{"schema_version":1,"experiment_id":"eoa_inverse_innovation_exp12_substrate_denial72_20260805","research_id":"eoa_inverse_innovation_exp12_light_screen_20260805","cell_id":"synchronized_release_dampening__chemistry_materials","search_lanes":{"direct_problem_and_intervention":{"queries":["thermally triggered microcapsules latent curing agent different release temperatures blend thermoset exotherm","microencapsulated hardener staged release reduce epoxy cure exotherm"],"source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3"],"no_result_note":"Direct searching found heat-triggered latent curing-agent capsules and tunable release properties, but no retained source directly described mixing offset-threshold capsule cohorts to suppress a thick-part cure exotherm."},"synonyms_and_historical_terms":{"queries":["microencapsulated curing agent controlled release temperature epoxy shell thickness DSC","microcapsule-type latent curing agent one-component epoxy heat released"],"source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3"],"no_result_note":null},"products_practices_and_standards":{"queries":["one-component epoxy microcapsule latent curing agent","epoxy exotherm thick casting heat dissipation official guidance"],"source_ids":["SRC2","SRC4"],"no_result_note":null},"component_combination":{"queries":["mixture microcapsules different shell thickness sequential release curing agent epoxy","patent epoxy microcapsules different activation temperatures curing agent mixture","graded activation temperature latent curing agents reduce exotherm"],"source_ids":["SRC1","SRC3","SRC4"],"no_result_note":"The component search found temperature-triggered release, shell-thickness-dependent release, and established exotherm controls separately, but not their claimed matched-dose cohort combination."}},"sources":[{"source_id":"SRC1","title":"Temperature-triggered release of a liquid cross-linker micro-encapsulated in a glassy polymer for low temperature curing","publisher":"Elsevier B.V. via Eindhoven University of Technology Research Portal","url":"https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/temperature-triggered-release-of-a-liquid-cross-linker-micro-enca/","source_type":"PRIMARY_RESEARCH","claims_supported":["A cross-linker can be physically isolated in polymeric microparticles and released into a reactive polymer matrix using the encapsulant glass-transition temperature as a thermal trigger.","Encapsulation substantially slowed premature cross-linking below the shell glass-transition temperature.","The work establishes temperature-controlled reactant release, but not multiple offset-threshold cohorts or exotherm-peak reduction."]},{"source_id":"SRC2","title":"Synthesis and Properties of Single-component Epoxy Adhesive Containing Microcapsule-type Latent Curing Agent","publisher":"Journal of Materials Engineering","url":"https://jme.biam.ac.cn/EN/abstract/article/1001-4381/7638","source_type":"PRIMARY_RESEARCH","claims_supported":["A 2-phenylimidazole microcapsule-type latent curing agent was incorporated into a one-component epoxy adhesive.","DSC was used to study curing characteristics; the reported system cured at 100 degrees Celsius in 30 minutes and retained room-temperature shelf life exceeding 50 days.","The article and its cited historical terminology establish heat-released microcapsule curing agents as prior practice, without disclosing threshold-distributed cohorts for exotherm dampening."]},{"source_id":"SRC3","title":"Curing agent and/or curing accelerator encapsulating capsule, and thermosetting resin composition (JP5845044B2)","publisher":"Japan Patent Office; Google Patents mirror","url":"https://patents.google.com/patent/JP5845044B2/en","source_type":"OTHER","claims_supported":["The patent discloses thermosetting compositions containing encapsulated curing agents or accelerators with heat-softening thermoplastic outer shell layers.","It states that shell thickness and layer proportions affect curing-agent release, cure duration, storage stability, and thermal stability.","It identifies possible void formation after heat-triggered release from overly large capsules, but does not claim a blend of cohorts with deliberately offset release thresholds for lowering heat-flow peaks."]},{"source_id":"SRC4","title":"Uncontrolled Cure","publisher":"WEST SYSTEM Epoxy","url":"https://www.westsystem.com/safety/uncontrolled-cure/","source_type":"OFFICIAL_GUIDANCE","claims_supported":["Epoxy curing is exothermic, and larger or thicker masses are more susceptible to dangerous heat accumulation and uncontrolled cure.","The guidance identifies decomposition, toxic vapors, burns, ignition, and cracking as possible consequences of excessive exotherm.","Established controls include thinner layers, timed multiple pours, slower hardeners, cooler conditions, and heat sinks rather than embedded threshold-distributed capsule cohorts."]}],"problem_evidence":{"status":"PARTLY_SUPPORTED","finding":"The general problem is visible: epoxy cure generates heat, thick masses dissipate it poorly, and excessive exotherm can cause uncontrolled cure and damage. Heat-triggered microencapsulated curing agents and shell-dependent release are also established. The retained sources do not directly demonstrate the proposal's narrower causal premise that nominally uniform capsules open synchronously and that this synchronization governs a thick composite's heat-flow peak.","source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3","SRC4"]},"closest_prior_art":[{"name":"Temperature-triggered encapsulated cross-linker in a reactive polymer matrix","source_ids":["SRC1"],"overlap":"Uses a polymer-shell transition to thermally trigger controlled release of a cross-linking reactant.","remaining_difference":"It uses one trigger system to provide latency and low-temperature curing, not a deliberately mixed distribution of trigger thresholds intended to lower a cure-exotherm peak."},{"name":"Microcapsule-type latent curing agents for one-component epoxy","source_ids":["SRC2","SRC3"],"overlap":"Embeds curing agent or accelerator in heat-responsive capsules; shell construction and thickness influence release, stability, and cure time.","remaining_difference":"The retained art emphasizes storage stability and rapid or controlled curing, not matched-dose cohorts with offset, overlapping release bands and bounded flux for exotherm dampening."},{"name":"Conventional epoxy exotherm controls","source_ids":["SRC4"],"overlap":"Addresses finite heat removal using slower cure, staged pours, cooler temperatures, reduced thickness, and heat sinks.","remaining_difference":"These methods change the process, geometry, hardener selection, or heat-removal capacity rather than passively distributing hardener release within one preformulated thermoset."}],"prior_art_disposition":"ADJACENT_PRIOR_ART","contrastive_claim_remaining":"Holding resin chemistry, aggregate hardener dose, specimen geometry, capsule loading, and oven ramp fixed, a physical blend of hardener-capsule cohorts with directly measured, deliberately offset release-temperature distributions and permeability-limited discharge will broaden aggregate hardener release and lower both peak DSC heat flow and thick-coupon core-temperature overshoot relative to an otherwise comparable narrow-threshold capsule population, while preserving final conversion within a predeclared equivalence bound and avoiding a larger secondary peak.","contrastive_claim_falsifier":"The claim is falsified if the blended cohorts do not measurably broaden hardener release, or if broadened release fails to reduce peak heat flow and core-temperature overshoot, creates a larger primary or secondary peak, increases leakage, leaves excess unreleased hardener, or moves final conversion outside the predeclared equivalence bound under matched conditions.","gates":{"adequate_source_search":{"status":"PASS","rationale":"The bounded search covered the proposal directly, older latent-curing terminology, primary research, patent practice, official exotherm guidance, shell-thickness effects, and combinations of the subproblems. Exactly four opened sources from four publisher groupings were retained.","source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3","SRC4"]},"supported_problem":{"status":"PASS","rationale":"Official guidance directly supports finite-dissipation exotherm risk in thick epoxy masses, while research and patent sources establish thermally released encapsulated curing chemistry. Support is partial because synchronized capsule opening was not directly evidenced.","source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3","SRC4"]},"distinct_testable_claim":{"status":"PASS","rationale":"The remaining claim makes a falsifiable matched comparison between a narrow-threshold population and an offset-threshold, flux-limited mixture using release width, peak heat flow, core-temperature overshoot, secondary peaks, leakage, residual hardener, and conversion as outcomes.","source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3"]},"bounded_next_test":{"status":"PASS","rationale":"A bounded first test can characterize each cohort's release fraction versus temperature, then compare one predeclared blend against the narrow baseline using milligram-scale DSC at equal resin mass, hardener dose, capsule loading, and ramp. Instrumented thick coupons are conditional on broadened release, reduced peak heat flow, and preserved conversion.","source_ids":["SRC1","SRC2","SRC3"]},"no_obvious_safety_or_authority_stop":{"status":"PASS","rationale":"No retained source indicates a prohibition on authorized low-mass laboratory characterization. Exotherm, decomposition-vapor, pressure, leakage, and void risks require chemical-hygiene controls, ventilation, shielding, instrument limits, and a separate scale-up review, but they do not present an obvious stop to the bounded test.","source_ids":["SRC3","SRC4"]}},"screen_survival":true,"world_novelty_boundary":"This coarse public-web screen cannot establish world novelty, patentability, freedom to operate, market size, expert acceptance, manufacturing scalability, or realized value. It establishes only that the four opened sources show adjacent building blocks and practices but no direct disclosure of the specified matched-dose, threshold-distributed, flux-limited capsule mixture for reducing thermoset cure-heat peaks."}