5464 results about "Water layer" patented technology

Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous or non-aqueous liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and / or a variety electrochemically active materials, including liquid, solid and gaseous oxidizers. Safety additives and designs that facilitate manufacture are also provided.

Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous or non-aqueous liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and / or a variety electrochemically active materials, including liquid, solid and gaseous oxidizers. Safety additives and designs that facilitate manufacture are also provided.

A system and method for treating bone abnormalities including vertebral compression fractures and the like. In one vertebroplasty method, a fill material is injected under high pressures into cancellous bone wherein the fill material includes a flowable bone cement component and an elastomeric polymer component that is carried therein. The elastomer component can further carry microscale or mesoscale reticulated elements. Under suitable injection pressures, the elastomeric component ultimately migrates within the flowable material to alter the apparent viscosity across the plume of fill material to accomplish multiple functions. For example, the differential in apparent viscosity across the fill material creates a broad load-distributing layer within cancellous bone for applying retraction forces to cortical bone endplates. The differential in apparent viscosity also transitions into a flow impermeable layer at the interface of cancellous bone and the flowable material to prevent extravasion of the flowable bone cement component.

The present invention provides bioactive polymer compositions that can be formulated to release a wound healing agent at a controlled rate by adjusting the various components of the composition. The composition can be used in an external wound dressing, as a polymer implant for delivery of the wound healing agent to an internal body site, or as a coating on the surface of an implantable surgical device to deliver wound healing agents that are covalently attached to a biocompatible, biodegradable polymer and / or embedded within a hydrogel. Methods of using the invention bioactive polymer compositions to promote natural healing of wounds, especially chronic wounds, are also provided. Examples of biodegradable copolymer polyesters useful in forming the blood-compatible, hydrophilic layer or coating include copolyester amides, copolyester urethanes, glycolide-lactide copolymers, glycolide-caprolactone copolymers, poly-3-hydroxy butyrate-valerate copolymers, and copolymers of the cyclic diester monomer, 3-(S)[(alkyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione, with L-lactide. The glycolide-lactide copolymers include poly(glycolide-L-lactide) copolymers formed utilizing a monomer mole ratio of glycolic acid to L-lactic acid ranging from 5:95 to 95:5 and preferably a monomer mole ratio of glycolic acid to L-lactic acid ranging from 45:65 to 95:5. The glycolide-caprolactone copolymers include glycolide and ε-caprolactone block copolymer, e.g., Monocryl or Poliglecaprone.

A method for hydrophilifying the surface of a substrate by taking advantage of photocatalytic action. The substrate has a photocatalytic titania coating (10). The surface of the photocatalytic coating (10) bears the solid acid that increases a hydrogen bond component ( gamma Sh) in the surface energy in the solid / gas interface of the coating. Photoexcitation of the photocatalyst enhances the hydrogen bond component ( gamma Sh) in the surface energy of the photocatalytic coating (10), accelerating the physical adsorption of molecules of water in the atmosphere through a hydrogen bond (16) onto hydrogen atoms in a terminal OH group (12), bonded to a titanium atom, and a bridge OH group (14) on the surface of the coating. This results in the formation of a high density, physically adsorbed water layer (18) on the surface of the photocatalytic coating (10), thus permitting the surface of the substrate to be easily hydrophilified. The method is applicable to antifogging, antifouling, selfcleaning and cleaning of articles.

An electrochemical biosensor strip has a base, an electrode system, an optional spacer and a cover. The electrode system is laid on the base. The spacer is laid on the electrode system and exposes a portion of the electrode system for electrical connection with a meter and a different portion of the electrode system for application of a test reagent. The cover is covered on the spacer to form a cavity. Between the test reagent and the base, a hydrophilic layer is laid between them for increasing the binding effect of the test reagent on the base. The hydrophilic layer is laid on the area excluding from the electrode system and laid on the electrode system about 50% to 0% of the electrode system corresponding to the test reagent. The hydrophilic layer will not interfere with signal transmission of the electrode system so the test is more accurate.

A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending barrier cuff strips attached to an interior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each barrier cuff strip may include a water-impermeable layer and may be extensible. A longitudinally extending elastic gathering member is attached to each barrier cuff strip adjacent to its proximal edge. When the article is worn, the elastic gathering members contract and raise the barrier cuff strips to form side barriers. The absorbent assembly includes an absorbent core that may contain superabsorbent particles, which may be contained inside pockets. A portion of the absorbent assembly such as the portion that lies between the barrier cuff strip attachment zones may be extensible and may include a water-impermeable layer. The laterally opposing attachment zones may act as dams preventing a lateral flow of liquid bodily waste.

The present invention relates to an exothermic device for topically delivering an active agent comprising a liquid reservoir comprising water, a heating element comprising an oxidizable material, an oxygen-permeable outer-layer, an active agent, and a water-impermeable layer, wherein upon the rupturing of the liquid reservoir, the water contacts the heating element and the oxygen to create and exothermic reaction.

Methods and devices measure eye blinks and tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness before and following ophthalmic formula application onto the ocular surface, especially wherein the ophthalmic formula is an artificial tear. The methods and devices are suitable for dry eye diagnosis. The methods and devices are suitable for use to evaluate ophthalmic formula effects on the tear film and to use such information to diagnose ophthalmic formula treatment of ocular disease conditions such as dry eye in the absence of contact lens wear or post-surgical eye drop treatment and diagnosis. The methods and devices are also suitable for use in the optimization of ophthalmic drug dosage forms and sustained drug release.

This invention discloses advanced means for the formulation and preparation of solid-chemical compositions which provide sources of water-soluble nutrients, electron acceptors and other agents for agriculture and waste-treatment, in particular, the bioremediation of contaminated environmental media. The disclosed formulations and means of production of the slow-release solid-chemical compositions of the present invention utilize a novel and economical "biphasic" chemical-system technology which involves a combination of a first "nutrient" component (1) which comprises water-soluble nutrients and other biologically utilizable substances with a second component (2) which comprises an inorganic geochemical-binder system. The simplest embodiment of the geochemical-binder system comprises one or more salts of phosphoric acid. In the preferred embodiments of the present invention intended for the slow-release of the ingredients contained in the "nutrient" component (1), the geochemical-binder system of component (2) comprises a combination of one or more salts of phosphoric acid with a inorganic binder matrix preferably containing a mixture of low-solubility carbonates, carbonate minerals, phosphates and phosphate minerals. The different embodiments of the geochemical-binder system of this invention allows a wide variation of formulations of the nutrient component (1) to be prepared in both conventional and slow-release forms using an improved high-shear granulation process whereby the dangerous chemicals typically used in the granulation process are largely or completely replaced with water. The present invention discloses means by which such compositions can be economically prepared in large quantities so as to meet the specific needs of different sectors of the agricultural / agribusiness and phytoremediation / bioremediation markets. The disclosed solid-chemical compositions of the present invention provide improved, cost-effective means for slowing and controlling the release-rate profiles of water-soluble nutrients, such as nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich compounds, and improved means for enhanced and / or time-targeted nutrient uptake by plants and microorganisms. The present invention also provides improved means for the reduction of nutrient run-off from agricultural areas into surface waters and means of preventing or minimizing nutrient-contamination of ground-water aquifers.

A method and system for the inland aquaculture of marine species using water from a saline aquifer having a heavy metals content within the acceptable limits of the EPA guidelines for drinking water. The aquifer is preferably the Coconino aquifer located in Arizona and New Mexico. The system can be used to culture microalgae, macroalgae, fish, shrimp and many other marine species. Nutrients and fertilizers can be added to the water to optimize culture conditions for particular species. Useful products can be isolated from the marine species or the cultured marine species can be harvested as useful products themselves.

A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending barrier cuff strips attached to an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each barrier cuff strip includes an upper layer and a lower layer at least between its proximal edge and the attachment zones. A longitudinally extending elastic gathering member is attached to each barrier cuff strip adjacent to its proximal edge. When the article is worn, the elastic gathering members contract and raise the barrier cuff strips to form side barriers. The absorbent assembly includes an absorbent core that may contain superabsorbent particles, which may be contained inside pockets. A portion of the absorbent assembly such as the portion that lies between the barrier cuff strip attachment zones may be extensible and may include a water-impermeable layer. The laterally opposing attachment zones may act as dams preventing a lateral flow of liquid bodily waste.

The present invention provides an evaluation method and an evaluation device for water breakthrough risk of gas wells in gas reservoirs with aquifers, the method comprising the following steps: building evaluation factors that influence water breakthrough risk of gas wells in gas reservoirs with aquifers; acquiring weight vectors of the evaluation factors based on an analytic hierarchy process; building a fuzzy relationship matrix between the water breakthrough risk of gas wells in gas reservoirs with aquifers and its evaluation factors; and synthesizing the fuzzy relationship matrix and the weight vectors according to a weighted average fuzzy synthesis operator, to acquire a comprehensive evaluation result of water breakthrough risk of gas wells in gas reservoirs with aquifers. The present invention improves the accuracy of the evaluation result of water breakthrough risk of the gas wells, and is able to obtain an evaluation result that is more consistent with the case of actual water breakthrough of gas wells in gas reservoirs with aquifers.

A microfluidic device comprising a multi-layer film having a conductive layer and a polymeric layer disposed adjacent the conductive layer, a microchannel extending through the multi-layer film, where the microchannel has a perimeter surface, and a hydrophilic layer disposed on the perimeter surface of the microchannel. The hydrophilic layer comprises at least about 20% by weight silicon and at least about 40% by weight oxygen.

Methods and devices measure eye blinks and tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness before and following ophthalmic formula application onto the ocular surface, especially wherein the ophthalmic formula is an artificial tear. The methods and devices are suitable for dry eye diagnosis. The methods and devices are suitable for use to evaluate ophthalmic formula effects on the tear film and to use such information to diagnose ophthalmic formula treatment of ocular disease conditions such as dry eye in the absence of contact lens wear or post-surgical eye drop treatment and diagnosis. The methods and devices are also suitable for use in the optimization of ophthalmic drug dosage forms and sustained drug release.

The invention discloses a comprehensive extraction method for extracting tea seed oil, tea saponin and tea seed polysaccharide from tea seeds or camellia seeds, belonging to the process fields of grain and oil processing and byproduct extraction. The method comprises the following steps of: with shelled tea seeds as a raw material, firstly, cooking to produce oil; then, adding an exogenous enzyme to obtain a boiled oil layer of a first level an emulsified oil layer, a water layer and a slag layer through zymolysis, blanching and still standing; demulsifying the emulsified oil layer to take boiled oil of a second level; mixing the oil layers of the two levels; centrifugalizing to obtain the tea seed oil; depositing the water layer in alcohol to separate the tea saponin and the tea seed polysaccharide; leaching the slag layer with water or monohydric alcohol to further separate the tea saponin and the tea seed polysaccharide; and purifying a clear solution which is leached with the water or the alcohol with a macroporous absorption resin chromatography column, eluting a resin adsorbate with a base and then an ethanol and collecting an ethanol eluant to obtain high-purity tea saponin. The tea seed oil, the tea saponin and the tea seed polysaccharide are synchronously prepared, thus the invention realizes that a tea seed or camellia seed resource is comprehensively extracted and utilized and has the advantages of simple process, less needed equipment and low cost.

The methods and compositions disclosed herein concern the synthesis of a novel class of “two-headed” phospholipid-phosphoinositide hybrids possessing a carbon backbone, such as 2,3-diacylthreitol, erythritol or a synthetic module. The second phospholipid head group allows introduction of a biochemical or chemical moiety in a position orthogonal in space to those occupied by the phosphoinositide head group and the two acyl chains. The diacyl moieties allow for the incorporation of Pea-PIP2 into a lipid bilayer, while the Ptdlns(4,5)P2 moiety in the aqueous layer is specifically recognized by lipid binding proteins. In alternative embodiments of the invention, reporters, for example biotin, fluorophores and / or spin labels, are attached to the free amino group of the head groups of such molecules to specifically target the reporters to the lipid-water interface.

An aluminum-containing substrate can be provided for use in lithographic printing plate precursors. Before radiation-sensitive layers are applied, a grained and sulfuric acid anodized aluminum-containing support is treated with an alkaline or acidic pore-widening solution to provide its outer surface with columnar pores. The diameter of the columnar pores at their outermost surface is at least 90% of the average diameter of the columnar pores. Directly on this treated surface, a hydrophilic layer is applied, which hydrophilic layer contains a non-crosslinked hydrophilic polymer having carboxylic acid side chains.

A method for optimizing the production of oil reservoirs, and notably the production schemes, while taking into account uncertainties inherent in any reservoir survey. The method sequentially has the following stages:Stage 1: A sensitivity study to evaluate the impact, on the production of the oil reservoir, of the production scheme configurations tested (several well sites, . . . ) in relation to the uncertainties specific to the reservoir (permeability, aquifer force, . . . ).Stage 2: A quantification study of the risks associated with the configurations being studied to determine whether it is necessary to seek an optimum production scheme.Stage 4: A production scheme optimization study: having, the goal to determine the ideal production configuration for a given objective.

Disclosed are transdermal or transmucosal dosage forms which include a matrix and a drug where the total amount of drug present in the dosage form exceeds the solubility limit of the drug in the matrix. Also disclosed are transdermal or transmucosal dosage forms which include two or more drug-containing layers and one or more intervening hydrophilic layers where the two or more drug-containing layers being separated from one another by the one or more intervening hydrophilic layers. Methods for delaying release and delivery of an active from an active layer disposed in a transdermal or transmucosal dosage form are also disclosed, as well as methods for manufacturing transdermal or transmucosal dosage forms by providing a substrate and disposing at least one transdermal or transmucosal dosage form layer on the substrate using a printing process.

A method and apparatus are provided for intentionally inducing “formation plugging” in a partially damaged section, water layer, or an otherwise undesirable target zone in the wall of a wellbore. The rigless apparatus is deployed to the target zone by coiled tubing and includes a pair of adjacent inflatable packers or a multi-section inflatable thermoplastic balloon component which is in valved fluid communication with an inflating container filled with formation plugging fluid. The inflating container is in valved fluid communication with a reactant-filled chemical container, the reactant being activated by contact with reactant fluid pumped through the coiled tubing via a circulation valve. The hot pressurized exothermic reaction products pass into the inflation container and displace the formation plugging fluid into the balloon sections and through weakened portions of a central balloon to penetrate the walls of the target zone. The expanded central balloon is melted by the heat of the chemical reaction and a portion adheres to the formation wall thereby sealing the undesirable target zone; thereafter, the remaining balloon sections are deflated or ruptured to permit the apparatus to be withdrawn through the production tubing.

One embodiment of the present invention is a system comprising one or more subsystems, which can be practiced alone or in combination, which together allow for monitoring of groundwater, rock, and casing for production flow and leakage of hydrocarbon fluids. A flow measurement subsystem measures flow of hydrocarbons in the horizontal casing string. A well mechanical integrity monitoring subsystem monitors the mechanical integrity of the natural gas production well, including the junctures of a completed well. An aquifer monitoring subsystem directly monitors water aquifer(s) underneath and surrounding a natural gas production well or pad, including monitoring wells or existing water wells. A communication subsystem is used to communicate measurements taken downhole to the surface. The present invention may be used to enhance the production from a gas bearing shale formation, mitigate liability associated with hydrocarbon migration, and monitor for a loss of mechanical integrity of a well.

A fuel cell with a gas diffusion media having a hydrophobic layer adjacent a flow field plate and a hydrophilic layer adjacent the membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell. The two layers enable balanced humidification of reactant gas along with a basis for managing capillary water addition into the gas diffusion media. The combination of balanced moisture flux (via the hydrophobic layer) and the retention of water (via the hydrophilic layer) for humidifying reactant gas sustains hydration of the proton exchange membrane while preserving the catalyst at full activity.

The invention discloses a method of extracting rose essential oil and rose pure dew, using the distillation technique in the water vapor. The method includes the steps: (1) the roses are fed into a distillation kettle; (2) deionized water is added to the distillation kettle; (3) non-iodine salt is added to the distillation kettle; (4) the coiled pipe is opened to supply steam and heat the distillation kettle; (5) the condenser is opened to supply cooled water; the cooled oil water is mixed with steam; (6) the oil water mixture cooled by the condenser is guided into an oil water separator for the oil water separation; (7) the water layer separated by the oil water separator flows back to the distillation kettle to have repeated distillation; when the repeated distillation is finished, the repeated flow valve is closed and the collector valve is opened to collect the water layer so that the rose pure dew is obtained; (8) when the oil and water are divided into layers, the oil water separator is opened to collect the water layer so that the rose essential oil is obtained; (9) water is released and the waste slag is discharged. The method of extracting the rose essential oil and the rose pure dew has the advantages of high stability of the products, high content of the active composition, simple operation, easy mastery and low production cost.

A vulnerability assessment method of water inrush from an aquifer underlying coal seam includes steps of: collecting main control factors determined by geological data of a target area to be assessed; quantifying relevant data against the main control factors to form thematic maps; performing normalization processing against attribute data corresponding to the respective thematic maps; establishing databases of normalized attribute data corresponding to the normalized thematic maps by utilizing GIS; determining a weight of each main control factor based on a constant weight model; determining a variable weight of each main control factor based on a zonation variable weight model; performing composite superimposition on the normalized thematic maps of the respective single main control factors, and newly building a topological relation of the relevant data among the attribute databases for performing multi-factor fitting analysis; and establishing a vulnerability assessment model based on the zonation variable weight model.

A architectural engineering area technology controllable a well lamination construction, including: (1) falls water well use two section or more strainer designs, in the diving water-bearing stratum and the bearing pressure water-bearing stratum has the strainer separately; (2) in the well, between the diving water-bearing stratum and in bearing pressure water-bearing stratum's section of well tubes installs stops the water installment controllably; when (3) tenth well constructs, outside between well tube's wall and the opening wall, the diving water-bearing stratum and the bearing pressure water-bearing stratum's aquiclude place establishment stops the water section; when (4) precipitation construction, carries on the diving unwater precipitation first, when in has the dangerous depth which structure excavation to the confined water produces wells up suddenly, opens in the well to stop the water installment, the extraction confined water, and may continue to the diving water-bearing stratum to carry on the unwater precipitation; In the pump process, in the well stops the water installment to open repeatedly and to close, realizes to the precipitation level, the precipitation process, the precipitation degree control. This invention uses a well to solve the diving unwater and the confined water voltage dropping or the unwater question.

The invention discloses a synthesis process of acesulfame potassium, which uses acetylacetamide as raw material and inert organic solvent as solvent. Under the low temperature of -50-15 DEG C, catalyst and cyclizing reagent are added for ring closure reaction, after the reaction, the temperature is controlled in the range of -15-60 DEG C, and water is added for hydrolysis; after the hydrolysis, the reaction liquid stands to laminate, the water layer is extracted by the inert organic solvent to remove the aqueous phase and combine the organic phase, then water is added in the organic phase to wash and remove the aqueous phase, base is added in the organic phase for neutralizing and resting to laminate, the organic phase is recycled and the aqueous phase is decompressed and concentrated to obtain the crude acesulfame potassium, and finally the pure acesulfame potassium is obtained through decoloration by activated carbon and purification by recrystallization. The synthesis process of the acesulfame potassium uses the acetylacetamide as the raw material and has the characteristics of simple process, short procedure, low cost and good product quality.

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.

This invention relates a method for combined precipitation with pit phreatic water and aquifer layers including the following steps: applying one well structure to a precipitation well, closing a controllable water valve when evacuating the phreatic water, analyzing 3-D underground water seep to determine limit elements, pumped volume and influence radius, when the dig reaches to a water-isolation layer, the water in the aquifer layer is pumped to reduce water pressure to determine the dig depth, water-pump volume, orifice of wells, numbers, the influence radius of water power fall and sedimentation of surrounding ground using a method for computing limit elements determined based on 3-D underground water seepage and ground sedimentation based on plane diameters of the pit, dig depth, embedded depth of underground wall and structure condition of the aquifer layer.

The invention discloses a W / O / W type active viscous oil blocking agent. The blocking agent comprises internal phase water, viscous oil and external phase water. A nonionic surfactant is adopted between the internal phase water and the viscous oil. An ionic surfactant is adopted between the viscous oil and the external phase water. According to the invention, a W / O / W composite structure is adopted, W / O with a relatively large viscosity is coated by the external phase water layer, such that defects in prior arts of high viscosity, high construction pressure and poor selectivity upon an oil-water layer during an active viscous oil blocking agent injection process are overcome. With the blocking agent provided by the invention, the ground fluidity is good, and the injection pressure is low. When the blocking agent enters the stratum, the emulsion is demulsified, and W / O emulsion with a high viscosity is released, such that oil well water exits can be effectively blocked, and defects of existing active viscous oil blocking agents are overcome. The technical scheme provided by the invention is especially suitable for technical features of offshore oilfields.