Collagen foils can be used as membranes for pervaporation processes in the form of flat or tubular foils. Preferred applications are given.

Two-stage curing of composite tooling of carbon fiber reinforced polyimide of high Tg.

A drainage device (10), particularly adapted for use in medical procedures for draining fluids from a body cavity of a patient, incorporating a suction control chamber (32) dimensioned and configured to provide an enhanced air and liquid flow pattern within the chamber. The suction control chamber (32) might also include a baffle plate (60) for air and noise control. The drainage device (10) might...

An implantable fixing device for extraoral applications includes a basic structure implantable in the bone and having either a thread-pressing or a thread-cutting helix, and an implant post being connectible to the basic structure by being inserted in an axial bore therein.

1. Claims for the Contracting States : BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE As novel products, the conjugates obtained by coupling by covalent bond of a monovalent carboxylic ionophore with a macromolecule, selected from the antibodies, antibody fragments, proteins such as peptide hormones or human proteins, peptide ligands and mixed macromolecules obtained by covalent coupling of an antibody an...

This invention relates to certain novel 2 min -halomethylidene, 2 min -ethenylidene and 2 min -ethynyl adenosine derivatives, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in inhibiting AdoMet-dependent transmethylation and in the treatment of patients afflicted with neoplastic or viral disease states.

A biodegradable polymer is provided for use in providing syringeable, in-situ forming, solid biodegradable implants for animals. The polymer is placed into the animal in liquid form and cures to form the implant in-situ. A thermoplastic system to form said implant comprises the steps of dissolving a non-reactive polymer in biocompatible solvent to form a liquid, placing the liquid within the anima...

The present invention relates to the formation of a metal matrix composite body by a spontaneous infiltration technique and thereafter thermo-forming the produced metal matrix composite body. Particularly, an infiltration enhancer and/or an infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are in communication with a filler material (2) or a preform, at least at some point during t...

The present invention relates to the use of a gating means in combination with a spontaneous infiltration process to produce a metal matrix composite body. Particularly, a permeable mass of filler material or a preform (2) is spontaneously infiltrated by molten matrix metal (5) to form a metal matrix composite body. A gating means (3) is provided which controls or limits the areal contact between ...

The present invention relates to modifying the properties of a metal matrix composite body by a post formation process treatment and/or a substantially contiguous modification treatment. The post formation process treatment may be applicable to a variety of metal matrix composite bodies produced by various techniques, and is particularly applicable to modifying the properties of a metal matrix com...

The present invention relates to a novel method for forming a metal matrix composite body, and products produced thereby. Particularly, a permeable mass of filler material is formed into a preform (22) the preform (22) having at least a portion thereof which contains a cavity (30). An infiltration enhancer and/or an infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are also in comm...

The present invention relates to the formation of a metal matrix composite body by the spontaneous infiltration of a molten matrix metal (6) into a three-dimensionally interconnected material (8) Moreover, the three-dimensionally interconnected material (8) may contain filler material within at least a portion of its porosity. Particularly, an infiltration enhancer and/or an infiltration enhancer ...

The present invention relates to the formation of metal matrix composite bodies by a spontaneous infiltration technique, and novel metal matrix composite bodies produced according to the method. An ingot (4) of matrix metal is surrounded by a permeable mass of filler material (5). An infiltration enhancer and/or an infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are also in commu...

A metal matrix composite is formed by contacting a molten matrix alloy (18) with a permeable mass of filler material or preform (16) in the presence of an infiltrating atmosphere. Under these conditions, the molten matrix alloy (18) will spontaneously infiltrate the permeable mass of filler material of preform (16) under normal atmospheric pressures. Once a desired amount of spontaneous infiltrati...

The present invention relates to a novel method for forming metal matrix composite bodies, and the metal matrix composite bodies produced according to the novel method. Particularly, a permeable mass of filler material is formed into a preform by first forming a negative cavity (2) in a matrix metal (1) and thereafter placing said permeable mass of filler material (5) into said cavity (2). An infi...

The present invention relates to a novel method for forming metal matrix composite bodies. Particularly, a permeable mass of filler material is formed into a preform (1). An infiltration enhancer and/or infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are also in communication with the preform (1) at least at some point during the process, which permits molten matrix metal (5) to ...

The present invention relates to a novel method for forming metal matrix composite bodies. A permeable mass of filler material (1) is spontaneously infiltrated by a molten matrix metal (3). Particularly, an infiltration enhancer and/or an infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are in communication with the filler material (1) at least at some point during the process, wh...

The present invention relates to the formation of a metal matrix composite body by a spontaneous infiltration technique. Particularly, an infiltration enhancer and/or infiltration enhancer precursor can be positioned at least partially between or at an interface between a matrix metal (2) and a filler material (3) (or preform) which is to be infiltrated by molten matrix metal (2). Moreover, at lea...

Liquid pharmaceutical compositions for intranasal administration, consisting of a therapeutically effective amount of calcitonin dissolved in a sodium chloride solution in depurated water adjusted to pH 3.5-4.5, and a spray unit for the spray administration of the same, are disclosed.

An indicator element (48) is movably mounted within a flow channel (34) and is structured to travel along with and in the directin of the passage of irrigating fluid (26) passing through the flow channel (34). A switching assembly is associated with the flow channel (34) and an indicator assembly for activation of the latter wherein a predetermined position of the indicator element (48) within the...