Abstract: A neural lattice device includes a substrate having formed therein one or more wells and one or more supply ducts. A channel network includes one or more channels configured to establish fluid communication among the at least one well and the at least one supply duct. A reservoir is coupled to the substrate and configured to hold a fluid, and a cover is disposed against an upper surface of the substrate and configured to hermetically seal the wells, the supply ducts and the channel network.

Abstract: Personal care compositions comprising a polymer and a trisolvent system, and the use of the compositions in removing oily soils (such as grease or sebum).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to kit for cleansing and refreshing the hair and the scalp comprising (1) a leave-on aqueous cleansing composition comprising (a) a 1,2-diol having a carbon chain with a length of more than 8 carbons in its molecule, and (b) hydrophobic particles, and (2) a substrate for partially removing the leave-on aqueous cleansing composition from the hair and the scalp. The present invention is also directed to a method of cleansing and refreshing the hair and the scalp by applying a leave-on aqueous cleansing composition on the hair and the scalp and partially removing the composition using the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rinse-off cleansing composition comprising from about 0.1 wt. % to about 12 wt. % of a 1,2-diol having a carbon chain with a length of more than 8 carbons; from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a solid particle, wherein (1) the interfacial tension between the solid particle and sebum is from about 5 to about 18 dyn/cm; (2) the sebum exhibits spreading coefficient on the solid, which is greater than about 22 dyn/cm; and (3) the work of adhesion of the sebum to the solid particle, which is greater than about 75 dyn/cm. and an aqueous carrier.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hair care composition having from about 0.1 wt. % to about 12 wt. % of a 1,2-diol having a carbon chain with a length of more than 8 carbons; from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a solid particle, wherein (1) the interfacial tension between the solid particle and sebum is from about 5 to about 18 dyn/cm; (2) the sebum exhibits spreading coefficient on the solid, which is greater than about 22 dyn/cm; and (3) the work of adhesion of the sebum to the solid particle, which is greater than about 75 dyn/cm. and an aqueous carrier.

Abstract: A method of treating the hair including providing a concentrated hair care composition in a foam dispenser. The concentrated hair care composition includes one or more silicones, perfume, and less than 6% high melting point fatty compounds. The method also includes dispensing the concentrated hair care composition from the foam dispenser as a dosage of foam; applying the foam to the hair; and rinsing the foam from the hair. The foam has a density of from about 0.025 g/cm3 to about 0.40 g/cm3 when dispensed from the foam dispenser. The one or more silicones form a silicone layer that has a Hair Damage Repair Index of from about 0.8 to about 4.0.

Abstract: A method of improving the health of hair emerging from a scalp comprising application of a composition to reduce oxidative stress in the scalp causing reduced oxidative stress in pre-emergent hair resulting in healthier emergent hair having reduced water absorption and reduced surface energy

Abstract: A personal care composition comprising a hydrophilic solid, a surface active, a lipid, and an aqueous phase; wherein the lipid, hydrophilic solid, and surface active form a lipid phase; wherein the hydrophilic solid and the surface active are on the surface of the lipid, within the domain of the lipid, or both on the surface and within the domain of the lipid in the lipid phase. These compositions provide improved skin moisturization, appearance, aesthetics and skin conditioning during and/or after application, and are useful in providing improved deposition to the desired area of the skin. The present invention is further directed to a method of using the personal care composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising hydrophobically modified cationic polymers as well as processes of making and using such compositions. Such hydrophobically modified cationic polymers may be added to the composition in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, as a component of a particle. Advantages of such compositions include the ability to selectively increase the deposition of benefit agents without effectively increasing deposition of undesired materials.

Abstract: Method of evaluating a product by applying a substance to the surface of an artificial substrate to form a substance-coated surface and performing an analysis of the substance-coated surface. The surface of the substrate may have one or more of the following properties: a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 0 mJ/m2 to about 15 mJ/m2, and a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?30 mV to about 30 mV.

Abstract: Method of product evaluation comprising the steps of applying at least one substance to a surface of an artificial substrate to form a substance-coated surface, wherein the substrate surface demonstrates at least one physical property selected from the group consisting of a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 0 mJ/m2 to about 15 mJ/m2, a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?30 mV to about 30 mV, and combinations thereof, and performing at least one analysis of the substance-coated surface.

Abstract: A personal care composition is provided that comprises a hydrophilic liquid, a structurant for the hydrophilic liquid, a surface active, a lipid, and an aqueous phase. The lipid, hydrophilic liquid, structurant, and surface active are included in a lipid phase. The hydrophilic liquid, structurant, and surface active are connected to the lipid in the lipid phase. These compositions provide improved skin and/or hair moisturization, appearance, aesthetics and skin and/or hair conditioning during and/or after application, and are useful in providing improved deposition to the desired area of the skin and/or hair. A method of using the personal care composition is also provided.

Abstract: Article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a coating layer. The coating layer comprises at least one coating material, and is stably affixed to the substrate to form a stable, coated surface. The coated surface has a texture that mimics the topography of mammalian keratinous tissue and demonstrates at least one physical property representative of mammalian keratinous tissue, selected from the group consisting of a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a dispersive component of the surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 1 mJ/m2 to about 14 mJ/m2, a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?40 mV to about 30 mV, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a coating layer. The coating layer comprises at least one coating material, and is stably affixed to the substrate to form a stable, coated surface. The coated surface has a texture that mimics the topography of mammalian keratinous tissue and demonstrates at least one physical property representative of mammalian keratinous tissue, selected from the group consisting of a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a dispersive component of the surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 1 mJ/m2 to about 14 mJ/m2, a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?40 mV to about 30 mV, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a coating layer. The coating layer comprises at least one coating material, and is stably affixed to the substrate to form a stable, coated surface. The coated surface has a texture that mimics the topography of mammalian keratinous tissue and demonstrates at least one physical property representative of mammalian keratinous tissue, selected from the group consisting of a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a dispersive component of the surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 1 mJ/m2 to about 14 mJ/m2, a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?40 mV to about 30 mV, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating damaged hair, where the hair is chemically treated, comprising the steps of: a) contacting the hair with a shampoo composition, the shampoo comprising: from about 5% to about 50% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of a synthetic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density from about 2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm, wherein the synthetic cationic polymer forms lyotropic liquid crystals upon combination with the anionic surfactant; and water; and b) rinsing the composition from the hair, wherein following the treatment, the surface energy of the hair is reduced, as compared to that measured prior to the treatment.

Abstract: A system and method for performing phase-locked loop is disclosed. The system includes phase frequency detector circuitry, charge pump circuitry having first current mirror circuitry and second current mirror circuitry, loop filter circuitry, and voltage controlled oscillator circuitry. The phase frequency detector circuitry generates an up signal and a down signal based on the phase difference of an input signal and a feedback signal. The charge pump circuitry includes the first current mirror circuitry and the second mirror circuitry and generates a charge pump output signal based on the up and down signals. The loop filter circuitry generates a filtered control signal based on the charge pump output signal. The voltage controlled oscillator circuitry generates the feedback signal with a repeating waveform based on the filtered control signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions which provide enhanced immediate as well as residual anti-viral and antibacterial efficacy. The antimicrobial compositions of the present invention provide previously unseen residual effectiveness against Gram negative bacteria, Gram positive bacteria, and viruses, fungi, and improved immediate germ reduction upon use. These compositions comprise: a) a safe and effective amount of a benzoic acid analog; b) a safe and effective amount of a metal salt; and c) a dermatologically acceptable carrier for the acid and salt wherein said composition has a pH of from about 1 to about 7. The invention further relates to methods of use for the present compositions as well as antimicrobial products which incorporate the compositions.

Abstract: A tool for building a knowledge system and running a consultation on a computer is easily mastered by people with little computer experience yet also provides advanced capabilities for the experienced knowledge engineer. The knowledge system includes a knowledge base in an easily understood English-like language expressing facts, rules, and meta-facts for specifying how the rules are to be applied to solve a specific problem. The tool includes interactive knowledge base debugging, question generation, legal response checking, explanation, certainty factors, and the use of variables. The knowledge base language permits recursion and is extensible. Preferably, control during a consultation is goal directed in depth-first fashion as specified by rule order. The tool is easily embodied in assembly language, or in PROLOG to allow user-defined PROLOG functions.