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A method of producing a microfluidic chip for use in flow cytometry, the method comprising the steps of: providing an opaque substrate, a first surface of which is optically smooth for visible light; providing a continuous transparent layer across said first surface so as to provide conformal contact between the continuous transparent layer and the first surface of the substrate; providing a flow channel bounded on a first side by the continuous transparent layer; and etching an aperture in a second surface of the substrate extending to the first surface of the substrate so as to provide an optical path between said second surface and the flow channel; wherein the continuous transparent layer is less reactive to the etching than the substrate, characterised in that , the continuous transparent layer is provided by vapor deposition. providing an opaque substrate, a first surface of which is optically smooth for visible light; providing a continuous transparent layer across said first surface so as to provide conformal contact between the continuous transparent layer and the first surface of the substrate; providing a flow channel bounded on a first side by the continuous transparent layer; and etching an aperture in a second surface of the substrate extending to the first surface of the substrate so as to provide an optical path between said second surface and the flow channel; wherein the continuous transparent layer is less reactive to the etching than the substrate, characterised in that , the continuous transparent layer is provided by vapor deposition.
A process for the production of nano-fibrillar cellulose suspensions wherein the cellulose fibres are at least partly broken down to primary fibrils, characterized by the steps of: (a) providing cellulose fibres in the form of a suspension; (b) providing at least one filler and/or pigment, wherein the filler and/or pigment particles have a median particle size of from 0.03 to 15 μm; (c) combining the cellulose fibres and the at least one filler and/or pigment in a weight ratio of fibres to filler and/or pigment on a dry weight basis is from 1 : 10 to 10 : 1, wherein the pH of the combination of cellulose fibres and at least one filler and/or pigment is adjusted to a pH of 10 to 12; (d) fibrillating the cellulose fibres in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until a final Schopper-Riegler degree of ≥50 °SR and ≤ 95 °SR is reached. (a) providing cellulose fibres in the form of a suspension; (b) providing at least one filler and/or pigment, wherein the filler and/or pigment particles have a median particle size of from 0.03 to 15 μm; (c) combining the cellulose fibres and the at least one filler and/or pigment in a weight ratio of fibres to filler and/or pigment on a dry weight basis is from 1 : 10 to 10 : 1, wherein the pH of the combination of cellulose fibres and at least one filler and/or pigment is adjusted to a pH of 10 to 12; (d) fibrillating the cellulose fibres in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until a final Schopper-Riegler degree of ≥50 °SR and ≤ 95 °SR is reached.
A robot swimming pool cleaner, comprising a main body and a first driving wheel rotatably disposed on the main body , wherein the main body is therein provided with a sealed compartment and a garbage bin , the sealed compartment is therein provided with a motor , an output shaft of the motor is provided with a first output gear , the first output gear is located out of the sealed compartment, and an inner side of the first driving wheel is provided with a first inner gear meshed with the first output gear , a side wall of the main body is further provided with a gear component, and the robot swimming pool cleaner further comprises a rolling brush connected to the gear component, characterised in that the first driving wheel is further provided with a first outer gear , whereby the first outer gear is in meshed connection with the gear component.
A wound debridement device comprising a carrier layer and, arranged thereon, a wound debridement layer configured to hold wound exudate and/or solid wound components and having debridement threads, wherein the wound debridement device is provided with at least one storage material that increases the holding capacity for wound exudate, characterised in that the wound debridement layer is provided with the storage material and the proportion of the at least one storage material, based on the dry weight of the debridement layer, is 0.2-30% by weight, in particular 0.25-27% by weight, preferably 0.3-25% by weight.
A medicament for use in the treatment or prevention of mastitis wherein the oxygen level in the mammary gland is lower than that would be physiologically normal due to infection; wherein the medicament includes an extended acting oxygen generating system wherein the extended acting oxygen generating system includes a slow release hydrogen peroxide generation system, and wherein the medicament also includes a substrate for a lactoperoxidase, the substrate in the form of a halide or thiocyanate, characterised in that the extended acting oxygen generating system is configured to provide oxygen generation over a time period between 30 seconds to 14 hours following administration to the mammary gland in the animal, and some or all of the components of the extended acting oxygen generating system are separated prior to administration in order to prevent oxygen generation until during or after administration.
A process for preparing a spheroidal support material for supporting catalytically active metals suitable for the hydrodemetallation of heavy hydrocarbon fractions containing metals under hydrotreating conditions, which process comprises: (a) forming a co-precipitated titania alumina containing 5 wt % or less titania, based on the total weight of the titania alumina; (b) peptizing the titania alumina to form an aqueous slurry containing from 20% to 35% solids and having a sufficient viscosity to form droplets; (c) dropping the slurry in a dripping column to form spheroidal particles; (d) calcining the spheroidal particles at a temperature ranging from 960°C to 1100°C to obtain a spheroidal titania alumina support having a total pore volume in the range of from 0.7 to 1.2 cc/g, and a pore volume distribution such that greater than 40% of the total pore volume having pores in a diameter larger than 200 Å, 30% or greater of the total pore volume having pores in the range of 200 Å to 500 Å and, greater than 10% of the total pore volume having pores with a diameter above 1000 Å; wherein the pore volume and pore size distribution properties of the support are determined by mercury penetration porosimetry using a mercury porosimeter at a pressure range from atmospheric pressure to 4,000 bar, with a contact angle, θ = 140° and a mercury surface tension of 0.47 N/m at 25°C. (a) forming a co-precipitated titania alumina containing 5 wt % or less titania, based on the total weight of the titania alumina; (b) peptizing the titania alumina to form an aqueous slurry containing from 20% to 35% solids and having a sufficient viscosity to form droplets; (c) dropping the slurry in a dripping column to form spheroidal particles; (d) calcining the spheroidal particles at a temperature ranging from 960°C to 1100°C to obtain a spheroidal titania alumina support having a total pore volume in the range of from 0.7 to 1.2 cc/g, and a pore volume distribution such that greater than 40% of the total pore volume having pores in a diameter larger than 200 Å, 30% or greater of the total pore volume having pores in the range of 200 Å to 500 Å and, greater than 10% of the total pore volume having pores with a diameter above 1000 Å;
An apparatus for controlling network discovery of a mesh network, wherein said apparatus is adapted to initiate a search scan for network discovery over a plurality of different channels in order to transmit a beacon request command from said apparatus on each of said plurality of different channels and wait for a beacon response during a first duration on each of said plurality of different channels, and characterized by said apparatus being adapted to initiate, during said search scan for network discovery, at least one intermittent switch to a predetermined channel and a listening mode wherein said apparatus listens on the predetermined channel for a second duration to allow receipt of a scan request command for device discovery by another device.
A roof mounted module for a vehicle comprising: a base plate configured to be operably coupled with a vehicle roof; a housing assembly operably coupled with the base plate , and including an imager sealing portion ; an imager module disposed in the housing assembly and in communication with a viewing aperture defined through the housing assembly, the housing assembly including: an inner housing including an imager receiving area through which the imager module extends, wherein the inner housing defines an inner cavity ; and an outer housing that provides an aesthetic cover over the inner housing , wherein the outer housing is operably coupled with the base plate and the outer housing is proximate to the inner housing ; and an imager mounting feature disposed between the imager module and the housing assembly, the imager mounting feature applying a force acting in a direction normal to a sealing plane defined by the imager sealing portion that provides a surface for the imager mounting feature to apply compression force to an imager seal , wherein the imager module is disposed in the inner cavity , the viewing aperture is defined through the outer housing of the housing assembly, and the imager mounting feature is disposed between the imager module and the inner housing . a base plate configured to be operably coupled with a vehicle roof; a housing assembly operably coupled with the base plate , and including an imager sealing portion ; an imager module disposed in the housing assembly and in communication with a viewing aperture defined through the housing assembly, the housing assembly including: an inner housing including an imager receiving area through which the imager module extends, wherein the inner housing defines an inner cavity ; and an outer housing that provides an aesthetic cover over the inner housing , wherein the outer housing is operably coupled with the base plate and the outer housing is proximate to the inner housing ; and an inner housing including an imager receiving area through which the imager module extends, wherein the inner housing defines an inner cavity ; and an outer housing that provides an aesthetic cover over the inner housing , wherein the outer housing is operably coupled with the base plate and the outer housing is proximate to the inner housing ; and an imager mounting feature disposed between the imager module and the housing assembly, the imager mounting feature applying a force acting in a direction normal to a sealing plane defined by the imager sealing portion that provides a surface for the imager mounting feature to apply compression force to an imager seal , wherein the imager module is disposed in the inner cavity , the viewing aperture is defined through the outer housing of the housing assembly, and the imager mounting feature is disposed between the imager module and the inner housing .
Method for forging a rod-shaped workpiece which, in the sense of a cross-sectional displacement perpendicular to the forging axis (a), is bent out from a position coaxial to the forging axis (a) and is bent back into the forging axis (a) in a bending zone between two central supports with the aid of forging tools arranged in pairs opposite one another and acting on the workpiece radially to the forging axis (a), and is subjected to an axial advancement and possibly a rotation about the forging axis (a) during the pauses in the engagement of the forging tools , characterised in that the workpiece is subjected to a forging reduction upstream of the bending zone in the advancement direction .
Single-circuit refrigerator with a refrigerant circuit, in which the following are connected in series one after the other between a pressure port and an intake port of a compressor : a condenser , a first throttle section , a first evaporator for cooling a first temperature zone of the single-circuit refrigerator, a second throttle section , a second evaporator for cooling a second temperature zone of the single-circuit refrigerator, and an intake line , wherein a downstream section of the intake line is connected with the first throttle section to form a first heat exchanger , an upstream section of the intake line is connected with the second throttle section to form a second heat exchanger and the second throttle section comprises a line section designed as a capillary, characterised in that the second throttle section further comprises a controllable expansion valve connected in series with the line section .
A fertilizer composition in a granular, powdered or pelleted form, comprising (i) an organic source of nitrogen, phosphorus and/or potassium; (ii) Plant-Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the form of spores or cysts, wherein the PGPR is a Bacillus species, and (iii) protozoa in the form of cysts, wherein the protozoa belong to the genus Rosculus.
A secondary battery comprising an electrode that does not comprise a metal-film-type current collector, and an electrolytic solution, characterized in that the electrode is configured to have a core-shell structure comprising an electrode active material having the core structure, and a metal material coated on a surface of the core but not coated on an entire surface of the core structure, wherein the electrode is a positive electrode and a negative electrode. the electrode is configured to have a core-shell structure comprising an electrode active material having the core structure, and a metal material coated on a surface of the core but not coated on an entire surface of the core structure, wherein the electrode is a positive electrode and a negative electrode.
A spark absorbing system for use with a cutting torch , comprising: a cap adapted to engage the cutting torch , and being characterised by the cap having at least one spark opening therethrough; a spark capture unit attached to or formed integrally with the cap and positioned to capture sparks passing through the spark opening , the spark capture unit including an outlet and a flow-reduction element positioned between the cap and the outlet ; and, a spark accumulator between the cap and the spark capture unit . a cap adapted to engage the cutting torch , and being characterised by the cap having at least one spark opening therethrough; a spark capture unit attached to or formed integrally with the cap and positioned to capture sparks passing through the spark opening , the spark capture unit including an outlet and a flow-reduction element positioned between the cap and the outlet ; and, a spark accumulator between the cap and the spark capture unit .
A reducing fibre optic cable tube connector, the connector comprising a connector body made of a plastic, the body defining a through bore and having a connector at either end for connection to a respective tube; the body having a wide portion terminating at a wide end and a narrow portion terminating at a narrow end, the wide end being dimensioned to receive a first tube (T) of a first diameter and the narrow end being dimensioned to receive a second tube (T) of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the two portions meeting at a central region of the body; the wide portion of the body comprising a wide outer body and an annular wide inner sleeve extending from the central region towards the wide end, the outer wall of the wide inner sleeve being generally spaced from an inner wall of the wide outer body to define a first air gap , the distal end of the first tube (T) being receivable within the wide inner sleeve; the narrow portion of the body comprising a narrow outer body and an annular narrow inner sleeve extending from the central region towards the narrow end, the outer wall of the narrow inner sleeve being generally spaced from an inner wall of the narrow outer body to define a second air gap , the distal end of the second tube (T) being receivable within the narrow inner sleeve; characterized in that at the central region the annular narrow inner sleeve extends towards the annular wide inner sleeve such that the first and second air gaps are spaced in an axial sense by less than 1mm. the body having a wide portion terminating at a wide end and a narrow portion terminating at a narrow end, the wide end being dimensioned to receive a first tube (T) of a first diameter and the narrow end being dimensioned to receive a second tube (T) of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the two portions meeting at a central region of the body; the wide portion of the body comprising a wide outer body and an annular wide inner sleeve extending from the central region towards the wide end, the outer wall of the wide inner sleeve being generally spaced from an inner wall of the wide outer body to define a first air gap , the distal end of the first tube (T) being receivable within the wide inner sleeve; the narrow portion of the body comprising a narrow outer body and an annular narrow inner sleeve extending from the central region towards the narrow end, the outer wall of the narrow inner sleeve being generally spaced from an inner wall of the narrow outer body to define a second air gap , the distal end of the second tube (T) being receivable within the narrow inner sleeve; characterized in that at the central region the annular narrow inner sleeve extends towards the annular wide inner sleeve such that the first and second air gaps are spaced in an axial sense by less than 1mm.
A fire extinguishing system valve , in particular wet alarm valve, dry alarm valve or spray water valve, comprising - a housing which has a fluid inlet chamber , a fluid outlet chamber and a closing body which can move back and forth between a blocking state and a release state, - wherein the fluid inlet chamber and the fluid outlet chamber communicate directly with one another in a fluid-conducting manner in the release state, and the closing body prevents the direct communication between the fluid inlet chamber and the fluid outlet chamber in the blocking state, characterized in that the housing has a dedicated discharge duct which has at least one inlet (30a, b) connected to the fluid outlet chamber and an outlet leading out of the housing of the fire extinguishing system valve , and which is integrated into the housing , and the housing has a control module which is configured - to selectively release the dedicated discharge duct in a discharge position in the direction of its outlet or, in a blocking position, to close it fluid-tight in the direction of its outlet, and, - in an alarm testing position, to remove extinguishing agent from the fluid outlet chamber via a duct portion having a cross section which is smaller than the smallest cross section of the dedicated discharge duct . - a housing which has a fluid inlet chamber , a fluid outlet chamber and a closing body which can move back and forth between a blocking state and a release state, - wherein the fluid inlet chamber and the fluid outlet chamber communicate directly with one another in a fluid-conducting manner in the release state, and the closing body prevents the direct communication between the fluid inlet chamber and the fluid outlet chamber in the blocking state, - to selectively release the dedicated discharge duct in a discharge position in the direction of its outlet or, in a blocking position, to close it fluid-tight in the direction of its outlet, and, - in an alarm testing position, to remove extinguishing agent from the fluid outlet chamber via a duct portion having a cross section which is smaller than the smallest cross section of the dedicated discharge duct .
Magnetic resonance tomography device for mapping a medical instrument on a trajectory in real time, wherein the magnetic resonance tomography device has a controller , wherein the controller is designed to capture a first slice by means of 3D encoding, wherein the controller selects the position of the first slice as a function of the trajectory and the slice thickness as a function of a predetermined distortion of the magnetic resonance tomography device during mapping, so that the trajectory is captured in full by the first slice ; the controller is designed to capture a second slice by means of 3D encoding, wherein the controller selects a position of the second slice as a function of the trajectory and the slice thickness as a function of a predetermined distortion of the magnetic resonance tomography device during mapping, so that the trajectory is captured in full by the second slice ; wherein the controller is designed to select the position of the first slice and the second slice such that the first slice and the second slice confine an angle greater than 20 degrees, and the trajectory of the medical instrument and/or the medical instrument lies in an intersecting volume of the first slice and the second slice ; the controller is designed to generate a sequence of two-dimensional images of the medical instrument in a predetermined plane, wherein the sequence contains images that were generated from the first slice and images that were generated from the second slice ; and the controller is designed to output the sequence of two-dimensional images to a user. wherein the controller is designed to capture a first slice by means of 3D encoding, wherein the controller selects the position of the first slice as a function of the trajectory and the slice thickness as a function of a predetermined distortion of the magnetic resonance tomography device during mapping, so that the trajectory is captured in full by the first slice ; the controller is designed to capture a second slice by means of 3D encoding, wherein the controller selects a position of the second slice as a function of the trajectory and the slice thickness as a function of a predetermined distortion of the magnetic resonance tomography device during mapping, so that the trajectory is captured in full by the second slice ; wherein the controller is designed to select the position of the first slice and the second slice such that the first slice and the second slice confine an angle greater than 20 degrees, and the trajectory of the medical instrument and/or the medical instrument lies in an intersecting volume of the first slice and the second slice ; the controller is designed to generate a sequence of two-dimensional images of the medical instrument in a predetermined plane, wherein the sequence contains images that were generated from the first slice and images that were generated from the second slice ; and the controller is designed to output the sequence of two-dimensional images to a user.
A solar cell comprising: a semiconductor substrate comprising an uneven portion , the uneven portion being located on at least one of a front surface or a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate; a passivation layer disposed on the uneven portion; and an oxide layer (SO) disposed between the passivation layer and the uneven portion of the semiconductor substrate, the oxide layer comprising amorphous oxide, characterized in that the oxide layer comprises a plurality of oxide islands. a semiconductor substrate comprising an uneven portion , the uneven portion being located on at least one of a front surface or a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate; a passivation layer disposed on the uneven portion; and an oxide layer (SO) disposed between the passivation layer and the uneven portion of the semiconductor substrate, the oxide layer comprising amorphous oxide, characterized in that the oxide layer comprises a plurality of oxide islands.