ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,900, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Fukuoka University (Fukuoka, Japan).
"Method for producing cellulose nanofiber capsule" was invented by Kenji Mishima (Fukuoka, Japan), Shinichi Tokunaga (Fukuoka, Japan) and Kento Ono (Fukuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a cellulose nanofiber capsule according to the present invention includes forming a Pickering emulsion by irradiating a mixture containing cellulose nanofibers, water, and fluid carbon dioxide with ultrasonic waves in a closed container; and facilitating encapsulation using cellulose nanofibers from the Pickering emulsion by opening the closed ...