3493 results about "Grafting" patented technology

A method and apparatus for the introduction to a wound under negative pressure therapy of a wound healing agent, generally comprises a foam pad (11) for insertion substantially into a wound site (12), and a wound drape (13) for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The foam pad is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of fluid drainage. Additionally, the foam pad is predisposed, through grafting or other techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art, with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), anti-microbial or other factors, also known to those of ordinary skill in the art, for the promotion of increased wound healing.

A system and method for endoluminal grafting of a main anatomic conduit in its diseased state in which it dilates to pose a life threatening condition and its various conduits that emanate from the main anatomic conduit. The grafting system comprises an endoaortic graft having at least one opening therein and at least one branch graft that is passable through the opening of the endoaortic graft into the branch anatomic conduit(s) such that the junction between the branch graft and the endoaortic graft is substantially fluid tight. A system and method for delivery of the endoaortic graft and also a system and method for efficient alignment and deployment of the branch (e.g., side branch) graft such that the coupling of the branch graft with the endoaortic graft is efficient and exact and fluid-tight; and a system and method for coupling the branch to the endoaortic graft via a coupling mechanism employing a memory metal alloy; a system and method for the proper and exact alignment of the endoaortic graft and the branch using magnetic force of a suitable nature, and which does not use the magnetic force as the coupling mechanism.

Disclosed are an optical navigation positioning system based on CT (computed tomography) registration results and a navigation method thereby. The system comprises a preoperative CT image guide input module, an image segmentation module, a body surface initial-registration module, a preoperative CT image and intraoperative two-dimensional ultrasound image module and an intraoperative navigation module. By combining virtual reality and intraoperative ultrasound, intraoperative positioning errors caused by factors such as breathing are compensated, and accordingly a target point for coronary artery bypass grafting is accurately positioned and navigated. Cardiac and coronary vessel tree in preoperative cardiac CT image data is manually segmented and reconstructed, an augmented virtual reality environment integrating endoscope and virtual endoscope is built by the aid of optical navigation apparatus and CT-ultrasound-based intraoperative registration error correction, and accordingly the target point of coronary artery bypass grafting is accurately positioned and navigated.

Methods are described for preventing or reducing ischemia and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient such as perioperative blood loss and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient subjected to cardiothoracic surgery, e.g., coronary artery bypass grafting and other surgical procedures, especially when such procedures involve extra-corporeal circulation, such as cardiopulmonary bypass.

A closed system for harvesting fat through liposuction, concentrating the aspirate so obtained, and then re-injecting the concentrated fat into a patient comprises as its main components a low pressure cannula having between about 7 to 12 side holes of about 1-2 mm by 2.0 to 4.0 mm, a spring loaded syringe holder with a helicoidal spring to apply a substantially constant pressure over the full excursion of the plunger, and a preferably flexible collection bag which is also preferably graduated, cylindrical over most of its body and funnel shaped at its bottom, all of which are connected through flexible tubings to a multi-port valve. The multi-port valve has two flutter/duck bill valves which restrict the fluid flow to a one way direction which effectively allows the syringe to be used to pump fat out of a patient and into a collection bag in a continuous manner. After the bags are centrifuged to concentrate the fat, the excess fluids are separated and the valve is re-connected to permit the syringe pump to reverse fluid flow to graft the concentrated fat back into the patient.

Novel compositions and methods and pharmaceutical compositions for altering skin coloration. The methods include administering a cytokine to a dermal region desired to be altered. The cytokine is formulated for local administration. The cytokine is preferably administered in conjunction with a therapeutic procedure. The therapeutic procedure is preferably selected from the group consisting of excision, dermabrasion, laser therapy, cryosurgery, grafting, camouflaging, scarification, and salabrasion.

The invention relates to a process for preparing crosslinkable polymers containing silane groups having at least one hydrolyzable radical by free-radical-initiated grafting of the base polymers with an olefinically unsaturated silane having at least one hydrolyzable radical, wherein the grafting is carried out in the presence of(a) an alkylsilane of the formula I, whereR1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 33 carbon atoms or a divalent hydrocarbon radical having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms,R2 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms,X are identical or different hydrolyzable radicals,n is 0, 1 or 2 andm is 1 or 2 and/or(b) a fluoroalkylsilane of the formula whereR3 is a fluoroalkyl radical,R4 is an alkyl radical andX is a hydrolyzable radical,x is an integer from 1 to 3,y is 0, 1 or 2 andz is an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that the sum x+y+z=4.

The nanoscopic dimensions of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and polyhedral oligomeric silicates (POS) materials ranges from 0.7 nm to 5.0 nm and enables the thermomechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials to be improved by providing nanoscopic reinforcement of polymer chains at a length scale that is not possible by physically smaller aromatic chemical systems or larger fillers and fibers. A simple and cost effective method for incorporating POSS/POS nanoreinforcements onto polymers via the reactive grafting of suitably functionalized POSS/POS entities with polymeric systems amenable to such processes is described. The method teaches that the resulting POSS-grafted-polymers are particularly well suited for alloying agents by nongrafted POSS entitles such as molecular silicas. The successful alloying of POSS-polymers is aided because their interfacial tensions are reduced relative to non-POSS containing systems.

The present invention discloses a method of grafting a polymer on the surface of the inorganic materials. The polyethylene oxide or polyethylene glycol which contains amino or hydroxyl at the chain-end by a covalent bond or an ionic bond, or a compound containing glucose units is firstly fixed at the surface of the inorganic materials, so as to have a reductive organic chemical group on the surface; then a high cerium salt and a polymerizable monomer are added, the present invention makes use of the high cerium salt and the reductive organic group on the surface of the inorganic materials to constitute an oxidation-reduction initiation system, so as to initiate the monomer polymerization under the acidic condition, further to graft the polymer on the surface of the inorganic materials. The method of the present invention can graft the polymer on the surface of the inorganic materials easily, which has the advantages of simple reaction process, mild reaction condition and high grafting rate, so the present invention is particularly applicable for the grafting of a water-soluble polymer or a polymer hydrogel thin layer on the surface of the inorganic materials.

An advanced silica gel sorbent for use in chromatographic separations that has been chemically modified by surface polycondensation of a trifunctional and/or difunctional organosilane. The chromatographic media exhibits a wider pH range and improved pH stability as compared to other silica gel based sorbents, while retaining all other positive aspects attributed to silica gel based sorbents. A method of forming the advanced silica gel sorbent by Templated Multilayer Inorganic/Organic Grafting.

Anastomotic stents for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel, and methods of use thereof. The anastomotic stents of the invention are suitable for use in a variety of anastomosis procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting. One embodiment of the invention comprises a large vessel anastomotic stent for use with large diameter target vessels such as the aorta or its major side branches. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a small vessel anastomotic stent for use on a target vessel which has a small diameter such as a coronary artery. Another aspect of the invention involves applicators for use with the stents of the invention.

Processes have been developed for the manufacture of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS), polysilsesquioxanes, polyhedral oligomeric silicates (POS), and siloxane molecules bearing reactive ring-strained cyclic olefins (e.g. norbornenyl, cyclopentenyl, etc. functionalities). The preferred manufacturing processes employ the silation of siloxides (Si—OA, where A=H, alkaline or alkaline earth metals) with silane reagents that contain at least one reactive ring-strained cyclic olefin functionality [e.g., X_3-ySi(CH₃)_y(CH₂)₂ where y=1-2 and X=OH, Cl, Br, I, alkoxide OR, acetate OOCR, peroxide OOR, amine NR₂, isocyanate NCO, and R]. Alternatively, similar products can be prepared through hydrosilation reactions between silanes containing at least one silicon-hydrogen bond (Si—H) with ring-strained cyclic olefin reagents [e.g., 5-vinyl, 2 norbornene CH₂═CH, cyclopentadiene]. The two processes can be effectively practiced using polymeric silsesquioxanes [RSiO_1.5]_∞ where ∞=1-1,000,000 or higher and which contain unreacted silanol or silane groups at chain terminus or branch points, on POSS nanostructures of formulas [(RSiO_1.5)_n]_Σ#, homoleptic, [(RSiO_1.5)_m(R′SiO_1.5)_n]_Σ#, heteroleptic, and {(RSiO_1.5)_m(RXSiO_1.0)_n}_Σ#, functionalized heteroleptic nanostructures, on silanes RSiX₃, linear, cyclic, oligomeric and polymeric siloxanes (polymeric formula RX₂Si—(OSiRX)_m—OSiRX₂ where m=0-1000, X=OH, Cl, Br, I, alkoxide OR, acetate OOCR, peroxide OOR, amine NR₂, isocyanate NCO, and R). Each of the processes result in new chemical species bearing one or more ring strained olefins that can undergo polymerization, grafting, or other desirable chemical reactions to form polymeric products. These polymeric systems are most desirably utilized in polymerizations for the modification of properties of thermoplastic or thermoset resin systems or for the preparation of polymers with utility in electronics, medical devices, sporting goods, and aerospace as coatings and structural components.

The invention relates to a surface hydrophilic modification method for a polytetrafluoroethylene bulked membrane, which is characterized by comprising the steps of: pretreating a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane by adopting low-pressure glow discharge plasma to make the surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane generate active groups, and grafting acrylic acid to form a relatively stable hydrophilic layer. The method has the advantages that: the active groups are generated on the surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane by low-pressure plasma treatment, and the relatively stable hydrophilic layer can be formed on the surface of the membrane by acrylic acid grafting treatment, so that the hydrophilicity of the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is effectively improved, and the effect is lasting; and the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is treated by the low-pressure plasma induction and acrylic acid grafting, so the treatment method is simple, high-efficiency, water and energy-saving, and suitable for industrialized production.

The invention relates to a ZSM-5 molecular sieve modified catalyst. The ZSM-5 molecular sieve modified catalyst comprises the following porous crystal materials in molar ratio: Al2O3 to nSiO2. The invention also relates to a preparation method of the ZSM-5 molecular sieve modified catalyst, a load modified catalyst which is used for low-concentration ethanol dehydration reaction and is specifically prepared performing radical grafting and surface modification by taking a ZSM-5 molecular sieve as a carrier and, and a preparation method for preparing ethylene through dehydration of low-concentration ethanol on a fixed bed reactor. In the preparation method, the low-concentration ethanol dehydration catalyst prepared by loading a modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve has the characteristics of high catalytic activity, high selectivity, easiness in regeneration and the like. Through long-term continuous running on the fixed bed reactor, the ZSM-5 molecular sieve modified catalyst shows the low reaction temperature and low energy consumption performances when used in a low-concentration ethanol dehydration process, the ethanol conversion ratio is high, the ethylene selectivity and yield are high, and the catalyst has the advantages of being stable in activity, convenient to regenerate, stable to operate and the like.

The invention relates to a seedling growing method of apocarya and belongs to the technical field of fruit trees and forest cultivation. The method includes the steps of sprouting breeding, grafting and post-grafting management. By means of the method, a large amount of scions are obtained each year and are grafted on the stock and the seedling with strong affinity in due time, so that stock grafting survival rate of the apocarya is improved. Grafted seedling preserving rate after large-amount grafting is over 90%. Further, the method achieves tree body stuntedness, shortens the juvenile phase and enables tree bodies to fruit earlier in the fourth year after grafting. The fruiting time is 6-8 years earlier than before. Simultaneously, the method provides a growing method for apocarya stock grafting seedlings and with strong operability for batch and variety seedling growing of the apocarya and greatly increases economical value of the apocarya.

The invention discloses a short-spike and root-grafting rapid propagation method for camellia azalea. The short-spike and root-grafting rapid propagation method comprises the following steps: selecting general camellia oleifera seeds, sterilizing the general camellia oleifera seeds with potassium permanganate solution and then carrying out stratification, sprouting and anvil culture; after radicles are 3-4 cm in length, grafting the radicles; selecting one-year branches with strongly-grown crown peripheries, full sprout eyes, no pest and disease damage and half lignification to lignification as scions with the length of 2-3 cm; soaking base parts with a plant growth regulator solution; after the scions are grafted, planting the grafted scions in a container bag filled with nutrient-rich substrate on a seed bed in a sunshelter for culturing; and covering, humidifying, shielding and carrying out standard management to form a high-quality grafted container seedling of the camellia azalea. According to the short-spike and root-grafting rapid propagation method, the grafting is realized at the smooth parts of radicles and the root systems of plants are developed, so that the survival rate and the growth amount of nursery stock can be effectively increased and the culture time of the stock is greatly shortened; and the scions are short, and thus the utilization rate and the propagation coefficient of the scions are improved. The short-spike and root-grafting rapid propagation method has the advantages of convenience for operation, high work efficiency and better economic benefit and social benefit; and according to the method, the scale propagation effect of the camellia azalea stock is ensured.

The invention involves preparation of ZSM-5 molecular sieve modified catalysts and the technology of using said catalysts in low concentration ethanol dehydration reaction, specifically a method uses ZSM-5 molecular sieve as carrier and prepares load modified catalysts through group grafting and surface modification, and a preparation method is used for preparing ethane through low concentration alcohol dehydration on fixed bed reactor. The low concentration alcohol dehydration catalyst prepared by load modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve in the invention has characteristics of high catalytic activity, high selectivity and it is easy to regenerate. When it is operated for low concentration alcohol dehydration art through fixed-bed reactor device long time and continuously, it displays advantages of low reaction temperature, low energy consumption, high conversion rate of ethanol, high ethylene selectivity and yield, stable catalyst activity, convenient regeneration and smooth operation.

Process for producing polyolefins, comprising the following steps:a) grafting of acid groups onto polyolefins by means of a graftable monomer bearing at least one functional group chosen from a carbonyl and an acid anhydride, optionally in the presence of another graftable monomer bearing a vinyl unsaturated group and, optionally, one or more aromatic rings;b) purification, consisting in removing at least some of the graftable monomer bearing at least one functional group chosen from a carbonyl and an acid anhydride that has not reacted with the polyolefins;c) neutralization of the acid groups by at least one neutralizing agent.Polyolefin obtained.

The present invention belongs to the field of polymer material technology. Inorganic nano Sio2 partticle, organic olefin monomer and coupler as raw materials are subjected to emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization in water as medium in the presence of various emulsifiers and initiator, so that the olefine polymer is grafted to the surface of inorganic nano SiO2 particle to form inorganic nano SiO2 particle core-organic olefin polymer shell structure. The composite particle is spherical, has homogeneous particle size smaller than 100 nm, and has high grafting rate and high grafting efficiency. The prepared compoisite olefin polymer/SiO2 particle material has wide application in the development of nano technology.

A method of modifying a polymeric material which comprises the steps of activation-treatment and a hydrophilic polymer-treatment, or comprises the steps of activation-treatment, a hydrophilic polymer-treatment, and monomer grafting in this order, or comprises the step of a solvent-treatment followed by these steps. Thus, the polymeric material, e.g., polyolefin, is improved in hydrophilicity, adhesion, etc. without lowering the practical strength thereof The polymeric material thus improved in adhesion and other properties can be used in many applications where water absorption and adhesion are required, such as an absorption material, e.g., a wiping/cleansing material, a water retention material, a material for microorganism culture media, a separator for batteries (or cells), a synthetic paper, a filter medium, a textile product for clothing, a medical/sanitary/cosmetic supply, and reinforcing fibers for composite materials.

The invention discloses a method for grafting a branch onto a tree. According to the method for grafting the branch onto the tree, a scion tree which is in the same type as the tree where the branch is to be grafted is selected; the scion tree is transplanted beside the tree where the branch is to be grafted; the time of grafting is chosen to be in March to May, 60% to 70% of the skin of an inarching portion of the scion tree is stripped to expose the xylem of the scion tree, a groove where the inarching portion of the scion tree can be inserted is formed in an inarching portion of the tree where the branch is to be grafted, the groove is deep enough to reach the xylem of the tree where the branch is to be grafted, and after the inarching portion of the scion tree and the groove are sterilized, the inarching portion of the scion tree and the groove are bonded closely; nails are used for fixing the inarching portion of the scion tree and the groove, and then a grafting film is used for tying up the scion tree and the groove; the grafting film is untied after two to three months; in the inarching growing period, the situation that the scion three is provided with suitable soil, water and fertilizer for facilitating the growth of the scion tree is maintained; and if the scion tree is alive after the grafting, the portion, under the joint portion of the scion tree and the tree, of the scion three is cut and sealed with tree wound sealing glue, wherein the cutting time is chosen to be in October to November and at least one year after the grafting date.