Plasmonic assisted systems and methods for interior energy-activation from an exterior source

摘要

A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.

主权项

1. A method for curing an adhesive, comprising:
disposing in contact with an object an adhesive composition comprising 1) an uncured radiation-curable medium, 2) an energy modulation agent, and 3) a UV-activated photoinitiator; applying energy from at least one of x-rays, gamma rays, or an electron beam into the composition, wherein the energy interacts with the energy modulation agent to internally generate ultraviolet light inside the uncured medium, and activating the photoinitiator in the radiation-curable medium with the internally generated ultraviolet light and thereby curing the radiation-curable medium, wherein the adhesive composition in said disposing step comprises a coated energy modulation agent to reduce chemical interaction between the energy modulation agent and the uncured radiation-curable medium.