shellac layer, wherein the starch wt.% is 75 to 85 wt.%, preferably 79 to 83 wt.%, more preferably 80 to 82 wt.%, said percentage being computed over 100 parts by weight of the mixture of starch and hydrolyzed collagen, and over 100 the weight sum of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac, the wt.% of shellac is from 1 to 6 wt.% of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen and shellac.
2. The biocompatible composite material according to claim 1 wherein in the mixture of starch and hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn is contained, said biocompatible composite material continuously coated by a shellac layer.
3. The biocompatible composite material according to claim 2 wherein the wt.% of pop-corn is 50 to 75 wt.%, the wt.% of starch is 10 to 15 wt.%, the wt.% of hydrolyzed collagen is 15 to 40 wt.%, said percentages being computed on 100 parts by weight of the combined pop-corn, starch and hydrolyzed collagen, and over 100 the weight sum of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac, the wt.% of shellac is 1 to 6 wt.% of the combination of starch, hydrolyzed collagen, pop-corn and shellac.
4. A method of preparing biocompatible composite material comprising starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, the whole, optionally, but preferably, continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the steps of: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch and hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogenous slurry is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogenous slurry in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepwise increase of pressure and/or temperature, until solidification; e’) Drying until reaching a constant weight of the biocompatible composite material as obtained; f’) Optionally, continuously coating the biocompatible composite material obtained in step e’) with shellac.
5. The biocompatible composite material according to any of claims 1 - 3 or obtained according to the preparation method according to claim 4, in the form of a molded item selected from the group comprising panels, bars, boxes or packets or packages, etc., consumer goods, such as toys, sport device components, yoga mats, insulating mats, etc., automotive components, such as indoor and outdoor items, such as sun shades, headrests, child car seats, etc., electrical insulation board, etc. furniture or in the form grain/granule/granulate/pellets.
6. The biocompatible composite material according to any of claims 1 - 3 or obtained according to the preparation method according to claim 4 for the general thermal insulation of coverings, thermal isolation for cavity walls, thermal insulation for flat or sloped coverings, thermal insulation for floorings and slabs or for packing/packaging, preferably in the form of closed or open boxes, cases, packets, containers.
7. A method for preparing a molded item comprising the/or made of the biocompatible composite material according to the present invention such as the biocompatible composite material compris-
ing starch, preferably corn starch, hydrolyzed collagen and popped/puffed pop-corn or starch, preferably popped corn, said pop-corn mixed with starch and hydrolyzed collagen, all of it continuously coated with shellac, said method comprising the following steps: a’) Providing starch; b’) Providing hydrolyzed collagen; bi ’) Providing pop-corn; c’) Mixing starch, hydrolyzed collagen and pop-corn until a homogeneous mixture is obtained; d’) Pouring the homogeneous mixture in a specific mold operating at a pressure ranging from 1 bar to 5 bar and a temperature ranging from room temperature up to 70 - 100 °C, preferably under stepped increase of pressure and/or temperature, until hardened; e’) Drying until constant weight of the molded item thereby obtained is achieved; f’) continuously coating the molded item obtained in step e’) with shellac.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the molded item is selected from the group comprising panels, bars, storage or packaging boxes or cases, consumer items, such as toys, sport equipment components, yoga mats, insulating mats, components for the automotive industry, such as items for both interior and exterior, such as car sunshades, headrests, infant car seats, electrical insulating panels, pieces of furniture.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the molded item is in the form of grain/granule/granulates/grains of various regular and irregular shapes, and sizes.
10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the molded item is in the form suitable for general thermal insulation of coatings, thermal insulation for cavity walls, thermal insulation of level or tilted coatings, thermal insulation for floorings and floors, or for packing/packaging, preferably in the form of boxes, enclosures, cases, containers, either open or closed.
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