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A separation device for separating a solute in a fluid sample, said device comprising: a) a porous separation matrix with substantially uniform porosity and thickness, wherein the porous separation matrix forms a continuous polymeric layer and said uniform thickness thereof is defined between inside and outside surfaces of the porous separation matrix, and comprising pores forming through passageways through which the fluid convectively flows through the layer under a pressure differential; b) a porous support contiguous with one of said inside surface or outside surface of said porous separation matrix, the porous support defining pores therein, said porous support providing mechanical support for the porous separation matrix, and wherein whilst the separation matrix may occupy surface pores of the porous support, the layer of the separation matrix does not penetrate into the pores of the porous support which form through passageways therethrough; and, c) a non-porous housing encasing said porous support and said porous separation matrix, said non-porous housing including an inlet port for fluid sample delivery and an outlet port for discarding of undesired solutes and collection of desired solutes, wherein, said fluid flows convectively through the pores of said porous separation matrix and the pores of said porous support. a) a porous separation matrix with substantially uniform porosity and thickness, wherein the porous separation matrix forms a continuous polymeric layer and said uniform thickness thereof is defined between inside and outside surfaces of the porous separation matrix, and comprising pores forming through passageways through which the fluid convectively flows through the layer under a pressure differential; b) a porous support contiguous with one of said inside surface or outside surface of said porous separation matrix, the porous support defining pores therein, said porous support providing mechanical support for the porous separation matrix, and wherein whilst the separation matrix may occupy surface pores of the porous support, the layer of the separation matrix does not penetrate into the pores of the porous support which form through passageways therethrough; and, c) a non-porous housing encasing said porous support and said porous separation matrix, said non-porous housing including an inlet port for fluid sample delivery and an outlet port for discarding of undesired solutes and collection of desired solutes, wherein, said fluid flows convectively through the pores of said porous separation matrix and the pores of said porous support.
A formed article having a plurality of cells formed in a polymer, wherein each cell includes an active substance, the polymer has pores, the pore connects with other pores in the polymer and the pore has a diameter in the range of 1 nm to 1 μm, and the internal wall of each cell and the active substance are substantially not in contact with each other, wherein a space exists between the internal wall of each cell and the active substance, and wherein the active substance is at least one member selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metals, inorganic substances, minerals, synthetic resins, microorganisms and free cells. each cell includes an active substance, the polymer has pores, the pore connects with other pores in the polymer and the pore has a diameter in the range of 1 nm to 1 μm, and the internal wall of each cell and the active substance are substantially not in contact with each other,
Surface device with localized deformation, including a plate carrying a surface for interaction with one or more external interaction elements, including zones for interaction with the exterior, actuators able to cause a deformation in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the plate at the interaction zones of the means for detecting contact between the interaction zones and an external interaction element, means for controlling the actuators configured to send control signals to the actuators, comprising means for computing said control signals, said computing means implementing an inverse filtering operation, so as to emit, from a required movement of at least one of the interaction zones, control signals at least partially compensating for the distortion, the reverberation and the propagation of the waves, the device being characterized in that each of the interaction zones is in a near field of at least one of the actuators while being located at a distance less than or equal to the wavelength of the control signals sent to the actuators and/or less than or equal to the dimensions of the actuators in the directions of the interaction surface.
A blow-molded container comprising a first layer comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, wherein: the first layer contains a saturated carbonyl compound, the saturated carbonyl compound is a saturated aldehyde (II-1), a saturated ketone (II-2) or a combination thereof, and a content of the saturated carbonyl compound in the first layer is 0.01 ppm or greater and 100 ppm or less; the first layer comprises a conjugated polyene compound, and a content of the conjugated polyene compound in the first layer is 0.01 ppm or greater and 1,000 ppm or less; the saturated aldehyde (II-1) is propanal, butanal, hexanal or a combination thereof; the saturated ketone (II-2) is acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, 2-hexanone or a combination thereof; and the molecular weight of the conjugated polyene compound is 300 or less.
A flame retardant polymer composition comprising: a) a thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, b) from 3% to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the flame retardant polymer composition, of a flame retardant comprising one or more compounds of formula: wherein y is a number of from 1 to 7, M is a metal or ammonium-based cation with a formal charge of (+)y, and q and n are values that satisfy the charge balance of the complex. a) a thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, b) from 3% to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the flame retardant polymer composition, of a flame retardant comprising one or more compounds of formula:
A process for converting xylose to furfural comprising: (a) providing a first stream comprising 10 to 20 % by weight of xylose obtained from an acid pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass; (b) adjusting pH of said first stream with a metal oxide or hydroxide forming a second stream; (c) mixing said second stream with isophorone or a mixture of at least one low boiling solvent boiling below boiling point of furfural and at least one high boiling solvent boiling above boiling point of furfural forming a third stream; (d) treating said third stream in a reactor at a temperature from 160° C to 220° C and a pressure from 10 to 20 bar for a time period from 10 minutes to 120 minutes so as to cause a desired reaction forming a fourth stream; (e) separating said fourth stream into an organic stream and an aqueous stream; (f) adjusting pH of said organic stream by a base; (g) optionally separating, recycling and/or recovering the at least one low boiling solvent; (h) separating furfural as the product from a fraction comprising or consisting of humins and the at least one high boiling solvent or isophorone and (i) recycling and/or recovering the at least one high boiling solvent or isophorone. (a) providing a first stream comprising 10 to 20 % by weight of xylose obtained from an acid pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass; (b) adjusting pH of said first stream with a metal oxide or hydroxide forming a second stream; (c) mixing said second stream with isophorone or a mixture of at least one low boiling solvent boiling below boiling point of furfural and at least one high boiling solvent boiling above boiling point of furfural forming a third stream; (d) treating said third stream in a reactor at a temperature from 160° C to 220° C and a pressure from 10 to 20 bar for a time period from 10 minutes to 120 minutes so as to cause a desired reaction forming a fourth stream; (e) separating said fourth stream into an organic stream and an aqueous stream; (f) adjusting pH of said organic stream by a base; (g) optionally separating, recycling and/or recovering the at least one low boiling solvent; (h) separating furfural as the product from a fraction comprising or consisting of humins and the at least one high boiling solvent or isophorone and (i) recycling and/or recovering the at least one high boiling solvent or isophorone.
Housing with an electrical connection between a conductor and a foil conductor, wherein in the entry opening of the housing for the foil conductor at least one entry edge (9, 9') is rounded such that the entry opening is increasingly expanded outward, characterized in that in addition to the rounded region of the entry edge (9, 9'), the entry edge (9, 9') has a rounding in the direction of extension of the foil conductor.
Biodegradable, thermoplastic, multi-block copolymer, comprising at least two hydrolysable segments with different chemical composition derived from pre-polymers A and B, which segments are linked by a difunctional and/or trifunctional chain-extender and are chosen from the pre-polymers A and B, and triblock copolymers ABA and BAB, wherein the multi-block copolymer is amorphous in vivo and has a glass transition temperature below body temperature in vivo, and wherein pre-polymer A and/or pre-polymer B contain ester and/or carbonate and/or anhydride linkages, optionally in combination with polyethers.
A feeding assembly comprising a track along which components can be moved, said track comprising a sloped surface and a ledge, wherein said sloped surface slopes in a direction which is perpendicular to the direction which the components move along the track so that the components are maintained in a tilted orientation as they move along the track; a pickup platform which comprises a pocket which can receive components from said track; wherein the feeding assembly further comprise a pivot on which the pickup platform can be selectively rotated between a first position and second position, wherein in its first position the pocket is aligned with the track and the pocket is parallel with the sloped surface of the track, so that a component can move from the track into the pocket of the pickup platform, and in its second position the pocket is in a horizontal orientation, characterized in that an outlet is provided at an end of the track which is adjacent to the pickup platform, and wherein said outlet is fluidly connected to a vacuum generating means which can be selectively operated to generate a vacuum, and wherein said outlet is positioned such that a component which has reached the said end of the track will overlay said outlet. a track along which components can be moved, said track comprising a sloped surface and a ledge, wherein said sloped surface slopes in a direction which is perpendicular to the direction which the components move along the track so that the components are maintained in a tilted orientation as they move along the track; a pickup platform which comprises a pocket which can receive components from said track; wherein the feeding assembly further comprise a pivot on which the pickup platform can be selectively rotated between a first position and second position, wherein in its first position the pocket is aligned with the track and the pocket is parallel with the sloped surface of the track, so that a component can move from the track into the pocket of the pickup platform, and in its second position the pocket is in a horizontal orientation, characterized in that an outlet is provided at an end of the track which is adjacent to the pickup platform, and wherein said outlet is fluidly connected to a vacuum generating means which can be selectively operated to generate a vacuum, and wherein said outlet is positioned such that a component which has reached the said end of the track will overlay said outlet.
A method of determining a physical property of a resin-fiber composite material by infrared spectroscopy, comprising: providing resin-fiber composite material standards with physical properties information in a range of interest; collecting mid-infrared spectral data on said resin-fiber composite material standards; and characterized by: performing pre-processing on said mid-infrared spectral data; performing multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data; defining a calibration model by calibrating said multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data to said physical properties information; and predicting physical properties of the resin-fiber composite material in question using said calibration model. providing resin-fiber composite material standards with physical properties information in a range of interest; collecting mid-infrared spectral data on said resin-fiber composite material standards; and characterized by: performing pre-processing on said mid-infrared spectral data; performing multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data; defining a calibration model by calibrating said multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data to said physical properties information; and predicting physical properties of the resin-fiber composite material in question using said calibration model. performing pre-processing on said mid-infrared spectral data; performing multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data; defining a calibration model by calibrating said multivariate calibration on said mid-infrared spectral data to said physical properties information; and predicting physical properties of the resin-fiber composite material in question using said calibration model.
Light emitting semiconductor device, comprising at least one nanowire having at least one Al x Ga 1-x N-based nanowire section with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, and extending along an axial direction (z), wherein - the nanowire has at least one InN-based quantum dot with an In content above 70 %, with a three-dimensional, atom-like quantum confinement and with discrete energy levels, which is bounded along the axial direction (z) at least on one side by the at least one nanowire section of the nanowire, wherein - the nanowire has a thickness less than or equal to a critical thickness at which the at least one quantum dot and the adjacent nanowire section adjoin each other without dislocation, wherein the thickness of the nanowire is less than 10 nm, and wherein - the at least one quantum dot is formed of InN with such a low Ga and/or Al content that an energy difference between the lowest bound energy level of electrons in the quantum dot and the first excited energy level of the electrons is greater than thermal energy fluctuations of charge carriers in the quantum dot at room temperature, - the height of the at least one quantum dot in the axial direction is selected in the range from 0,3 nm to 3 nm, and - the Ga and/or Al content in the at least one quantum dot is less than 10 vol%. - the nanowire has at least one InN-based quantum dot with an In content above 70 %, with a three-dimensional, atom-like quantum confinement and with discrete energy levels, which is bounded along the axial direction (z) at least on one side by the at least one nanowire section of the nanowire, wherein - the nanowire has a thickness less than or equal to a critical thickness at which the at least one quantum dot and the adjacent nanowire section adjoin each other without dislocation, wherein the thickness of the nanowire is less than 10 nm, and wherein - the at least one quantum dot is formed of InN with such a low Ga and/or Al content that an energy difference between the lowest bound energy level of electrons in the quantum dot and the first excited energy level of the electrons is greater than thermal energy fluctuations of charge carriers in the quantum dot at room temperature, - the height of the at least one quantum dot in the axial direction is selected in the range from 0,3 nm to 3 nm, and - the Ga and/or Al content in the at least one quantum dot is less than 10 vol%.
A method, comprising: transmitting a packet from an anchor node in a communication system during hand off (215; 315) of a mobile node from a source access network (110) to a target access network (110), wherein the packet includes an end marker indicating that the packet is the last packet (350; 370; 500) to be transmitted during the hand off, and wherein said packet is transmitted using a downlink data path over a source link (140; 205, 210; 305, 310) between the mobile node and the anchor node (130; ANCHOR) via the source access network; and at the anchor node (130; ANCHOR), switching (235; 255; 340; 365; 374; 378) the downlink data path (340; 374; 378) from the source link to a target link (320; 345) between the mobile node and the anchor node via the target access network, wherein said switch is made concurrently with said transmission of the packet including the end marker. transmitting a packet from an anchor node in a communication system during hand off (215; 315) of a mobile node from a source access network (110) to a target access network (110), wherein the packet includes an end marker indicating that the packet is the last packet (350; 370; 500) to be transmitted during the hand off, and wherein said packet is transmitted using a downlink data path over a source link (140; 205, 210; 305, 310) between the mobile node and the anchor node (130; ANCHOR) via the source access network; and at the anchor node (130; ANCHOR), switching (235; 255; 340; 365; 374; 378) the downlink data path (340; 374; 378) from the source link to a target link (320; 345) between the mobile node and the anchor node via the target access network, wherein said switch is made concurrently with said transmission of the packet including the end marker.
An aerosol-generating article for use in an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating article comprising: a storage portion having an outlet; an aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate being contained within the storage portion; and a vaporisable barrier configured to seal the outlet, wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more polymers, and wherein the vaporisable barrier has a polymer content of greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight, wherein the vaporisable barrier is configured to be vaporised during a first heating cycle of the aerosol-generating article during first use of the aerosol-generating article in the aerosol-generating system, wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more metal salts, wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal alginates, metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, preferably wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more metal stearates. a storage portion having an outlet; an aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate being contained within the storage portion; and a vaporisable barrier configured to seal the outlet, wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more polymers, and wherein the vaporisable barrier has a polymer content of greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight, wherein the vaporisable barrier is configured to be vaporised during a first heating cycle of the aerosol-generating article during first use of the aerosol-generating article in the aerosol-generating system, wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more metal salts, wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal alginates, metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, preferably wherein the vaporisable barrier comprises one or more metal stearates.
An electrode (10, 11, 100) for the treatment of organic tissue by means of direct current, having an electrode carrier (2, 20), at least one electrically conductive electrode surface which is let into the electrode carrier (2, 20), the at least one electrode surface being connected to at least one associated control element (4, 50) and wherein the at least one control element (4, 50) is connected by at least one electrical line (6, 7, 8) to a control and power supply unit, wherein the at least one control element (4, 50) is configured in such a way that each individual electrode surface can be controlled by the at least one control element (4, 50) in such a way that a current density provided for each of the at least one electrode surface can be maintained within a predetermined interval or that a current density for each of the at least one electrode surface can be maintained around a predetermined value, characterized in that the electrode (10, 11, 100) is a segmented electrode having at least two electrically conductive electrode surfaces, in that the control element associated with each electrode surface has a first control element, which first control elements are connected by electrical lines (6, 7) to a common second control element, the second control element being arranged at a distance from the electrode surfaces.
Component with a ceramic coating forming the surface, wherein particles which influence the surface colour are embedded in the coating, wherein the embedded particles are nanoparticles and wherein - on the one hand aluminium oxide nanoparticles are provided and - on the other hand colourant nanoparticles are provided, wherein these consist of a spinel-type compound, and wherein at least some of the colourant nanoparticles are exposed on the surface, wherein - the coating features a number of layers (13, 14), wherein at least the colourant nanoparticles are only provided in the cover layer forming the surface or in the cover layer forming the surface and in subsequent layers (14a, 14b, 14c), but not in all layers, or - the coating is designed as a gradient coating, wherein at least the colourant nanoparticles are distributed in the coating in a concentration which reduces as the distance to the surface increases. - on the one hand aluminium oxide nanoparticles are provided and - on the other hand colourant nanoparticles are provided, wherein these consist of a spinel-type compound, and wherein at least some of the colourant nanoparticles are exposed on the surface, - the coating features a number of layers (13, 14), wherein at least the colourant nanoparticles are only provided in the cover layer forming the surface or in the cover layer forming the surface and in subsequent layers (14a, 14b, 14c), but not in all layers, or - the coating is designed as a gradient coating, wherein at least the colourant nanoparticles are distributed in the coating in a concentration which reduces as the distance to the surface increases.