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Polymeric anion exchangers are used as host materials in which hydrated Fe(III) Oxides (HFO) are irreversibly dispersed within the exchanger beads. Since the anion exchangers have positively charged quaternary ammonium functional groups, anionic ligands such as arsenates, chromates, oxalates, phosphates, phthalates can permeate in and out of the gel phase and are not subjected to the Donnan exclusion effect. Consequently, anion exchanger-supported HFO micro particles exhibit significantly greater capacity to remove arsenic and other ligands in comparison with cation exchanger supports. Loading of HFO particles is carried out by preliminary loading of the anion exchange resin with an oxidizing anion such as MnO4− or OCl−, followed by passage of a Ferrous Sulfate solution through the resin.

An optical probe for non-invasively measuring an analyte property in a biological sample of a subject, comprises a plurality of illumination fibers that deliver source light from an optical probe input to a sample interface, a plurality of collection fibers that deliver light returned from the sample interface to an optical probe output, and wherein the illumination and collection fibers are oriented substantially perpendicular to the sample interface and the illumination and collection fibers are stacked in a plurality of linear rows to provide a stack of fibers arranged in a rectangular pattern. The optical probe is amenable to manufacturing on a scale consistent with a commercial product. Methods of making such probes are described.

Methods and compositions for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of a virus comprise administering to a patient antibodies which react with regions of viral proteins and result in neutralization of infectivity and inactivation of functionally essential events in the life cycle of the virus. The antibodies recognize viral epitopes which fail to elicit an immune response in man when encountered through infection or naturally through the environment. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides compositions and methods useful in the treatment and diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.

A battery separator which is a laminated polyolefin microporous membrane, comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane, and a modifying porous layer comprising a water-soluble resin or water-dispersible resin, and fine particles, the modifying porous layer being laminated on at least one surface of the polyolefin microporous membrane, wherein the polyolefin microporous membrane comprises a polyethylene resin and has (a) a shutdown temperature (a temperature at which an air resistance measured while heating the polyolefin microporous membrane at a temperature rise rate of 5°C / min reaches 1 × 10 5 sec / 100 cc) of 135°C or lower, (b) a rate of air resistance change (a gradient of a curve representing dependency of the air resistance on temperature at an air resistance of 1 × 10 4 sec / 100 cc) of 1 × 10 4 sec / 100 cc / °C or more, (c) a transverse shrinkage rate at 130°C (measured by thermomechanical analysis under a load of 2 gf at a temperature rise rate of 5°C / min) of 20% or less, and a thickness of 16 µm or less, the shutdown temperature difference between the polyolefin microporous membrane and the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane being 4.0°C or less. A method of producing the same. Provided is a battery separator with excellent adhesion and shutdown properties comprising a modifying porous layer and a polyolefin microporous membrane.