176 results about "Barrier membrane" patented technology

The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating the membrane with an electric current from a treatment electrode; and utilizing a driving force to move the molecule through the perforated membrane.

Disclosed herein is a collection device for manipulating matter in an inaccessible space, comprising a clamp in mechanical communication with an actuator means, wherein the clamp has an inflexion point; a barrier membrane in mechanical communication with the clamp, wherein the expansion of the barrier membrane is controlled by the clamp. Disclosed herein is a collection device for manipulating matter in an inaccessible space, comprising a clamp in mechanical communication with an actuator means, wherein the clamp comprises at least two elements that can control a barrier membrane and wherein the at least two elements are not in mechanical communication with one another; a barrier membrane in mechanical communication with the at least two elements of the clamp, wherein the expansion of the barrier membrane is controlled by the clamp.

A shear device for use in transporting a molecule through a mammal's mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells includes a sheet containing an opening(s) and a shear member(s). The sheet is configured for contacting the mammalian barrier membrane (e.g., human skin) and the shear member is configured for ablating a portion of the mammalian barrier membrane forced through the opening(s). This ablating is accomplished by movement of the shear member(s) over the sheet and the opening(s). The ablation of the portion of the mammalian barrier membrane is such that a driving force can be employed to transport the molecule therethrough.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating said membrane with a shear device; and utilizing a driving force to move said molecule through said perforated membrane.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating said membrane with an electric current from an array of treatment electrodes; and utilizing a driving force to move said molecule through said perforated membrane.

The present invention features a device having a barrier membrane contacting surface, the device containing: a power source; a first conductive electrode; a second conductive electrode; a first light emitting diode; and a carrier containing an active agent; wherein the power source is in electric communication with the first conductive electrode, the second conductive electrode, and the light emitting diode, and wherein the device is arranged such that light from the first light emitting diode and the carrier are in communication with the barrier membrane contacting surface.

A composite membrane comprising a layer of rubberized asphalt having a heavy duty plastic film layer continuously bonded to one side and, optionally, a layer of nonwoven geotextile continuously bonded to the other side. The membrane can be used in vertical or horizontal applications, and is particularly useful for its stress-relief properties that resist crack formation and propagation in concrete walls and slabs in addition to serving as a barrier to moisture, toxic substances and insects. An appropriate composite membrane of the invention can be advantageously utilized in positive side, blindside, underslab or split slab applications. The thickness of the composite membrane preferably ranges from about 30 mils to about 150 mils.

A cover screw for a dental implant seals a threaded hole of an implant fixture formed in a mandible or maxilla. The cover screw is formed of a main body and a membrane fixing screw, and is attached to the implant fixture until the implant fixture is thoroughly connected to the mandible or maxilla in an implantation hole. The main body includes a first male screw to be screwed into the threaded hole of the implant fixture, an outer face formed on a side opposite to the male screw and facing an oral cavity, and a threaded hole formed on a side of the outer face. The threaded hole has a diameter smaller than that of the male screw and extends parallel to the male screw. The membrane fixing screw has a head, and a second male screw to be screwed in the threaded hole. A barrier membrane is properly held between the main body and the head.

The present invention features a method of treating infection in a barrier membrane by applying to the membrane a device having a barrier membrane contacting surface that administers an oxidizing agent to the barrier membrane, wherein the device contains: a power source; a first conductive electrode, wherein the first conductive electrode is an inert anode; a second conductive electrode, wherein the second conductive electrode is a cathode; and a carrier containing water; wherein the power source is in electric communication with the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode, wherein the first conductive electrode is in ionic communication with the carrier, wherein the oxidizing agent is generated by electric current passing from the first conductive electrode through the carrier, and wherein the carrier is in communication with the barrier membrane contacting surface.

Resorbable polymer barrier membranes and methods of their applications are disclosed. In a broad embodiment, methods of governing bone growth, or preventing bone growth into a certain spatial area, includes the step of forming a spatial barrier with the present resorbable barrier membrane. The barrier membrane separates a bone-growth area and a non-bone-growth area, and prevents bone from growing into the non-growth area.

This redox flow secondary battery has an electrolyte tank (6) containing: a positive electrode cell chamber (2) containing a positive electrode (1) comprising a carbon electrode; a negative electrode cell chamber (4) containing a negative electrode (3) comprising a carbon electrode; and an electrolyte membrane (5) as a barrier membrane that separates / isolates the positive electrode cell chamber (2) and the negative electrode cell chamber (4). The positive electrode cell chamber (2) contains a positive electrode electrolyte containing an active substance, the negative electrode cell chamber (4) contains a negative electrode electrolyte containing an active substance, and the redox flow secondary battery charges and discharges on the basis of the change in valency of the active substances in the electrolytes. The electrolyte membrane (5) contains an ion exchange resin composition that is primarily a polyelectrolyte polymer, and the electrolyte membrane (5) has a reinforcing material comprising a fluorine-based porous membrane.

A liquid filter, especially oil filter for an internal combustion engine, having a cup-shaped housing with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a filter element arranged with a seal between the inlet and outlet, and a one-piece barrier membrane arranged in the area of the opening of the cup-shaped housing such that the liquid inlet and / or the liquid outlet can be closed by the barrier membrane.

The invention discloses a skin material of a high-altitude aerostat and a preparation method of the skin material. The skin material is a high-barrier, high-strength and low-surface-density material which is formed by gluing and compounding a weather resistant layer, a double-layer single-faced aluminum plated high-barrier membrane, a force bearing layer and a welding layer. The weather resistant layer of the skin material of the high-altitude aerostat has high weather resistance; with the double-layer single-faced aluminum plated high-barrier membrane, the high barrier property and low absorptivity-emissivity ratio to the solar spectrum of the material are realized, and the damage of visible light on the skin material can be effectively prevented; an aromatic polyester fiber fabric layer is used as the force bearing layer and realizes good mechanical performance of the skin material after being compounded; the aerostat can be processed and molded through the high-frequency welding function of the welding layer. According to the skin material disclosed by the invention, a multiple membrane compounding process is employed, which is simple and capable of realizing excellent fit of membrane and membrane as well as membrane and cloth. The produced skin material is light in weight and high in strength, and also high in helium barrier property; the areal density of the skin material is only 144g / m<2>; therefore, the weather resistance and high-altitude service life of the high-altitude aerostat can be well improved.

The invention belongs to the field of medicine, and relates to D-configuration polypeptide with high stability and capable of realizing mediated targeting of acetylcholine receptor high-expression cells and crossing corresponding barrier membranes and a nano drug delivery system thereof as well as an application in in-vivo and in-vitro brain targeting and in treatment of brain diseases and the like. Test results indicate that DCDX and the acetylcholine receptor are combined with IC50 to obtain 84.5nM which is stable in serum and tolerates hydrolysis of protease; the model drug carried by DCDX is specifically taken in by the positive cells expressing the acetylcholine receptor and has an ability of crossing the barrier formed by the kind of cells; and the nano drug delivery system made of a DCDX-modified polymer carrier material can deliver the entrapped model drug to the target tissue while the drug effect is remarkably improved. The D-configuration polypeptide DCDX provided by the invention can mediate active targeting of the drug or nano drug delivery system and has a good application prospect in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple diseases.

The present invention features a device having a barrier membrane contacting surface, the device containing: a power source; a first conductive electrode; a second conductive electrode; and a carrier; wherein the power source is in electric communication with the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode, wherein the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode are in ionic communication with the carrier, and wherein the carrier is in communication with the barrier membrane contacting surface.

A method, test reagent and device usable as a test strip for detecting toxic ammonia levels in water samples such as aquarium water. The volume of the water to be tested contacted with a soda lime reagent to raise the pH to at least 10, and simultaneously contacted with a hydrophobic barrier membrane capable of allowing only ammonia gas to pass through. The membrane is coated with a pH chromogenic indicator mixture which changes color if ammonia gas passes through. The color response of the sample is compared with standard color charts to determine the toxic ammonia potential.

Disclosed is a coating composition that includes an aqueous emulsion of a hydrophobic acrylic polymer, a water-soluble polymer, and an inorganic filler, and further includes a freezing-point lowering component to permit low temperature application. The freezing-point lowering component will preferably include a water-soluble, corrosion inhibiting salt. The coating composition will also optionally and preferably include an evaporation enhancing component to promote faster drying and skin formation at low temperatures. The coating composition may be coated onto a construction surface (e.g., by spraying) where, after drying, it will form a fully adhered barrier membrane that is water-vapor permeable, but air and liquid-water impermeable. Such membrane will preferably have sufficient coating thickness and sufficiently high elongation that it will bridge joints and cracks.

The present invention concerns an attachable membrane device for providing a piercable liquid barrier membrane to the surface of a pierceable fluid container, such as an infusion bag. The attachable membrane device have a fastening part comprising a fastening surface adapted to be attached to the surface of the pierceable fluid container and thereby provide a liquid tight seal between the fastening surface and the surface of the pierceable fluid container. Additionally, the attachable membrane device is further provided with a barrier membrane part, adapted to provide a liquid tight seal after penetration by a piercing member. Connection means is arranged to the attachable membrane device. The invention simplifies the injection or withdrawal of a fluid in a pierceable fluid container.

A sealing structure having a barrier membrane, with which the overall thickness of a display device can be reduced while ensuring sufficient barrier properties against water and oxygen so as to prevent deterioration of luminous layers. The sealing structure includes a multi-layered resin membrane for sealing an electronic element section disposed on a substrate, which is formed by alternately depositing flattening resin layers and barrier layers on the substrate. The flattening resin layers are formed inside a blocking region surrounding the electronic element section. A display device having the sealing structure, an electronic apparatus having the display device, and a fabrication method for the display device are also disclosed.

An airship hull is provided that is sufficiently light and cost effective so as to make lifting body type airships practical vehicles for carrying people and cargo. The present invention hull design includes three main structural features, i.e., a rigid internal main frame which carries all primary moment and shear loads induced in the vehicle, the vehicle's skin which forms a semi-rigid barrier membrane for the lighter-than-air lifting gas, and a rigid aeroshell frame interposed between the main frame and the skin. The aeroshell frame and skin, in combination, are referred to as the aeroshell. The aeroshell carries the aerodynamic pressure loads induced on the airship.

The invention provides an electrical core structure for a lithium ion power battery, comprising a positive plate, a positive electrode ear, a barrier membrane, a negative plate and a negative electrode ear, wherein the positive plate is formed by evenly coating positive active substances on two surfaces of an aluminum foil, the negative plate is formed by evenly coating negative active substances on two surfaces of a copper foil, the positive plate has a shape of a convex single electrode ear, the barrier membrane is formed by overlapping a double-layer barrier membrane through welding to form a structure which has an opening in one direction and has a shape similar to a paper bag, a plurality of positive plates are respectively arranged inside the barrier membrane bag, the negative plate is folded reciprocally according to the shape of Z, the positive plate is inserted into the two adjacent layers of the negative plates, and the positive plate, the barrier membrane and the negative plate form an electrode aggregate with a semi-overlaying structure. The electrical core structure has the advantages of solving the problems that the negative electrode in the electrical core can not completely wrap the positive electrode and the barrier membrane in the winding of a long electrode plate is overlong and can not correspond orderly, improving the problem of the internal short circuit caused by contractive and deformed barrier membrane, and improving the safe stability of the use of the battery.

An adhesive tape (1) made of silicone is intended for medical applications. The tape (1) has a sheet material (12) based on nonwoven fibers, coated on an internal face (12a) intended to be in contact with the skin, with a barrier membrane (14) which adheres to the sheet material, based on crosslinked silicone polymer, and with a layer (16) of atraumatic and biocompatible silicone adhesive gel, and on an external face (12b), with a layer (18) of a nonstick and waterproof polymer based on a fluorosilicone or fluorocarbon polymer.

Disclosed are a nanofiber mat, a manufacturing method thereof, and applications thereof as a mat for cell culturing or as a barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration (GBR). The nanofiber layer includes a nanofiber layer and a reinforcement pattern that is disposed on the nanofiber layer and adhesively connected with the nanofiber layer. The nanofiber layer and the reinforcement pattern are combined with each other by at least one of the melting-solidification of at least a part of the nanofiber layer together with the reinforcement pattern, the dissolution-solidification of the same, and the penetration of a part of the reinforcement pattern into the nanofiber layer, followed by solidification.

The invention relates to an occluder for occluding a left aurcle. The novel left aurcle occluder comprises a left aurcle packing column of the occluder, upper barbs of the left aurcle packing column of the occluder, a fixed steering connecting device, a left aurcle cover plate of the occluder, a blood flow barrier membrane, and the like. The novel left aurcle occluder is implanted into the human body by utilizing a minimally invasive therapy method and used for preventing the forming of a thrombus in the left aurcle of a patient with atrial fibrillation by occluding the left aurcle, so that the risk that long-term disability or death due to thromboembolism happens to the patient with atrial fibrillation is lowered. Meanwhile, long-term dependence of the patient with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulant drugs can be eliminated by occluding the left aurcle to provide a new treatment choice for the patient. The occluder is woven by nickel-titanium alloy wires, has a preset extensional appearance, and is used for connecting the left aurcle packing column of the occluder with the left aurcle cover plate of the occluder by virtue of the fixed steering connecting device; the upper barbs of the left aurcle packing column of the occluder are woven on the left aurcle packing column, and the blood flow barrier membrane is sewn in the left aurcle cover plate of the occluder. The novel left aurcle occluder can be used for occluding and blocking the blood flow from entering the left aurcle, the whole left aurcle occluder is smooth and flat in surface and beneficial to epithelization after being implanted.

The invention discloses an absorbable magnesium alloy repairing system used for oral cavity guide bone / tissue regeneration and belongs to the technical field of planting systems. A magnesium alloy containing silver is used for the repairing system. A supporting nail is additionally arranged in the repairing system, the whole supporting nail is in a nail shape, a protrusive cylinder structure which is arranged in the center of the upper surface of a supporting wing is a penetrating membrane, the lower end portion of a nail body is provided with a supporting nail thread, a barrier membrane can be better supported, and the repairing effect is improved.

Disposable, anti-pathogen, anti-contamination barrier membrane structure characterized with drape, and adapted to be interposed the sole of the foot and a walking surface including (a) gossamer-thin, flexible, pathogen-blocking, sheet-like barrier material having an adhesion face, placeable, adhesively and removably, with light pressure, onto, and fully covering, from a perimetral point of view, the sole of a person's foot, and (b) low-tack, re-positionable adhesive structure resident on the adhesion face.

Disclosed is a coating composition that includes an aqueous emulsion of a hydrophobic acrylic polymer, a water-soluble polymer, and an inorganic filler, and further includes a freezing-point lowering component to permit low temperature application. The freezing-point lowering component will preferably include a water-soluble, corrosion inhibiting salt. The coating composition will also optionally and preferably include an evaporation enhancing component to promote faster drying and skin formation at low temperatures. The coating composition may be coated onto a construction surface (e.g., by spraying) where, after drying, it will form a fully adhered barrier membrane that is water-vapor permeable, but air and liquid-water impermeable. Such membrane will preferably have sufficient coating thickness and sufficiently high elongation that it will bridge joints and cracks.