7548 results about "Chemical property" patented technology

A system that facilitates device and / or machinery diagnostics, prognostics and control by way of condition sensing, such as sensing the condition of the device and / or a fluid of the device (e.g., fluid health indicators). The system can employ a plurality of sensors to determine a current state and estimate a future state of the fluid and / or device, as well as providing control of the device, e.g., in order to increase the remaining useful life of the fluid and / or operation of the device. The sensors can communicate wirelessly with each other, with the device, and / or with a central control system that provides, e.g., sensor fusion, prognostics and control integration. In addition, the sensors can be powered locally based upon the physical or chemical properties of the environment.

A dynamic spinal fixation plate assembly includes a spinal plate, a receiving member, and a fastener resulting in a low profile orthopedic device. The plate may comprise a hole for maintaining the receiving member. The relationship between the receiving member and the plate may allow the plate to adjust during graft settling. The receiving member may be locked to the plate utilizing the mechanical or chemical properties of the device, or the receiving member may be configured to move and rotate freely within the plate hole, even after the fastener has been secured to the bone. The receiving member may have a tapered sidewall defining a through hole to matingly engage the fastener, which may also have a tapered portion forming a tapered lock-fit therebetween. The receiving member may comprise a lip for retaining the fastener within said receiving member.

An implantable material for deployment in select locations or select tissue for tissue regeneration is disclosed. The implant comprises collagen, ceramics, and or other bio-resorbable materials or additives, where the implant may also be used for therapy delivery. Additionally, the implant may be “matched” to provide the implant with similar physical and / or chemical properties as the host tissue.

Devices, systems and methods of using same where hybrid substrate materials are provided with a substantially uniform surface to provide uniformity of properties, including interaction with their environments. Uniform surfaces are applied as coatings over, e.g., hybrid metal / silica, metal / polymer, metal / metal surfaces to mask different chemical properties of differing regions of the surface and to afford a protective surface for the hybrid structure.

In vivo or in vitro monitoring of chemical and biochemical species (e.g., pH, or glucose levels) in the interstitial fluid of patients or in a sample of a fluid to be analyzed is provided by a probe (10, 70, 210, 270). For in vivo monitoring, the probe is readily inserted by a minimally invasive method. Optical or electrochemical sensing methods are employed to detect a physical or chemical change, such as pH, color, electrical potential, electric current, or the like, which is indicative of the concentration of the species or chemical property to be detected. Visual observation by the patient may be sufficient to monitor certain biochemicals (e.g., glucose) with this approach. A CAP membrane allows high enzyme loadings, and thus enables use of microminiature probes, and / or diagnosis of low levels of the analyte(s), with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio and low background current.

Dendritic polymers with enhanced amplification and interior functionality are disclosed. These dendritic polymers are made by use of fast, reactive ring-opening chemistry (or other fast reactions) combined with the use of branch cell reagents in a controlled way to rapidly and precisely build dendritic structures, generation by generation, with cleaner chemistry, often single products, lower excesses of reagents, lower levels of dilution, higher capacity method, more easily scaled to commercial dimensions, new ranges of materials, and lower cost. The dendritic compositions prepared have novel internal functionality, greater stability (e.g., thermal stability and less or no reverse Michael's reaction), and reach encapsulation surface densities at lower generations. Unexpectedly, these reactions of polyfunctional branch cell reagents with polyfunctional cores do not create cross-linked materials. Such dendritic polymers are useful as demulsifiers for oil / water emulsions, wet strength agents in the manufacture of paper, proton scavengers, polymers, nanoscale monomers, calibration standards for electron microscopy, making size selective membranes, and agents for modifying viscosity in aqueous formulations such as paint. When these dendritic polymers have a carried material associated with their surface and / or interior, then these dendritic polymers have additional properties for carrying materials due to the unique characteristics of the dendritic polymer, such as for drug delivery, transfection, and diagnostics.

The invention relates to a microfluidic device for injecting series of mobile reaction chambers (102, 103) having non-miscible segmenters (101) in microchannels (21 to 26), comprising: injection means (10) for injecting into microreaction channels alternatingly and in parallel liquid to form mobile reaction chambers and liquid for forming the segmenters; means for controlling the progression of one of the two liquids, applied to act on one zone (31) of each microchannel delimiting an injection volume of said liquid; the control means being able to cause stopping or slowing of the progression of said liquid over the zone of each microchannel by exerting an action based on a physico-chemical property of the liquid and said action not affecting the other liquid.

The invention discloses a clustering type garbage automatic-identification assembly and an automatic classification garbage bin for the same, and relates to an automatic garbage identification method, an automatic garbage identifier, an automatic classification and separation device and an automatic classification and separation container. The clustering type garbage automatic-identification assembly is characterized in that a plurality of sound, light, electrical, thermal, magnetic, image, gas, piezoelectric and electrochemical identification sensors are used for identifying the physical properties, chemical properties, form, appearance, temperature, chemical components, electrochemical characteristics, electromagnetic characteristics, optical properties, acoustic characteristics, inner structure, biological characteristics, smell, state variations, flow characteristics, motion characteristics, matter state and identification contents and characters of garbage to acquire the characteristic information of the garbage, and the characteristic information is analogically identified through a control main board (4), and is converted into effective actions to accurately throw the identified garbage into a specified container to realize the automatic classification and separation of the garbage.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from which pyrogen has been removed are provided for use in numerous biomedical applications. PHAs which have been chemically modified to enhance physical and / or chemical properties, for targeting or to modify biodegradability or clearance by the reticuloendothelial system (RES), are described. Methods for depyrogenating PHA polymers prepared by bacterial fermentation processes are also provided, wherein pyrogens are removed from the polymers without adversely impacting the polymers' inherent chemical structures and physical properties. PHAs with advantageous processing characteristics, including low melting points and / or solubility in non-toxic solvents, are also described. PHAs are provided which are suitable for use in in vivo applications such as in tissue coatings, stents, sutures, tubing, bone and other prostheses, bone or tissue cements, tissue regeneration devices, wound dressings, drug delivery, and for diagnostic and prophylactic uses. Properties which are selected for include degradability, elasticity, inclusion of functional groups or derivatized groups, which can in turn be used to attach targeting agents, and bioadhesion.

The present invention relates to altering the physical and / or chemical properties of at least part of at least one tissue in the eye. In a specific embodiment, it relates to the treatment and / or prevention of myopia. An activating energy source is utilized to photopolymerize or crosslink molecules in the sclera, thereby increasing the strength of the tissue. The individual is administered a crosslinking reagent or photopolymerizable molecule that becomes associated with the membrane, which is then precisely exposed to an energy source, such as light or ultrasound.

The invention relates to a graphene-organic material layered assembly film and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises: using a graphene material and an organic material as raw materials, utilizing interaction of static electricity, hydrogen bonds, coordinate bonds or charge transfer and the like between the graphene and the organic material, and superposing films layer by layer through the film preparation methods such as spin coating, spraying, dipping, lifting and pulling and the like to prepare the film, wherein the thickness of each layer of the film can be controlled between 10 nanometers and 2 millimeters according to requirement. The layered assembly film and the preparation method have the characteristics that multilayer film materials with different functions are prepared by utilizing unique electric, magnetic, mechanical and chemical properties of the grapheme, and can be used as biomaterials, conductive materials, electromagnetic shielding and wave absorbing materials, photovoltaic materials, electrode materials, film filtering and separating materials, and the like to be applied to chemistry and chemical industry, biology and precision instruments, and manufacture of micro electrons, machinery and aviation and aerospace devices according to the selected different organic materials.

The invention relates to a compound microbial fertilizer and a method for producing the compound microbial fertilizer. The compound microbial fertilizer comprises the following components by weight: 5-15 parts of inorganic fertilizer, 20-45 parts of organic fertilizer, 4-10 parts of medium trace elements, 10-25 parts of chelating agent and 1-8 parts of microbial agent. The compound microbial fertilizer is rich in organic matters, efficient chelating agent and functional micro-organisms and can improve the physical and chemical properties of soil, increase the utilization rate of the medium trace elements, keep the soil nutrient balance, restrain the occurrence of soil-borne diseases and enhance the crop yield and quality.

The surface of a material is textured and by exposing the surface to pulses from an ultrafast laser. The laser treatment causes pillars to form on the treated surface. These pillars provide for greater light absorption. Texturing and crystallization can be carried out as a single step process. The crystallization of the material provides for higher electric conductivity and changes in optical and electronic properties of the material. The method may be performed in vacuum or a gaseous environment. The gaseous environment may aid in texturing and / or modifying physical and chemical properties of the surfaces. This method may be used on various material surfaces, such as semiconductors, metals and their alloys, ceramics, polymers, glasses, composites, as well as crystalline, nanocrystalline, polycrystalline, microcrystalline, and amorphous phases.

The invention comprises a single-use, self-contained measuring device, comprising a data entry- and sampling part including a sensor for measuring of physical or chemical property of a foreign substance and a data acquisition part including electronic processing- and storage means, where the parts are integral parts of a packaging, formed of a sheet-like, printable and foldable material, the packaging being designed to enclose and protect the parts contained therein. The packaging may also include various instruments needed to perform a test.

The invention discloses an environmental-protection anti-corrosive heat-dissipation powder paint, and a preparation method and application thereof. The environmental-protection anti-corrosive heat-dissipation powder paint comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 40-90 parts of matrix resin, 2-40 parts of curing agent, 0.5-10 parts of carbon nanotube, 0.5-2 parts of additive, 0-4.5 parts of hexagonal boron nitride, 0-15 parts of aluminum nitride, 0-10 parts of magnesium nitride, 0-10 parts of silicon carbide and 5-30 parts of pigment and filler. The composition and proportioning of the raw materials of the powder paint disclosed by the invention are scientific and reasonable. The experimental result indicates that the powder paint has the advantages of favorable heat-dissipation effect, high efficacy enhancement rate (higher than 60%) and favorable cooling effect (more than 20 DEG C), and can effectively solve the problem of poor heat-dissipation effect in the high-power electronic product, thereby prolonging the service life of the electronic product. The powder paint disclosed by the invention is free of organic solvent, and is environment-friendly and safe; the powder paint disclosed by the invention also has favorable comprehensive properties, such as flexibility, hardness, adhesive force and the like, and stable chemical properties; and the coating formed by the powder paint has the advantages of high corrosion resistance and shock resistance, favorable insulation property and wide application range.

Devices, systems and methods of using same where hybrid substrate materials are provided with a substantially uniform surface to provide uniformity of properties, including interaction with their environments. Uniform surfaces are applied as coatings over, e.g., hybrid metal / silica, metal / polymer, metal / metal surfaces to mask different chemical properties of differing regions of the surface and to afford a protective surface for the hybrid structure.

A process for the pyrolysis of carbonaceous material is carried out in a cyclone reactor which is fitted with enhanced filtering equipment. In addition the invention relates to the use of a cyclone fitted with a rotating filter as a pyrolysis reactor. By using a cyclone of the rotating separator type as a pyrolysis reactor, carbonaceous material, such as biomass, can effectively be converted in a product having excellent chemical properties and which product is free from particulate matter.

A nanoparticle including an inorganic core comprising at least one metal and / or at least one semi-conductor compound comprising at least one metal includes a coating or shell disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the core. The coating can include one or more layers. Each layer of the coating can comprise a metal and / or at least one semiconductor compound. The nanoparticle further includes a ligand attached to a surface of the coating. The ligand is represented by the formula: X-Sp-Z, wherein X represents, e.g., a primary amine group, a secondary amine group, a urea, a thiourea, an imidizole group, an amide group, a phosphonic or arsonic acid group, a phosphinic or arsinic acid group, a phosphate or arsenate group, a phosphine or arsine oxide group; Sp represents a spacer group, such as a group capable of allowing a transfer of charge or an insulating group; and Z represents: (i) reactive group capable of communicating specific chemical properties to the nanocrystal as well as provide specific chemical reactivity to the surface of the nanocrystal, and / or (ii) a group that is cyclic, halogenated, or polar a-protic. In certain embodiments, at least two chemically distinct ligands are attached to an surface of the coating, wherein the at least two ligands (I and II) are represented by the formula: X-Sp-Z. In ligand (I) X represents a phosphonic, phosphinic, or phosphategroup and in ligand (II) X represents a primary or secondary amine, or an imidizole, or an amide; In both ligands (I) and (II) Sp, which can be the same or different in the two compounds, represents a spacer group, such as a group capable of allowing a transfer of charge or an insulating group; Z, which can be the same or different in the two compounds, is a group chosen from among groups capable of communicating specific chemical properties to the nanoparticle as well as provide specific chemical reactivity to the surface of the nanoparticle. In preferred embodiments, the nanoparticle includes a core comprising a semiconductor material.

The various embodiments herein provide an electro spun wound dressing comprising three nano fibrous layers and a method of synthesizing the same. The outer polymeric layer acts as a support layer for the other two layers and is hydrophilic in nature. The middle layer comprises a genipin cross linked reservoir layer loaded with a herbal extract of Melilotus officinalis and is hydrophobic or hydrophilic in nature. The second layer is cross-linked to control a release of the Melilotus officinalis extract in an aqueous environment. The third layer is a wound contacting inner layer comprising a non-cross-linked chitosan based nanofibrous layer that is hydrophilic in nature. Various additives are provided to enhance the mechanical or the chemical properties of the wound dressing and to control a release profile of the herbal extract.

A process for preparing nano water paint comprising the steps of: A. Modifying the chemical property on the surface of nano particles by hydroxylation for forming hydroxyl groups at high density on the surface of the nano particles; B. Forming self-assembly monolayers of low surface energy compounds on the nano particles by substituting the self-assembly monolayers for the hydroxyl groups on the nano particles for disintegrating the clusters of nano particles and for forming the self-assembly monolayers homogeneously on the surface of the nano particles; and C. Blending or mixing the nano particles having self-assembly monolayers formed thereon with organic paint to form nano water paint.

A device and method for sensing fluid characteristics, including, temperature, pH and chemistry, comprises a switch affixed to or embedded in a container of a size, shape and density such that said container floats stable in said liquid sensors which measure and report other characteristics of the liquid, such as temperature, pH, viscosity, chemistry or biochemistry.

Disclosed are a tobacco composite microbial fertilizer and its preparation method. The tobacco composite microbial fertilizer contains an active functional bacteria ingredient, an organic fertilizer ingredient and an inorganic composite fertilizer ingredient, wherein the active functional bacteria ingredient contains phosphate solubilizing bacteria-Bacillus megaterium powder, potassium bacteria-Bacillus mucilaginosus powder, tobacco growth-promoting rhizobacteria-Bacillus amyloliquefaciens powder and tobacco endophytic antagonistic bacteria-Brevibacillus laterosporus powder; and the organic fertilizer ingredient contains decomposed manure, a rapeseed cake fertilizer and straws. The invention also relates to a preparation method of the tobacco composite microbial fertilizer. The fertilizerprovided by the invention has advantages of an organic fertilizer, an inorganic fertilizer and a microbial fertilizer. According to the invention, utilization rate of the fertilizer can be raised, soil organic matters can be increased, tobacco plant rhizosphere microbial proliferation can be promoted, soil physical and chemical property and biological activity can be improved, comprehensive and balanced nutrients can be provided for the early growth of tobacco seedling, the occurrence of soil borne disease can be decreased, and flue-cured tobacco output and quality can be substantially improved.

A system for on line inference and control of physical and chemical properties of polypropylene and its copolymers is described. The system comprises models for the inference of physical and chemical properties that are not continuously measured and relevant models to control these properties as well as production rate, density of the reaction medium and other process variables of interest. The described control system allows to maximize production rate as well as catalyst yield in the producing process.

The invention relates to a transparent butyl hot-melt sealant, which is prepared with the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-20 of butyl rubber, 10-80 of polyisobutylene, 5-30 of plasticizer, 3-10 of tackifier, 3-10 of softener, 0.1-5 of stabilizer, 5-30 of filler and 0.1-5 of adhesion promoting agent. The matching use of the butyl rubber and the polyisobutylene with different molecular weights facilitates the improvement of the strength and workability of the transparent butyl hot-melt sealant. The filler is selected from fumed silica or precipitated silica, which ensures the appearance transparency of the product. Due to the addition of the stabilizer and the strict control of the production process, the appearance transparency and the physical and chemical properties of the product are enhanced. The use of the active group substituted alkoxy silane as a coupling agent improves the adhesion of the product to glass, aluminum and other substrates.

The present invention provides a method for the covalent immobilization of biomolecules on polymers for delivery of the biomolecules, which has the advantage of being simple, highly efficient, environmentally friendly and free of side products relative to traditional immobilization techniques. The invention provides a modified micro / nanoparticle system, which uses a functionalized polymer formed into micro or nanoparticles to bind a molecule to the particles using uses facile chemistry, the Diels-Alder cycloaddition between a diene and a dienophile with the polymer being functionalized with one of them and the molecule with the other, or the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between a terminal alkyne and an azide to bind the molecule to the particle. The molecules and / or other therapeutic agents may be encapsulated within the polymer particles for intravenous therapeutic delivery. The invention also provides a novel synthetic biodegradable polymer, a furan / alkyne-functionalized poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC)-based polymer, whose composition can be designed to meet the defined physical and chemical property requirements. In one example, the particle system self-aggregates from functionalized PTMC-based copolymers containing poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) segments. The composition of the copolymers can be designed to meet various particle system requirements, including size, thermodynamic stability, surface PEG density, drug encapsulation capacity and biomolecule immobilization capacity.

The invention relates to a microfluidic device for injecting series of mobile reaction chambers (102, 103) having non-miscible segmenters (101) in micro-channels (21 to 26), comprising:injection means (10) for injecting into microreaction channels alternatingly and in parallel liquid to form mobile reaction chambers and liquid for forming the segmenters;means for controlling the progression of one of the two liquids, applied to act on one zone (31) of each microchannel delimiting an injection volume of said liquid; the control means being able to cause stopping or slowing of the progression of said liquid over the zone of each microchannel by exerting an action based on a physico-chemical property of the liquid and said action not affecting the other liquid.

This invention relates to a method for modifying functional coating layer with gradient filler dispersion, and its application. The coating is waterborne or solvent-type, and utilizes paramagnetic motion of paramagnetic metal and nonmetal particle filler during the dispersion of the coating to realize gradient distribution under magnetic force. The method can realize special functionality of the coating layer by controlling the variety of the magnetic filler, particle morphology and addition amount. Within the coating layer, paramagnetic particles aggregate near the substrate, thus can solve the heat expansion difference between the coating layer and the metal substrate, and can ensure the excellent chemical properties of the organic film-forming material. The magnetic filler aggregating at the surface of the coating layer can obviously increase the hardness, wear resistance and microwave absorbency of the coating layer. In strong magnetic field, the paramagnetic arrangement of neddle-like magnetic particles changes the heat-conductive passage of the coating, and can largely improve the heat-conductivity of the coating.

The disclosure concerns altering the mechanical and / or chemical property of a body tissue, particularly an ocular tissue. In specific cases, it concerns altering or stabilizing the shape of the cornea, such as in a subject suffering or at risk for ectasia or keratoconus. In other specific cases, it concerns strengthening the sclera in a subject suffering or at risk for myopia. The invention employs light irradiation of a photoactivatable compound, such as one that applies crosslinking to the tissue, for example.