Emulsions including surface-modified organic molecules

Abstract

The invention is related to emulsions containing surface-modified organic molecules, organic polymeric microspheres, or combinations thereof.

1 . An emulsion comprising: 
 a continuous liquid phase comprising a plurality of surface-modified dendrimers, dispersed in said continuous phase; and    a dispersed liquid phase dispersed in said continuous phase.    
     
     
         2 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the continuous phase comprises an organic liquid.  
     
     
         3 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the emulsion is free of surfactant.  
     
     
         4 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the continuous phase is selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, amines, amides, hydrocarbons, halocarbons, monomers, oligomers, lubricating oils, vegetable oils, silicone oils, moisturizing, fuel oils, fuels, oligomers of ethylene glycol, alkyl and aryl nitro compounds, partially or fully fluorinated compounds, and polymers and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         5 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the surface-modified organic molecules comprise alkyl surface groups.  
     
     
         6 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups are at least C 3 .  
     
     
         7 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups are not greater than C 30 .  
     
     
         8 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups range from C 3  to C 22 .  
     
     
         9 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups range from C 3  to C 18 .  
     
     
         10 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups range from C 3  to C 12 .  
     
     
         11 . The emulsion of  claim 5  wherein the alkyl groups are C 3  to C 8  and any combination or integer therebetween.  
     
     
         12 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the dendrimers are G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, or G10 dendrimers, or combinations thereof.  
     
     
         13 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the dispersed phase is selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, amines, amides, hydrocarbons, halocarbons, monomers, oligomers, lubricating oils, vegetable oils, silicone oils, moisturizing, fuel oils, fuels, oligomers of ethylene glycol, alkyl and aryl nitro compounds, partially or fully fluorinated compounds, and polymers and combinations of any of these.  
     
     
         14 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the organic molecules are a mixture of fullerenes and dendrimers.  
     
     
         15 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the continuous phase comprises an organic liquid.  
     
     
         16 . The emulsion of  claim 1  wherein the continuous phase further comprises surface-modified inorganic nanoparticles.  
     
     
         17 . The emulsion of  claim 1  dispersed within a second continuous phase.