Temporary hydrophobic matrix material treatments, materials, kits, and methods

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to temporarily hydrophobic water dispersible or soluble products, methods, devices, and kits treated.

1 . A method of forming a rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material comprising contacting a water dispersible matrix material and/or a biodegradable matrix material with a matrix coating solution to create a treated matrix material, wherein the matrix coating solution comprises a binding agent, a hydrophobic nanoparticle, and deionized water, and drying the treated matrix material to form the rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the contacting comprises submersing the matrix material with the matrix coating solution, spraying the matrix material with the matrix coating solution, applying the matrix coating solution using a gravure roll/cylinder, or slot coating the matrix material with the matrix coating solution. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material comprises an exposed surface and wherein a contact angle of the exposed surface is greater than 90°. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the water dispersible matrix material or the biodegradable matrix material matrix material comprises a temporary membrane backing. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the binding agent comprises a starch. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the binding agent comprises a starch and the hydrophobic nanoparticle coating comprises silicon dioxide, calcium carbonate, a silica nano-coating, manganese oxide polystyrene, or zinc oxide polystyrene. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising manipulating the treated matrix material to form a three-dimensional shape prior to the drying step, and wherein after the drying step this shape three-dimensional is resistant to deformation. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the drying step is conducted at a temperature above ambient temperature and up to 150° C. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the drying step is conducted using an oven, a Microwave dryer, or an infrared dryer. 
     
     
         10 . A method of forming a rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material containing multiple layers of the matrix material, comprising contacting two or more layers of a water dispersible matrix material and/or a biodegradable matrix material together to form a multi-layer matrix material, and contacting the multi-layer matrix material with a matrix coating solution to create a treated multi-layer matrix material, wherein the matrix coating solution comprises a binding agent, a hydrophobic nanoparticle, and deionized water, and drying the treated multi-layer matrix material to form the rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable multi-layer matrix material. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more of the two or more layers of the water dispersible matrix material and/or a biodegradable matrix material is/are contacted with the matrix coating solution prior to contacting each of the multiple layers together. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more of the two or more layers of the water dispersible matrix material and/or a biodegradable matrix material is/are contacted with the matrix coating solution after contacting each of the multiple layers together. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material comprises an exposed surface and wherein a contact angle of the exposed surface is greater than 90°. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the two or more layers of a water dispersible matrix material and/or a biodegradable matrix material are contacted together using a lamination process. 
     
     
         15 . The matrix material of  claim 10 , wherein the rigid water dispersible and/or biodegradable matrix material includes a perforation adapted to permit liquid to pass through the hydrophobic nanoparticle coating to the matrix material. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the binding agent comprises a starch. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the binding agent comprises a starch and the hydrophobic nanoparticle coating comprises silicon dioxide, calcium carbonate, a silica nano-coating, manganese oxide polystyrene, or zinc oxide polystyrene. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising manipulating the treated matrix material to form a three-dimensional shape prior to the drying step, and wherein after the drying step this shape three-dimensional is resistant to deformation. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the drying step is conducted at a temperature above ambient temperature and up to 150° C. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the drying step is conducted using an oven, a Microwave dryer, or an infrared dryer.