Signal coating suitable for lead-based paint hazard abatement or

Details Signal coating suitable for lead-based paint hazard abatement or Signal coating suitable for lead-based paint hazard abatement or

1976-05-24

1978-01-10

Rzucidlo, Eugene C.

Chemistry of carbon compounds

Miscellaneous organic carbon compounds

252365, 260 296MN, 260 296MQ, 260 296MM, 260 4221, C08K 510, C08L 126, C08L 3104

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040678407

ABSTRACT:
Protective coatings, such as paints and liquid formulations therefor, containing a masked chromogen which signals contact with a body fluid when the protective coating is masticated or ingested are disclosed. The chromogen is capable of producing a contrasting color when masticated and/or ingested, thereby signaling that the individual who masticated and/or ingested the chromogen may have ingested an undesirable or hazardous substance, e.g., a lead-based paint, that has been covered by the protective coating. The chromogen is substantially indiscernible in the paint and converts by reaction with an activator substance, e.g., by reaction with saliva, gastric juices, or the like, to a colored form which then stains the body fluids and/or the body tissues, and which may also stain the original source of the undesirable substance. The chromogen may be a leuco base or a color base of a dye, or it may be a color indicator substance or a reagent specific to the undesirable or hazardous substance or to a body fluid component. Preferably the chromogen is present in the form of pressure-rupturable microcapsules that release the chromogen when masticated. If desired, an acerbic agent can be also incorporated into the protective coatings of this invention.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3935137 (1976-01-01), Minkoff
patent: 4005038 (1977-01-01), Minkoff

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