The present invention provides a method for preparing a medical device, preferably a contact lens, having an antimicrobial metal-containing LbL coating on a medical device, wherein the antimicrobial metal-containing LbL coating comprises at least one layer of a negatively charged polyionic material having -COOAg groups and/or silver nanoparticles formed by reducing Ag<+> ions associated with the -...

El modelo se refiere a una jeringa de plastico resistente precargada, automatica y con mecanismo de firmeza que dispone de un dispositivo de seguridad para reducir al minimo el riesgo de lesiones por puncion accidental tras su utilizacion.

La presente invencion provee un agente para prevenir o tratar neuropatia que tiene una accion superior y baja toxicidad. Este agente comprende un compuesto representado por la formula: (I); The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating neuropathy having superior action and low toxicity. This agent comprises a compound represented by the formula: wherein ring A is a 5-membered ...

Starting from an elastic material web (37) and an absorbent product web (56), the inventive method involves removing a first material piece (44) from the elastic material web (37) to provide a second material piece (54) with an aperture (51) and applying the first piece (44) to a first portion (67) of the absorbent product web (56). The second piece (54) is supplied to a second application station...

A turbine component has a substrate formed from a ceramic material selected from the group consisting of a monolithic ceramic material and a composite ceramic material and a thermal barrier coating bonded to the substrate. In one embodiment, the ceramic material forming the substrate is selected from the group of silicon nitride and self-reinforced silicon nitride. In another embodiment, the ceram...

Methods and apparatus ( 610 ) are disclosed for diagnosing vision and improving vision in a manner which does not interfere with the natural shape of the cornea or its orientation relative to the remainder of the eye, but which changes its surface curvature appropriately to achieve the required correction of vision. The focus of the cornea ( 14 ) is adjusted so that different regions focus substan...

A problem with refrigeration systems using ammonia as the refrigerant and hydrocarbon lubricants is that the seals/gaskets of the systems have a tendency to harden and shrink. This can cause leakage of the refrigerant and eventually require disassembly of the equipment and replacement of the seals. The addition of a small amount polyether having an aromatic fragment of 6-18 carbon atoms or an alip...

A device and method for providing body cooling. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vena cavae that is then distributed throughout the body. The cooling can be assisted by use of thermoregulatory drugs or warming devices to prevent shivering and vasoconstriction.

A water treatment cartridge has a major and a minor axis in a horizontal cross-section and mounting lugs provided at the upper end of the cartridge, generally aligned with the major axis of the cartridge.

The present invention provides processes for the preparation of modafinil which includes the step of reacting benzhydrylthiol and chloroacetamide.

The present invention provides a hermetically sealed module to be located in an external pressure vessel providing protection from external pressure in an undersea environment. The hermetically sealed module includes at least one optical amplifier and an hermetically sealed housing for containing the optical amplifier. The housing has a retaining element for retaining the housing within the extern...

A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine are provided, which allow a continuous limiting of the output of the internal combustion engine upon attaining a maximally possible injection duration of an injection valve. The internal combustion engine has at least one actuator for influencing the output of the internal combustion engine and at least one injection valve for suppl...

A subsea production system is disclosed. The subsea production system may comprise a well head, a tubing spool, a tubing hanger, an annulus, a production tree, and a bypass flow path.

A tong 100 for handling a tubular comprises a housing 10 for receiving the tubular, a plurality of gripping members or jaws 30, 35, 40 disposed within the housing 10 wherein at least one of the gripping members 30, 35, 40 is pivotally connected to the housing 10. The tong 100 may include a guiding member 50 that prevents the gripping members 30, 35, 40 from twisting as torque is applied to the tub...

Improved two component polymerizable polyorganosiloxane compositions are described, particularly for use in making dental impressions, having improved tear strength and wettability. Improved tear strength results from inclusion of a quadri-functional polysiloxane having a vinyl content of 0.16 to 0.24 m-mole/g. Working time is maintained by including sufficient amounts of a retarder composition th...

A pharmaceutical composition includes a physiologically active conjugate including a Thymosin alpha 1 (TA1) peptide conjugated to a material which increases half-life of the TA1 peptide in serum of a patient when the conjugate is administered to a patient. The material may be a substantially non-antigenic polymer. In a method of the invention, the substantially non-antigenic polymer is conjugated ...

A process for the preparation of the compounds of general formula (I); by reacting a quinoline-3-carboxylic acid ester derivative of formula A with an aniline derivative of formula B in a solvent selected from straight- or branch-chaineded alkanes and cycloalkanes or mixtures thereof with a boiling point between 80 and 200 C.

The invention relates to use of specifically defined polydextrose to induce biphasic liquid formation. Optional use of salt allows less polydextrose to be used to induce biphasic formation.

A transparent substrate ( 6 ), comprising on at least one of its faces an antireflection coating, particularly at normal incidence made of a multilayer (A) of thin layers, characterized in that the multilayer comprises, in succession: a first layer (1), with a refractive index n₁ of between 1.8 and 2.2 and geometrical thickness e₁ of between 5 and 50 nm, a second layer (2), w...

A package consists of an outer peelable sachet of a film material to hold a non-metallic blade (L) in sterile conditions. After opening the sachet the blade can be attached to a handle (M). Once it is fastened the sleeve can be turned inside out to cover the handle while the laryngoscope is in use. A package consists of an outer peelable sachet with an inner sleeve (G) of a film material less tha...