阅读说明：本技术 微胶囊组合物 (Microcapsule composition ) 是由 徐力 雷亚斌 罗纳德·加巴德 L·M·波普尔韦尔 J·A·维兰德 张毅 佐佐木隆 于 2019-12-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：公开了微胶囊组合物及其制备方法。微胶囊组合物具有分散在水相中的微胶囊。微胶囊具有微胶囊核和封装微胶囊核的微胶囊壁。微胶囊核含有活性材料,该活性材料选自香料、化妆品活性物、恶臭冲消剂,和它们的组合。微胶囊壁由聚合物网络形成,该聚合物网络包含至少三个部分：(i)衍生自壳聚糖的第一部分,(ii)衍生自聚异氰酸酯的第二部分,和(iii)衍生自多酚的第三部分。还公开了含有该微胶囊组合物的消费品。(Microcapsule compositions and methods of making the same are disclosed. The microcapsule composition has microcapsules dispersed in an aqueous phase. The microcapsules have a microcapsule core and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core. The microcapsule core contains an active material selected from the group consisting of fragrances, cosmetic actives, malodor counteractants, and combinations thereof. The microcapsule wall is formed from a polymer network comprising at least three portions: (i) a first moiety derived from chitosan, (ii) a second moiety derived from a polyisocyanate, and (iii) a third moiety derived from a polyphenol. Consumer products containing the microcapsule compositions are also disclosed.)

1. A microcapsule composition comprising microcapsules, an aqueous phase and a dispersing agent, wherein

The microcapsules are dispersed in the water phase,

the microcapsule has a microcapsule core and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core,

the microcapsule core contains an active material selected from the group consisting of fragrances, cosmetic actives, malodor counteractants, and combinations thereof,

the microcapsule wall is formed from a polymer network comprising at least three portions: (i) a first moiety derived from chitosan, (ii) a second moiety derived from a polyisocyanate, and (iii) a third moiety derived from a polyphenol, and

the first portion and the third portion are both connected to the second portion.

2. The microcapsule composition of claim 1, wherein the microcapsule wall contains 20% to 60% of the first portion, 5% to 30% of the second portion, and 30% to 80% of the third portion by weight.

3. The microcapsule composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the dispersant is present at a level of from 0.5% to 6% by weight of the microcapsule composition and is selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, polyoxyethylated castor oil, octenyl succinate modified starch, xanthan gum, polystyrene sulfonate, carboxymethyl cellulose salt, polyvinyl alcohol, and combinations thereof.

4. The microcapsule composition of claim 3, wherein the microcapsule composition contains 0.5% to 5% by weight of gum arabic and 0.1% to 2% by weight of polyoxyethylated castor oil, the chitosan has a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 2,000,000 daltons, the gum arabic has a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 2,000,000 daltons, the tannic acid has a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 2,000,000 daltons, and the polyoxyethylated castor oil has a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 20,000 daltons.

5. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the polyisocyanate is a trimer of hexamethylene diisocyanate, a trimer of isophorone diisocyanate, a biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate, a polyisocyanurate of toluene diisocyanate, a trimethylolpropane adduct of xylylene diisocyanate, or a combination thereof.

6. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the active material further comprises a fragrance precursor, a vitamin or derivative thereof, an anti-inflammatory agent, a fungicide, an anesthetic, an analgesic, an antimicrobial active, an antiviral, an anti-infective agent, an anti-acne agent, a skin lightening agent, an insect repellent, a driver, a pest repellent, an emollient, a skin moisturizer, an anti-wrinkle agent, a UV protectant, a fabric softener active, a hard surface cleaning active, a skin or hair conditioner, a flame retardant, an antistatic agent, a nano-to micro-sized inorganic solid, a polymer or elastomer particle, a taste modulator, a cell, a probiotic, or a combination thereof.

7. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the active material is a high performance perfume.

8. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the polymer network further comprises a fourth moiety derived from a polyamine selected from the group consisting of wheat-derived polyamines, rice-derived polyamines, branched polyethyleneimines, polypeptides, hexamethylenediamine, ethylenediamine, 1, 3-diaminopropane, 1, 4-diamino-butane, diethylenetriamine, pentaethylenehexamine, bis (3-aminopropyl) amine, bis (hexamethylene) triamine, tris (2-aminoethyl) amine, triethylenetetramine, N' -bis (3-aminopropyl) -1, 3-propanediamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, nisin, gelatin, 1, 3-diamino-guanidine, 1-dimethylbiguanide, guanidine, arginine, di-N-butyl-amine, di-methyl-guanidine, di-N-butyl-amine, di-N-amino-amine, di-butyl-amino-amine, di-N-amino-amine, di-amino-amine, di-amino-amine, di-amino-amine, di-amide, di-amine, di-, Lysine and ornithine.

9. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the microcapsule has a coating of a deposition polymer selected from trimethylammonium, methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, acrylamide, acrylic acid, dimethylammonium, xylose, galactose, hydroxypropylated glucose, hydroxyethylated glucose, hydroxymethylated glucose, vinylamine, ethyleneimine, vinylformamide, vinylpyrrolidone, caprolactone, catechol, vinyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-37, and mixtures thereof, Polyquaternium-39, polyquaternium-44, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium-67, polyquaternium-68, polyquaternium-69, polyquaternium-73, polyquaternium-74, polyquaternium-77, polyquaternium-78, polyquaternium-79, polyquaternium-80, polyquaternium-81, polyquaternium-82, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-88, polyquaternium-101, polyvinylamine, polyethyleneimine, a copolymer of vinylamine and vinylformamide, a copolymer of acrylamide and 3-methacryloylaminopropyltrimethylammonium, a 3-acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium polymer or a copolymer thereof, a polymer of poly (N-arylammonium) and a copolymer thereof, Diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride polymers and copolymers thereof, polysaccharides having saccharide units functionalized with hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium, and combinations thereof.

10. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein microcapsules have a size of from 0.2 μ ι η to 100 μ ι η in diameter.

11. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the microcapsule shell comprises from 10% to 90% by weight of the microcapsule and the microcapsule core comprises from 90% to 10% by weight of the microcapsule.

12. The microcapsule composition of any one of the preceding claims, wherein microcapsule composition comprises from 10% to 50% by weight of microcapsules and from 0.2% to 5% of dispersing agent.

13. A consumer product comprising the microcapsule composition of any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. The consumer product of claim 13, wherein said consumer product is selected from the group consisting of: baby care products, diaper rash creams or balms, baby talcum powders, diapers, bibs, baby wipes, cosmetic formulations, powder foundations, liquid foundations, eye shadows, lipstick or lip balms, household care products, multipurpose cleaners, fragrancing products, bathroom cleaners, floor cleaners, window cleaners, plastic polishes, bleaches, toilet bowl cleaners, toilet seat, toilet tissue, toilet paper, hand wipes, disposable wipes, liquid air fresheners, air freshener sprays, spray dispenser products, line fragrances, carpet deodorizers, candles, room deodorizers, liquid dishwashing detergents, dishwasher detergents, powder dishwashing detergents, leather detergents, tablet dishwashing detergents, paste dishwashing detergents, unit dose tablets or capsules, flavors, beverage flavors, dairy flavors, fruit flavors, hybrid flavors, dessert flavors, sweet flavors, and the like, Tobacco flavor, toothpaste flavor, chewing gum, breath freshener, oral tablet, chewing gum, hard candy, oral care product, toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, mouthwash, tooth whitener, denture adhesive, health care implement, tampon, sanitary napkin, anti-inflammatory balm, anti-inflammatory ointment, anti-inflammatory spray, disinfectant, personal care product, soap, bar soap, liquid soap, fragrance shower gel, bath lotion, non-aerosol body spray, body milk, cleanser, body cream, sanitizing hand sanitizer, hand cleanser, functional product base, sunscreen lotion, sunscreen spray, deodorant, antiperspirant, roll-on product, aerosol product, natural spray product, wax-based deodorant, glycol deodorant, soap deodorant, facial emulsion, body emulsion, hand emulsion, all-purpose emulsion, body powder, shaving cream, shaving gel, shaving cream, hand lotion, all-purpose emulsion, toilet powder, shaving cream, shaving gel, shaving cream, dental cream, and cosmetic, dental cream, Bath soaks, shower gels, exfoliant scrubs, foot creams, facial tissues, cleansing wipes, talc products, hair care products, ammonia-containing hair care products, shampoos, conditioners, rinses, hair styling or styling aids, hair bleaches, hair dyes or colorants, fabric care products, fabric softeners, liquid fabric softeners, fabric softening tablets, desiccant tablets, fabric fresheners, ironing waters, detergents, laundry detergents, liquid laundry detergents, laundry powders, laundry tablets, laundry bars, laundry creams, hand laundry detergents, odor enhancers, fragrances, colognes, compounds, encapsulated fragrances, perfumes, men's perfumes, women's perfumes, essences, solid essences, light fragrance products, natural spray products, essence spray products, insect repellent products, and wildlife odors.

15. The consumer product of claim 14, wherein the consumer product is a shampoo, a conditioner, a bar soap, a body wash, a detergent, a fabric conditioner or softener, a fabric refresher, an odor enhancer, an antiperspirant, a body spray, an emulsion, a candle, or a textile product.

16. A method of making a microcapsule composition comprising the steps of:

(i) providing an oil-in-water emulsion having a plurality of oil droplets dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion comprises a polyisocyanate, an oil phase comprises an active material, and the aqueous phase comprises chitosan and a dispersant,

(ii) adding tannic acid to an oil-in-water emulsion, and

(iii) (iii) providing conditions sufficient to initiate interfacial polymerization in the oil-in-water emulsion mixture of step (ii) to form microcapsules having microcapsule walls encapsulating a microcapsule core, thereby obtaining a microcapsule composition.

17. The process of claim 16, further comprising the step of (iv) curing the microcapsules at a temperature of from 35 ℃ to 150 ℃.

18. The method of claim 16 or 17, wherein polyisocyanate is present in each oil droplet or aqueous phase at a level of 0.3% to 1% by weight of the microcapsule composition.

19. The method of any of claims 16-18, wherein dispersant is a combination of gum arabic and polyoxyethylated castor oil, the gum arabic being added at a level of 0.5% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition, and the polyoxyethylated castor oil being added at a level of 0.1% to 1% by weight of the microcapsule composition.

20. The method of any of claims 16-20, wherein chitosan is added at a level of 0.5% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition.

Background

Microcapsules are used in a variety of consumer products that require the delivery, application, or release of active materials (including perfumes, flavors, and malodor counteractants) in a time-delayed or controlled manner to a target area.

Conventional microcapsules typically have a microcapsule wall formed from a synthetic polymer such as a melamine formaldehyde polymer, polyurea or polyacrylate. Consumers prefer natural materials that are environmentally friendly relative to synthetic polymers and demand the development of green, sustainable products and technologies.

Mint et al, WO 2016/185171A 1, report microcapsules prepared from natural materials with fungal chitosan. Biomolecules have been used to encapsulate perfume oils (fragance oil). See US 2015/0164117 a1, WO 2016/193435 a1 and US 2018/0078468 a 1. Chitosan has also been explored in the preparation of microcapsule compositions. See WO 2015/023961 a1, WO 2018/077578 a1, WO 2019/063515 a1, US 2017/0252274 a1, US 2018/0325786 a1, US 2018/0264425 a1 and EP 2934464B 1. US 2017/0360676 a1 describes an environmentally biodegradable polysaccharide delivery particle.

However, none of these microcapsules and granules exhibit high performance and environmental degradability to meet consumer needs.

There is still a need to develop environmentally friendly microcapsules that are high performance, stable and compatible with consumer products for laundry, home care and personal care.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is based on the following findings: certain capsule compositions have unexpectedly desirable properties such as high perceived olfactory intensity, high stability, and environmental friendliness.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to a microcapsule composition comprising microcapsules dispersed in an aqueous phase with a dispersant.

The microcapsules have a microcapsule core (e.g., at a level of 10% to 90% by weight of the microcapsule) and a microcapsule wall encapsulating the microcapsule core (e.g., at a level of 90% to 10% by weight of the microcapsule).

The microcapsule core contains an active material selected from the group consisting of perfumes (e.g., high performance perfumes), cosmetic actives, malodor counteractants, and combinations thereof. It may also contain fragrance precursors (pro-fragance), vitamins or derivatives thereof, anti-inflammatory agents, fungicides, anesthetics, analgesics, antimicrobial actives, antivirals, anti-infective agents, anti-acne agents, skin lightening agents, insect repellents, drivers, pest repellents, emollients, skin moisturizers, anti-wrinkle agents, UV protectants, fabric softener actives, hard surface cleaning actives, skin or hair conditioners, flame retardants, antistatic agents, nano to micro inorganic solids, polymeric or elastomeric particles, taste modulators, cells, probiotics, or combinations thereof.

The microcapsule wall is formed from a polymer network comprising at least three portions: (i) a first moiety derived from chitosan, (ii) a second moiety derived from a polyisocyanate, and (iii) a third moiety derived from a polyphenol, wherein the first moiety and the third moiety are both linked to the second moiety. In some embodiments, the microcapsule composition of claim 1, wherein the microcapsule wall contains 20% to 60% of the first part, 5% to 30% of the second part, and 30% to 80% of the third part by weight.

The dispersant is preferably present at a level of from 0.2% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition, including examples selected from: gum arabic, polyoxyethylated castor oil, octenyl succinate modified starch, xanthan gum, polystyrene sulfonate, carboxymethyl cellulose salt, polyvinyl alcohol, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the dispersing agent is a mixture of (i) 0.1% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition of an acacia gum having a weight average molecular weight of 200 daltons (Da) to 2,000,000Da and (ii) 0.1% to 2% of a polyoxyethylated castor oil having a weight average molecular weight of 200Da to 20,000 Da.

Preferred polyisocyanates include trimers of hexamethylene diisocyanate, trimers of isophorone diisocyanate, biurets of hexamethylene diisocyanate, polyisocyanurates of toluene diisocyanate, trimethylolpropane adducts of xylylene diisocyanate, or combinations thereof.

Optionally, the polymer network contains a fourth moiety derived from a polyamine selected from the group consisting of wheat-derived polyamines, rice-derived polyamines, branched polyethyleneimines, polypeptides, hexamethylenediamine, ethylenediamine, 1, 3-diaminopropane, 1, 4-diamino-butane, diethylenetriamine, pentaethylenehexamine, bis (3-aminopropyl) amine, bis (hexamethylene) triamine, tris (2-aminoethyl) amine, triethylenetetramine, N' -bis (3-aminopropyl) -1, 3-propanediamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, nisin, gelatin, 1, 3-diamino-guanidine, 1-dimethylbiguanide, guanidine, arginine, lysine and ornithine.

In some embodiments, the microcapsules have a coating of a deposition polymer (deposition polymer) selected from trimethylammonium, methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, chitosan, acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, acrylamide, acrylic acid, dimethylammonium, xylose, galactose, hydroxypropylated glucose, hydroxyethylated glucose, hydroxymethylated glucose, vinylamine, ethyleneimine, vinylformamide, vinylpyrrolidone, caprolactone, catechol, vinyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4 (polyquaternium-4), polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-37, polyquaternium-39, and mixtures thereof, Polyquaternium-44, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium-67, polyquaternium-68, polyquaternium-69, polyquaternium-73, polyquaternium-74, polyquaternium-77, polyquaternium-78, polyquaternium-79, polyquaternium-80, polyquaternium-81, polyquaternium-82, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-88, polyquaternium-101, polyvinylamine, polyethyleneimine, a copolymer of vinylamine and vinylformamide, a copolymer of acrylamide and 3-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, a copolymer of 3-acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, a polymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride and a copolymer thereof, a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride, a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium and a copolymer thereof, a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium and a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium, Polysaccharides having saccharide units functionalized with hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium, and combinations thereof.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a consumer product comprising the above microcapsule composition. Exemplary consumer products include baby care products, diaper rash creams or balms, baby talcum powder, diapers, bibs, baby wipes, cosmetic formulations, powdered foundations, liquid foundations, eye shadows, lipsticks or lip balms, household care products, multipurpose cleaners, fragranced product (a moisture product), bathroom cleaners, floor cleaners, window cleaners, plastic polishes, bleaches, toilet bowl cleaners, toilet rings, toilet paper, hand wipes, disposable wipes, liquid air fresheners, air freshener sprays, spray dispenser products, line fragrances, carpet deodorizers, candles, room deodorizers, liquid dishwashing detergents, dishwasher detergents, powder dishwashing detergents, leather detergents, tablet detergents, paste dishwashing detergents, unit dose tablets or capsules, flavors, beverage flavors, dairy flavors, and the like, Fruit flavors, hybrid flavors, confectionary flavors, tobacco flavors, toothpaste flavors, chewing gum, breath fresheners, oral solutions (an oral dispersible strips), chewing gum, hard candy, oral care products, toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, mouthwash, tooth whitener, denture adhesive, health care appliances, tampons, sanitary napkins, anti-inflammatory balms, anti-inflammatory ointments, anti-inflammatory sprays, disinfectants, personal care products, soaps, bar soaps, liquid soaps, fragrance shower gels (a bath fragrances), body washes (a body wash), non-aerosol body sprays, body milks, cleansers, body creams, sanitizing hand washes, functional product bases, sun lotions, sun blocks, deodorants, antiperspirants, roll ball products, aerosol products, natural spray products, wax-based deodorants, glycol deodorants, soap-based deodorants, and the like, Face lotions, body lotions, hand lotions, all-purpose lotions, talcum powders, shaving creams (wash cream), shaving gels, shaving creams (wash button), bath soaks (a bath soaks), body washes (ashower gel), exfoliating scrubs, foot creams, facial tissues, cleansing wipes, talc products, hair care products, ammoniated hair care products, shampoos, hair conditioners, rinses (a hair rinses), hair rinses (a hair refreshers), hair styling or styling aids, hair bleaches, hair dyes or colorants, fabric care products, fabric softeners, liquid fabric softeners, fabric softening tablets, desiccant tablets, fabric fresheners, ironing waters, detergents, laundry detergents, liquid laundry detergents, laundry powders, laundry tablets, laundry bars, laundry creams, hand laundry detergents, odor enhancers, hair dyes, colorants, hair dyes, hair lotions, perfumes, hair lotions, fragrances, perfumes, fragrances, hair dyes, Fragrances (a fragance), colognes, chemical compounds, encapsulated fragrances, perfumes (fine fragance), men's perfumes, women's perfumes, essences (perfume), solid essences, Eau De Toilette (Eau De toilete) products, natural spray products, perfume spray products (perfume spray products), insect repellent products and wildlife odors.

Also within the scope of the present invention is a process for preparing a microcapsule composition, the process comprising the steps of: (i) providing an oil-in-water emulsion having a plurality of oil droplets dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein the water-in-oil emulsion comprises a polyisocyanate, the oil phase comprises an active, the aqueous phase comprises a chitosan and a dispersing agent, (ii) adding tannic acid to the oil-in-water emulsion, (iii) providing conditions sufficient to initiate interfacial polymerization in the oil-in-water emulsion mixture of step (ii) to form microcapsules having microcapsule walls encapsulating a microcapsule core, thereby obtaining a microcapsule composition. The process may further comprise (iv) a step of curing the microcapsules at a temperature of from 35 ℃ to 150 ℃. In a preferred embodiment, the polyisocyanate is present in each oil droplet or water phase at a level of from 0.3% to 2% by weight of the microcapsule composition, the dispersing agent is a combination of gum arabic and polyoxyethylated castor oil, the gum arabic is added at a level of from 0.5% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition, the polyoxyethylated castor oil is added at a level of from 0.1% to 1% by weight of the microcapsule composition, and the chitosan is added at a level of from 0.5% to 5% by weight of the microcapsule composition.

The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and from the claims.

Detailed Description

It has been found that certain chitosan microcapsules are environmentally friendly and compatible with a variety of consumer products, with unexpectedly high flavor properties.

The chitosan microcapsules of the present invention may be prepared according to conventional methods, for example as described in US 2018/0325786 a 1. In one embodiment, the chitosan microcapsules are prepared according to the following steps: (i) providing an oil-in-water emulsion having a plurality of oil droplets dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion comprises a multifunctional electrophile (e.g., a polyisocyanate, glutaraldehyde, and glyoxal) in either an aqueous phase comprising an active material or an oil phase comprising a chitosan, a polyphenol, and optionally a dispersant, and (ii) providing conditions sufficient to initiate interfacial polymerization in the oil-in-water emulsion to form a microcapsule slurry comprising microcapsules each having a microcapsule wall encapsulating a microcapsule core, thereby obtaining a microcapsule composition. Interfacial polymerization can be initiated by heating the oil-in-water emulsion to an elevated temperature (e.g., at least 25 ℃, at least 35 ℃, at least 45 ℃, at least 55 ℃,35 ℃ to 150 ℃, and 55 ℃ to 135 ℃).

Optionally, the preparation method further comprises one or more of the following steps: (iii) (iii) adding lysine to the microcapsule slurry and (iv) curing the microcapsule slurry at a temperature of 15 ℃ to 150 ℃ (e.g., 25 ℃ to 145 ℃,35 ℃ to 135 ℃,45 ℃ to 135 ℃, and 55 ℃ to 135 ℃) for 10 minutes to 48 hours (e.g., 15 minutes to 24 hours and 30 minutes to 10 hours).

Oil-in-water emulsions can be prepared using conventional emulsion techniques by emulsifying the oil phase into the aqueous phase with or without additional capsule forming aids (i.e., dispersants). In one embodiment, the oil phase contains an active material (e.g., perfume), a polyfunctional electrophile (e.g., a polyisocyanate), and a nuclear solvent (e.g., caprylic/capric triglyceride). The aqueous phase contains water, a multifunctional electrophile (e.g., polyisocyanate, glutaraldehyde and glyoxal), chitosan, tannic acid, and optionally a capsule-forming aid. In yet another embodiment, the multifunctional electrophile and/or polyphenol is added to a preformed oil-in-water emulsion, rather than being added to the oil or water phase prior to emulsion formation. In other embodiments, the chitosan is added as an aqueous solution or as a solid form before or after the emulsion is formed.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the step of adjusting the pH of the oil-in-water emulsion or microcapsule slurry to 1 to 10 (e.g., 2 to 9,3 to 8, and 4 to 7). The microcapsule composition thus prepared generally has a pH of 3 to 12, preferably 3 to 10, more preferably 4 to 9 (e.g., 5 and 9).

Microcapsules of the present invention may also be prepared by printing the microcapsule shell and the microcapsule core using a printing system, such as a 3D printer. See WO2016172699a 1. The printing step generally comprises depositing the active material and microcapsule shell material in a layer-by-layer arrangement, preferably by separate print heads. The microcapsule shell material may be a polymeric or monomeric material or an oil-in-water emulsion as described below.

The microcapsules of the present invention each have a core-shell structure with a single microcapsule core and a single microcapsule wall encapsulating the single microcapsule core. The microcapsule wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is in contact with the microcapsule core. The outer surface is in contact with the environment in which the microcapsules are located (e.g., water phase, skin, and hair).

The chitosan microcapsules of the present invention each have a microcapsule wall formed from a polymer network. The polymer network contains at least three distinct portions: (i) a first moiety derived from chitosan, (ii) a second moiety derived from polyisocyanate, and (iii) a third moiety derived from tannic acid. The first moiety is linked to the second moiety through a covalent bond, such as a urea bond (-NHCONH-). The third moiety is linked to the second moiety by a urethane covalent bond. Without being bound by any theory, the amino group (-NH) on chitosan₂) React with isocyanate groups (-NCO) on the polyisocyanate to form urea linkages, thereby covalently linking the first moiety (i.e., the chitosan moiety) to the second moiety (the polyisocyanate moiety). Similarly, the hydroxyl groups (-OH) on the polyphenol react with the isocyanate groups on the polyisocyanate to form a polyurethane linkage (-OCONH-), thus covalently linking the third moiety (the polyphenol moiety) to the second moiety (the polyisocyanate moiety).

The microcapsule wall may comprise from 50% to 100%, preferably from 70% to 100%, more preferably from 80% to 100%, most preferably 100% by weight of the microcapsule wall of the polymer network,

in some embodiments, the microcapsule wall contains from 10% to 80% (e.g., from 20% to 70% and from 30% to 60%) of the first portion (i.e., the chitosan portion), from 0% to 50% (e.g., from 5% to 40% and from 10% to 30%) of the second portion (i.e., the polyisocyanate portion), and from 10% to 80% (e.g., from 20% to 70% and from 25% to 60%) of the third portion (i.e., the polyphenol portion), by weight of the microcapsule wall, provided that the sum of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion does not exceed 100%. Optionally, the polymer network contains one or more additional moieties, such as polyfunctional amine or polyfunctional alcohol moieties, at a level of from 10% to 80%, preferably from 20% to 70%, more preferably from 30% to 60% by weight of the microcapsule wall.

The microcapsules thus prepared each have a particle size (in terms of diameter) in the range of 0.1 to 1000 microns (e.g., 0.5 to 500 microns, 1 to 200 microns, and 1 to 100 microns), with a lower limit of 0.1, 0.5, 1,2, or 5 microns and an upper limit of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 75, 50, or 30 microns.

The microcapsules can be positively or negatively charged, have a zeta potential of from-200 mV to +200mV (e.g., 10mV or more, 25mV or more, 40mV or more, 25mV to 200mV, and 40mV to 100mV), a lower limit of-200 mV, -150mV, -100mV, -50mV, -25mV, -10mV, 0mV, 10mV, 20mV, or 40mV, and an upper limit of 200mV, 150mV, 100mV, 50mV, 40mV, 20mV, 10mV, 0mV, -10mV, and-25 mV. Preferably, each microcapsule is positively charged. Without being bound by theory, positively charged microcapsules have a strong affinity for specific animate and inanimate surfaces (e.g., hair and fabrics), and are unexpectedly stable in certain consumer product bases (e.g., conditioners, shampoos, body washes, and fabric conditioners). The microcapsule composition of the present invention typically contains 10% to 70% (e.g., 15% to 60% and 20% to 50%) of the above-described microcapsules. In one embodiment, the microcapsule composition comprises a plurality of microcapsules uniformly dispersed in an aqueous phase. In another embodiment, the microcapsule composition comprises microcapsules in solid form, e.g., spray-dried granules.

The microcapsules of the present invention are biodegradable and thus environmentally friendly. As referred to herein with respect to materials (e.g., microcapsules and/or microcapsules as a whole)The biopolymer of the capsula) has no actual or perceived health and/or environmental issues, and is capable of undergoing and/or does undergo physical, chemical, thermal, microbial, and/or biological degradation. Ideally, microcapsules and/or biopolymers are considered "biodegradable" when they pass one or more of the following tests: the economic cooperation and development Organization (OECD) tests include, but are not limited to, OECD 301/310 (rapid biodegradation), OECD 302 (intrinsic biodegradation), international organization for standardization (ISO)17556 (solid stimulation study), ISO 14851 (fresh water stimulation study), ISO 18830 (marine sediment stimulation study), OECD 307 (soil stimulation study), OECD 308 (sediment stimulation study), and OECD 309 (water stimulation study)). In certain embodiments, the microcapsules are readily biodegradable as determined using the OECD 310 test. The rapid biodegradability pass level under OECD 310 is to reach 60% CO within 60 days of the test₂And (4) yield.

Chitosan

Chitosan useful in the present invention is a linear polysaccharide comprising randomly distributed β - (1,4) -linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated units) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated units), which can be represented by the following structure:

deacetylation unit: d-glucosamine

Acetylation unit: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine,

where n and m vary between 100 and 8000 depending on the average molecular weight of the chitosan and the degree of deacetylation of the chitosan. The degree of deacetylation (deacetylation%) of chitosan is equal to 100n/(n + m), which varies between 50% and 100% (e.g., 60-100%, 70-100% and 80-100%). The degree of deacetylation can be determined by NMR spectroscopy. See US 2018/0264425 a 1.

Chitosan is usually made from chitin, a water-insoluble polysaccharide found in the exoskeletons of insects, the cell walls of fungi, and certain hard structures of invertebrates and fish. Treatment of chitin with a relatively concentrated acidic solution or basic substance (such as sodium hydroxide) at elevated temperatures converts the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residue to a D-glucosamine residue, thereby converting chitin to chitosan.

The weight average molecular weight of the chitosan of the present invention is from 500Da (daltons) to 5,000,000Da (e.g., from 1,000Da to 4,000,000Da, from 2,000D to 2,000,000Da, from 2,000Da to 1,000,000Da, and from 2,000Da to 500,000).

The amine group of chitosan has a pKa of about 6.5, resulting in protonation of chitosan in acidic to neutral solutions, and the charge density depends largely on the degree of deacetylation of chitosan and the pH of the solution. Thus, the chitosan of the present invention is generally cationic and can readily bind to anionically charged surfaces.

The amino groups of the chitosan react with the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate to form covalent bonds that link the chitosan moiety to the polymer network in the microcapsule wall. It is possible that: hydroxyl (-OH) groups of chitosan may also react with isocyanate groups to form polyurethane covalent bonds (-OCONH-), further linking the chitosan moiety to the polymer network. The chitosan portion helps to encapsulate the active within the microcapsule core. It also acts as a deposition part, promoting the adhesion of the microcapsules to the treated surface, such as fabrics, hair and other hard surfaces.

Chitosan may be incorporated in the present invention in an amount of from 0.1% to 20%, preferably from 0.5% to 10%, more preferably from 1% to 8%, most preferably from 2% to 6% by weight of the microcapsules.

Polyisocyanate

Another class of polyfunctional electrophiles are polyisocyanates, each of which has at least two isocyanate (-NCO) groups reactive with chitosan or a polyfunctional nucleophile. The polyisocyanate may be aromatic, aliphatic, linear, branched or cyclic. It may be water soluble or water dispersible. Alternatively, it may be dissolved in an organic solvent or an aromatic oil. In some embodiments, the polyisocyanate contains an average of 2 to 4 isocyanate groups. In a particular embodiment, the polyisocyanate contains at least three isocyanate functional groups. In certain embodiments, the polyisocyanate is water insoluble.

In a particular embodiment, the polyisocyanate used in the present invention is an aromatic polyisocyanate. Desirably, the aromatic polyisocyanate includes a phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, naphthyl or diphenyl moiety as the aromatic component. In certain embodiments, the aromatic polyisocyanate is a polyisocyanurate of toluene diisocyanate, a trimethylolpropane adduct of toluene diisocyanate, or a trimethylolpropane adduct of xylylene diisocyanate.

One suitable class of aromatic polyisocyanates are those having the general structure shown below and structural isomers thereof

Where n can vary from zero to a desired value (e.g., 0-50, 0-20, 0-10, and 0-6), depending on the type of crosslinking agent used. Preferably, the number of n is limited to less than 6. The starting polyisocyanate may also be a mixture of polyisocyanates wherein the value of n may vary between 0 and 6. In the case where the starting polyisocyanate is a mixture of various polyisocyanates, the average value of n preferably falls between 0.5 and 1.5. Commercially available polyisocyanates include products under the following trade names:m20 (chemical name: polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, i.e., "PMDI"; commercially available from BASF, containing 31.5% by weight of isocyanate groups "NCO"), wherein the average n is 0.7; PAPI^TM27 (PMDI commercially available from Dow Chemical having an average molecular weight of 340 and 31.4 weight percent NCO) wherein the average n is 0.7;MR (PMDI, containing 31 wt% orMore NCO, commercially available from Covestro, pittsburgh, pennsylvania), wherein average n is 0.8;MR Light (PMDI, containing 31.8 wt% NCO, commercially available from Covestro) where the average n is 0.8;489(PMDI, commercially available from Covestro, containing 30-31.4 wt% NCO) wherein the average n is 1; poly [ (phenyl isocyanate) -co-formaldehyde](Aldrich Chemical, Milwaukee, Wis.) other isocyanate monomers, e.g.N3200 (poly (hexamethylene diisocyanate), commercially available from Covestro) and Takenate^TMD-110N (trimethylolpropane adduct of xylylene diisocyanate, Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc., Bluk rye, NY, containing 11.5% by weight of NCO),l75 (a polyisocyanate based on toluene diisocyanate, commercially available from Covestro), andIL (another polyisocyanate based on toluene diisocyanate, commercially available from Covestro).

The structures of some commercially available polyisocyanates of the present invention are shown below:

or a structural isomer thereof. R may be C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Esters or isocyanurates. Representative polyisocyanates of this structure may be sold under the tradename TAKENATE^TM D-110N(Mitsui)、L75(Covestro) andIL (covestro) is commercially available.

Polyisocyanate Takenate^TMD-110N and other polyisocyanates are generally obtained as ethyl acetate solutions. Preferably, the ethyl acetate is replaced by a solvent having a high flash point (e.g., at least 100 ℃, at least 120 ℃, and at least 150 ℃). Suitable solvents include triacetin, triethyl citrate, ethylene glycol diacetate, benzyl benzoate, and combinations thereof.

As an example, Takenate^TMD-110N (ethyl acetate solution of trimethylolpropane adduct of xylylenediisocyanate) was mixed with benzyl benzoate, and ethyl acetate was removed by vacuum distillation to obtain a trimethylolpropane adduct solution containing 59% of xylylenediisocyanate and a polyisocyanate solution containing 41% of benzyl benzoate. The polyisocyanate solution has a flash point of at least 60 ℃. This benzyl benzoate solution of polyisocyanate can be used to prepare microcapsule compositions together with PVP/PQ-11 or Flexan II/CMC.

Other examples of aromatic polyisocyanates include 1, 5-naphthylene diisocyanate, 4 '-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), hydrogenated MDI, Xylylene Diisocyanate (XDI), tetramethylxylene diisocyanate, 4' -diphenyldimethylmethane diisocyanate, di-and tetraalkyl-diphenylmethane diisocyanates, 4 '-dibenzyl diisocyanate, 1, 3-phenylene diisocyanate, 1, 4-phenylene diisocyanate, isomers of Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI), 4' -diisocyanatophenyl-perfluoroethane, bis (isocyanatoethyl) phthalate, and polyisocyanates having reactive halogen atoms, such as 1-chloromethylphenyl 2, 4-diisocyanate, Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI), and mixtures thereof, 1-bromomethyl-phenyl 2, 6-diisocyanate and 3, 3-bischloromethyl ether 4,4' -diphenyl diisocyanate, and combinations thereof.

In other particular embodiments, the polyisocyanate is an aliphatic polyisocyanate, such as hexamethyleneTrimers of the radical diisocyanates, trimers of the isophorone diisocyanate and biurets of the hexamethylene diisocyanate. Exemplary aliphatic polyisocyanates include commercial products such as, for example,N302、N303、n304 andn305, which are aliphatic water-dispersible products based on hexamethylene diisocyanate;N3600、n3700 andn3900, which are low-viscosity, polyfunctional aliphatic polyisocyanates based on hexamethylene diisocyanate;3600 andn100 andN100A, which are aliphatic polyisocyanates based on hexamethylene diisocyanate, available from Covestro, pittsburgh, PA). Further examples include 1-methyl-2, 4-diisocyanatocyclohexane, 1, 6-diisocyanato-2, 2, 4-trimethyl-hexane, 1, 6-diisocyanato-2, 4, 4-trimethylhexane, 1-isocyanatomethyl-3-isocyanato-1, 5,5-trimethylcyclohexane, chlorinated and brominated diisocyanates, phosphorous-containing diisocyanates, tetramethoxybutane 1, 4-diisocyanate, butane 1, 4-diisocyanate, hexane 1, 6-diisocyanate (HDI), dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate, cyclohexane 1, 4-diisocyanate, ethylene diisocyanate, and combinations thereof. The sulfur-containing polyisocyanate is obtained, for example, by reacting hexamethylene diisocyanate with thiodiglycol or dihydroxydihexyl sulfide. Other suitable diisocyanates are trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, 1, 4-diisocyanatobutane, 1, 2-diisocyanatododecane, dimer fatty acid diisocyanate, and combinations thereof.

Useful polyisocyanates have a weight average molecular weight ranging from 200Da to 2500Da, 250Da to 1000Da and preferably between 275Da to 500 Da.

The polyisocyanate content may range between 1% to 30% (e.g., 2% to 25%, 3% to 20%, and 5% to 15%) by weight of the microcapsule wall.

In the process of preparing the microcapsule composition of the present invention, the polyisocyanate may be added to the water phase, the oil phase or the oil-in-water emulsion.

In some embodiments, the polyfunctional isocyanate used to prepare the microcapsules of the present invention is a single polyisocyanate. In other embodiments, the polyisocyanate is a mixture of polyisocyanates. In some embodiments, the mixture of polyisocyanates includes aliphatic polyisocyanates and aromatic polyisocyanates. In a particular embodiment, the mixture of polyisocyanates is a biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate and a trimethylolpropane adduct of xylylene diisocyanate. In certain embodiments, the polyisocyanate is an aliphatic isocyanate or a mixture of aliphatic isocyanates, free of any aromatic isocyanates. In other words, in these embodiments, no aromatic isocyanate is used to prepare the encapsulating polymer as a capsule wall material. Further examples of polyisocyanates can be found in WO 2004/054362 and WO 2017/192648.

Carbonyl cross-linking agents

Carbonyl crosslinking agents may be used instead of or in addition to polyisocyanates. The carbonyl crosslinkers each have at least two functional groups, e.g., a first functional group and a second functional group.

The first functional group is an electrophilic group reactive with chitosan, polyamines, polyols and other electron rich groups. Examples include formyl, keto, carboxyl, carboxylate, acid halide, amide, carboxylic anhydride, haloalkyl, epoxy, aziridine, oxetane, azetidine, sulfonyl halide, chlorophosphate, isocyanate, α, β -unsaturated carbonyl, α, β -unsaturated nitrile, or α, β -unsaturated methanesulfonyl. Preferably, the first functional group is a carbonyl electrophilic group containing a carbonyl group, such as a formyl group, a keto group, a carboxyl group, a carboxylate group, an acyl halide group, an amide group, a carboxylic anhydride group, an α, β -unsaturated carbonyl group, a triflate group, and a p-toluenesulfonate group.

The second functional group is an electrophilic group reactive with chitosan, polyamines, polyols and other electron rich groups. Examples include formyl, keto, carboxyl, carboxylate, acid halide, amide, carboxylic anhydride, haloalkyl, epoxy, aziridine, oxetane, azetidine, sulfonyl halide, chlorophosphate, isocyanate, α, β -unsaturated carbonyl, α, β -unsaturated nitrile, α, β -unsaturated methanesulfonyl, trifluoromethanesulfonate or p-toluenesulfonate. The first functional group and the second functional group may be the same or different.

Examples of carbonyl cross-linking agents include glutaraldehyde, succinaldehyde, and glyoxal; and compounds such as glyoxyl trimer and paraformaldehyde, bis (dimethyl) acetal, bis (diethyl) acetal, polymeric dialdehydes, for example oxidized starch. Preferably, the crosslinking agent is a low molecular weight difunctional aldehyde, such as glyoxal, 1, 3-malonaldehyde, 1, 4-succinaldehyde, 1, 5-glutaraldehyde or 1, 6-hexanedial.

The carbonyl crosslinker may be present at a level of 0.5% to 40% (e.g., 0.5% to 35% and 1% to 30%) by weight of the microcapsule wall.

Multifunctional nucleophiles

In addition to chitosan, polyisocyanates and polyphenols, multifunctional nucleophiles may also be used to form the polymer networks of the present invention.

The term "multifunctional nucleophile" refers to an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon to which two or more nucleophilic groups, such as primary/secondary amine groups and hydroxyl groups, are attached.

Suitable polyfunctional nucleophiles include polyfunctional amines (i.e., polyamines) and polyfunctional alcohols (i.e., polyols).

In some embodiments, the microcapsule wall of the present invention is free of additional polyfunctional amines other than chitosan. In other embodiments, the microcapsule wall contains chitosan and one or more additional polyfunctional amines. In other embodiments, the microcapsule wall is comprised of a polymeric network comprised of a first portion derived from chitosan, a second portion derived from polyisocyanate, and a third portion derived from polyphenol.

These agents typically contain multiple (i.e., two or more) functional groups (e.g., -NH-)₂and-OH) which can react with a polyisocyanate to form a polyurea or polyurethane. Examples include polyfunctional amines (e.g., polyamines) and polyfunctional alcohols (e.g., polyols). Suitable polyamines contain two or more amine groups, including-NH₂and-R NH, R being substituted and unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₂₀Heteroalkyl group, C₁-C₂₀Cycloalkyl, 3-to 8-membered heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl. Examples include ethylenediamine, 1, 3-diaminopropane, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, 1, 4-diaminobutane, hexamethylenediamine, pentaethylenehexamine, diethylenetriamine, bis (3-aminopropyl) amine, bis (hexylethylene) triamine.

Another class of amines useful in the present invention are polyetheramines. They contain primary amino groups attached to the ends of the polyether backbone. The polyether backbone is typically based on Propylene Oxide (PO), Ethylene Oxide (EO) or mixed PO/EO. The ether amine may be a monoamine, diamine, or triamine. Exemplary polyetheramines include 2,2' -ethylenedioxy) bis (ethylamine) and 4,7, 10-trioxa-1, 13-tridecanediamine.

Other suitable amines include, but are not limited to, hexamethylenediamine, ethylenediamine, 1, 3-diamino-propane, 1, 4-diamino-butane, diethylenetriamine, pentaethylenehexamine, bis (3-aminopropyl) amine, bis (hexaethylene) triamine, tris (2-aminoethyl) amine, triethylenetetramine, N, N ' -bis (3-aminopropyl) -1, 3-propanediamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, chitosan, nisin, gelatin, 1, 3-diaminoguanidine, 1-dimethylbiguanide, guanidine, arginine, lysine, ornithine, 1, 2-diamino-propane, N, N, N ', N ' -tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl) ethylenediamine, N, N, N ', N ' -tetrakis (2-hydroxy-propyl) ethylenediamine, Branched polyethyleneimines, 2, 4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidines, and 2,4, 6-triaminopyrimidines, and combinations thereof. Further examples are described in WO 2015/023961A 1.

Amphoteric amines, i.e., amines that can react either as an acid or a base, are another class of amines useful in the present invention. Examples of amphoteric amines include proteins, polypeptides and amino acids such as whey protein, pea protein, rice protein, wheat protein, egg protein, barley protein, brown rice protein, pumpkin seed protein, oat protein, potato protein, almond protein, gelatin, soy protein, vicilin, pea conglycinin, albumin, globulin or gluten, L-lysine, D-lysine, L-arginine, D-arginine, L-lysine monohydrochloride, D-lysine monohydrochloride, L-arginine monohydrochloride, D-ornithine monohydrochloride, or mixtures thereof.

Guanamines and guanidine salts are another class of polyfunctional amines useful in the present invention. Exemplary guanamines and guanidine salts include, but are not limited to, 1, 3-diaminoguanidine monohydrochloride, 1-dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride, guanidine carbonate, and guanidine hydrochloride.

Examples of commercially available amines include products under the following trade names:EDR-148 (where x is 2),EDR-176 (where x is 3),ED series,TRIAMINES (from Huntsman); polyethyleneimines from BASF (ludwigshafen, germany) under the following trade names:(for example,FG、g20 is anhydrous,PR 8515、WF、FC、G20、G35、G100、G500、HF、PS、HEO 1、PN50、PN60、PO100 andSK). Other commercially available polyethyleneimines include the following trade names from NIPPON SHOKUBA (NY):P-1000、P-1050、RP18W andPP-061. Polyvinylamines, for example from BASF, may also be usedThose sold under the trade name of (1). A wide range of polyetheramines can be selected by those skilled in the art.

Other suitable polyamines include plant-derived polyamines such as wheat-derived polyamines from wheat extracts, rice-derived polyamines from rice extracts and water-soluble powders extracted from rice germ (rice gems). The latter is derived from rice (Oryza sativa) using an acidic solution (e.g., citric acid solution)Linne) from rice germs. Polyamines of vegetable origin typically contain a mixture of various polyamines including spermidine, spermine, putrescine, and the like. Examples of commercially available products include the product name Oryza Polyamine-P^TMAnd Oryza Polyamine-LC^TM(BG30), both from Oryza oil, one palace of Japan&Fat Chemical Co.,LTD.。

Preferred polyfunctional alcohols are polyphenols, including those having a 3,4, 5-trihydroxyphenyl group or a 3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl group, such as tannic acid, which has a typical chemical structure as shown below:

the above formula is often referred to as C₇₆H₅₂O₄₆Given, it corresponds to decagalloylglucose. However, commercially available tannic acids typically comprise a mixture of polygalloylglucose or polygalloylquinic acid esters, with the number of galloyl moieties per molecule ranging from 2 to 20 (e.g., from 2 to 15 and from 2 to 12), and molecular weights from 400 daltons to 3500 daltons (e.g., 496 to 3232 daltons, 496 daltons to 2472 daltons, 180+152n daltons, and 192+152n daltons, where n is from 2 to 13). Tannic acid has weak acidity (e.g., pKa of about 6) in an aqueous solution containing 1% tannic acid, and pH of 2 to 5 (e.g., 3-4 and 2.5 to 3.5). The tannin has a water solubility of 100g/L to 2850g/L (e.g., 250g/L) at 25 ℃.

Tannic acid is typically extracted from any of the following plant parts: tara legume (Caesalpinia spinosa), gallnut from Rhus chinensis (Rhus semiata) or Quercus biflora (Quercus inflctoria) or Rhus occidentalis (Sicilian Sumac) leaves (Rhus coriaria). Tannic acid is commercially available from suppliers such as Sigma-Aldrich (st louis) and Ajinomoto OmniChem (wit lun, belgium) under the following trade names:01 (polyglucosyl glucose, molecular weight 1440 Dalton),02 (poly-galloylglucose, molecular weight 1040 daltons) and04 (polygalloylquinic acid ester, molecular weight 860 daltons).

In addition to polyphenols, other polyols may also be used. See the polyol described in WO 2015/023961. Examples include pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, glycerol, polyglycerol, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, neopentyl glycol, sorbitol, erythritol, threitol, arabitol, xylitol, ribitol, mannitol, galactitol, fucitol, iditol, inositol, heptatol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, maltotriose, maltotetraitol, polyglycitol (polyglycitol), polyphenols, and combinations thereof.

Multifunctional aldehydes, such as glutaraldehyde and glyoxal, form derivatives, such as monohydrate, anhydrate, acetal or hemiacetal, in aqueous solution at certain pH ranges (i.e., under acidic conditions). These polyfunctional aldehyde derivatives have hydroxyl (-OH) groups which are reactive with polyisocyanates to form urethane linkages. Thus, the multifunctional aldehyde acts as a multifunctional nucleophile under certain conditions (e.g., at a pH of 3 to 8).

The multifunctional nucleophile may be present at a level of 0 to 40% (e.g., 1% to 35%, 5% to 35%, and 10% to 30%) by weight of the microcapsule wall.

Capsule forming aid

Microcapsule compositions are typically prepared in the presence of a capsule forming adjuvant, which may be a surfactant or dispersant. The capsule forming aid also improves the performance of the microcapsule composition. Performance is measured by the intensity of the fragrance released at certain stages, for example, the pre-rub (pre-rub) and post-rub (post-rub) stages in laundry applications. The pre-rub stage is the stage when the capsules have been deposited on the cloth, for example, after a wash cycle using a fabric softener or detergent containing the capsules. The post-kneading stage is after the capsules are deposited and ruptured by kneading or other mechanisms.

In some embodiments, the capsule forming aid is a protective colloid or emulsifier including, for example, maleic acid-vinyl copolymers such as copolymers of vinyl ethers with maleic anhydride or acid, sodium lignosulfonates, maleic anhydride/styrene copolymers, ethylene/maleic anhydride copolymers, and copolymers of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sodium salts of naphthalene sulfonic acid condensates, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), fatty acid esters of polyoxyethylated sorbitol, sodium lauryl sulfate, nonionic surfactants such as alkoxylated alcohols, alkoxylated castor oil, and alkoxylated fatty acids, and combinations thereof. The concentration of capsule forming aids (e.g., surfactants and dispersants) varies between 0.1% to 5% (e.g., 0.2% to 4%, 0.5% to 2.5%, and 1% to 2%) by weight of the capsule composition.

Commercially available surfactants include, but are not limited to, sulfonated naphthalene-formaldehyde condensates, e.g.D-425 (an alkylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate, commercially available from Akzo Nobel, Fort Worth, Tex.); polyoxyethylated castor oil (a nonionic surfactant, available under the trade name8240 commercially available from Stepan, chicago, illinois); the name of the commodity isPartially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohols, e.g.3-83 (commercially available from Kuraray, Houston, Tex.); ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymers or poloxamers, e.g. Or(BASF); sulfonated polystyrenes, e.g.II (Akzo Nobel); ethylene-maleic anhydride polymers, e.g.(Vertellus Specialties Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. Andean); and polyquaternium series, such as polyquaternium 11 ("PQ 11"; copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; from BASF andsold as PQ11AT 1).

Processing aids may also be used as capsule forming aids. They include hydrocolloids, which improve the colloidal stability of the slurries against coagulation, sedimentation and creaming. The term "hydrocolloid" refers to a broad class of water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers having anionic, cationic, zwitterionic or nonionic character. Hydrocolloids useful in the present invention include, but are not limited to, polycarbohydrates such as starches, modified starches, dextrins, maltodextrins, and cellulose derivatives, and their quaternized forms; natural gums such as alginate esters, carrageenan, xanthan gum, agar, pectin, pectic acid, and natural gums such as gum arabic, gum tragacanth and gum karaya, guar gum and quaternized guar gum; gelatin, protein hydrolysates and their quaternized forms; synthetic polymers and copolymers such as poly (vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate), poly (vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate), poly ((meth) acrylic acid), poly (maleic acid), poly (alkyl (meth) acrylate-co- (meth) acrylic acid), poly (acrylic acid-co-maleic acid) copolymers, poly (alkylene oxides), poly (vinyl-methyl ether), poly (vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride), and the like, as well as poly (ethyleneimine), poly ((meth) acrylamide), poly (alkylene oxide-co-dimethylsiloxane), poly (aminodimethylsiloxane), and the like, and quaternized forms thereof.

The capsule forming aid may also be used in combination with carboxymethylcellulose ("CMC"), polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, alkyl naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate, and/or surfactants during processing to facilitate capsule formation. Examples of such surfactants include cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), under the trade name CTAC(e.g. inF127)、(e.g. inF127) OrPoloxamers, saponins such as(National Starch Food Innovation); or gum arabic, such as Seyal or Senegal. In certain embodiments, the CMC polymer has a molecular weight (e.g., weight average molecular weight) in the range of 90,000Da to 1,500,000Da, preferably 250,000Da to 750,000Da, more preferably 400,000Da to 750,000 Da. The degree of substitution of the CMC polymer is 0.1 to 3, preferably 0.65 to 1.4, more preferably 0.8 to 1. The CMC polymer is present in the capsule slurry at a level of 0.1% to 2%, preferably 0.3% to 0.7%. In other embodiments, the polyvinylpyrrolidone used in the present invention is a water-soluble polymer and has a molecular weight (e.g., weight average molecular weight) of 1,000 daltons to 10,000,000 daltons. Suitable polyethyleneThe alkenyl pyrrolidone is polyvinylpyrrolidone K12, K15, K17, K25, K30, K60, K90 or a mixture thereof. The amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone is from 2% to 50%, from 5% to 30% or from 10% to 25% by weight of the microcapsule composition.

Catalyst and process for preparing same

In some embodiments, a catalyst is added to initiate interfacial polymerization in the formation of the capsule wall. Examples include metal carbonates, metal hydroxides, amino or organometallic compounds and include, for example, sodium carbonate, cesium carbonate, potassium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane (i.e., DABCO), N-dimethylaminoethanol, N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, bis- (2-dimethylaminoethyl) ether, N-dimethylacetamide, stannous octoate and dibutyltin dilaurate.

Other encapsulating polymers

The microcapsule composition of the present invention optionally has a second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth microcapsule, each microcapsule being made of a material selected from the group consisting of sol-gel polymers (e.g., silica), polyacrylates, polyacrylamides, poly (acrylate-co-acrylamide), polyureas, polyurethanes, starches, gelatin and gum arabic, poly (melamine-formaldehyde), poly (urea-formaldehyde), and combinations thereof. The branched polyethyleneimine and derivatives thereof can also be coated on the microcapsule wall to prepare the microcapsule with positive zeta potential.

These encapsulating polymers are described in detail below.

Sol-gel microcapsules. These microcapsules have a microcapsule wall formed from a sol-gel polymer, which is the reaction product of a sol-gel precursor by a polymerization reaction (e.g., hydrolysis). Suitable sol-gel precursors are compounds capable of forming a gel, such as compounds containing silicon, boron, aluminum, titanium, zinc, zirconium and vanadium. Preferred precursors are organosilicon, organoboron and organoaluminum, including metal alkoxides and b-diketonates.

The sol-gel precursors suitable for the purposes of the present invention are chosen in particular from di-, tri-and/or tetrafunctional silicic acids, boric acids and aluminum esters, more particularly alkoxysilanes (alkyl orthosilicates), and their precursors.

Preferred examples are silicates, such as tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), for example under the trade name TEOS(organofunctional silanes, commercially available from Degussa Corporation, Parsippany, N.J., USA). Other sol-gel precursors include various hydrolyzable organosilanes such as alkylsilanes, alkoxysilanes, alkylalkoxysilanes, and organoalkoxysilanes. In addition to alkyl and alkoxy groups, other organic groups (e.g., allyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, etc.) may be attached to the silicon as substituents.

Recognizing that metal and semi-metal alkoxide monomers (and their partially hydrolyzed and condensed polymers) such as Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS), Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), etc. are very good solvents for many molecular and active ingredients, it is highly advantageous because it helps to dissolve high concentrations of active material and therefore the loading in the final capsule is high.

Polyacrylate microcapsules, polyacrylamide microcapsules and poly (acrylate-co-acrylamide) microcapsules. These microcapsules are prepared from the corresponding precursors forming the microcapsule wall. Preferred precursors are difunctional or multifunctional vinyl monomers including, for example, but not limited to, allyl methacrylate/acrylamide, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, propylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, glycerol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 10-decanediol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate/acrylamide, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate/acrylamide, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate/acrylamide, mixtures thereof, and mixtures thereof, Triallyl formaldehyde trimethacrylate/acrylamide, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate/acrylamide, tributylene glycol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, aliphatic or aromatic urethane diacrylate/acrylamide, difunctional urethane acrylate/acrylamide, ethoxylated aliphatic difunctional urethane methacrylate/acrylamide, aliphatic or aromatic urethane dimethacrylate/acrylamide, epoxy acrylate/acrylamide, epoxy methacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 3-butanediol diacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 4-butanediol diacrylate/acrylamide, diethylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, ethylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, propylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, and the like, 1, 6-hexanediol diacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 6-hexanediol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, neopentyl glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, polyethylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, triethylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, 1, 3-butanediol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, tripropylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, ethoxylated bisphenol dimethacrylate/acrylamide, dipropylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, alkoxylated hexanediol diacrylate/acrylamide, alkoxylated cyclohexane dimethanol diacrylate/acrylamide, propoxylated neopentyl glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/propylene glycol diacrylate, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/acrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/propylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide), poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/propylene glycol diacrylate/acrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/acrylamide), poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate), poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate, poly (ethylene glycol), and poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate), and poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate), and/acrylate), and poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate), and poly (ethylene glycol) and/or poly (ethylene glycol) and/bis (ethylene glycol) and/or poly (ethylene glycol) and/or a mixture, Trimethylolpropane triacrylate/acrylamide, pentaerythritol triacrylate/acrylamide, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate/acrylamide, propoxylated glyceryl triacrylate/acrylamide, ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylate/acrylamide, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate/acrylamide, ethoxylated pentaerythritol tetraacrylate/acrylamide, PEG 200 dimethacrylate/acrylamide, PEG 400 dimethacrylate/acrylamide, PEG 600 dimethacrylate/acrylamide, 3-acryloxy diol monoacrylate/acrylamide, triacrylaldehyde (triacryl formal), triallyl isocyanate and triallyl isocyanurate.

The monomers are typically polymerized in the presence of an activator (e.g., an initiator) at elevated temperatures (e.g., 30-90 ℃) or under ultraviolet light. Exemplary initiators are 2,2' -azobis (isobutyronitrile) ("AIBN"), dicetyl peroxydicarbonate, bis (4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate, dioctanoyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauroyl peroxide, didecanoyl peroxide, tert-butyl peracetate, tert-butyl perbenzoate, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene ethylperoxide, diisopropylhydroxydicarboxylate, 2' -azobis (2, 4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 1' -azobis- (cyclohexane-l-carbonitrile), dimethyl 2,2' -azobis (2-methylpropionate), 2' -azobis [ 2-methyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) propionamide, Sodium persulfate, benzoyl peroxide, and combinations thereof.

The emulsifiers used to form these capsule walls are typically anionic emulsifiers including, but not limited to, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl isothionates, alkyl carboxylates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl succinates, alkyl sulfates such as sodium lauryl sulfate, alkyl sarcosinates, alkyl derivatives of protein hydrolysates, acyl aspartates, alkyl or alkyl ether or alkylaryl ether phosphates, sodium lauryl sulfate, phospholipids or lecithin, or soaps, stearic acid, oleic acid or sodium palmitate, potassium or ammonium, alkylaryl sulfonates such as sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, dioctyl sulfosuccinates, sodium dilauryl sulfosuccinates, poly (styrene sulfonic acid) sodium salt, isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, gum arabic, sodium alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose sulfate and pectin, sodium lauryl sulfate, or sodium stearate, or sodium lauryl sulfate, or sodium, Poly (styrene sulfonate), isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, gum arabic, carrageenan, sodium alginate, pectic acid, tragacanth, almond gum, and agar; semi-synthetic polymers such as carboxymethyl cellulose, sulfated methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl starch, phosphated starch, lignosulfonic acid; and synthetic polymers such as maleic anhydride copolymers (including hydrolysis products thereof), polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, butyl acrylate copolymers or crotonic acid homopolymers and copolymers, vinylbenzenesulfonic acid or 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid homopolymers and copolymers, and partial amides or partial esters of such polymers and copolymers, carboxyl-modified polyvinyl alcohols, sulfonic acid-modified polyvinyl alcohols and phosphoric acid-modified polyvinyl alcohols, phosphorylated or sulfated tristyrylphenol ethoxylates. The amount of anionic emulsifier is from 0.1% to 40% by weight of all ingredients, more preferably from 0.5% to 10%, more preferably from 0.5% to 5% by weight.

Aminoplasts (aminoplasts) and gelatin. Representative methods for aminoplast encapsulation are disclosed in US 3,516,941 and US 2007/0078071, however it is recognized that many variations on materials and process steps are possible. Another encapsulation method, gelatin encapsulation, is disclosed in US2,800,457. These two methods are discussed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,145,184 and 5,112,688, respectively, for fragrance packaging for consumer products. Polymeric systems are well known in the art, and non-limiting examples of such systems include aminoplast capsules and encapsulated particles as disclosed in GB 2006709A; as disclosed in US 4,396,670, microcapsules are produced having a wall comprising styrene-maleic anhydride reacted with melamine-formaldehyde precondensate; acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymers crosslinked with melamine-formaldehyde resins as disclosed in US 5,089,339; capsules consisting of cationic melamine-formaldehyde condensates as disclosed in US 5,401,577; melamine formaldehyde microencapsulation as disclosed in US 3,074,845; amide aldehyde resins as disclosed in EP 0158449 a1 in situ polymerized capsules; etherified urea-formaldehyde polymers as disclosed in US 5,204,185; melamine-formaldehyde microcapsules as described in US 4,525,520; crosslinked oil-soluble melamine-formaldehyde precondensates as described in US 5,011,634; capsule wall materials formed from complexes of cationic and anionic melamine-formaldehyde precondensates which are then crosslinked as disclosed in US 5,013,473; polymeric shells made from addition polymers such as polycondensates, phenolic, urea-formaldehyde or acrylic polymers as disclosed in US 3,516,941; urea formaldehyde capsules as disclosed in EP 0443428 a 2; melamine-formaldehyde chemistry as disclosed in GB 2062570A; and capsules consisting of polymers or copolymers of styrene sulfonic acid in the acid salt form, and capsules crosslinked with melamine-formaldehyde as disclosed in US 4,001,140.

Urea-formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde capsules. The urea-formaldehyde and melamine-formaldehyde precondensate capsule shell wall precursor is prepared by reacting urea or melamine with formaldehyde in a molar ratio of melamine or urea to formaldehyde in the range of 10:1 to 1:6, preferably in the range of 1:2 to 1: 5. To practice the invention, the resulting material has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 156Da to 3000 Da. The resulting material may be used "as is" as a crosslinking agent for the above substituted or unsubstituted acrylic polymer or copolymer, or it may be further reacted with C₁-C₆The alkanol (e.g., methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, 3-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, or 1-hexanol) is reacted to form a partial ether in which the ratio of melamine/urea: formaldehyde: the molar ratio of the alkanol is in the range of 1 (0.1-6) to (0.1-6). The resulting product containing ether moieties may be used "as is" as a crosslinking agent for the above substituted or unsubstituted acrylic polymers or copolymers, or it may self-condense to form dimers, trimers and/or tetramers, which may also be used as a crosslinking agent for the above substituted or unsubstituted acrylic polymers or copolymers. Methods for forming such melamine-formaldehyde and urea-formaldehyde precondensates are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,261,483 and Lee et al (2002) J.Microencapsation 19,559-569.

An example of a urea-formaldehyde precondensate that can be used in the practice of the present invention is URAC^TM180 and URAC^TM186, Cytec Technology Corp (Wilmington, DE). Examples of melamine-formaldehyde precondensates that can be used in the practice of the present invention include, but are not limited toU-60\U-64 andu-65, trademark of Cytec Technology Corp. (Wilmington, DE). It is preferred to use a substituted or unsubstituted acrylic polymer or copolymer as precondensate for crosslinking. In the practice of the invention, urea-formaldehyde is used as the formaldehyde precursorThe molar ratio of condensate/melamine-formaldehyde precondensate to substituted/unsubstituted acrylic polymer/copolymer is in the range of 9:1 to 1:9, preferably 5:1 to 1:5, most preferably 2:1 to 1: 2.

In one embodiment, microcapsules having a polymer comprised of primary and/or secondary amine reactive groups or mixtures thereof and a crosslinking agent may also be used. See US 2006/0248665. The amine polymer may have primary and/or secondary amine functional groups and may be of natural or synthetic origin. Amine-containing polymers of natural origin are generally proteins, such as gelatin and albumin, and some polysaccharides. Synthetic amine polymers include various degrees of hydrolyzed polyvinyl formamide, polyvinyl amine, polyallylamine, and other synthetic polymers having pendant primary and secondary amine groups. Examples of suitable amine polymers are available from BASFA series of polyvinyl formamides. The weight average molecular weight of these materials may range from 10,000Da to 1,000,000 Da.

These capsules may also include a formaldehyde scavenger capable of binding free formaldehyde. Formaldehyde scavengers such as sodium sulfite, melamine, glycine and carbohydrazine are suitable when the capsules are used in an aqueous medium. When the capsules are used in products having a low pH (e.g. fabric conditioners), the formaldehyde scavenger is preferably selected from a beta diketone, such as a beta ketoester, or from a1, 3-diol, such as propylene glycol. Preferred beta-ketoesters include alkyl malonates, alkyl acetoacetates, and polyvinyl alcohol acetoacetates.

The microcapsule compositions of the present invention optionally contain one or more additional microcapsules, for example, a second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth microcapsule. Each of these microcapsules may be any of those described above.

These additional microcapsules may be any of the microcapsules described above, but differ from each other in terms of microcapsule size, degree of polymerization, degree of crosslinking, encapsulating polymer, wall thickness, active material, ratio between wall material and active material, breaking force or breaking strength, etc.

Active material

The microcapsule core may comprise one or more active materials, including flavour and/or fragrance ingredients (fragrances), such as perfume oils. Individual active materials that can be encapsulated include those listed on pages 38-50 of WO 2016049456. These active materials include flavor or fragrance ingredients, taste masking agents, taste tastants (tast sensates), malodor counteractants, vitamins or derivatives thereof, antibacterial agents, sunscreen actives, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, fungicides, anesthetics, analgesics, antifungal agents, antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics, anti-infective agents, anti-acne agents, dermatological actives, enzymes and coenzymes, skin lightening agents, antihistamines, chemotherapeutic agents, insect repellents, emollients, skin moisturizers, anti-wrinkle agents, UV protectants, fabric softener actives, hard surface cleaning actives, skin or hair conditioners, drivers, pest repellents, flame retardants, antistatic agents, nano to micro sized inorganic solids, polymeric or elastomeric particles, and combinations thereof.

High performance, high impact (high impact) fragrances are contemplated. A class of high performance perfumes is described in WO 2018/071897. These perfumes have a high intensity accord (accord) comprising (i) at least 7 wt% (e.g., 7 to 95 wt%) of a class 1 perfume ingredient, (ii)5 to 95 wt% (e.g., 5 to 80 wt%, 10 to 80 wt%, and 10 to 70 wt%) of a class 2 perfume ingredient, and (iii)0 to 80 wt% of a class 3 perfume ingredient, wherein the class 1 perfume ingredients each have an experimental speed of 8.5 cm/sec or greater, the class 2 perfume ingredients each have an experimental speed of less than 8.5 cm/sec and greater than 5 cm/sec, and the class 3 perfume ingredients each have an experimental speed of 5 cm/sec or less. In some embodiments, the sum of the class 1 perfume ingredient, the class 2 perfume ingredient and the class 3 perfume ingredient is 100%. In other embodiments, the sum of the group 1 and group 2 ingredients is from 20% to 100% by weight. Other high impact perfumes suitable for use in the present invention are those described in WO 1999/065458, US 9,222,055, US 2005/0003975 and WO 1997/034987.

In addition to the active materials listed above, the products of the invention may also contain, for example, the following dyes, dyesColor agent or pigment: lactoflavin (riboflavin), beta-carotene, riboflavin-5 '-phosphate, alpha-carotene, gamma-carotene, canthaxanthin, erythrosine, curcumin, quinoline yellow, yellow orange S, tartrazine, annatto, norbixin (annatto, orleans), capsaicin, capsanthin, lycopene, beta-apo-8' -carotenal ethyl ester, xanthophylls (xanthins, lutein, cryptoxanthin, rubixanthin, violaxanthin, rhodoxanthin (rodoxanthin)), permanent carmine (carminic acid, cochineal), azorubin, cochineal A (Ponceau)^TM4R), beet red, betanin, anthocyanins, amaranth, patent blue V, indigo I (indigo carmine), chlorophylls, copper chlorophyllins compounds, acid brilliant green BS (lissamine green), brilliant black BN, vegetable carbons, titanium dioxide, iron oxides and hydroxides, calcium carbonate, aluminum, silver, gold, pigment rubine BK (lithol rubine BK), methyl violet B, victoria blue R, victoria blue B, brilliant acid blue FFR (brilliant wool blue FFR), naphthol green B, acid fast green 10G (basic fast green 10G), god yellow grn (ceres yellow grn), sudan blue II, ultramarine, phthalocyanine blue, phthalocyanine green, fast acid violet R. Other naturally obtained extracts (e.g., paprika extract, black carrot extract, red cabbage extract) may be used for coloring purposes. Good results have also been obtained with the following named colorants (so-called aluminium lakes): FD&C yellow No. 5 lake, FD&C blue No. 2 lake, FD&C blue No. 1 lake, tartrazine lake, quinoline yellow lake, FD&C yellow No. 6 lake, FD&C red No. 40 Lake, sunset yellow Lake, red acid dye Lake (Carmoisine Lake), amaranth Lake, Ponceau 4R Lake, erythrosine Lake (erythrosyn Lake), red 2G Lake, allura red Lake, patent blue V Lake, indigo carmine Lake, brilliant blue Lake, brown HT Lake, black PN Lake, green S Lake, and mixtures thereof.

When the active material is a perfume, it is preferred to use perfume ingredients in the perfume having a ClogP of from 0.5 to 15. For example, ingredients having ClogP values between 0.5 and 8 (e.g., between 1 and 12, between 1.5 and 8, between 2 and 7, between 1 and 6, between 2 and 5, between 3 and 7) are 25% or more (e.g., 50% or more and 90% or more) by weight of the perfume.

Preferably, perfumes having a weight average ClogP of 2.5 or more (e.g., 3 or more, 2.5 to 7, 2.5 to 5) are used. The weight-averaged ClogP was calculated as follows:

ClogP＝{Sum[(Wi)(ClogP)i]}/{Sum Wi}，

where Wi is the weight fraction of each perfume ingredient, (ClogP) i is the ClogP of the perfume ingredient.

For example, preferably more than 60 wt% (preferably more than 80 wt%, more preferably more than 90 wt%) of the perfume chemicals have a ClogP value of more than 2 (preferably more than 3.3, more preferably more than 4, even more preferably more than 4.5).

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a variety of solvents and fragrance chemicals can be used to form a wide variety of fragrances. The use of relatively low to moderate ClogP perfume ingredients will result in a perfume suitable for encapsulation. These perfumes are generally water insoluble and are delivered by the capsule system of the present invention to consumer products at various stages, such as damp and dry fabrics. Free perfume, without encapsulation, is typically evaporated or dissolved in water during use (e.g., washing). While high ClogP materials generally release well from conventional (non-encapsulated) perfumes in consumer products, they have excellent encapsulation properties, are also suitable for encapsulation for the purpose of achieving overall perfume character, very long lasting perfume delivery, or to overcome incompatibilities with consumer products such as perfume materials that are otherwise unstable, cause thickening or discoloration of the product, or otherwise negatively impact desired consumer product properties.

In some embodiments, the amount of encapsulated active material is from 5% to 95% (e.g., from 10% to 90%, from 15% to 90%, and from 20% to 80%) by weight of the microcapsule composition. The amount of capsule wall is also from 0.5% to 30% (e.g., from 1% to 25%, from 2 to 20%, and from 5 to 15%) by weight of the microcapsule composition. In other embodiments, the amount of encapsulated active material is 15% to 99.5% (e.g., 20% to 98% and 30% to 90%) by weight of the microcapsule, and the amount of capsule wall is 0.5% to 85% (e.g., 2 to 50% and 5 to 40%) by weight of the microcapsule.

Auxiliary material

In addition to active materials, the present invention also contemplates the incorporation of auxiliary materials, including solvents, emollients, and core modifier materials, into the core of the capsule wall encapsulation. Other auxiliary materials are solubility modifiers, density modifiers, stabilizers, viscosity modifiers, pH modifiers, or any combination thereof. These modulators may be present in the wall or core of the capsule, or outside the capsule in a delivery system. Preferably, they act as nuclear modulators in the nucleus.

One or more auxiliary materials may be added in an amount of 0.01% to 40% (e.g., 0.5% to 30%) by weight of the microcapsule.

Suitable examples include those described in WO 2016/049456, pages 55-57 and US 2016/0158121, pages 15-18.

Deposition aid

An exemplary deposition aid useful in the microcapsule compositions of the present invention is a copolymer of acrylamide and acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride. Such copolymers facilitate deposition of microcapsules on hard surfaces (e.g., hair, skin, fibers, furniture, and floors). The average molecular weight (e.g., weight average molecular weight (Mw) as determined by size exclusion chromatography) of the copolymer is typically 2,000Da to 10,000,000Da, with a lower limit of 2,000Da, 5,000Da, 10,000Da, 20,000Da, 50,000Da, 100,000Da,250,000Da, 500,000Da, or 800,000Da and an upper limit of 10,000,000Da, 5,000,000Da, 2,000,000Da, 1,000,000Da, or 500,000Da (e.g., 500,000Da to 2,000,000Da and 800,000Da to 1,500,000 Da). The charge density of the copolymer is in the range of 1meq/g to 2.5meq/g, preferably 1.5meq/g to 2.2 meq/g. Copolymers of acrylamide and acrylamide-propyltrimethylammonium chloride are available from various suppliers such as Ashland asSP-100 and CibaSC60 is commercially available.

Other suitable deposition aids include anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic water-soluble polymers. Suitable deposition aids include trimethylammonium, methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, acrylamide, acrylic acid, dimethylammonium, xylose, galactose, hydroxypropylated glucose, hydroxyethylated glucose, hydroxymethylated glucose, vinylamine, ethyleneimine, functionalized branched polyethyleneimine, vinylformamide, vinylpyrrolidone, caprolactone, catechol, vinyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-37, polyquaternium-39, polyquaternium-44, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium-67, polyquaternium-68, polyquaternium-69, polyquaternium-73, polyquaternium-74, polyquaternium-77, polyquaternium-78, polyquaternium-79 and hydrolyzed keratin copolymers, polyquaternium-80, polyquaternium-81, polyquaternium-82, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-88, polyquaternium-101, polyvinylamine, polyethyleneimine, a copolymer of vinylamine and vinylformamide, a copolymer of methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride and acrylamide, a copolymer of acrylamide and acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride, a 3-acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium polymer or a copolymer thereof, a polymer of a mixture of a polyquaternium and a polyquaternium, Diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride polymers and copolymers thereof, polysaccharides having saccharide units functionalized with hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium, ethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride methacrylate/hydrolyzed wheat protein copolymers, alkylammonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed proteins, and combinations thereof. Further examples of deposition aids are described on pages 13-27 of WO 2016049456; US 2013/0330292; US 2013/0337023; and US 2014/0017278.

Further deposition aids are those cationic polymers described in WO 2016032993. These cationic polymers are typically characterized by relatively high charge densities (e.g., from 4meq/g, or from 5meq/g, or from 5.2meq/g to 12meq/g, or to 10meq/g, or to 8meq/g or to 7meq/g, or to 6.5meq/gA structural unit of a mixture thereof. In some aspects, the cationic polymer comprises from 5 mol% to 60 mol% or from 15 mol% to 30 mol% of nonionic structural units derived from monomers selected from the group consisting of: (meth) acrylamide, vinylformamide, N-dialkylacrylamide, N-dialkylmethacrylamide, C₁-C₁₂Alkyl acrylate, C₁-C₁₂Hydroxyalkyl acrylates, polyalkylene glycol acrylates, C₁-C₁₂Alkyl methacrylate, C₁-C₁₂Hydroxyalkyl methacrylates, polyalkylene glycol methacrylates, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl formamide, vinyl acetamide, vinyl alkyl ether, vinyl pyridine, vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl imidazole, vinyl caprolactam, and mixtures thereof.

In some aspects, the cationic polymer comprises cationic structural units at a level of from 30 mol% to 100 mol% or from 50 mol% to 100 mol% or from 55 mol% to 95 mol% or from 70 mol% to 85 mol% by mass of the cationic polymer. The cationic structural units are typically derived from cationic monomers such as N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylates, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylates, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamides, N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylamides, methacrylaminoalkyl trialkylammonium salts, acrylamidoalkyl trialkylammonium salts, vinylamines, vinylimines, vinylimidazoles, quaternized vinylimidazoles, diallyl dialkylammonium salts, and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the cationic monomer is selected from the group consisting of diallyldimethylammonium salt (DADMAS), N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAM), [2- (methacryloylamino) ethyl ] trimethylammonium salt, N-Dimethylaminopropylacrylamide (DMAPA), N-Dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide (DMAPMA), acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium salt (APTAS), methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium salt (MAPTAS), Quaternized Vinylimidazole (QVi), and mixtures thereof.

In some aspects, the cationic polymer comprises anionic structural units at a level of 0.01 to 15 mol%, 0.05 to 10 mol%, or 0.1 to 5 mol% by mass of the cationic polymer. In some aspects, the anionic structural units are derived from anionic monomers selected from the group consisting of: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, vinylsulfonic acid, styrenesulfonic acid, acrylamidopropylmethanesulfonic Acid (AMPS), and salts and mixtures thereof.

Exemplary cationic polymers are polyacrylamide-co-DADMAS, polyacrylamide-co-DADMAS-co-acrylic acid, polyacrylamide-co-APTAS, polyacrylamide-co-MAPTAS, polyacrylamide-co-QVi, polyvinylformamide-co-DADMAS, poly (DADMAS), polyacrylamide-co-MAPTAS-co-acrylic acid, polyacrylamide-co-APTAS-co-acrylic acid, and mixtures thereof.

The deposition aid is typically present at a level of from 0.01% to 50% (with a lower limit of 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, or 5%, and an upper limit of 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 15%, or 10%, e.g., from 0.1% to 30%, 1% to 20%, 2% to 15%, and 5% to 10%) by weight of the microcapsule composition. In consumer products such as shampoos, the deposition aid is typically present at a level of from 0.001% to 20% (with a lower limit of 0.001%, 0.005%, 0.01%, 0.02% or 0.05%, and an upper limit of 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 2% or 1%, for example from 0.005% to 10%, from 0.01% to 5% and from 0.02% to 0.5%) by weight of the shampoo composition. The capsule deposition aid may be added during the preparation of the microcapsules, or may be added after the microcapsules have been made.

From 0.01% to 25%, more preferably from 5% to 20% of a second capsule deposition aid may be added to the microcapsule composition. The second capsule forming deposition aid may be selected from the deposition aids described above.

Additional Components

The microcapsule compositions of the present invention may comprise from 0.01 to 50%, more preferably from 5 to 40% of one or more non-encapsulated or unencapsulated active materials.

The capsule delivery system may also contain one or more other delivery systems, such as polymer assisted delivery compositions (see US 8,187,580), fibre assisted delivery compositions (US 2010/0305021), cyclodextrin host-guest complexes (US 6,287,603 and US 2002/0019369), pro-fragrances (WO 2000/072816 and EP 0922084), and any combination thereof. Further exemplary delivery systems that may be incorporated are coacervate capsules, cyclodextrin delivery systems, and pro-fragrances (pro-perfumes).

Examples of additional components include those described in US 2016/0158121.

Any of the compounds, polymers or agents discussed above may be the compounds, polymers or agents themselves, or salts, precursors, hydrates or solvates thereof, as indicated above. Salts may be formed between an anion and a positively charged group on a compound, polymer or reagent. Suitable anions include chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, citrate, methanesulfonate, trifluoroacetate, acetate, malate, toluenesulfonate, tartrate, fumarate, glutamate, glucuronate, lactate, glutarate, and maleate. Likewise, salts may also be formed between cations and negatively charged groups on compounds, polymers, or agents. Suitable cations include sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and ammonium cations (e.g., tetramethylammonium). The precursor may be an ester and another suitable derivative which can be converted to a compound, polymer or reagent during the preparation of the capsule composition of the present invention and used to prepare the capsule composition. Hydrate refers to a compound, polymer, or agent that contains water. Solvates refer to complexes formed between a compound, polymer or agent and a suitable solvent. Suitable solvents may be water, ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, acetic acid and ethanolamine.

Certain compounds, polymers, and agents have one or more stereocenters, each of which can be in the R configuration, S configuration, or mixtures. In addition, some compounds, polymers, and agents have one or more double bonds, where each double bond is present in either the E (trans) or Z (cis) configuration, or a combination thereof. The compounds, polymers and reagents include all possible configurational stereoisomeric, regioisomeric, diastereomeric, enantiomeric and epimeric forms, and any mixtures thereof. Thus, lysine as used herein includes L-lysine, D-lysine, L-lysine monohydrochloride, D-lysine monohydrochloride, lysine carbonate, and the like. Similarly, arginine includes L-arginine, D-arginine, L-arginine monohydrochloride, D-arginine monohydrochloride, arginine carbonate, arginine monohydrate, and the like. Guanidines include guanidine hydrochloride, guanidine carbonate, guanidine thiocyanate, and other guanidine salts, including hydrates thereof. Ornithine includes L-ornithine and salts/hydrates thereof (e.g., monohydrochloride) and D-ornithine and salts/hydrates thereof (e.g., monohydrochloride).

The microcapsule composition of the present invention may be a slurry containing from 0.1% to 80% (preferably from 1% to 65%, more preferably from 5% to 45%) of capsules by weight of the capsule delivery system in a solvent (e.g., water). Exemplary microcapsule compositions of the invention contain a plurality of microcapsules, each microcapsule dispersed in an aqueous phase and stable at 40 ℃ for at least 7 days (e.g., at least 10 days, at least 30 days, and at least 60 days).

Microcapsule compositions are known to have a tendency to form gels, which are not suitable for many consumer products. The viscosity of the gelled composition (geled-out composition) increases to at least 3000 centipoise (cP) (e.g., at least 6000 cP). Can be easily used in rheometers such as RheoStress^TM1 Instrument (commercially available from Thermoscientific) using a rotating disk at 21s^-1And the viscosity was measured at a temperature of 25 ℃. In certain embodiments, the microcapsule compositions of the present invention are in 21s^-1And a viscosity at a temperature of 25 ℃ of less than 3000 cP.

The stability of the microcapsules can be evaluated using a variety of different methods, including physical stability and/or storage stability. When evaluating physical stability, exemplary microcapsule compositions can be dispersed in an aqueous phase and exhibit stability at 40 ℃ for at least 7 days (e.g., at least 10 days, at least 30 days, and at least 60 days). Stability is measured by separating a clear aqueous phase from the microcapsule composition (e.g., in a graduated cylinder). A microcapsule composition is considered stable if less than 10% of a clear aqueous phase separates out by volume of the microcapsule composition. The microcapsule composition is considered stable when (i) the viscosity of the composition is 3000cP or less (e.g., 2000cP or less) and (ii) 20% or less (e.g., 15% or less and 10% or less) of water by volume of the composition is separated from the composition. The volume of separated water can be easily measured by conventional methods such as measuring cylinder.

When evaluating storage stability, fragrance retention (fragrance coverage) within the microcapsules can be measured directly after storage in the consumer product base at a desired temperature and time period, e.g., four weeks, six weeks, two months, three months, or longer. A preferred way is to measure the total headspace (total head space) of the consumer product at a given time and compare the result with the headspace of a control consumer product made by adding the total amount of perfume present directly, representing 0% fragrance. Alternatively, the consumer product may be tested for performance after a storage period and the performance compared to fresh product by analysis or by sensory evaluation. Such measurements often involve measuring the fragrance headspace above a substrate used with the product, or performing an odor assessment on the same substrate. In certain embodiments, the fragrance retention of an active material in a microcapsule core of the invention is assessed in a consumer product base, for example, under storage conditions, for example, for an extended period of at least 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 16 weeks, or 32 weeks, at a temperature in the range of 25 ℃ to 40 ℃, or more preferably in the range of 30 ℃ to 37 ℃, or most preferably at 37 ℃. In certain embodiments, microcapsules of the present invention retain at least 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% of the active material when added to a consumer product base. In particular embodiments, the microcapsules of the present invention retain from 40% to 90% of the active material when added to a consumer product base after storage at 37 ℃ for at least 4 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks. Alternatively, the microcapsules of the present invention lose less than 50% of the active material due to leakage when added to a consumer product base and stored for 8 weeks at 37 ℃.

Using the method of the invention, a relatively high encapsulation efficiency is achieved. "encapsulation efficiency" or "micro-encapsulation efficiency" or "MEE" represents the proportion of active material cores that is not obtained by the extraction solvent under the specified test conditions. According to the method of the present invention, a micro-encapsulation efficiency of 50% to 99.9% or more preferably 60% to 99.7% can be achieved. In particular, a packaging efficiency of at least 90%, 92%, 94%, 96%, 98% or 99% is achieved.

In some embodiments, the microcapsule composition is purified by washing the capsule slurry with water until a neutral pH is reached (pH 6 to 8). For the purposes of the present invention, the capsule suspension may be washed using any conventional method, including using a separatory funnel, filter paper, centrifugation, and the like. The capsule suspension may be washed once, twice, three times, four times, five times, six times or more until a neutral pH is reached, e.g., pH 6-8 and 6.5-7.5. The pH of the purified capsules can be determined using any conventional method, including but not limited to pH paper, pH indicators, or pH meters.

The capsule composition is "purified" in that it has 80%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, or 99% homogeneity with the capsule. According to the invention, purity is obtained by washing the capsules until a neutral pH is reached, which indicates the removal of unwanted impurities and/or starting materials, such as polyisocyanates, cross-linking agents, etc.

In certain embodiments of the invention, the purification of the capsules comprises an additional step of adding a salt to the capsule suspension prior to the step of washing the capsule suspension with water. Exemplary salts for use in this step of the invention include, but are not limited to, sodium chloride, potassium chloride or bisulfite. See US 2014/0017287.

The microcapsule compositions of the present invention may also be dried (e.g., spray dried, heat dried, and belt dried) to solid form. During the spray drying process, a spray drying carrier is added to the microcapsule composition to aid in the removal of water from the slurry. See US20120151790, US20140377446, US20150267964, US20150284189, and US 20160097591.

According to one embodiment, the spray-dried carrier may be selected from carbohydrates such as chemically modified and/or hydrolysed starches, gums such as gum arabic, proteins such as whey protein, cellulose derivatives, clays, synthetic water-soluble polymers and/or copolymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol. The spray-dried carrier may be present in an amount of from 1% to 50%, more preferably from 5% to 20% by weight of the microcapsule composition in the slurry.

Optionally, from 0.01% to 10%, more preferably from 0.5% to 5%, by weight of the microcapsule composition in the slurry, of a silica free flow agent (anti-blocking agent) may be present, which may be hydrophobic (i.e. silanol surface treated with halosilanes, alkoxysilanes, silazanes, siloxanes, etc., e.g. silanol surfaceD17、R972 and R974 (available from Degussa), etc.) and/or hydrophilic, e.g.200、22S、50S, (available from Degussa);244 (available from Grace Davison).

Humectants and viscosity control/suspending agents may also be added to facilitate spray drying. These agents are disclosed in U.S. Pat. nos. 4,446,032 and 6,930,078. Detailed information on hydrophobic silica as a functional delivery vehicle for active materials rather than free-flowing/anti-caking agents is disclosed in U.S. Pat. nos. 5,500,223 and 6,608,017.

The spray drying inlet temperature is in the range of 150 ℃ to 240 ℃, preferably between 170 ℃ to 230 ℃, more preferably between 190 ℃ to 220 ℃.

As described herein, the spray-dried microcapsule compositions are well suited for use in various all-dry (anhydrous) products: powdered laundry detergents, fabric softener dry tablets, household cleaning dry wipes, powdered dish detergents, floor cleaning cloths, or any dry form of personal care product (e.g., shampoo, deodorant, foot powder, soap powder, baby powder), and the like. Due to the high perfume and/or active agent concentration in the spray-dried product of the invention, a small dose of the spray-dried product does not adversely affect the properties of the dried consumer product as described above.

The microcapsule composition may also be sprayed as a slurry onto consumer products such as fabric care products. For example, during mixing to make granules, the liquid capsule slurry is sprayed onto the detergent powder. See US 2011/0190191. To increase perfume loading, water absorbing materials (e.g., zeolites) can be added to the delivery system.

Alternatively, the granules in the consumer product are prepared in a mechanical granulator in the presence of a granulation aid such as a non-acidic water-soluble organic crystalline solid. See WO 2005/097962.

Zeta potential and rupture force

The microcapsules of the present invention may carry a positive or negative charge at a zeta potential in the range of-200 mV to +200mV, e.g., at least 10mV, at least 25mV, at least 40mV, 25mV to 200mV, and 40mV to 100 mV.

The zeta potential is a measure of the electromotive potential in the microcapsules. From a theoretical point of view, the zeta potential is the potential difference between the aqueous phase (i.e. the dispersion medium) and the stabilizing layer of water attached to the surface of the microcapsules.

Zeta potential is an important indicator of the stability of microcapsules in a composition or consumer product. Typically, microcapsules with a zeta potential of 10mV to 25mV exhibit moderate stability. Similarly, microcapsules with a zeta potential of 25mV to 40mV exhibit good stability, while microcapsules with a zeta potential of 40mV to 100mV exhibit excellent stability. Without being bound by any theory, the microcapsules of the present invention have a desirable zeta potential, making them suitable for use in consumer products with improved stability.

Zeta potential can be calculated using theoretical models and experimentally determined electrophoretic mobility or dynamic electrophoretic mobility. Zeta potential is typically measured by methods such as micro-electrophoresis or electrophoretic light scattering or electroacoustical phenomena. For a more detailed discussion of zeta potential measurements, see Dukhin and Goetz, "Ultrasound for chromatography colloids", Elsevier, 2002.

The microcapsules of the present invention have a breaking strength of 0.2 to 80MPa (e.g., 0.5 to 60MPa, 1 to 50MPa, and 5 to 30 MPa). The breaking strength of each microcapsule is determined by dividing the breaking force (in newtons) by the cross-sectional area (π r) of the corresponding microcapsule²Where r is the radius of the particles before compression). The fracture force and cross-sectional area were measured according to the method described in Zhang et al, J.Microencapsis 18(5),593-602 (2001).

The burst force of the microcapsules of the invention is less than 10 millinewtons ("mN"), e.g., 0.1mN to 10mN, 0.2mN to 8mN, 0.3mN to 5mN, 0.1mN to 2mN, 0.1mN, 0.5mN, 1mN, 2mN, 5mN, and 8 mN. The rupture force is the force required to rupture the microcapsules. The measurement is based on a technique known in the art as micromanipulation. See Zhang et al, Journal of Microencapsidation 16(1),117-124 (1999).

Applications of

The microcapsules of the present invention are well suited for use in, but not limited to, the following additional products:

a) household product

i. Liquid or powder laundry detergents that may be used with the present invention include those systems described in the following documents: U.S. Pat. nos. 5,929,022, 5,916,862, 5,731,278, 5,565,145, 5,470,507, 5,466,802, 5,460,752, 5,458,810, 5,458,809, 5,288,431, 5,194,639, 4,968,451, 4,597,898, 4,561,998, 4,550,862, 4,537,707, 4,537,706, 4,515,705, 4,446,042, and 4,318,818

Unit dose sachets, tablets and capsules, such as those described in the following references: EP 1431382 a1, US 2013/0219996 a1, US 2013/0284637 a1 and US 6,492,315. These unit dose formulations may contain high concentrations of functional materials (e.g., 5-100% fabric softener or detergent active material), perfumes (e.g., 0.5-100%, 0.5-40%, and 0.5-15%), and flavors (e.g., 0.1-100%, 0.1-40%, and 1-20%). They may be free of water to limit the water content to less than 30% (e.g., less than 20%, less than 10%, and less than 5%).

Odor enhancers, such as those described in the following references: US 7,867,968, US 7,871,976, US 8,333,289, US 2007/0269651 a1 and US2014/0107010 a 1.

Fabric care products such as rinse conditioners (containing 1 to 30 wt% fabric conditioning active), fabric liquid conditioners (containing 1 to 30 wt% fabric conditioning active), tumble dryer sheets, fabric refreshers, fabric refresher sprays, ironing water and fabric softener systems such as those described in the following documents: U.S. Pat. nos. 6,335,315, 5,674,832, 5,759,990, 5,877,145, 5,574,179, 5,562,849, 5,545,350, 5,545,340, 5,411,671, 5,403,499, 5,288,417, and 4,767,547.

The liquid fabric softener/refresher comprises at least one fabric softener, which is preferably present at a concentration of 1-30% (e.g., 4-20%, 4-10%, and 8-15%). The ratio between the active material and the fabric softener may be 1:500 to 1:2 (e.g., 1:250 to 1:4 and 1:100 to 1: 8). For example, when the fabric softener is 5% by weight of the fabric softener, the active material is 0.01 to 2.5%, preferably 0.02 to 1.25%, more preferably 0.1 to 0.63%. As another example, when the fabric softener is 20% by weight of the fabric softener, the active material is 0.04 to 10%, preferably 0.08 to 5%, more preferably 0.4 to 2.5%. The active material is a fragrance, malodor counteractant, or a mixture thereof. The liquid fabric softener may have 0.15-15% capsules (e.g., 0.5-10%, 0.7-5%, and 1-3%). When capsules are included at these levels, the Net Oil Equivalent (NOE) in the softener is 0.05-5% (e.g., 0.15-3.2%, 0.25-2%, and 0.3-1%).

Suitable fabric softeners include cationic surfactants. Non-limiting examples are quaternary ammonium compounds such as alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, cyclic or cyclic quaternary ammonium compounds, aromatic quaternary ammonium compounds, bis-quaternary ammonium compounds, alkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds, amidoamine quaternary ammonium compounds, ester quaternary ammonium compounds, and mixtures thereof. Fabric softening compositions and components thereof are generally described in US 2004/0204337 and US 2003/0060390. Suitable softeners include esterquats such as Rewoquat WE 18, commercially available from Evonik Industries, and Stepancex SP-90, commercially available from Stepan Company.

Liquid dishwashing detergents, such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,069,122 and 5,990,065

Detergents for use in dishwashers, such as those described in: U.S. Pat. nos. 6,020,294, 6,017,871, 5,968,881, 5,962,386, 5,939,373, 5,914,307, 5,902,781, 5,705,464, 5,703,034, 5,703,030, 5,679,630, 5,597,936, 5,581,005, 5,559,261, 4,515,705, 5,169,552 and 4,714,562

Multipurpose cleaners, including bucket dilutable cleaners and toilet bowl cleaners

Bathroom cleaner

ix, toilet paper

x. carpet deodorant

xi. candle

xi. room deodorant

xiii. floor cleaner

xiv. disinfectant

xv. Window cleaning agent

xvi. garbage bag/can liner

xvii. air fresheners including room and car deodorants, fragranced candles, sprays, fragranced oil air fresheners, automatic spray air fresheners, and neutralizing gel beads

xviii. moisture absorbent

Household appliances, such as paper towels and disposable wipes

xx. Camphor ball/circle/cake

Liquid fragrance composition or a drip-agent product each comprising: (i)3 to 40 wt% (e.g., 5 to 35 wt%, preferably 8 to 30 wt%, and more preferably 10 to 3 wt%) of a perfume in the form of an neat oil or encapsulated in a microcapsule, (ii)0.5 to 5 wt% (preferably 0.2 to 3 wt%, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 wt%) of glyceryl ricinoleate, and (iii)60 to 95 wt% of water. All amounts are based on the weight of the liquid perfume composition.

b) Baby care product

i. Diaper rash cream/balm

ii. baby talcum powder

c) Infant care apparatus

i. Diaper with a disposable absorbent article

ii. bib

iii wet wipes

d) An oral care product. Dental care products (as an example of a formulation according to the invention for oral care) generally comprise an abrasive system (abrasive or polishing agent), such as silicic acid, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, alumina and/or hydroxyapatite; surface-active substances, such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate and/or cocamidopropyl betaine; humectants, such as glycerin and/or sorbitol; thickeners, e.g. carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, carrageenan and/orSweetening agents, such as saccharin; unpleasant taste flavors; a flavoring agent for further, often unpleasant taste sensations; taste modulating substances (e.g., inositol phosphates, nucleotides such as guanosine monophosphate, adenosine monophosphate, or other substances such as sodium glutamate or 2-phenoxypropionic acid); cooling active ingredients such as menthol derivatives, (e.g., L-menthyl lactate, L-menthyl alkyl carbonate, menthone ketal, menthane carboxylic acid amide), 2,2, 2-trialkyl acetic acid amides (e.g., 2, 2-diisopropylpropionic acid methylamide); icilin and icilin derivatives; stabilizers and active ingredients, for example sodium fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, tin difluoride, quaternary ammonium fluorides, zinc citrate, zinc sulfate, tin pyrophosphate, tin dichloride, mixtures of various pyrophosphates, triclosan, cetylpyridinium chloride, aluminum lactate, potassium citrate, potassium nitrate, potassium chloride, strontium chloride, hydrogen peroxide, flavors and/or sodium bicarbonate or flavors.

i. A toothpaste. An exemplary formulation is as follows:

1. 40-55% of calcium phosphate

2. Carboxymethyl cellulose 0.8-1.2%

3. Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1.5-2.5%

4. 20-30% of glycerin

5. Saccharin 0.1-0.3%

6. 1 to 2.5 percent of flavor oil

7. The proper amount of water is 100 percent

A typical procedure for preparing the formulation comprises the following steps: (i) mixing by a mixer according to the aforementioned formulation to provide a toothpaste, and (ii) adding the composition of the invention and mixing the resulting mixture until homogeneous.

Tooth powder ii

Mouthwash

Tooth whitening agent

v. denture adhesive

e) Medical health-care apparatus

i. Dental floss

ii, toothbrushes

iii. respirator

Aroma/flavour condom

f) Feminine hygiene articles, such as tampons, sanitary napkins and wet wipes, and panty liners

g) Personal care products: cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparations, for example "water-in-oil" (W/O) emulsions, "oil-in-water" (O/W) emulsions or multiple emulsions, for example water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions, such as PIT emulsions, Pickering emulsions, microemulsions or nanoemulsions; and particularly preferred emulsions are of the "oil-in-water" (O/W) or water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) type. More specifically, the present invention is described in detail,

i. personal cleanser (soap bar, bath foam and shower gel)

Shower stall conditioner

Sunscreen and tattoo color protection (sprays, lotions and sticks)

An insect repellent

v. disinfectant hand sanitizer

Anti-inflammatory balms, ointments and sprays

Antibacterial ointments and creams

Sensates

Deodorants and antiperspirants include aerosol and pump spray antiperspirants, stick antiperspirants, roll-on antiperspirant, emulsion spray antiperspirant, clear emulsion stick antiperspirant, soft solid antiperspirant, emulsion roll-on antiperspirant, clear emulsion stick antiperspirant, opaque emulsion stick antiperspirant, clear gel antiperspirant, clear stick deodorant, gel deodorant, spray deodorant, roll-on deodorant, and ointment deodorant

x. wax-based deodorant. An exemplary formulation is as follows:

1. 10 to 20 percent of paraffin

2. 5-10% of hydrocarbon wax

3. 10 to 15 percent of white vaseline

4. Acetylated lanolin alcohol 2-4%

5. Diisopropyl adipate 4-8%

6. Mineral oil 40-60%

7. Antiseptic (according to need)

The formulation was prepared by the following steps: (i) mixing the above ingredients, (ii) heating the resulting composition to 75 ℃ until molten, (iii) adding 4% cryogenically milled polymer containing perfume with stirring whilst maintaining the temperature at 75 ℃, and (iv) stirring the resulting mixture whilst adding the composition of the invention to the formulation to ensure a homogeneous suspension.

A glycol/soap deodorant. An exemplary formulation is as follows:

1. 60 to 70 percent of propylene glycol

2.5 to 10 percent of sodium stearate

3. 20 to 30 percent of distilled water

2,4, 4-trichloro-2' -hydroxydiphenyl ether manufactured by Ciba-Geigy Chemical Company under the trademark of Ciba-Geigy Chemical Company) 0.01 to 0.5%

The ingredients were mixed and heated to 75 ℃ with stirring until the sodium stearate dissolved. The resulting mixture was cooled to 40 ℃ and then the composition of the present invention was added.

Lotions include body lotions, face lotions and hand lotions

xiii. toilet powder and foot powder

xiv. cosmetic product

xv. body spray

Shaving cream and masculine cosmetic product

xvii bath soak

xviii. exfoliating scrub

h) Personal care apparatus

i. Face tissues

ii cleaning wet tissue

i) Hair care products

i. Shampoo (liquid and dry powder)

Conditioners (rinse conditioner, leave-on conditioner and cleaning conditioner)

iii, a wetting agent

Proofing water

v. hair perfume

Hair straightening products

Hair styling products, hair styling and styling aids

viii hair-combing cream

ix hair wax

x. foam, hair spray, non-aerosol pump spray

Hair bleaches, dyes and colorants

xii permanent waving agent

xiii wet towel for hair

j) Beauty care

i. Perfume-alcohol. Compositions and methods for incorporating perfume capsules into an alcohol perfume are described in US 4,428,869. The alcoholic perfume may contain the following ingredients:

1. ethanol (1-99%)

2. Water (0-99%)

3. Suspending agents, including but not limited to: hydroxypropyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, carrageenan, propylene glycol alginate, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose or xanthan gum (0.1%)

4. Optionally, emulsifiers or emollients may be included, including but not limited to those listed above

Solid perfume

Lipstick/lip balm

Makeup remover

Skin care cosmetics, e.g. foundations, masks, sun creams, skin lotions, skin creams, emollients, skin whiteners

Make-up cosmetic including nail, mascara, eyeliner, eye shadow, liquid foundation, powder foundation, lipstick and blush

k) Consumer goods packaging, e.g. perfumed cartons, perfumed plastic bottles/boxes

l) Pet Care products

i. Cat litter

Flea and tick treatment product

Cosmetic pet products

Pet shampoo

Toy for pets, snacks and chews

vi. pet training mat

Pet cages and crates

m) confectionery, preferably selected from chocolate, chocolate bar products, other bar products, fruit gummies, hard and soft caramels and chewing gums

i. Glue

1. Gum bases (natural latex gums, most chewing gum bases today also include elastomers such as polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyethylene, (low or medium molecular weight) Polyisobutylene (PIB), polybutadiene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymers (butyl rubber), polyvinyl ethyl ether (PVE), polyvinyl butyl ether, copolymers of vinyl esters and vinyl ethers, styrene-butadiene copolymers (styrene-butadiene rubber, SBR) or vinyl elastomers, e.g. based on vinyl acetate/vinyl laurate, vinyl acetate/vinyl stearate or ethylene/vinyl acetate, as well as mixtures of the above elastomers, e.g. as described in EP 0242325, U.S. Pat. No. 4,518,615, U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,136, U.S. Pat. No. 5,266,336, U.S. Pat. No. 5,601,858 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,709) 20-25%.

2. Sugar powder 45-50%

3. 15 to 17 percent of glucose

4. Starch syrup 10-13%

5. 0.1 percent of plasticizer

6. 0.8 to 1.2 percent of flavoring agent

The above components were kneaded by a kneader according to the aforementioned formulation to provide chewing gum. The encapsulated flavor or sensate is then added and mixed until uniform.

Breath fresheners

Dissolving strip in mouth iii

Chewing gum

v. hard candy

n) baked products, preferably selected from bread, dried biscuits, cakes and other biscuits;

o) snack foods, preferably selected from the group consisting of baked or fried potato chips or potato dough products, bread dough products and corn or peanut based extrudates;

i. potato, corn cake, vegetable or coarse cereal chips

ii. popcorn

Pretzels and pretzels

Extruding the stack

p) the cereal product is preferably selected from breakfast cereals, cereal bars and precooked finished rice products

q) alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, preferably selected from coffee, tea, wine-containing beverages, beer-containing beverages, liqueurs, gin, brandy, fruit-containing sodas, isotonic drinks, soft drinks, nectars, fruit and vegetable juices and fruit or vegetable products; an instant beverage, preferably selected from the group consisting of an instant cocoa beverage, an instant tea beverage and an instant coffee beverage

i. Ready-to-drink liquid beverage

Liquid beverage concentrates

Powdered beverages

Coffee: instant cappuccino

1. Sugar 30-40%

2. 24-35% of milk powder

3. Soluble coffee 20-25%

4. 1-15% of lactose

5. 1 to 3 percent of food-grade emulsifier

6. Encapsulated volatile flavoring agent 0.01-0.5%

v. tea

vi alcohols

r) spice mix and consumable prepared food

i. Powdered gravy and sauce mixture

ii. seasoning

Fermentation products of iii

s) instant food: instant food and soup, preferably selected from soup powder, instant soup, pre-cooked soup

i. Soup

ii. sauce

iii stewing vegetables

Frozen entrees

t) Dairy milk product, preferably selected from the group consisting of milk drink, ice milk, yoghurt, goat cheese, cream cheese, soft cheese, hard cheese, milk powder, whey, butter, buttermilk and flavored milk drink containing partially or fully hydrolyzed milk protein product

i. Yoghurt

ii ice cream

iii, bean curd

iv. cheese

u) soy protein or other soy fractions, preferably selected from soy milk and products produced therefrom, soy phospholipid-containing products, fermented food products such as tofu or fermented beans or products produced therefrom, and soy sauce;

v) meat products, preferably selected from ham, fresh or raw sausage products, and seasoned or cured fresh or bacon products

w) eggs or egg products, preferably selected from the group consisting of dried eggs, egg whites and egg yolks

x) oil-based products or emulsions thereof, preferably selected from the group consisting of mayonnaise, dressings and condiment products

y) a fruit preparation, preferably selected from the group consisting of jams, sorbets, fruit sauces and fruit fillings; vegetable product, preferably selected from tomato sauce, dried vegetable, deep-frozen vegetable, pre-cooked vegetable, pickled vegetable and pickled vegetable

z) a flavored pet food.

The applications listed above are all well known in the art. For example, fabric softener systems are described in the following documents: U.S. patent nos. 6,335,315, 5,674,832, 5,759,990, 5,877,145, 5,574,179; 5,562,849, 5,545,350, 5,545,340, 5,411,671, 5,403,499, 5,288,417 and 4,767,547, 4,424,134. Liquid laundry detergents include those systems described in the following documents: U.S. Pat. nos. 5,929,022, 5,916,862, 5,731,278, 5,565,145, 5,470,507, 5,466,802, 5,460,752, 5,458,810, 5,458,809, 5,288,431, 5,194,639, 4,968,451, 4,597,898, 4,561,998, 4,550,862, 4,537,707, 4,537,706, 4,515,705, 4,446,042, and 4,318,818. Liquid dishwashing detergents are described in U.S. patent nos. 6,069,122 and 5,990,065. Shampoos and conditioners to which the present invention may be applied include those described in the following documents: U.S. patent nos. 6,162,423, 5,968,286, 5,935,561, 5,932,203, 5,837,661, 5,776,443, 5,756,436, 5,661,118, 5,618,523, 5,275,755, 5,085,857, 4,673,568, 4,387,090 and 4,705,681. Detergents for use in dishwashers are described in the following documents: U.S. patent nos. 6,020,294, 6,017,871, 5,968,881, 5,962,386, 5,939,373, 5,914,307, 5,902,781, 5,705,464, 5,703,034, 5,703,030, 5,679,630, 5,597,936, 5,581,005, 5,559,261, 4,515,705, 5,169,552, and 4,714,562.

Consumer product base material

The microcapsules of the present invention are suitable for incorporation into consumer product bases in either slurry or dry form. As used herein, "consumer product base" refers to a composition used as a consumer product to achieve a particular effect, such as cleaning, softening, and care, and the like. The microcapsule compositions of the present invention may be added directly to a consumer product base or printed onto a product base or a removable product conveyor (e.g., non-stick tape) for drying. See international application publication WO2019212896a 1. In a typical printing system, the microcapsule composition is printed onto a movable product conveyor that directly receives the printed microcapsules, which are then dried on the movable product conveyor to produce a dried product. Additional carriers and solvents may be added to the microcapsule composition prior to printing. In some embodiments, the viscosity of the microcapsule composition is adjusted to greater than 500cP or greater than 1000cP with a viscosity modifier. With respect to the printing assembly, the printing assembly may include a printhead or nozzle array, and is optionally adapted to print microcapsules in a dot pattern (e.g., arranged to facilitate drying, post-processing, and product quality). Optional features of the system include a dehumidifier configured to supply drying air to the drying component; a supplemental energy source (e.g., a radiant heat source) for facilitating drying of the printed microcapsules; and/or a product discharge component for removing dried product from the movable product conveyor.

The components of the consumer product base may include any suitable additive that produces the desired effect under the conditions of intended use of the consumer product. For example, the consumer product base ingredients may be selected from personal cleansers and/or conditioners, such as hair conditioners, including shampoos and/or hair dyes, hair conditioners, skin care agents, sunscreens, and skin conditioners; laundry care and/or conditioning agents, such as fabric care agents, fabric conditioning agents, fabric softeners, fabric anti-wrinkle agents, fabric care antistatic agents, fabric care detergents, soil release agents, dispersants, suds suppressors, suds boosters, antifoams, fabric fresheners; liquid and/or powder dishwashing agents (for hand dishwashing and/or automatic dishwasher applications), hard surface care agents and/or conditioning agents and/or polishing agents; other cleaning and/or conditioning agents, such as antimicrobial agents, perfumes, bleaching agents (e.g., oxygen bleaches, hydrogen peroxide, percarbonate bleaches, perborate bleaches, chlorine bleaches), bleach activators, chelants, builders, lotions, brighteners, air care agents, carpet care agents, dye transfer inhibitors, water softeners, water hardeners, pH adjusters, enzymes, flocculants, effervescing agents, preservatives, cosmetics, make-up removers, foaming agents, deposition aids, coacervate formers, clays, thickeners, latexes, silica, desiccants, odor control agents, antiperspirants, coolants, warming agents, absorbent gels, anti-inflammatory agents, dyes, pigments, acids, and bases; a liquid treatment active; an agricultural active agent; an industrial active agent; ingestible active agents such as medicaments, tooth whiteners, tooth care agents, mouth washes, periodontal gum care agents, food stuffs, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals; water treatment agents, such as water clarifiers and/or water disinfectants, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of suitable cosmetic agents, skin care agents, skin conditioning agents, hair care agents and hair conditioning agents are described in the following documents: CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Handbook, Second Edition, The Cosmetic, Toiletries, and Fragrance Association, Inc.1988, 1992.

One or more classes of compounds may be used for one or more of the agents listed above. For example, surfactants can be used for many of the above agents. Also, bleaching agents can be used for fabric care, hard surface cleaning, dishwashing, and even tooth whitening. Thus, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that these agents will be selected based on the desired intended use of the consumer product. For example, if the consumer product is used for hair care and/or conditioning, one or more suitable surfactants, such as lathering surfactants, can be selected to provide the desired benefit to the consumer. Similarly, if the consumer product is to be used to wash laundry in a laundry operation, one or more suitable surfactants and/or enzymes and/or builders and/or perfumes and/or suds suppressors and/or bleaches may be selected to provide the desired benefit to the consumer.

In one example, the agent is a non-perfume ingredient (non-perfume ingredient). In another example, the agent is a non-surfactant component. In yet another example, the agent is a non-ingestible ingredient, in other words, an agent other than an ingestible ingredient.

In certain embodiments, the consumer product base comprises one or more bleach activators, surfactants, builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic metal complexes, polymeric dispersing agents, deposition agents, clay and soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, additional perfume and perfume delivery systems (perfume delivery systems), structural elasticizing agents, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes, processing aids, structuring agents, anti-caking agents, coatings, formaldehyde scavengers, and/or pigments, and combinations thereof. The exact nature of these ingredients and the level of incorporation thereof will depend on the physical form of the composition and the nature of the operation in which it is used. However, when one or more ingredients are present, such one or more ingredients may be present as detailed below.

A surfactant. Surface activeThe agent may be anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, amphoteric or cationic, or may comprise compatible mixtures of these types. If the product is a laundry detergent, anionic and nonionic surfactants are commonly used. Conversely, if the product is a fabric softener, cationic surfactants are typically used. In addition to anionic surfactants, the product may also contain nonionic surfactants. The product may contain up to 0.01% to 30%, alternatively 0.01% to 20%, more alternatively 0.1% to 10% by weight of the product of a nonionic surfactant. In some examples, the nonionic surfactant can include an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant. Suitable for use herein are compounds of formula R (OC)₂H₄)_nEthoxylated alcohols and ethoxylated alkylphenols of OH, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and alkylphenyl radicals wherein the alkyl radical has 8 to 12 carbon atoms, and n has an average value of 5 to 15.

Suitable nonionic surfactants are of the formula R¹(OC₂H₄)_nThose of OH, wherein R¹Is C₁₀-C₁₆Alkyl or C₈-C₁₂Alkylphenyl, n is 3 to 80. In one aspect, a particularly useful material is C₉-C₁₅Condensation products of alcohols with 5 to 20 mol of ethylene oxide per mol of alcohol.

Fabric and home care compositions may contain up to 30%, alternatively from 0.01% to 20%, more alternatively from 0.1% to 20% by weight of the product of a cationic surfactant. Cationic surfactants include those capable of providing fabric care benefits, non-limiting examples include: a fatty amine; a quaternary ammonium surfactant; and imidazoline quaternary ammonium salt materials.

A builder. The product may also contain from 0.1% to 80% by weight of the product of a builder. Compositions in liquid form typically contain from 1% to 10% by weight of the product of a builder component. Compositions in granular form typically contain from 1% to 50% by weight of the product of a builder component. Detergent builders are well known in the art and may contain, for example, phosphates as well as various organic and inorganic non-phosphate builders. Usable in the present inventionWater-soluble, phosphorus-free organic builders include the alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of the various polyacetic acids, carboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxysulphonic acids. Examples of polyacetate and polycarboxylate builders are the sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, mellitic acid, benzene polycarboxylic acids and citric acid. Other polycarboxylate builders are oxydisuccinates and ether carboxylate builder compositions consisting of a combination of tartrate monosuccinates and tartrate disuccinates. Builders for liquid detergents include citric acid. Suitable phosphorus-free, inorganic builders include silicates, aluminosilicates, borates and carbonates (e.g. sodium and potassium carbonate), bicarbonates, sesquicarbonates, decahydrate tetraborates and SiO therein₂Silicate in a weight ratio to alkali metal oxide of 0.5 to 4 or 1 to 2.4. Aluminosilicates, including zeolites, are also useful.

A dispersant. The product may contain from 0.1% to 10% by weight of the product of a dispersant. Suitable water-soluble organic materials are homo-or co-polymeric acids or their salts, wherein the polycarboxylic acid may contain at least two carboxyl groups separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms. The dispersant may also be an alkoxylated derivative and/or a quaternized derivative of the polyamine.

An enzyme. The composition may contain one or more detergent enzymes which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care benefits. Examples of suitable enzymes include hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, keratinases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentosanases, malanases, beta-glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase and amylase, or mixtures thereof. A typical combination may be a mixture of conventionally used enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cutinases and/or cellulases with amylases. Enzymes may be used at levels taught in the art, for example at levels recommended by suppliers such as Novozymes and Genencor. Typical levels in the product are 0.0001% to 5% by weight of the product. When enzymes are present, they may be used at very low levels, for example 0.001% or less; or they may be used at higher levels (e.g. 0.1% or higher) in heavy duty laundry detergent formulations. Depending on some consumer preferences for "non-biological" detergents, the product may be enzyme-containing or enzyme-free, or both.

Dye transfer inhibiting agents. The product may also comprise from 0.0001%, 0.01%, 0.05% by weight of the product to 10%, 2% or even 1% by weight of the product of one or more dye transfer inhibiting agents, for example polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinylimidazole or mixtures thereof.

A chelating agent. The product may contain less than 5% or 0.01% to 3% by weight of the product of a chelating agent, such as citrate; nitrogen-containing, P-free aminocarboxylates such as EDDS, EDTA and DTPA; amino phosphonates such as diethylenetriamine pentamethylenephosphonic acid and ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid; nitrogen-free phosphonates, for example, HEDP; and nitrogen-or oxygen-containing, P-free carboxylate chelating agents, such as certain general classes of macrocyclic N-ligands, such as those known for use in bleach catalyst systems.

A brightening agent. The product may also include a brightener (also referred to as an "optical brightener") and may include any compound that exhibits fluorescence, including compounds that absorb ultraviolet light and re-emit as "blue" visible light. Non-limiting examples of useful brighteners include derivatives of stilbene or 4,4' -diaminostilbene, biphenyl, five-membered heterocycles such as triazoles, pyrazolines, oxazoles, imidazoles, etc., or six-membered heterocycles (coumarins, naphthalimides, s-triazines, etc.). Cationic, anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and zwitterionic brighteners can be used. Suitable brighteners include those available under the trade name Tinopal-UNPA-Those sold.

A bleaching system. Bleaching systems suitable for use herein contain one or more bleaching agents. Non-limiting examples of suitable bleaching agents include catalytic metal complexes; activating a peroxygen source; a bleach activator; a bleach booster; a photo-bleaching agent; a bleaching enzyme; a free radical initiator; h₂O₂(ii) a A hypohalite bleach; a peroxygen source comprising perborate and/or percarbonate salts, and combinations thereof. Suitable bleach activators include perhydrolyzable esters and perhydrolyzable imides, such as tetraacetylethylenediamine, octanoylcaprolactam, benzoyloxybenzenesulfonate, nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, benzoylvalerolactam, dodecanoyloxybenzenesulfonate. Other bleaching agents include metal complexes of transition metals with ligands having defined stability constants.

A stabilizer. The product may contain one or more of stabilizers and thickeners. Any suitable level of stabilizer may be used; exemplary levels include 0.01% to 20%, 0.1% to 10%, or 0.1% to 3% by weight of the product. Non-limiting examples of stabilizers suitable for use herein include crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizers, trihydroxystearin, hydrogenated oil, or variants thereof, and combinations thereof. In some aspects, the crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizer can be a water-insoluble waxy substance, including a fatty acid, fatty ester, or fatty soap. In other aspects, the crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizer can be a derivative of castor oil, such as a hydrogenated castor oil derivative, e.g., castor wax. Stabilizers containing hydroxyl groups are disclosed in US 6,855,680 and US 7,294,611. Other stabilizers include thickening stabilizers such as gums and other similar polysaccharides such as gellan gum, carrageenan gum, and other known types of thickeners and rheological additives. Exemplary stabilizers within this class include gum-type polymers (e.g., xanthan gum), polyvinyl alcohol and derivatives thereof, cellulose and derivatives thereof, including cellulose ethers and esters and tamarind gum (e.g., including xyloglucan polymers), guar gum, locust bean gum (including galactomannan polymers in some aspects), and other industrial gums and polymers.

A deposition aid. In some examples, the fabric and home care products can include from 0.01% to 10%, from 0.05% to 5%, or from 0.15% to 3%, by weight of the product, of the deposition aid. In some examples, the deposition aid may be a cationic or amphoteric polymer. In some examples, the cationic polymer may have a cationic charge density of 0.005 to 23meq/g, 0.01 to 12meq/g, or 0.1 to 7meq/g at the pH of the composition. For amine-containing polymers, where the charge density depends on the pH of the composition, the charge density is measured at the pH of the intended use of the product. Such pH is typically in the range of 2 to 11, more typically in the range of 2.5 to 9.5. The charge density is calculated by dividing the net charge per repeat unit by the molecular weight of the repeat unit. The positive charge may be located on the backbone of the polymer and/or on the side chains of the polymer.

In some examples, the deposition aid may include a cationic acrylic-based polymer. In another aspect, the deposition aid can include a cationic polyacrylamide. In another aspect, the deposition aid can include a polymer consisting of polyacrylamide and polymethacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium cations. In another aspect, the deposition aid may be comprised of poly (acrylamide-N-dimethylaminoethylacrylate) and quaternized derivatives thereof.

In some examples, the deposition aid may be selected from a cationic polysaccharide or an amphoteric polysaccharide. In some examples, the deposition aid may be selected from cationic and amphoteric cellulose ethers, cationic or amphoteric galactomannans, cationic guar, cationic or amphoteric starches, and combinations thereof.

Another group of suitable cationic polymers may include alkylamine-epichlorohydrin polymers, which are reaction products of amines and oligoamines with epichlorohydrin. Another group of suitable synthetic cationic polymers may include polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins of polyalkylene polyamines with polycarboxylic acids. The most common PAE resins are the condensation products of diethylenetriamine with adipic acid, followed by reaction with epichlorohydrin.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer can be from 500 daltons to 5,000,000 daltons, e.g., from 1,000 daltons to 2,000,000 daltons and from 2,500 daltons to 1,500,000 daltons, as determined by size exclusion chromatography relative to polyethylene oxide standards detected using RI. In some examples, the cationic polymer can have a MW of 500 daltons to 37,500 daltons.

Silicone (Silicone). Suitable silicones include Si-O moieties and may be selected from the group consisting of (a) non-functionalized siloxane polymers, (b) functionalized siloxane polymers, and combinations thereof. The molecular weight of the organosilicone is typically expressed by reference to the viscosity of the material. In one aspect, the organosilicone can have a viscosity of 10 to 2,000,000 centistokes at 25 ℃. In another aspect, suitable organosilicones can have a viscosity of 10 to 800,000 centistokes at 25 ℃.

Suitable organosilicones may be linear, branched or crosslinked. In some examples, the organosilicone may be a cyclic silicone. The cyclic silicone may be of the formula [ (CH)₃)₂SiO]_nWherein n is an integer, which may be 3 to 7 or 5 to 6.

In some examples, the organosilicone may comprise a functionalized siloxane polymer. The functionalized silicone polymer may include one or more functional moieties selected from amino, amido, alkoxy, hydroxyl, polyether, carboxyl, hydride, mercapto, sulfate phosphate, and/or quaternary ammonium moieties. These moieties may be directly attached to the siloxane backbone through a divalent alkylene group (i.e., "pendant"), or may be part of the backbone. Suitable functionalized silicone polymers include materials selected from the group consisting of: amino silicones, amido silicones, silicone polyethers, silicone-urethane polymers, quaternary ABn silicones, amino ABn silicones, and combinations thereof.

In some examples, the functionalized siloxane polymer may include a silicone polyether, also referred to as "dimethicone copolyol. Generally, the silicone polyether comprises a polydimethylsiloxane backbone with one or more polyoxyalkylene chains. The polyoxyalkylene moiety can be incorporated into the polymer as a side chain or as a terminal block. In some examples, the functionalized siloxane polymer may include an aminosilicone.

In some examples, the organosilicones may include amine ABn silicones and quaternary ammonium ABn silicones. Such organosilicones are typically produced by reacting a diamine with an epoxide.

A fabric softening active. Non-limiting examples of fabric softening actives are N, N-bis (stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N, N-dimethylammonium chloride, N-bis (tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N, N-dimethylammonium chloride, N-bis (stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N- (2-hydroxyethyl) N-methylammonium sulfate; dialkylene dimethyl ammonium salts such as dicamba dimethyl ammonium chloride (dicamba dimethyl lammonium chloride), di (hard) tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride bis rape dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate; 1-methyl-1-stearoylaminoethyl-2-stearoylimidazolidine methylsulfate; 1-tallowoylamidoethyl-2-tallowoylimidazoline; n, N "-dialkyldiethylenetriamine; a reaction product of N- (2-hydroxyethyl) -1, 2-ethylenediamine or N- (2-hydroxyisopropyl) -1, 2-ethylenediamine and glycolic acid esterified with fatty acids, wherein the fatty acids are (hydrogenated) tallow fatty acid, palm fatty acid, hydrogenated palm fatty acid, oleic acid, rapeseed fatty acid, hydrogenated rapeseed fatty acid; polyglycerol esters (PGE), oily sugar derivatives and wax emulsions and mixtures of the above. It is to be understood that combinations of the softener actives disclosed above are suitable for use herein.

A fabric toner. The product may also include a fabric hueing agent (sometimes referred to as a shade changer, bluing agent, or brightener). Typically, the hueing agent provides a blue or violet hue to the fabric. Toners may be used alone or in combination to create a particular shade of toning and/or to effect shade changes for different types of fabrics. This may be provided, for example, by mixing red and green-blue dyes to produce a blue or violet hue. The hueing agent may be selected from any known chemical class of dyes including, but not limited to, acridines, anthraquinones (including polycyclic quinones), azines, azos (e.g., monoazo, disazo, trisazo, tetrazo, polyazo), including premetallized azos, benzodifurans and benzodifuranones, carotenoids, coumarins, cyanines, diaza-hemicyanines, diphenylmethane, formazan, hemicyanines, indigoids, methane, naphthalimides, naphthoquinones, nitro and nitrosos, oxazines, phthalocyanines, pyrazoles, diphenylethylenes, styryls, triarylmethanes, triphenylmethanes, xanthenes, and mixtures thereof. Suitable fabric hueing agents include dyes, dye-clay conjugates, and organic and inorganic pigments. Suitable dyes include small molecule dyes and polymeric dyes. Suitable small molecule dyes include small molecule dyes selected from the group consisting of dyes falling within the Color Index (CI) classification of acidic, direct, basic, reactive or hydrolytically reactive, solvent or disperse dyes, for example, as blue, violet, red, green or black, and alone or in combination provide the desired hue.

Suitable polymeric dyes include polymeric dyes selected from the group of polymers (dye-polymer conjugates) comprising covalently bound (sometimes referred to as conjugated) chromogens, for example polymers having chromogens copolymerized into the polymer backbone and mixtures thereof. Polymeric dyes include those described in US 7,686,892B 2.

Suitable dye clay conjugates include dye clay conjugates selected from the group consisting of: comprising at least one cationic/basic dye and a smectite clay, and mixtures thereof.

The toner may be incorporated into the product as part of a reaction mixture that is the result of the organic synthesis of the dye molecules, with optional purification steps. Such reaction mixtures generally comprise the dye molecules themselves, and may additionally comprise unreacted starting materials and/or by-products of organic synthetic routes.

A pigment. Suitable pigments include pigments selected from the group consisting of: flavanthrone, indanthrone chloride containing 1 to 4 chlorine atoms, pyranthrone, dichloropyranthrone, monobromo-dichloropyranthrone, dibromo-dichloropyranthrone, tetrabromo-pyranthrone, perylene-3, 4,9, 10-tetracarboxylic acid diimide, wherein the imide group may be unsubstituted or substituted by C₁-C₃-alkyl or phenyl or heterocyclic groups, and wherein the phenyl and heterocyclic groups may additionally carry substituents which do not impart water solubility, anthrapyrimidine carboxylic acid amides, anthrone violet, isoanthrone violet, dioxazine pigments, copper phthalocyanines which may contain up to 2 chlorine atoms per molecule, polychlorinated or polybromochlorocopper phthalocyanines which contain up to 14 bromine atoms per molecule, and mixtures thereof.

A structuring agent. Useful structurants that can be added to fully suspend the benefit agent or microcapsules include polysaccharides such as gellan gum, waxy corn or dent corn starch, octenyl succinated starch, derivatized starches such as hydroxyethylated or hydroxypropylated starches, carrageenan, guar gum, pectin, xanthan gum, and mixtures thereof; modified celluloses, such as hydrolyzed cellulose acetate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, and mixtures thereof; modified proteins, such as gelatin; hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated polyolefins, and mixtures thereof; inorganic salts such as magnesium chloride, calcium formate, magnesium formate, aluminum chloride, potassium permanganate, hectorite clay, bentonite clay, and mixtures thereof; polysaccharides in combination with inorganic salts; quaternized polymeric materials such as polyetheramines, alkyltrimethylammonium chlorides, diester ditallow ammonium chlorides; imidazole; nonionic polymers with pKa less than 6.0, such as polyethyleneimine, polyethyleneimine ethoxylate; a polyurethane. Such materials are available from the following companies: CP Kelco corp, san diego, CA; degussa AG or dusseldov, germany; BASF AG, ludwigshafen, germany; rhodia corp., klenburl, NJ; baker Hughes corp., houston, TX; hercules corp., wilmington, DE; agrium inc, calgary, alberta, canada; ISP, NJ.

An anti-caking agent. Useful anticaking agents include divalent salts, such as magnesium salts, e.g., magnesium chloride, magnesium acetate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium formate, magnesium boride, magnesium titanate, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate; calcium salts such as calcium chloride, calcium formate, calcium acetate, calcium bromide; trivalent salts, such as aluminum salts, e.g., aluminum sulfate, aluminum phosphate, aluminum chloride hydrate, and polymers having the ability to suspend anionic particles, e.g., suspension polymers, such as polyethyleneimine, alkoxylated polyethyleneimine, polyquaternium-6, and polyquaternium-7.

All parts, percentages and proportions referred to herein and in the claims are by weight unless otherwise indicated.

The values and dimensions disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Rather, unless otherwise specified, each such value is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value. For example, a value disclosed as "50%" is intended to mean "about 50%".

The term "comprising" is meant to be non-limiting.

The terms "capsule" and "microcapsule" are used interchangeably herein.

The term "curing" as used in polymer chemistry and process engineering refers to the process of toughening or hardening a polymer by crosslinking of the polymer chains, which is caused by heat, chemical additives or light radiation.

As used herein, a "core-shell microcapsule" or more generally a "microcapsule" or "capsule" is a substantially spherical structure having a well-defined core and a well-defined envelope or wall. Ideally, the wall protects the core from degradation due to the action of oxygen, moisture, light and other compounds or other factors; limiting the loss of volatile core material; and release the core material under the desired conditions. In this regard, the core-shell microcapsules of the present invention provide controlled release of the active material. As used herein, "controlled release" refers to the retention of an active material in a core until a particular triggering condition occurs. Such triggers include, for example, kneading, swelling, pH change, enzymes, temperature change, ionic strength change, or combinations thereof.

The invention is described in more detail by the following non-limiting examples. Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilled in the art can, based on the description herein, utilize the present invention to its fullest extent. All publications cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Example 1

Microcapsules 1 were prepared according to the following procedure. First by mixing 123 grams (g) of a model fragrance (a model fragrance) and 13 grams of caprylic/capric triglyceride (nuclear solvent, under the trade name caprylic/capric triglyceride)Oil M-5(oilM-5) commercially availableObtained, Stepan, Chicago, IL) and aliphatic polyisocyanate (2.8g), a polyisocyanate based on Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI), wereN100A commercially available, Bayer, levkusen, germany) to prepare the oil phase. In a separate beaker, the reaction mixture was prepared by dissolving gum arabic (capsule forming aid, 3.19g), chitosan (6.96g) and polyoxyethylated castor oil (2.2g, as a commercial product) in water8240 commercially available from Stepan, Chicago, IL) to obtain 290g of an aqueous solution. The oil phase was then emulsified into the water phase at a shear rate of 7200 revolutions per minute ("RPM") for two minutes to form an oil-in-water emulsion.

The oil-in-water emulsion was heated to 25 ℃ and 34g of 30% aqueous tannic acid (Sigma-Aldrich, st louis, MO) were added thereto with constant mixing. Subsequently, the pH was adjusted to 5.2 with 2.5% sodium hydroxide solution. The resulting capsule slurry was cured at 60 ℃ for 2 hours. A10% aqueous solution of lysine (28g) was then introduced to quench any unreacted isocyanate groups on the polyisocyanate. The capsule mixture was stirred at 60 ℃ for a further 2 hours to obtain microcapsules 1 dispersed in the aqueous phase. Thus prepared microcapsules 1 are in the apparatusThe zeta potential measured on the Nano-ZS (commercially available from Malvern Inc.) was 44 mV. The formulation of microcapsule 1 is shown in table 1.

TABLE 1 microcapsules 1

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	24％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	2.8	0.5％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.4％
Tannic acid	10.2	2％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	512.8

*N100A, a Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) oligomer

Examples 2 to 12

Microcapsules 2-12 were prepared following the procedure described in example 1, except that different amounts of reagents were used. See table 1 below.

TABLE 2 microcapsules 2

	Measurement of	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	23.1％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.4％
			Polyisocyanate	5.4	1.0％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.3％
Tannic acid	15.6	2.9％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	533.4	32.27％

*N100A

TABLE 3 microcapsules 3

*N100A

TABLE 4. microcapsules 4

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	23.1％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.4％
			Polyisocyanate	2.4	0.5％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.3％
Tannic acid	16.2	3％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	532.4

*N100A

TABLE 5 microcapsules 5

*N100A

TABLE 6 microcapsules 6

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	23.3％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	9	1.7％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.3％
Tannic acid	13.2	2.5％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	529

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TABLE 7. microcapsules 7

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TABLE 8 microcapsules 8

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	24.3％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.6％
			Polyisocyanate	3.6	0.7％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.4％
Tannic acid	7.8	1.5％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.6％
			In total with water	505.6

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TABLE 9 microcapsules 9

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	24.0％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	2.8	0.5％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.4％
Tannic acid	10.2	2.0％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	512.8

Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) oligomer, which may be305 are commercially available

TABLE 10 microcapsules 10

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	24.0％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	2.8	0.5％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.4％
Tannic acid	10.2	2.0％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	512.8

Trimethylolpropane of xylylene diisocyanate, optionally Takenate^TMD110N was obtained commercially

TABLE 11 microcapsules 11

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	164	32％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	16.4	3.2％
			Polyisocyanate	2.8	0.5％
Arabic gum	3.19	0.6％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.4％
Tannic acid	10.2	2.0％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	512.8

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TABLE 12 microcapsules 12

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TABLE 13 microcapsules 13

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	23.3％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	9	1.7％
Chitosan	6.96	1.3％
			Tannic acid	13.2	2.5％
Polyoxyethylated castor oil	5.39	1.0％
			Lysine	2.8	0.5％
In total with water	530

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TABLE 14. microcapsules 14

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TABLE 15 microcapsules 15

	Amount, g	Is in the weight percent of the composition
			Perfume	123	23.3％
Caprylic/capric triglyceride	13	2.5％
			Polyisocyanate	9	1.7％
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone	2.65	0.5％
			Chitosan	6.96	1.3％
Tannic acid	13.2	2.5％
			Polyoxyethylated castor oil	2.2	0.4％
Lysine	2.8	0.5％
			In total with water	529

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TABLE 16 microcapsules 16

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Preparation of benchmark melamine-formaldehyde microcapsules

34g of an acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymer solution, 18g of a melamine-formaldehyde precondensate and 293g of water were charged into a reactor. The mixture was stirred until a clear solution with a pH of about 6.3 was obtained. Acetic acid was added until pH 5 was reached. The mixture was then stirred at 23 ℃ for 1 hour, at which time 210g of a perfume core consisting of 168g of model perfume and 42g of perfume core were addedM-5 oil, and the mixture was high sheared until an average droplet size of 8 μ M was reached. The temperature was raised to 80 ℃ for 2 hours to cure the microcapsules. After 2 hours, 40g of water were added and the mixture was cooled to give a white slurry of pH 5-6. After addition of 25g of ethylene urea, the pH of the slurry was adjusted to 7 to give melamine-formaldehyde (MF) benchmark microcapsules.

Performance evaluation in EU Fabric conditioner base

To determine performance, the microcapsule 1 composition from example 1 was mixed into a model fabric conditioner solution. The perfume loading was 0.6% absolute oil equivalent (NOE). The fragrance benefit of the capsules was evaluated by performing a laundry experiment using a european washing machine using a recognized experimental protocol. Wash experiments were performed using a towel and washed with european fabric conditioner containing perfume loaded capsules, then evaluated by GC/MS. Pre-rub refers to evaluation of the towels by GC/MS prior to rubbing the towels. After rubbing means that the towels were rubbed 3 times, and then the towels were evaluated by GC/MS. MF reference microcapsules and neat fragrance oils were evaluated in the same manner for comparison. The results are shown in table 17.

Table 17.

	Strength before kneading	Strength after kneading	IBefore kneading/IAfter kneading
				Microcapsules 1	25329.3	72726.3	2.9
MF benchmark microcapsules	22470.4	40981.9	1.8
				Pure fragrant oil	2770.16	3986.56	1.4

The chitosan microcapsules of the present invention have unexpectedly high flavor intensity at the post-kneading stage.

Consumer product embodiments

The microcapsule composition of the present invention can be added to various consumer products. Non-limiting examples are shown in table 18 below.

Watch 18

¹All component percentages are shown by weight of the consumer product.

²NOE is the net fragrance oil equivalent, which is equal to the weight percent of fragrance oil in the consumer product.

Biodegradability

Biodegradability tests were performed according to OECD 310 protocol. An aliquot of the microcapsule slurry was placed into a Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) bottle in water containing a microbial inoculum collected from a treatment plant owned by Escatawpa, Mississippi. The bottles were checked at regular intervals for carbon dioxide evolution for 60 days. Intermittent points may also be used because asymptotic values may be reached much earlier than 60 days. Percent degradation was analyzed relative to the positive control starch.

All examples showed degradation.