This invention relates to a breakthrough in the art of chromatography allowing 1) larger scale of operation; 2) faster processing time; 3) disposability; 4) reduction of media/resin expenses; and 5) a reduction of capital equipment investment. In this invention, the chromatography column is replaced by a module that consists of two or more interconnected tangential flow filters and static mixers. ...

A method of allocating a radio resource is provided. The method includes: receiving space division multiple access (SDMA) information for downlink transmission; transmitting a result of channel estimation performed on channels corresponding to data streams transmitted in downlink according to the SDMA information; and receiving the data streams through the respec-tive channels according to the res...

A container apparatus (20) and a method for using the container apparatus (20) are disclosed. The disclosed apparatus (20) can be implemented in a wide variety of ways, including but not limited to that of a food or beverage container (20). The container apparatus (20) can include a lid (28) and a body (22).

The invention concerns Au(III) complexes of the type [AuIIIX2(Pdtc)] (X = halogen, pseudo-halogen; pdtc = peptide-/esterified peptidedithiocarbamato) which are able to both maintain the antitumor properties and the lack of nephrotoxic side-effects of the previously reported Au(lll)-dithiocarbamato complexes, together with an improved bioavailability through the peptide-mediated cellular internaliz...

A method which enhances a disinfection process by obtaining an additive effect from energy and byproducts of the decomposition process. Also disclosed are contact lens disinfecting systems, wherein the systems are configured to create the desirable elevated pressure, oxygen saturation and sustained peroxide concentration conditions within a contact lens holding and reaction chamber, in order to en...

A plate holder can include: a skirt having a top member and one or more side walls forming a cavity therebetween when the one or more side walls are resting on a substrate with the top member oriented away from the substrate; a base coupled with the skirt and located within the cavity, the base having one or more top suction device receptacles and one or more bottom suction device receptacles; one...

A valve prosthesis is adapted to operate in conjunction with native heart valve leaflets. The prosthesis includes an annulus and a skirt extending from the annulus. The skirt may be configured to be positioned through a native heart valve annulus, and the skirt may be movable between an open configuration permitting blood flow through the skirt and a closed configuration blocking blood flow throug...

A penetrator comprising a housing and a bulkhead positioned within the housing and configured to slide relative to the housing. The bulkhead comprises a bulkhead hydraulic coupling and a bulkhead electrical connection. The penetrator also includes a system for locking the bulkhead in a desired position relative to the housing.

The invention relates to dry processing methods for producing oral dosage forms, in particular tablets, containing retigabine and adhesion promoters. The invention further relates to compacted intermediates, containing retigabine and an adhesion promoter. Finally, the invention relates to single and multiple dose containers, preferably sachets and stick packs, containing the intermediate according...

The invention relates to solid retigabine in non-crystalline form together with a surface stabilizator in form of a stable intermediate. In the intermediate according to the invention, retigabine is preferably present in amorphous form or in the form of a solid solution. The invention further relates to methods for producing retigabine in solid, non-crystalline form and to pharmaceutical formulati...

The invention relates to tablets, in particular tablets having modified release, containing (a) retigabine and a combination of (b) water-soluble adjuvant and (c) non-water soluble adjuvant, and to a method for the production thereof.

A fixture for evaluating a metal-to-metal seal. A first metal seal surface and a second metal seal surface are brought into initial contact by engagement of a male connection of a first tubular component and a female connection of a second tubular component to form a metal-to- metal seal. A contact pressure regulator is provided to alter the contact load acting in the interfacial region between th...

There is provided a particle-filter comprising at least one hydrogel formed in aqueous solution at a temperature below O°C. The filter can arrest particulates of smoke by physisorption on the solid surface of the gel or by chemisorption if the gel is suitably functionalized. The effectiveness of filter in arresting the solid particles and the pressure drop can be controlled by varying the porosity...

A wristwatch comprising a case (2) housing a display dial (4a) protected by a transparent screen (3), a timing unit adapted to emit a digital time signal, and electrical feeding means (10) for the timing unit. The watch further comprises: magnetic attraction means (5), fed by the electric feeding means (10); time display means (6) freely arranged on the dial (4a) and movable thereon under the acti...

The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of male and female components, such that a suture extends from a male component and is received by the female component. The suture may wrap around the sternum and the device may be tightened to keep the separate sternum pieces together.

The invention relates to the use of a measurement system for evaluating a swallowing process, preferably a closure of the airway during the swallowing process and/or an aspiration. The measurement system can be used for supporting therapy in case of swallowing disorders and/or for diagnosing changes in the swallowing sequence.

A temporary root canal sealer dispersion having a pH of at least 9 and comprising: (i) an aqueous dispersion medium comprising an oligomer and/or polymer having Lewis basic groups, and optionally a hydroxide of an alkali metal and/or a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal, and (ii) a dispersed phase comprising a radio-opaque filler, wherein the weight ratio of oligomer and/or polymer having Lewis ...

Macrocyclization of amino acids or linear peptides upon reaction with amphoteric amino aldehydes and isocyanides is provided.

A wastewater treatment method (200) includes the steps of supplying a wastewater influent (206) having nutrients for a population of phototactic heterotrophic microorganisms (204) to an aerated bioreactor (202). At least a portion of the nutrients is converted into the phototactic heterotrophic microorganism population (204). The wastewater influent (206) and the phototactic heterotrophic microorg...

Methods and systems for passively detecting stable cavitation and enhancing stable cavitation during sonothrombolysis are provided. The method of passively detecting stable cavitation includes providing a determined level of ultrasonic energy and detecting a scattered level of ultrasonic energy. The system for inducing and passively detecting stable cavitation includes a dual-element annular trans...