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Wound dressing (100; 200; 300; 400), in particular for heavily exuding wounds, comprising (i) a liquid-absorbing unit, (ii) an envelope, and (iii) a film-like covering element that is to be fastened to the healthy skin around the wound, wherein the liquid-absorbing unit increases in volume when liquids are absorbed and, in this state, fills the space between the wound surface and the covering element at least in part, and the liquid-absorbing unit is covered by the covering element, - wherein the liquid-absorbing unit is a unit that contains a super-absorbent substance, which is arranged between the wound surface in question and the covering element, - the super-absorbent substance is arranged within a liquid-permeable envelope that consists of two congruent envelope walls (2.1, 2.2) and is covered by the covering element when it is placed onto the wound, and - the envelope is covered by the covering element without adhesive, wherein the covering element comprises means which contribute to the covering element yielding and continuously expanding in the state in which it is fastened to the patient's skin and the liquid-absorbing unit increases in volume, characterised in that the covering element is folded at least in part. (i) a liquid-absorbing unit, (ii) an envelope, and (iii) a film-like covering element that is to be fastened to the healthy skin around the wound, - wherein the liquid-absorbing unit is a unit that contains a super-absorbent substance, which is arranged between the wound surface in question and the covering element, - the super-absorbent substance is arranged within a liquid-permeable envelope that consists of two congruent envelope walls (2.1, 2.2) and is covered by the covering element when it is placed onto the wound, and - the envelope is covered by the covering element without adhesive,
A bone screw comprising: a tubular body having open proximal and distal ends defining a passageway therethrough; a helical thread circumscribing an outer surface of the tubular body; a head having threading thereon, the head having a lumen extending therethrough; and a shaft insertable through the lumen of the head and the passageway of the tubular body, the shaft coupling the head to the tubular body such that a gap ("G") is defined between a distal surface of the head and the open proximal end of the tubular body, the head pivotable with respect to the tubular body, the bone screw being characterised in that a distal region of the lumen tapers inwardly to a reduced diameter section that has a diameter less than the maximum diameter of a flared portion of the shaft, but greater than an outer diameter of a proximal body portion of the shaft, and in that a distal opening of the lumen has a taper that extends generally outwards and is configured to increase the angular range of the head of the bone screw relative to the shaft of the bone screw. a tubular body having open proximal and distal ends defining a passageway therethrough; a helical thread circumscribing an outer surface of the tubular body; a head having threading thereon, the head having a lumen extending therethrough; and a shaft insertable through the lumen of the head and the passageway of the tubular body, the shaft coupling the head to the tubular body such that a gap ("G") is defined between a distal surface of the head and the open proximal end of the tubular body, the head pivotable with respect to the tubular body, the bone screw being characterised in that a distal region of the lumen tapers inwardly to a reduced diameter section that has a diameter less than the maximum diameter of a flared portion of the shaft, but greater than an outer diameter of a proximal body portion of the shaft, and in that a distal opening of the lumen has a taper that extends generally outwards and is configured to increase the angular range of the head of the bone screw relative to the shaft of the bone screw.
A pigment comprising dyed crystalline cellulose particles comprising: • a crystalline cellulose core having a surface charge, the crystalline cellulose being microcrystalline cellulose or nanocrystalline cellulose, • one or more polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges electrostatically adsorbed on top of each other on the crystalline cellulose core, the polyelectrolyte layer closest to the core having a charge opposite the surface charge of the core, and • at least one organic dye having a charge, wherein: A) when the charge of the organic dye is opposite the surface charge of the crystalline cellulose core, the organic dye is electrostatically adsorbed on an even number of polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges, and B) when the charge of the organic dye is the same as the surface charge of the crystalline cellulose core, the organic dye is electrostatically adsorbed on an odd number of polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges. • a crystalline cellulose core having a surface charge, the crystalline cellulose being microcrystalline cellulose or nanocrystalline cellulose, • one or more polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges electrostatically adsorbed on top of each other on the crystalline cellulose core, the polyelectrolyte layer closest to the core having a charge opposite the surface charge of the core, and • at least one organic dye having a charge, A) when the charge of the organic dye is opposite the surface charge of the crystalline cellulose core, the organic dye is electrostatically adsorbed on an even number of polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges, and B) when the charge of the organic dye is the same as the surface charge of the crystalline cellulose core, the organic dye is electrostatically adsorbed on an odd number of polyelectrolyte layers with alternating charges.
Afield device comprising: a network interface module for communicating over a wireless network; a device interface module for operating a transducer; and a power control module for determining how available electrical power is shared by the network interface module and the device interface module so that the network interface module receives a greater share of available electrical power during a join process for joining the wireless network, and so that the device interface module has an increased share of available electrical power after the network interface module has joined the wireless network; wherein the device interface module is configured to be inactive and not powered unless the network interface module has joined the wireless network; wherein the power control module allocates power when network connection to the wireless network has been established so that both the network interface module and the device interface module receive power; characterized in that the power control module allocates all available power to the network interface module when network connection to the wireless network has not been established. a network interface module for communicating over a wireless network; a device interface module for operating a transducer; and a power control module for determining how available electrical power is shared by the network interface module and the device interface module so that the network interface module receives a greater share of available electrical power during a join process for joining the wireless network, and so that the device interface module has an increased share of available electrical power after the network interface module has joined the wireless network; wherein the device interface module is configured to be inactive and not powered unless the network interface module has joined the wireless network; wherein the power control module allocates power when network connection to the wireless network has been established so that both the network interface module and the device interface module receive power; characterized in that the power control module allocates all available power to the network interface module when network connection to the wireless network has not been established.
A method for functionalising a cellulose support in situ with metal nanoparticles having electrocatalytic properties, the method comprising the steps of: - depositing on a cellulose support a single aqueous solution of the metal precursor not including an additional reducing agent, in the form of acid or salt, in a concentration from 1 to 6 mM; and - drying the cellulose support at a temperature from 65°C to 80°C for a time from 10 to 40 minutes. - depositing on a cellulose support a single aqueous solution of the metal precursor not including an additional reducing agent, in the form of acid or salt, in a concentration from 1 to 6 mM; and - drying the cellulose support at a temperature from 65°C to 80°C for a time from 10 to 40 minutes.
Use of a desiccant-entrained material of the type defined in a pMDI closed container system to stabilise the fine particle mass of an inhalation drug formulation emitted by the system, wherein the desiccant-entrained material is a mixture of a (i) base polymer, (ii) desiccant and (iii) a channelling agent that facilitates the transmission of water into the material, wherein the channelling agent is polyethylene glycol of an average molecular weight of at least 8000.
A radioactive package for ground-level or underground geological storage comprising radioactive waste and a first layer of vitrified materials, and a blocking layer comprising a matrix based on liquefied thermoplastic materials comprising a mixture of thermoplastic materials micronised to between 400 and 700 microns and preferably to 500 microns, and an iron oxide powder micronised to between 80 and 250 microns.
A magnetic field sensor, comprising: a circular vertical Hall - CVH - sensing element comprising: a plurality of vertical Hall elements arranged over a common implant and diffusion region in a substrate, wherein the plurality of vertical Hall elements is configured to generate a plurality of magnetic field signals, each magnetic field signal responsive to a magnetic field; the magnetic field sensor further comprising: a sequence switches circuit coupled to the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein the sequence switches circuit is operable to select from among the plurality of vertical Hall elements, and wherein the sequence switches circuit is configured to supply a current signal or a voltage signal to the plurality of vertical Hall elements, characterized in that each selected one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements is controllable to select, in a chopping phase, a respective plurality of active vertical Hall element contacts (712a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) and at least one respective skipped contact (712a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i), the at least one skipped contact is selected to be disposed between at least one respective pair of the respective plurality of active vertical Hall element contacts, wherein a position of the at least one skipped contact is selected to reduce an offset voltage of a respective one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein the respective at least one skipped contact for each selected one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements is not coupled to receive the current signal or the voltage signal, and is not coupled to a reference potential, and wherein the sequence switches circuit is configured such that its output is decoupled from the respective at least one skipped contact. a sequence switches circuit coupled to the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein the sequence switches circuit is operable to select from among the plurality of vertical Hall elements, and wherein the sequence switches circuit is configured to supply a current signal or a voltage signal to the plurality of vertical Hall elements, characterized in that each selected one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements is controllable to select, in a chopping phase, a respective plurality of active vertical Hall element contacts (712a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) and at least one respective skipped contact (712a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i), the at least one skipped contact is selected to be disposed between at least one respective pair of the respective plurality of active vertical Hall element contacts, wherein a position of the at least one skipped contact is selected to reduce an offset voltage of a respective one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein the respective at least one skipped contact for each selected one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements is not coupled to receive the current signal or the voltage signal, and is not coupled to a reference potential, and wherein the sequence switches circuit is configured such that its output is decoupled from the respective at least one skipped contact.
A thermosetting coating composition, comprising: a hydroxyl group-containing resin; a curing agent; a phosphazene compound; and a solvent, wherein the curing agent is a polyisocyanate curing agent and/or a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent, and wherein the phosphazene compound has a number average molecular weight of 400 or more. a hydroxyl group-containing resin; a curing agent; a phosphazene compound; and a solvent, wherein the curing agent is a polyisocyanate curing agent and/or a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent, and wherein the phosphazene compound has a number average molecular weight of 400 or more.
A compound or a salt thereof; solvate or polymorph thereof, wherein: each R 1 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, and -(C(R 3)(R 4)) n -aryl; n is zero, one or two, R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl and heterocyclic; for use in the treatment or prevention of a disorder in a subject, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of blood cancers and hematologic malignancies.
A battery system, comprising: a battery cell having a metal casing; and a polyurea coating on said metal casing, said polyurea coating being formed from a reaction mixture comprising: (a) a first component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising isocyanate and ceramic particles, wherein said isocyanate comprises an isocyanate functional prepolymer; and (b) a second component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising an amine and ceramic particles, wherein said first and second components are sprayable under pressure and react to form said polyurea coating having a thickness, a thermal conductivity of at least 0.40 W/m * K, and a dielectric strength of at least 31496 kV/m (0.8 kV/mil) of said coating thickness. a battery cell having a metal casing; and a polyurea coating on said metal casing, said polyurea coating being formed from a reaction mixture comprising: (a) a first component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising isocyanate and ceramic particles, wherein said isocyanate comprises an isocyanate functional prepolymer; and (b) a second component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising an amine and ceramic particles, (a) a first component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising isocyanate and ceramic particles, wherein said isocyanate comprises an isocyanate functional prepolymer; and (b) a second component having a viscosity of 100-2000 cP, and comprising an amine and ceramic particles, wherein said first and second components are sprayable under pressure and react to form said polyurea coating having a thickness, a thermal conductivity of at least 0.40 W/m * K, and a dielectric strength of at least 31496 kV/m (0.8 kV/mil) of said coating thickness.
A method of identifying one or more molecular interactions between at least two glycan ligands and a target molecule such as a protein, purified biomolecule, cell, organ, or inorganic material, the method comprising: a) providing a plurality of silent carriers, each comprising one of a plurality of unique nucleic acid codes therein, wherein each silent carrier is externally chemically identical; b) attaching a first glycan ligand to one set of silent carriers comprising a first nucleic acid code to form a first set of carriers; c) repeating step (b) to produce N sets, where N>2, wherein each set comprises a different glycan ligand, or a different density of glycan ligand, and each set comprises a different nucleic acid code; d) pooling the N sets to form a first mixed library comprising a liquid glycan array; and e) contacting the first mixed library with the target molecule and identifying the set of ligands which bind to the target molecule; and f) repeatedly creating a pooled set of the binding glycans, omitting one binding glycan or one density of binding glycan, to form different mixed libraries, and contacting each mixed library with the target molecule; and determining, using the different nucleic acid codes, which binding glycans have lesser or greater affinity for the target molecule in the absence of the omitted glycan. a) providing a plurality of silent carriers, each comprising one of a plurality of unique nucleic acid codes therein, wherein each silent carrier is externally chemically identical; b) attaching a first glycan ligand to one set of silent carriers comprising a first nucleic acid code to form a first set of carriers; c) repeating step (b) to produce N sets, where N>2, wherein each set comprises a different glycan ligand, or a different density of glycan ligand, and each set comprises a different nucleic acid code; d) pooling the N sets to form a first mixed library comprising a liquid glycan array; and e) contacting the first mixed library with the target molecule and identifying the set of ligands which bind to the target molecule; and f) repeatedly creating a pooled set of the binding glycans, omitting one binding glycan or one density of binding glycan, to form different mixed libraries, and contacting each mixed library with the target molecule; and determining, using the different nucleic acid codes, which binding glycans have lesser or greater affinity for the target molecule in the absence of the omitted glycan.
A circuit (26, 28, 30) for controlling the opening and closing of a power electronics component (12, 14, 16), the power electronics component (12, 14, 16) having a gate electrode, an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, characterized in that the circuit comprises an H-bridge comprising: - a first vertical branch comprising a first switch and a first current generator controlled digitally, the first switch being separated from the first current generator by a middle point intended to be connected to the emitter electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); and - a second vertical branch parallel to the first vertical branch, the second vertical branch comprising a second switch and a second current generator controlled digitally, the second switch being separated from the second generator by a middle point intended to be connected to the gate electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); - the first current generator being suitable for delivering a supply current (Ig) directed in a first direction in order to supply the gate electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); and the second current generator being suitable for delivering a supply current (Ig) directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction in order to supply the emitter electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16). - a first vertical branch comprising a first switch and a first current generator controlled digitally, the first switch being separated from the first current generator by a middle point intended to be connected to the emitter electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); and - a second vertical branch parallel to the first vertical branch, the second vertical branch comprising a second switch and a second current generator controlled digitally, the second switch being separated from the second generator by a middle point intended to be connected to the gate electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); - the first current generator being suitable for delivering a supply current (Ig) directed in a first direction in order to supply the gate electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16); and the second current generator being suitable for delivering a supply current (Ig) directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction in order to supply the emitter electrode of the power electronics component (12, 14, 16).
An access point configured to connect a station (150, 152, 154, 156) to a wireless network, the access point comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to send data to the station; and a control unit configured to adjust one or more operational parameters of the access point based on indicative parameters of a basic service set, BSS, comprising the access point characterized in that to adjust the one or more operational parameters the control unit is configured to: determine if the access point should enter a sleep mode based on indicative parameters of the BSS; determine a sleep duration for when the access point enters the sleep mode based on a percentage of time that the access point is transmitting over the BSS; send, to the station via the wireless communication unit, a first notification that includes a clear to send to self, CTS-to-self, frame to cause the station to temporarily suspend sending data to the access point during the sleep duration; and cause the access point to enter the sleep mode for the sleep duration. a wireless communication unit configured to send data to the station; and a control unit configured to adjust one or more operational parameters of the access point based on indicative parameters of a basic service set, BSS, comprising the access point to adjust the one or more operational parameters the control unit is configured to: determine if the access point should enter a sleep mode based on indicative parameters of the BSS; determine a sleep duration for when the access point enters the sleep mode based on a percentage of time that the access point is transmitting over the BSS; send, to the station via the wireless communication unit, a first notification that includes a clear to send to self, CTS-to-self, frame to cause the station to temporarily suspend sending data to the access point during the sleep duration; and cause the access point to enter the sleep mode for the sleep duration. determine if the access point should enter a sleep mode based on indicative parameters of the BSS; determine a sleep duration for when the access point enters the sleep mode based on a percentage of time that the access point is transmitting over the BSS; send, to the station via the wireless communication unit, a first notification that includes a clear to send to self, CTS-to-self, frame to cause the station to temporarily suspend sending data to the access point during the sleep duration; and cause the access point to enter the sleep mode for the sleep duration.