A multicomponent fluid separation and irradiation system is described containing a centrifuge drum and a source of radiant energy (2) located within the drum. In a first embodiment a disposable rigid separation/irradiation chamber (14) is provided with a cylindrical outer compartment located within the drum and opposing the radiant energy source (2). Whole blood is supplied to the chamber through ...

A process for forming diamond coatings is disclosed, in which a gas or a mixture of gases is passed through a low temperature silent discharge to generate a low temperature non-equilibrium plasma gas stream, the plasma gas stream is adiabatically expanded into a region of lover pressure to ford a plasma gas stream of highly ionized and dissociated gases, a carbon-containing gas is injected into th...

Disclosed are olefin polymers in nonextruded, aspolymerized particle form having a regular, essentially symmetrical geometrical shape, which are stabilized by depositing on their surface a mixture which is either melted, or in which at least stabilizer (A) is in the liquid state, and which comprises the following stabilizers (percent by weight on the polymer): A) from 0.02% to 0.015% of one or m...

A process for extruding a smooth and uniform film or sheet of an ordered poly(ether ketone ketone) having a thickness of about 2.5 to 250 micrometers, wherein the molten extrudate is quenched on a drum maintained at a temperature of about 100-170 DEG C.

Layered products formed from fabrics of high modulus fibre material with improved antiballistic effect include a binder comprising a resole modified with polyvinyl butyral, the binder layer being essentially disposed only between the fabric plies.

The invention relates to improved contrast media containing non-ionic contrast agents, e.g. non-ionic iodinated X-ray contrast agents, the improvement being achieved by incorporation of sodium at 20-60 mM/l.

The invention relates to a method for processing manure, fermented liquid manure being subjected to nitrification in a first step and to denitrification in a subsequent step, an aerated reactor which contains active sludge rich in nitrifying bacteria being used in the nitrification step and acid-neutralizing chemicals being added to said reactor if necessary and a continuously fed upflow slib bed ...

A system can "shadow" the execution of a target-ECS in real time operation, within or without a suite of computers, and record only the necessary information for later re-creation of the real time scenario, without interfacing with the operation of the target-ECS. Such systems include interface means connected by a one-directional bus with the target-ECS and means for converting said input signals...

There are described benzoylguanidines of the formula I where R(1), R(3) or R(4) is -NR(6)C = XNR(7)R(8); X is oxygen or sulphur, R(6), R(7) and R(8) are H or (perfluoro)alk(en)yl, where R(7) and R(8) can also together be 4 or 5 methylene groups, and the remaining substituents R(1) to R(5) in each case are H, Hal, (fluoro)alk(en)yl, CN, NO2 or NR(16)R(17). On account of their pharmacologica...

Compounds of formula wherein R<1> represents: an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group ; or an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group; or an optionally substituted cycloalkenyl group ; or a group such as aryl, aralkyl, COOR<3>, COR<3>, CN, NO<2>, NR<3>R<4>, OR<5>, halogen atom. R2 represents a group such as NO<2>, CN, R<5>, S(O)mR<5>, SO2NR<3>R<4>, COOR<3>, COR<3>, CONR<...

Heterocyclic N-substituted derivatives of formula (I) and their salts are new. R1, R2 = H, 1-6C alkyl, 1-4C alkoxy, NH2, NH2CH2-, COOH, (1-4C alkoxy)carbonyl, CN, tetrazolyl, methyltetrazolyl, methylsulphonylamino, trifluoromethyl sulphonylamino(methyl), N-cyanoacetamide, N-hydroxy- acetamide, N-((4-carboxy)-1, 3-thiazol-2-yl) acetamido, ureido, 2-cyanoguanidinocarbonyl, 2-cyano-guanidino-methyl, ...

A method for manufacturing a design optimized cement mixture comprising the steps of: calculating the maximum packing density for the cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate (66); setting the optimal cost mixture (69); calculating the volume of water for a desired slump (72); determining cement mixture strength (74); comparing calculated strength versus desired strength (76); calculating mixtu...

The present invention concerns antitumor compounds. More particularly, the invention provides novel taxane derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use as antitumor agents.

A reloadable automatic injector comprises a reusable power pack assembly for effectuating multiple injection operations. The power pack assembly includes an outer body and an energy releasing assembly disposed within the body. The energy releasing assembly is capable of providing multiple energy releasing strokes. A disposable cartridge assembly is provided which is engageable with the power pack ...

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.

A stressed spring assembly (14) for providing an operative stroke in cooperating relation with a medicament cartridge assembly (12) of an auto-injector (10) so as to inject a liquid medicament (40) of the medicament cartridge assembly (12) through a hypodermic needle (26) of the medicament cartridge assembly (12) into an injection site of the user. The stressed spring assembly (14) includes a cap ...

A method and an arithmetic unit for structural arithmetic processing is described. Data words are stored in several registers, each data word having a mark part and an information part. The mark part includes a mark indicating if the register in question being in use or not. The data words are arranged in lists. Each of the lists is stored in a predetermined number of the registers. The mark part ...

The present invention is directed toward a novel process of 2'-exocyclic vinylfluoride derivatives of cytidine analogues (I) for use as ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors, wherein V is oxy or methylene and Y is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkoxy.

The present invention is directed toward a novel process of 2'-exocyclic vinylfluoride derivatives of cytidine analogues (I) for use as ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors, wherein V is oxy or methylene and Y is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkoxy.

Specific binding assays are disclosed which utilize a sensitizer as a label. Such sensitizers include any moiety which, when stimulated by "excitation" with radiation of one or more wavelengths or other chemical or physical stimulus (e.g., electron transfer, electrolysis, electroluminescence or energy transfer), will achieve an excited state which (a) upon interaction with molecular oxygen will pr...