Diamond sensors for temperature and radiation measurement and helmet for real-time temperature and radiation detection The disclosure relates to a manufacturing process of temperature sensors with detection properties through thermal conduction and electromagnetic radiation. These temperature sensors are NTC (negative temperature coefficient) thermistors that are based on diamond films on flat semiconductor and ceramic substrates. These sensors comprise a diamond surface that is sensitive to temperature and radiation, on one of the substrate surfaces, whether or not protected by a non-temperature-sensitive diamond surface and metal carbide ohmic contacts on the other surface of the substrate. The disclosure also relates to personal protective equipment (PPE) comprising the temperature and infrared radiation detection system for integration into helmets with sensors with high durability and small size, aimed at preventing injuries to professionals from exposure to extreme conditions. The sensors comprising this detection system consist of a layer of polycrystalline boron-doped diamond overlaid by a layer of non-boron-doped polycrystalline diamond.
H01C 7/04 - Résistances fixes constituées par une ou plusieurs couches ou revêtements; Résistances fixes constituées de matériau conducteur en poudre ou de matériau semi-conducteur en poudre avec ou sans matériau isolant à coefficient de température négatif
G01K 7/22 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments résistifs l'élément étant une résistance non linéaire, p.ex. une thermistance
COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MINIMIZING NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES IN ROAD TRAFFIC NETWORK SEGMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND READING MEDIUM
Catarina Monteiro De Figueiredo Amaral E Macedo, Eloísa
Jorge Teixeira Fernandes, Paulo
Isabel Cabrita Marques Coelho, Margarida
Isabel Moreira Rafael, Sandra
Abrégé
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method comprising data collection steps, by means of environmental sensors (20) and traffic sensors (21) relating to a traffic segment (10), to identify vulnerabilities and negative externalities by first training an adaptive behavior application model. The method includes sending recommendations to connected automated vehicles (CAVs) (60) circulating in an area (11) upstream of the segment (10), with the adaptive behaviors that minimize negative externalities, e.g., pollution or noise for pedestrians (80) or critical buildings (A), considering the non-autonomous conventional vehicles (CVs) (70) present on the road. The previously trained model continues to be trained during the application of the invention on a segment (10). The system that implements the method comprises computational modules for control and evaluation (30) and decision, selection and transmission (40), which send recommendations to the CAVs (60) with adaptive behaviors, via transmission units (50).
The present disclosure relates to an ionic liquid (IL)-based formulation comprising inhibitors of NADPH oxidases enzymes (Nox's), preferably isoforms 1 and 4, in particular the specific inhibitor 3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-thiohydantoin, for the treatment, therapy or prevention of neurological diseases, in particular Parkinson's diseases.
A61K 31/4166 - 1,3-Diazoles ayant des groupes oxo liés directement à l'hétérocycle, p.ex. phénytoïne
C07D 233/96 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles diazole-1, 3 ou diazole-1, 3 hydrogéné, non condensés avec d'autres cycles comportant trois liaisons doubles entre chaînons cycliques ou entre chaînons cycliques et chaînons non cycliques
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ANISOTROPIC CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, METHODS AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to anisotropic magnetic contrast agents containing iron oxide nanoparticles for low-field magnetic resonance scanners, to be applied in the production of morphology- free images, and/or recording/reading information in soft materials containing protons, using low-field magnetic resonance scanners.
A61K 49/18 - Préparations de contraste pour la résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN); Préparations de contraste pour l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) caractérisées par un aspect physique particulier, p.ex. émulsions, microcapsules, liposomes
The present invention relates to a refrigeration apparatus and method based on magnetocaloric effect. The object of the present invention is a magnetocaloric refrigeration apparatus comprising: at least one external magnetic field source configured to produce a magnetic field; at least one regenerator bed disposed within the magnetic field and containing a magnetocaloric material; means of rotation configured to change the relative orientation of the magnetic field; a tubing circuit arranged to encompass the at least one regenerator bed and connecting the at least one regenerator bed to a low-temperature side and a high-temperature side of a heat exchange unit; heat exchange fluid inside the tubing circuit; a flow control device; wherein the magnetocaloric material comprises an anisotropic shape. The apparatus allows the occurrence of a magnetocaloric effect in any kind of magnetocaloric material subjected to a rotating magnetic field.
The present disclosure relates to a ferrofluid contrast agent composition for measurement of absolute temperature by magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, comprising a magnetic nanoparticle comprising at least one metal atom, or at least one lanthanide atom; and at least a capping agent, wherein the magnetic nanoparticle has a temperature-dependent differential between transverse and longitudinal relaxivity for measuring absolute temperature; or has a temperature-dependent differential between MRI proton resonance frequency and a full-width-half-maximum, FWHM, MRI resonance peak for measuring absolute temperature. The use of said contrast agent as a contrast agent for measurement of absolute temperature by magnetic resonance imaging, as well as its use in medicine, is also disclosed.
G01K 7/38 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments magnétiques, p.ex. des aimants, des bobines les variations de température agissant sur la perméabilité magnétique
A61K 41/00 - Préparations médicinales obtenues par traitement de substances par énergie ondulatoire ou par rayonnement corpusculaire
A61K 49/18 - Préparations de contraste pour la résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN); Préparations de contraste pour l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) caractérisées par un aspect physique particulier, p.ex. émulsions, microcapsules, liposomes
The present disclosure relates to a process to assemble proteins derived from platelet lysates in bioactive microparticles, with increased surface organization. The present invention further relates to protein-based biomaterials applicable to biomedical and biotechnology fields, more precisely in tissue engineering strategies, disease modeling, and other biomedical applications. Namely, a method for obtaining a protein microparticle from a platelet lysate comprising the following steps: lyophilizing the platelet lysate; dissolving the lyophilized platelet lysate in phosphate buffer saline to obtain a platelet lysate solution; adding a reducing agent to the platelet lysate solution to obtain a reduced platelet lysate solution; adding an oxidizing agent to the reduced platelet lysate solution to form the microparticles by precipitation.
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
G01N 33/86 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir le temps de coagulation du sang
C07K 14/47 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acides; Gastrines; Somatostatines; Mélanotropines; Leurs dérivés provenant d'humains provenant de vertébrés provenant de mammifères
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PORTABLE ADRENALINE AUTO INJECTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF THE AUTO INJECTOR DEVICE
The adrenaline auto injector of the present invention is a portable analog apparatus containing an adrenaline dose for intramuscular injection, which allows the user or third parties to administer the solution in situations of imminent anaphylactic reaction. Said device has a semi-rigid membrane for protecting the button that triggers the administration of the adrenaline dose. This semi-rigid membrane, positioned at the opposite end of the orifice for expelling the needle, has the double function of protecting the button against inadvertent use and allowing, simultaneously, access to the button at the moment of adrenaline application, without having to interact with movable parts of the device for unblocking the needle protection mechanism, only two steps being required to administer the adrenaline dose.
A61M 5/20 - Seringues automatiques, p.ex. avec tige de piston actionnée automatiquement, avec injection automatique de l'aiguille, à remplissage automatique
A61M 5/28 - Ampoules ou cartouches-seringues, c. à d. ampoules ou cartouches munies d'une aiguille
A61M 5/315 - Pistons; Tiges de piston; Guidage, blocage, ou limitation des mouvements de la tige; Accessoires disposés sur la tige pour faciliter le dosage
A61M 5/32 - Seringues - Parties constitutives - Parties constitutives des aiguilles relatives au raccordement de celles-ci à la seringue ou au manchon; Accessoires pour introduire l'aiguille dans le corps ou l'y maintenir; Dispositifs pour la protection des aiguilles
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CELL AGGLOMERATE LIVING MATERIAL, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to a cell agglomerate material comprising a modified hematopoietic cell; and a chemically functionalized biomaterial tethered to the surface of the modified hematopoietic cell; wherein the modified hematopoietic cell displays at its surface a chemical moiety that is covalently bound the chemically functionalized biomaterial. The disclosure also relates to a cell agglomerate material for use in medicine, in particular for use in the treatment of cancer or immune system diseases, to the use of said cell agglomerate material as a drug screen platform or disease modelling platform, and method of production thereof.
Composition for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing, comprising a ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and a binder particulate material, wherein the heat treatment comprises heating a particulate ceramic material from 600 to 1200° C. for 1 to 20 h, to produce the ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and the binder particulate material is a water-soluble compound. Method for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing of a conformed object comprising repeating the steps of depositing a layer of composition of the invention on a printing bed and depositing a liquid binder.
Composition for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing, comprising a ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and a binder particulate material, wherein the heat treatment comprises heating a particulate ceramic material from 600 to 1200° C. for 1 to 20 h, to produce the ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and the binder particulate material is a water-soluble compound. Method for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing of a conformed object comprising repeating the steps of depositing a layer of composition of the invention on a printing bed and depositing a liquid binder.
The invention solves the problems of mechanical fragility of objects conformed by binder jet printing and design defects thereof, wherein the heat treatment creates bonds and aggregations between particles of the ceramic material, maintaining them during printing.
The present disclosure is directed to composites comprising a pressed plant-based material wherein the pressed plant-based material has a moisture content of less than 8% weight per weight (w/w), and has a first mean particle size between 35 µm and 250 µm, or a second mean particle size between 1000 µm and 3000 µm, or both. Methods for producing such composites and uses such as for recovery of olfactory function, are also disclosed.
A23L 19/00 - Produits à base de fruits ou de légumes; Leur préparation ou leur traitement
A23L 27/10 - ALIMENTS, PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES OU BOISSONS NON ALCOOLISÉES NON COUVERTS PAR LES SOUS-CLASSES OU ; LEUR PRÉPARATION OU TRAITEMENT, p.ex. CUISSON, MODIFICATION DES QUALITÉS NUTRITIVES, TRAITEMENT PHYSIQUE ; CONSERVATION DES ALIMENTS OU PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES EN GÉNÉRAL Édulcorants artificiels; Sels de table; Substituts diététiques du sel; Leur préparation ou leur traitement Épices, agents aromatiques ou condiments naturels; Leurs extraits
A23L 27/12 - ALIMENTS, PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES OU BOISSONS NON ALCOOLISÉES NON COUVERTS PAR LES SOUS-CLASSES OU ; LEUR PRÉPARATION OU TRAITEMENT, p.ex. CUISSON, MODIFICATION DES QUALITÉS NUTRITIVES, TRAITEMENT PHYSIQUE ; CONSERVATION DES ALIMENTS OU PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES EN GÉNÉRAL Édulcorants artificiels; Sels de table; Substituts diététiques du sel; Leur préparation ou leur traitement Épices, agents aromatiques ou condiments naturels; Leurs extraits tirés de fruits, p.ex. huiles essentielles
A23P 10/20 - Agglomération; Granulation; Mise en comprimés
A23P 10/28 - Mise en comprimés; Fabrication de produits alimentaires en barres par compression d’un mélange pulvérulent sec
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
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HYBRID NANOPARTICLES AS MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLATFORM FOR BRAIN TUMOR THERAPY
The present invention discloses a hybrid metal-lipid nanoparticle for targeted therapy comprising properties of organic and inorganic nanoparticles (NPs), combined in a single formulation to obtain NPs with unique attributes. This will allow the synergistic effect between drug delivery (also known as chemotherapy) and photothermal therapy. This strategy relies on the construction of hybrid metallic- gold nanoparticles using a dual functionality by lipid nanoparticles (as organic components and drug delivery system) in the core and gold nanorods (as inorganic component and a heat delivery system) in the shell, linked by a tumor-targeting peptide. The active targeting strategy was implemented to guarantee a specific delivery to the brain by using transferrin (targeting the blood-brain barrier) and c[RGDfK] (not only used to target GB tumor barrier but also as a linker between both inorganic and organic nanoparticles). The invention relates to the field of medicine and biotechnology. The present solution aims at developing targeting hybrid metal-lipid nanoparticle for the treatment of different types of cancer, including glioblastoma, envisioning the establishment of an in vitro/in vivo correlation.
A61K 41/00 - Préparations médicinales obtenues par traitement de substances par énergie ondulatoire ou par rayonnement corpusculaire
A61K 47/69 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. les supports ou les additifs inertes; Agents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p.ex. conjugués polymère-médicament le conjugué étant caractérisé par sa forme physique ou sa forme galénique, p.ex. émulsion, particule, complexe d’inclusion, stent ou kit
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BIOMATERIAL FOR IMMUNOMODULATION, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF
The present invention provides a biomaterial for immunomodulation comprising aggregates of phenotypically stabilized cells. Said biomaterial is meant to be preferentially administered in a limited location and provides immunomodulation for preventive or therapeutic purposes. It is also part of the present invention the process for production of the mentioned biomaterial and uses thereof. More specifically, the biomaterial for immunomodulation herein disclosed adds benefit in contexts of transplantation, chronic inflammation, autoimmune diseases, acute inflammation, cancer treatment, or in injured tissue regeneration.
C12N 5/078 - Cellules du sang ou du système immunitaire
A61K 35/12 - Substances provenant de mammifères; Compositions comprenant des tissus ou des cellules non spécifiés; Compositions comprenant des cellules souches non embryonnaires; Cellules génétiquement modifiées
A61K 47/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. les supports ou les additifs inertes; Agents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif
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METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF ELLAGIC ACID FROM INDUSTRIAL PULP MILL STREAMS
aa of the target product. The method is applicable to any type of industrial stream of processing lignocellulosic materials, such as the production of cellulosic pulp, preferably in acid sulphite pulp mill streams. Ellagic acid is recovered in the form of a yellowish powder from chemical wood processing plants that contain derivatives of this acid in their composition. The purity of the recovered ellagic acid can reach 95% without further purification, depending on the effluents used and isolation conditions.
The present disclosure relates to bioadhesives, their method of preparation and uses thereof. Taking in consideration the mussels bioinspired adhesion mechanism, the present disclosure is related to the fabrication of a bioadhesive composed of two natural derived molecules, the polyphenol tannic acid (TA) and the natural derived polymer pullulan (PUL). Methacrylated PUL(PUL-MA) and TA water-soluble solutions are simply mixed and the two are connected through supramolecular bonding, rendering the formation of a coacervate phase with adhesive properties – TAPUL-MA bioadhesive. TA, in addition to acting as an adhesion molecule, works as crosslinker between PUL-MA molecules, conferring also cohesion to the bioadhesive. To increase the biocompatibility of the bioadhesives, a catalase enzyme was added to the formulations. The production method is easy, low-cost and easily scalable, and TAPUL-MA does not imply the use of any curing agent for application. The TAPUL-MA bioadhesive produced by the methods disclosed in this application have low toxicity, are biodegradable, provide adhesion even in humid conditions, as well as antibacterial and hemostatic properties. Therefore, the adhesive composition may be used as a medical adhesive, namely as a hemostatic agent in surgery, to stop bleeding.
The invention describes a scanning probe imaging system with the probe held at a small distance from a sample (7) surface of the part during raster-scanning image acquisition. The interaction between the sample (7) and the probe's cantilever arm (17') is achieved due to microwave near fields formed at the sharp probe tip (18). Due to the near fields, the electrical impedance of the probe depends on the distance between the probe and the sample (7) and on the sample electrical properties, both in the immediate vicinity of the probe tip (18). The microwave detection system senses the electrical impedance of the probe at a set microwave frequency. The probe-sample distance is set and controlled with the use of an optical chromatic confocal displacement sensor as well as with the signals of the microwave detection system.
G01Q 20/02 - Contrôle du mouvement ou de la position de la sonde par des moyens optiques
G01Q 60/06 - Microscopie optique à champ proche à balayage SNOM [Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy] combinée avec la microscopie à forces atomiques AFM [Atomic Force Microscopy]
G01B 11/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur
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LOW-ALCOHOL OR ALCOHOL-FREE COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THEREOF
The present disclosure is directed to a method for producing a non-alcoholic liquid product or a low-alcoholic liquid product, the method comprising nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, dialysis, or any combination thereof, of a grape mash with a sugar concentration from 8 °Brix to 18 °Brix, thereby obtaining a mixture with a sugar concentration from 10% to 50% less than the sugar concentration of said grape mash; and fermenting said mixture with one or more yeast during a period of time from 4 days to 8 days, thereby obtaining a liquid product. Compositions obtained by the method, additives comprising propane-1,2,3-triol, propan-1-ol, quinine hydrochloride, or any combination thereof, particularly from 3 g/L to 12 g/L of propane-1,2,3-triol, from 0.5 g/L to 1 g/L of propan-1-ol and from 0.001 % (w/w) to 0.005% (w/w) of quinine hydrochloride and food products comprising the same are also disclosed.
C12F 3/06 - Récupération des sous-produits à partir de la bière ou du vin
C12G 1/02 - Préparation du moût à partir du raisin; Traitement ou fermentation du moût
C12G 1/14 - Préparation du vin ou du vin mousseux à faible teneur en alcool
C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables
C12H 3/02 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool par évaporation
The present disclosure relates to a cell and tissue culture device and method to obtain said device. The cell and tissue culture device comprising: a support electrode comprising: a first electrically non-conductive substrate sheet, a first patterned circuit made of an electrically conductive ink applied on the substrate, a first plurality of patterned graphene dots connected to the first electrically conductive patterned circuit, for applying electrical stimulus to the culture and tissue, a dielectric ink coating having patterned openings for exposing the graphene dots; a multi-well plate comprising a plurality of wells for receiving the culture; a lid electrode comprising: a second electrically non-conductive substrate sheet; a second patterned circuit made of an electrically conductive ink applied on the substrate, a plurality of inserts, each insert for inserting in a well; a second plurality of patterned graphene dots connected to the second electrically conductive patterned circuit, wherein each graphene dot is arranged on an insert for applying electrical stimulus to the culture and tissue, wherein the multi- well plate is arranged between the support electrode and the lid electrode.
C12M 1/32 - Inoculateur ou échantillonneur du type à champs multiples ou en continu
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C12M 1/12 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens de stérilisation, filtration ou dialyse
C12M 1/42 - Appareils pour le traitement de micro-organismes ou d'enzymes au moyen d'énergie électrique ou ondulatoire, p.ex. magnétisme, ondes sonores
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IMAGE DATA COMPRESSION METHOD AND DEVICE USING SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION
De Oliveira Pegado De Noronha E Távora, Luis Miguel
Nunes Navarro Rodrigues, António José
Duarte António, Rúben
Abrégé
Device and method for image data compression using segmentation and classification, the method comprising the steps of: identifying regions in a received image comprised of image pixels; segmenting the image pixels into segmented regions, each segmented region corresponding to an identified region, and into an image background comprised of image pixels, if existing, not belonging to any of the identified regions; determining a class for each segmented image region from a plurality of predetermined image classification classes; applying an image learning-based encoder to each segmented image region, according to the determined class of each segmented image region, wherein a specific image learning- based encoder has been preselected for each of the image classification classes from a library of image learning-based encoders; outputting the encoded segmented image regions.
G06V 10/82 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant les réseaux neuronaux
G06V 10/94 - Architectures logicielles ou matérielles spécialement adaptées à la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos
G06V 20/70 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène Étiquetage du contenu de scène, p.ex. en tirant des représentations syntaxiques ou sémantiques
H04N 19/25 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage d'objets vidéo avec codage de description de scène, p.ex. format binaire pour compression de scènes [BIFS]
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING A TICKET-BASED COMPUTER SYSTEM
The present document discloses a method and system for blocking a computer system based on tickets issued by a remote server, with an operating system configured for booting from a UEFI, wherein the blocking system comprises: a transfer engine, i.e. an agent, of tickets comprised in an application or module of the operating system; an authentication engine comprised in said UEFI; a data or file transfer area accessible by both engines; wherein the transfer engine is configured for receiving tickets and storing tickets; wherein the authentication engine is configured for: reading a stored ticket; checking authentication and obtaining read ticket type; and if the authenticity is verified, processing the verified ticket, depending on the type: a normal ticket, setting the system to a leased state in which the operating system can boot; or a block ticket, setting the system to a blocked state in which the operating system cannot boot.
G06F 21/57 - Certification ou préservation de plates-formes informatiques fiables, p.ex. démarrages ou arrêts sécurisés, suivis de version, contrôles de logiciel système, mises à jour sécurisées ou évaluation de vulnérabilité
The present disclosure relates to an ionic liquid (IL)-based formulation comprising inhibitors of NADPH oxidases enzymes (Nox's), preferably isoforms 1 and 4, in particular the specific inhibitor 3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-thiohydantoin, for the treatment, therapy or prevention of neurological diseases, in particular Parkinson's diseases.
A61P 25/28 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système nerveux des troubles dégénératifs du système nerveux central, p.ex. agents nootropes, activateurs de la cognition, médicaments pour traiter la maladie d'Alzheimer ou d'autres formes de démence
The present application relates to a method for embedded data modulation over pilot symbols in a QAM system. Based on the concept of embedding data modulation, the CPE pilot symbols are also used to carry data, which is modulated in amplitude or in both amplitude and phase. Thus, it is proposed a better use of the necessary CPE-pilots overhead to enhance the Information rate of a transmitted signal. Based on the concept of embedding data modulation over CPE pilot symbols, it is also object of the present disclosure a method for transmitting embedded data modulation over pilot symbols in a QAM system and a method for receiving embedded data modulation over pilot symbols in a QAM system.
H04L 27/02 - Systèmes à courant porteur à modulation d'amplitude, p.ex. utilisant la manipulation par tout ou rien; Modulation à bande latérale unique ou à bande résiduelle
H04L 27/18 - Systèmes à courant porteur à modulation de phase, c. à d. utilisant une manipulation à décalage de phase
H04L 27/227 - Circuits de démodulation; Circuits récepteurs utilisant une démodulation cohérente
H04L 27/34 - Systèmes à courant porteur à modulation de phase et d'amplitude, p.ex. en quadrature d'amplitude
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Multiplexed luminescent QR codes for smart labelling, for measuring physical parameters and real-time traceability and authentication
The present technology discloses smart labels to monitor physical parameters, and for traceability and authentication of objects, documents or people. This active and multifunctional label is based on spectrally and spatially multiplexed Quick Response (QR) codes (A). Spectrally selectivity is achieved using luminescent materials and spatially multiplexing is achieved using different patterns (B) combining both to design improved QR codes able to store information at different layers of accessibility. This brings advantages over the actual scenario of QR codes wherein the amount of storage information increases up to three times, adding the capability to sense physical parameters and allow to control the provided information, creating public and restricted access. To access and read the content of each layer, different illumination is used (C) to (E) and is processed using a device or via dedicated applications.
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p.ex. forme, nature, code
Composition for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing, comprising a ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and a binder particulate material, wherein the heat treatment comprises heating a particulate ceramic material from 600 to 1200 °C for 1 to 20 h, to produce the ceramic particulate material subjected to a heat treatment and the binder particulate material is a water-soluble compound. Method for additive manufacturing by binder jet printing of a conformed object comprising repeating the steps of depositing a layer of composition of the invention on a printing bed and depositing a liquid binder. The invention solves the problems of mechanical fragility of objects conformed by binder jet printing and design defects thereof, wherein the heat treatment creates bonds and aggregations between particles of the ceramic material, maintaining them during printing.
B29C 64/165 - Procédés de fabrication additive utilisant une combinaison de matériaux solides et liquides, p.ex. une poudre avec liaison sélective par liant liquide, catalyseur, inhibiteur ou absorbeur d’énergie
B33Y 70/00 - Matériaux spécialement adaptés à la fabrication additive
C04B 35/18 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur composition; Compositions céramiques; Traitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base d'oxydes à base de silicates autres que l'argile riches en oxyde d'aluminium
C04B 35/626 - Préparation ou traitement des poudres individuellement ou par fournées
C04B 35/63 - Préparation ou traitement des poudres individuellement ou par fournées utilisant des additifs spécialement adaptés à la formation des produits
INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DO CÁVADO E DO AVE (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Venturoti Perrotta, André
Ferreira Da Silva Pais Vieira, Carla
Ferreira Matos, Demétrio
Pais Vieira, Miguel
Carvalho De Sousa, Nuno Jorge
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to a device for tactile and thermal stimulation in the field of human-machine interfaces. The device consists of a main block (1) with two functionalities, one for tactile stimulation and another for thermal stimulation, the first one being obtained through the circulation of a fluid via an inlet and an outlet (12) in the main block (1), the fluid circulating through the grooves (9) present inside the main block (1), allowing heat transfer or loss from or to a heat transfer plate (2), and the second being obtained from several vibration motors (6) mounted on a base - screwed to the main block by base screws (4) - consisting of an upper piece (5) and a lower piece (7) housed in damping material (8). A heat transfer plate (2) is fixed to the main block (1) by means of fitting (10), gluing and screws (3).
The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition comprising a protein extract obtained from a decellularized human placental membrane with a polymerizable or assemblable moiety; and at least a photoinitiator. The method to obtain such composition, as well as the uses thereof are also described.
A61K 35/12 - Substances provenant de mammifères; Compositions comprenant des tissus ou des cellules non spécifiés; Compositions comprenant des cellules souches non embryonnaires; Cellules génétiquement modifiées
A61L 27/36 - Matériaux pour prothèses ou pour revêtement de prothèses contenant des constituants de constitution indéterminée ou leurs produits réactionnels
RAIZ - INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO DA FLORESTA E PAPEL (Portugal)
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Afonso Valente, Bruno Filipe
Domingues Silvestre, Armando Jorge
Cunha Vilela, Carla Andreia
Da Rocha Freire Barros, Carmen Sofia
Ricardo Gaspar, Alexandre Miguel
Pascoal Neto, Carlos De
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a biocomposite comprising a bioplastic and micronized bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp fibres as a simple and sustainable alternative to composites with petrochemical-based components, for application in the automotive, furniture, aerospace, construction, musical instrument, electrical household appliance, electronic component and packaging industries, inter alia. The biocomposite disclosed includes micronized bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp fibres at a percentage by weight of 5% to 60%. The fibres have an aspect ratio of 11.0 to 30.0. The biocomposite described is entirely bio-based and has greater dispersion, homogeneity, tensile strength and tensile and flexural moduli compared to biocomposites with non-micronized fibres.
Secure channel training to enhance the confidentiality level of a power domain non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) communication system when impaired by eavesdropping attacks coming from inside and outside of the network. In a first scenario, a cooperative jammer available in the system defines an external source of entropy that is independent of the channel variation rate. While the jammer provides secrecy inside the network, the proposed invention is configured to secure the network from outside, encoding the system information, which is exchanged during the training phase, using only the channel state. In a second scenario, the cooperative jammer is not available; with the secrecy inside and outside of the network ensured through a different parameterization. That parameterization is done in a way that the required system information is encoded using not only the channels, but also a random phase defined in the data communication phase.
The present invention discloses enzymatic variants comprising a sequence comprising at least one amino acid substitution at a position selected from the group consisting of mutations located close to the oxyanion hole region, mutations close to the catalytic His-Asp pair and/or mutations close to residues that interact with the lactone-ring and mutations outside the active site. A process for the synthesis of polymers comprising the step of using an enzymatic variant according to the invention is also disclosed, as well as the use of the enzymatic variants of the invention in biotechnology, in particular in polymer synthesis, in material industry and/or for biomedical applications.
The present disclosure relates to a method for recovering rare earth elements from aqueous media containing these elements, using materials derived from natural products, in particular nutshells. The granulometry of the biosorbent materials which can be efficiently used for removing rare earths allows for their quick and easy separation from the aqueous medium after the removal process. These materials can subsequently be processed to separate the REE, representing a source of raw material that provides an alternative to mining. The present disclosure also describes the use of nutshells as a rare earth waste biosorbent material, as well as the composition obtained after the rare earth elements recovery method.
C22B 59/00 - Obtention des métaux des terres rares
C22B 3/24 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés physiques, p.ex. par filtration, par des moyens magnétiques par adsorption sur des substances solides, p.ex. par extraction avec des résines solides
C02F 5/10 - Traitement de l'eau avec des produits chimiques complexants ou des agents solubilisants pour l'adoucissement, la prévention ou l'élimination de l'entartrage, p.ex. par addition d'agents séquestrants en utilisant des substances organiques
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ECO-FRIENDLY METHOD FOR RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE
The present invention discloses a process for recovering precious metals from electronic waste comprising the steps of cutting the terminals from the electronic waste involving metallic and non-metallic fractions using a mechanical process, wherein the cut is performed on the connecting terminals of the electronic waste; optionally placing the cut electronic waste connecting terminals in an overnight pre-swelling with stirring in an appropriate organic solvent; performing an organic swelling in a low-pressure reactor with heating and preferentially with stirring; and then separating the gold fingers from the plastic and base metal components using a magnetic separation process followed by sieving.
The present disclosure relates to the in vitro generation of a stratified artificial tumor tissue spheroid model comprising pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells and tumor microenvironment stromal components, for anti-cancer therapeutics screening, methods and uses thereof. The present disclosure also relates to a hydrogel-embedded stratified microtumor tissue spheroid platform; to a kit for anti-cancer therapeutic screening for use in the therapy, diagnostic, or treatment of pancreatic cancer; and to an in vitro or ex vivo method for screening therapeutics/therapeutics combinations for use in the therapy, diagnostic, or treatment of pancreatic cancer. The present disclosure also relates to the fabrication of hydrogel-stratified pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells and tumor microenvironment stromal components to generate stratified hydrogel-embedded tumor models that recapitulate tumor-stroma specific ECM spatial stratification.
B01J 12/00 - Procédés chimiques généraux faisant réagir des milieux gazeux avec des milieux gazeux; Appareillage spécialement adapté à cet effet
B01J 19/24 - Réacteurs fixes sans élément interne mobile
B01J 21/00 - Catalyseurs contenant les éléments, les oxydes ou les hydroxydes du magnésium, du bore, de l'aluminium, du carbone, du silicium, du titane, du zirconium ou du hafnium
H01M 8/1231 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Éléments à combustible; Leur fabrication Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p.ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé avec les deux réactifs gazeux ou vaporisés
The present disclosure relates to a composition for use in a method of treating a biological sample, comprising an ionic liquid and a polymer. The composition forms an aqueous biphasic system, which is used for the extraction and purification of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from the biological sample. Preferably, the composition is used for diagnosing bacterial infections. Furthermore, this disclosure also relates to the method for extraction and purification of DNA by using the composition reported herein, as well as a kit or reagent comprising said composition. The use of ionic liquid for DNA storage, as well as the use of a biphasic solution as an enhancer for the extraction and purification of DNA from a biological sample, are also disclosed.
The present disclosure relates to the use of a composition comprising an emulsion of paraffin wax as a DNA preservative or stabilizer, at room temperature. A substrate comprising said composition is also encompassed. It is also disclosed the methods to use said composition, as well as the method to identify a DNA sample previously stabilized in a paraffin wax emulsion that is further impregnated in lignocellulosic material substrates.
Digital signal processing method and system for correcting phase noise in a coherent optical multi-carrier system over an optical channel for signal transmission, in which the multi-carrier system includes an optical transmitter for sending two or more subcarriers and an optical receiver for receiving said subcarriers; in which the optical channel is subject to chromatic dispersion, the laser of the emitter is subject to phase noise, and the laser of the receiver is subject to phase noise; in which the digital signal processing system includes an electronic data processor that is configured to estimate the phase noise of the receiver through the linear combination of the phase noise of the transmitter and the phase noise of the receiver, when said linear combination is received in the receiver, and is configured to estimate the phase noise of the transmitter.
The invention relates to an optimised method for nanocoating cells, such as pancreatic islets or insulin-secreting β cells, in order to cause immunoisolation once same are transplanted to a receiving organism for cell therapy. The method is based on layer-by-layer cell nanoencapsulation, with different layers of elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) modified to comprise azide or alkyne groups capable of reacting with each other by means of "click" chemistry, positive charges and cell adhesion sequences. The cells thus coated remain viable and functional once implanted and do not induce an immunological rejection by the receiving organism. In addition, the system provides correct permeability that allows both the secretion of factors, such as insulin, from inside to outside the implant, and the entry of nutrients and oxygen to maintain cell viability.
The present disclosure relates to a fast and simple process for the obtention of high purity immunoglobulins (Igs) or antibodies. These polyclonal antibodies are obtained from egg yolk, representing an alternative way for the acquisition thereof and a renewable and profitable source for the production thereof.
The present disclosure relates to a fast and simple process for the obtention of high purity immunoglobulins (Igs) or antibodies. These polyclonal antibodies are obtained from egg yolk, representing an alternative way for the acquisition thereof and a renewable and profitable source for the production thereof.
The process described herein encompasses several steps in which low cost, biocompatible and selective precipitating agents can be used in conjunction with an ultrafiltration step.
The present invention refers to porous and cellular metals and metal structures of open porosity impregnated with reinforced or non-reinforced cork, to the manufacturing processes thereof and to uses of same. The process for obtaining these new materials and structures comprises filling the open pores of porous and cellular metals and metal structures with a cork-based material in the form of particles, granules, grains, powder, and the like and combinations thereof, obtainable from cork of several types and origins. The developed materials are lightweight and multifunctional, and have improved properties of acoustic insulation and thermal behaviour as well as a significantly enhanced mechanical performance. The present invention pertains to the field of macromolecular organic compounds and the preparation thereof, in particular preparation of macromolecular compounds for porous or cellular materials, such as foams of composite materials, by impregnation, with applications in the construction industry, transportation, furniture and design, footwear, construction of machines, tools and devices.
B22F 7/08 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage de pièces ou objets composés de parties différentes, p.ex. pour former des outils à embouts rapportés avec une ou plusieurs parties non faites à partir de poudre
C22C 1/04 - Fabrication des alliages non ferreux par métallurgie des poudres
B22F 7/06 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage de pièces ou objets composés de parties différentes, p.ex. pour former des outils à embouts rapportés
E04C 2/26 - Eléments de construction de relativement faible épaisseur pour la construction de parties de bâtiments, p.ex. matériaux en feuilles, dalles ou panneaux caractérisés par des matériaux spécifiés composés de matériaux couverts par plusieurs des groupes , , ou de matériaux couverts par un de ces groupes avec un matériau non spécifié dans l'un de ces groupes
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HUMAN PLACENTAL MEMBRANE BASED HYDROGEL COMPOSITION, PROCESSES AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition comprising a protein extract obtained from a decellularized human placental membrane with a polymerizable or assemblable moiety; and at least a photoinitiator. The method to obtain such composition, as well as the uses thereof are also described.
A61L 27/36 - Matériaux pour prothèses ou pour revêtement de prothèses contenant des constituants de constitution indéterminée ou leurs produits réactionnels
The present technology discloses smart labels to monitor physical parameters, and for traceability and authentication of objects, documents or people. This active and multifunctional label is based on spectrally and spatially multiplexed Quick Response (QR) codes (A). Spectrally selectivity is achieved using luminescent materials and spatially multiplexing is achieved using different patterns (B) combining both to design improved QR codes able to store information at different layers of accessibility. This brings advantages over the actual scenario of QR codes wherein the amount of storage information increases up to three times, adding the capability to sense physical parameters and allow to control the provided information, creating public and restricted access. To access and read the content of each layer, different illumination is used (C) to (E) and is processed using a device or via dedicated applications.
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p.ex. forme, nature, code
G01K 11/20 - Mesure de la température basée sur les variations physiques ou chimiques, n'entrant pas dans les groupes , , ou utilisant des matériaux thermo-luminescents
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METHOD, TRANSMITTER DEVICE AND RECEIVER DEVICE FOR SECURING CHANNEL TRAINING ON A POWER DOMAIN NON- ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM
MMethod, transmitter device and receiver device for securing channel for wireless communications comprising a secure channel training method designed to enhance the confidentiality level of a power domain non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) communication system when this is impaired by eavesdropping attacks coming from inside (3) and outside (5) of the network. In a first scenario, a cooperative jammer (2) available in the system defines an external source of entropy that is independent of the channel variation rate. While the jammer provides secrecy inside the network, the proposed invention is configured to secure the network from outside, encoding the system information, which should be exchanged during the training phase, using only the channel state. In a second scenario, the cooperative jammer is not available; being the secrecy inside and outside of the network ensured through a different parameterization. That parameterization is done in a way that the required system information is encoded using not only the channels, but also a random phase defined in the data communication phase.
The present invention relates to dual resonator filters of thick dielectric films having a conductivity metal microstrip line coupled to a Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) substrate of said films. The thick dielectric films are deposited on insulator substrates, for example, by electrophoretic deposition technique, which is a low cost, versatile and sustainable method of fabrication. Therefore, the present invention is in the technical domain of dielectric resonators of multimode type and to an electrophoretic process to obtain them. The present invention is thus, useful for applications in electronics, telecommunications, in particular wireless communications and other applications requiring radio high-frequency and microwave devices, such as bandpass filters, satellite receivers and satellite broadcasting (TVRO/DBS) devices. The dielectric layer is preferably made of low sintering TiTe308, printed on an alumina substrate.
C04B 35/01 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur composition; Compositions céramiques; Traitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base d'oxydes
C04B 41/50 - Revêtement ou imprégnation avec des substances inorganiques
The present disclosure relates to bioactive hydrogels derived from human blood plasma. More particularly, the disclosure relates to multifunctional materials for cell encapsulation, cell culture platforms, medical treatment apparatus and methods, more particularly, hydrogels derived from human blood components and technologies for use of such materials in research, biomedical treatment, biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The disclosure further relates to 3D printable scaffolds, sponges, foams, fibers, particles, capsules, membranes and injectable systems comprising said hydrogel. Additionally, this disclosure allows for the controlled placement of biologically active components that may be delivered by the hydrogel compositions.
A61L 27/12 - Matériaux contenant du phosphore, p.ex. apatite
A61L 27/26 - Mélanges de matériaux macromoléculaires
A61L 27/36 - Matériaux pour prothèses ou pour revêtement de prothèses contenant des constituants de constitution indéterminée ou leurs produits réactionnels
A probe element for separation and sensing of analytes of interest controlled by temperature is provided. The probe element includes at least one magnetic crystal and one or more types of capping agents. The capping agent can have stabilizing and or anchoring functions. The magnetic crystal produces a stable magnetic field at the temperature of interest for sensing or separation. The stable magnetic field can be controlled by temperature and the probe can be integrated in a sensing and or separation device and process.
G01N 27/72 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques
G01N 33/58 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des substances marquées
H01F 1/00 - Aimants ou corps magnétiques, caractérisés par les matériaux magnétiques appropriés; Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour leurs propriétés magnétiques
The present application intends to provide a non-invasive method to evaluate the reproductive function in female subjects. The method disclosed herein provides a mean to assess female reproductive function and ovarian response based on the number of CGG repeats and AGG interspersion number and pattern on each of the FMR1 gene alleles. Using a mathematical formula, it is possible to calculate an allelic score that differentiates those subjects with a better reproductive performance. This solution can thus be used routinely as a biomarker for predicting infertility or in the selection of ideal ovarian donor candidates.
C12Q 1/6883 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p.ex. amorces ou sondes pour les maladies provoquées par des altérations du matériel génétique
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PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING, CONCENTRATING AND PURIFYING AN ANTIGEN FROM A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, COMPOSITION AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to the development of a new method of pre-treatment of biological samples, preferably of human urine, comprising the simultaneous extraction, concentration and purification of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a biomarker for prostate cancer. In this method, aqueous biphasic systems are used, composed of ionic liquids and salts which allow the selective extraction of PSA and its isoforms, in particular benign prostate-specific antigen (bPSA) which is a specific molecular form of PSA found in the transition zone of patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia, to the ionic liquid-enriched phase, and its simultaneous purification and concentration.
C07K 14/47 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acides; Gastrines; Somatostatines; Mélanotropines; Leurs dérivés provenant d'humains provenant de vertébrés provenant de mammifères
The present disclosure relates to a fast and simple process for obtaining high-purity immunoglobulins (Igs) or antibodies. These polyclonal antibodies are obtained from egg yolk, which is an alternative means for acquiring said antibodies and a renewable and profitable source for the production of same. The process described herein comprises a plurality of steps in which low-cost, biocompatible and selective precipitating agents can be used in conjunction with an ultrafiltration step.
The present disclosure relates to a process for purifying immunoglobulin Y (IgY) from egg yolk, in particular from chicken egg yolk, with high purity, high stability and high activity, and at a competitive price. The present process allows IgY to be obtained with approximately 95% purity in a simple, economical and industrially applicable manner.
METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF LYME ARTHRITIS, METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LYME ARTHRITIS, LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE FOR USE AS BIOMARKER, KIT FOR DIAGNOSIS OF LYME ARTHRITIS AND KIT FOR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LYME ARTHRITIS
Dominges, Maria Do Rosário Gonçalves Dos Reis Marques
Gińdzienska-Sieśkiewicz, Ewa
Skrzydlewska, Elżbieta
Abrégé
in vitroin vitroin vitroin vitro differential diagnosis of Lyme arthritis, which kits comprise a means for determining the level of lysophosphatidylethanolamine comprising myristic acid and instructions for carrying out the methods for diagnosis according to the invention.
G01N 33/569 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet pour micro-organismes, p.ex. protozoaires, bactéries, virus
G01N 33/92 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des lipides, p.ex. le cholestérol
51.
Sulfate/sulfide based rechargeable battery and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of a High-Temperature Sulfate/Sulfide device, in particular a High-Temperature battery using a Sulfate/Sulfide redox couple (HTSSB) for electrical energy storage at elevated temperatures and the like, and electrical energy storage device comprising the same.
H01M 50/138 - Boîtiers, fourreaux ou enveloppes primaires d’une seule cellule ou d’une seule batterie adaptés à des cellules spécifiques, p.ex. à des cellules électrochimiques fonctionnant à haute température
H01M 8/04082 - Dispositions pour la commande des paramètres des réactifs, p.ex. de la pression ou de la concentration
H01M 50/116 - Boîtiers, fourreaux ou enveloppes primaires d’une seule cellule ou d’une seule batterie caractérisés par le matériau
H01M 50/183 - Boîtiers, fourreaux ou enveloppes primaires d’une seule cellule ou d’une seule batterie Éléments de scellement
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (France)
INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE (France)
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (Portugal)
UNIVERSITÉ SAVOIE MONT BLANC (France)
Inventeur(s)
Papaiconomou, Nicolas
Da Costa E Araujo Pereira Coutinho, Joao Manuel
Gras, Matthieu
Billard, Isabelle
Abrégé
w, the pH of which is less than or equal to 4.7. The composition is useful for extracting a metal ion from an acidic aqueous medium including a metal ion, for separating metal ions from an aqueous medium including at least two metal ions or for purifying an acidic aqueous solution including a metal ion.
A passive sensor network constituted by a reader (5), wireless energy emitters (2), and fully passive sensors (1) is described. The passive sensors allow continuously the data collection and transfer thereof whenever requested by the reader, via backscatter at a frequency (4), and in parallel the reception of energy from the transmitters (3). Each sensor integrates an antenna, two impedance matching networks, a semiconductor, a microcontroller and one or more sensors that do not require the use of their own power supply or batteries. The reader (remote unit) initiates the communication process. This communication is achieved by sending radio frequency commands recognized by the passive sensors. These sensors, upon receiving the commands from the reader, initiate the back transmission of data according to the received command. The power transmitters are used to allow continuous power supply of the passive sensors.
The present disclosure concerns the development of a novel stationary phase for the separation of nucleic acids in the context of preparative chromatography, using a chromatographic matrix, preferably a macroporous matrix, particularly an epoxylated methacrylic polymer matrix modified with the immobilized ionic liquid (IL) 1-methylimidazolium chloride as a multimodal ligand.
B01D 15/38 - Adsorption sélective, p.ex. chromatographie caractérisée par le mécanisme de séparation impliquant une interaction spécifique non couverte par un ou plusieurs des groupes , p.ex. chromatographie d'affinité, chromatographie d'échange par ligand ou chromatographie chirale
C12N 15/10 - Procédés pour l'isolement, la préparation ou la purification d'ADN ou d'ARN
55.
System and method of distributed interference cancelation based on delayed channel gain information
The disclosure pertains to wireless communications and, more particularly, to the exploitation of channel gain information, advantageously where more than two transmitter/receiver pairs transmit information over a shared medium. The disclosure applies distributed interference compression (23) at the receivers (receiver 1 (8), . . . , receiver k (9), . . . , and receiver K (10)) and repetition coding (13) at the transmitters (transmitter 1 (1), . . . , transmitter k (2), . . . , transmitter K (3)). Repetition coding repeats the same symbol stream (11) several times and the distributed interference compression (23) reduces the number of interference retransmissions (15) required to obtain the interference free signal (26). The throughput achieved by previous solutions is limited to two symbols per time slot, whereas in the present disclosure throughput is enhanced and is proportional to the square root of the number of transmitter/receiver pairs considered.
The present disclosure relates to bioactive hydrogels derived from human blood plasma. More particularly, the disclosure relates to multifunctional materials for cell encapsulation, cell culture platforms, medical treatment apparatus and methods, more particularly, hydrogels derived from human blood components and technologies for use of such materials in research, biomedical treatment, biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The disclosure further relates to 3D printable scaffolds, sponges, foams, fibers, particles, capsules, membranes and injectable systems comprising said hydrogel. Additionally, this disclosure allows for the controlled placement of biologically active components that may be delivered by the hydrogel compositions.
A61L 27/36 - Matériaux pour prothèses ou pour revêtement de prothèses contenant des constituants de constitution indéterminée ou leurs produits réactionnels
SOLID AND AMORPHOUS INCLUSION COMPOUND OF MONTELUKAST AND GAMMA- CYCLODEXTRIN WITH INCREASED SOLUBILITY AND MECHANOCHEMICAL SOLVENTLESS METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION
The present disclosure relates to the use of mechanochemical approaches for the preparation of inclusion compounds between Montelukast sodium (MLK) and gamma-cyclodextrin (γ-CD), with the MLK included in these compounds presenting improved physicochemical properties, in particular its ability to dissolve in an aqueous medium.
A61K 47/69 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. les supports ou les additifs inertes; Agents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p.ex. conjugués polymère-médicament le conjugué étant caractérisé par sa forme physique ou sa forme galénique, p.ex. émulsion, particule, complexe d’inclusion, stent ou kit
A multi-operation friction drilling tool allows three different final operations to be performed during the same drilling: drilling, calibrating and threading. The friction drilling tool of the present disclosure has a friction self-piercing segment, a calibration segment, a thread cutting segment and a stop segment. The calibration segment allows calibrated holes to be obtained, if that is the final objective, or a hole to be prepared for a thread cutting operation in the material deformed by yielding on the walls of the already calibrated hole, depending on the user's choice. An embodiment of the multi-operation friction drilling tool sequentially comprises a plurality of distinct axial segments: a support segment, a thread cutting segment, a calibration segment of predetermined diameter and a friction self-piercing segment, and may comprise a cylindrical stop-spacer segment.
The present application refers to an instrument for evaluating fluidity/viscosity of fluids, and consists of an outflow channel (1), graduated scale (2), reservoir (3), reservoir valve (4) and laying base (5). The instrument of the present application enables the fluidity of fluids to be evaluated by measuring the flow of the fluid, from a reservoir (3), through a machined outflow channel (1) which in parallel has a graduated scale (2). Consequently, it is possible to estimate the viscosity (opposite of fluidity) of the fluid under analysis. This instrument is characterised in that the outflow channel (1) is machined, has low roughness, Ra<0.8µm, for the flow of the fluid, and is of circular cross-section. The instrument further comprises a tubular reservoir (3) with a valve (4) having a fluid outlet orifice for the outflow channel (1). The instrument has good performance and low manufacturing cost, presenting the elements described above.
G01N 11/04 - Recherche des propriétés d'écoulement des matériaux, p.ex. la viscosité, la plasticité; Analyse des matériaux en déterminant les propriétés d'écoulement en mesurant l'écoulement du matériau à travers un passage étroit, p.ex. un tube, une ouverture
G01N 11/06 - Recherche des propriétés d'écoulement des matériaux, p.ex. la viscosité, la plasticité; Analyse des matériaux en déterminant les propriétés d'écoulement en mesurant l'écoulement du matériau à travers un passage étroit, p.ex. un tube, une ouverture en chronométrant l'écoulement d'une quantité connue vers l'extérieur
61.
FUNCTIONALIZED-PIEZOELECTRIC-COATINGS-DRIVEN BIOMICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BIOMEMS) FOR ENHANCED METALLIC IMPLANTS PERFORMERS
33 (LTO) layers or biocompatible / biodegradable piezoelectric poly L-lactic acid (PLLA) layers electrically functionalized via electrical charging by non-contact high voltage setup (corona poling) or light-activated using ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. 316L-SST substrates coated with functionalized LTO coatings present a higher surface wettability and energy, a higher rate of calcium phosphate formation and a higher adsorption of proteins. No inflammatory reactions were observed for in-vivo implanted 316L-SST substrates coated with functionalized LTO.
The present application describes a probe element for separation and sensing of analytes of interest (150) controlled by temperature. The probe element includes at least one magnetic crystal (101) and one or more types of capping agents (120) (121) (122). The capping agent can have stabilizing and or anchoring functions. The magnetic crystal produces a stable magnetic field (131) (141) at the temperature of interest for sensing or separation. The stable magnetic field can be controlled by temperature and the probe can be integrated in a sensing and or separation device and process.
G01N 33/58 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des substances marquées
H01F 1/00 - Aimants ou corps magnétiques, caractérisés par les matériaux magnétiques appropriés; Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour leurs propriétés magnétiques
63.
A SULFATE/SULFIDE BASED RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of a High-Temperature Sulfate/Sulfide device, in particular a High-Temperature battery using a Sulfate/Sulfide redox couple (HTSSB) for electrical energy storage at elevated temperatures and the like, and electrical energy storage device comprising the same.
A passive sensor network constituted by a reader (5), wireless energy emitters (2), and fully passive sensors (1) is described. The passive sensors allow continuously the data collection and transfer thereof whenever requested by the reader, via backscatter at a frequency (4), and in parallel the reception of energy from the transmitters (3). Each sensor integrates an antenna, two impedance matching networks, a semiconductor, a microcontroller and one or more sensors that do not require the use of their own power supply or batteries. The reader (remote unit) initiates the communication process. This communication is achieved by sending radio frequency commands recognized by the passive sensors. These sensors, upon receiving the commands from the reader, initiate the back transmission of data according to the received command. The power transmitters are used to allow continuous power supply of the passive sensors.
A system for heating a work fluid and for air circulation comprises a plurality of collectors fitted top-to-top in one or more columns, such that air ducts of the modules constitute a single duct along a column, wherein the solar collector comprises: one solar radiation planar absorber with one anterior face exposed to solar radiation and another posterior face affixed to the work fluid piping; one duct for exchanging heat with the planar absorber via the air duct which has its air inlet and outlet on opposite tops of the solar collector. The system can additionally comprise a descendent air duct to collect air from the upper part of the building and to supply air to the lower side of one or more columns of the facade.
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (France)
INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE (France)
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (Portugal)
UNIVERSITÉ SAVOIE MONT BLANC (France)
Inventeur(s)
Papaiconomou, Nicolas
Da Costa E Araujo Pereira Coutinho, Joao Manuel
Gras, Matthieu
Billard, Isabelle
Abrégé
The application relates to a process for extracting or separating metal ions using a composition comprising: - an ionic liquid of formula C +,-X, in which: - C + is an onium cation comprising at least one hydrocarbon chain R 1 comprising from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, - X P - is an anion of charge p, said ionic liquid having a solubility in water at 20°C of at least 10 g/l, - an acid, and - water, said composition comprising two liquid phases: - a phase enriched in ionic liquid ϕ IL and - a phase enriched in water ϕ w, the pH of which is less than or equal to 4.7, and the uses of the composition for extracting a metal ion from an acidic aqueous medium comprising a metal ion, for separating metal ions from an aqueous medium comprising at least two metal ions or for purifying an acidic aqueous solution comprising a metal ion.
C22B 3/26 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par extraction liquide-liquide utilisant des composés organiques
System of positron emission tomography to obtain images of a subject, which comprehends: one first fixed axis of rotation; one second axis of rotation substantially parallel to the first axis, in which the second axis is rotatable around the first axis at a predefined distance; one element of support rotatably coupled to the second axis; one pair of scintillators fixed to the element of support, said pair being collinear and aligned along the same longitudinal axis; two photomultipliers, each optically coupled to one of the scintillators; in which the element of support has a free region between the pair of scintillators to receive the subject to be imaged.
G01T 1/29 - Mesure effectuée sur des faisceaux de radiations, p.ex. sur la position ou la section du faisceau; Mesure de la distribution spatiale de radiations
G01T 1/20 - Mesure de l'intensité de radiation avec des détecteurs à scintillation
A61B 6/00 - Appareils pour diagnostic par radiations, p.ex. combinés avec un équipement de thérapie par radiations
The disclosure pertains generally to wireless communications, more particularly to the exploitation of channel gain information, advantageously where more than two transmitter/receiver pairs transmit information over a shared medium. The disclosure applies distributed interference compression (23) at the receivers (receiver 1 (8),..., receiver k (9),..., and receiver K (10)) and repetition coding (13) at the transmitters (transmitter 1 (1),..., transmitter k (2),..., transmitter K (3)). Repetition coding repeats the same symbol stream (11) several times and the distributed interference compression (23) reduces the number of interference retransmissions (15) required to obtain the interference free signal (26). The throughput achieved by previous solutions is limited to two symbols per time slot, whereas in the present disclosure throughput is enhanced and proportional to the square root of the number of transmitter/receiver pairs considered.
INESC MICROSISTEMAS E NANOTECNOLOGIAS - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES PARA OS MICROSISTEMAS E AS NANOTECNOLOGIAS (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Ramos Jerónimo Dias Alves, Helena Cristina
Soares Neves, Ana Isabel
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to graphene-coated textile substrates, in particular synthetic textile substrates comprising a textile polymer and a coating consisting of at least one layer of graphene, wherein the textile polymer is selected from a list consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, polylactate, nylon, polyamide or combinations thereof. The claimed textile substrates are conducting and antimicrobial textile substrates.
D06M 10/02 - Traitement physique des fibres, fils, filés, tissus ou articles fibreux faits de ces matières, p.ex. ultrasonique, effet corona, irradiation, courants électriques ou champs magnétiques; Traitement physique combiné avec le traitement avec des composés ou des éléments chimiques ultrasonique ou sonique; Effet corona
D06M 11/74 - Traitement des fibres, fils, filés, tissus ou des articles fibreux faits de ces matières, avec des substances inorganiques ou leurs complexes; Un tel traitement combiné avec un traitement mécanique, p.ex. mercerisage avec du carbone ou ses composés avec des acides graphitiques ou leurs sels
D06M 16/00 - Traitement biochimique des fibres, fils, filés, tissus ou articles fibreux faits de ces matières, p.ex. enzymatique
D06M 23/16 - Procédés pour l'application non uniforme d'agents traitants, p.ex. traitement sur une seule face; Traitement différentiel
The present application describes an optical fiber-based liquid level sensor, characterized by the use of grooves along the length of the fiber, having engineering applications for liquid level measurements in locations of hard access under hostile conditions, with electromagnetic field interference, and without risk of short circuit in flammable environments. The liquid level sensor developed allows monitoring the rise or fall variation of the liquid level, with low signal loss, in environments with high environmental aggressiveness or flammable, where the use of electronic sensors is limited. In addition, this sensor can be used for various applications in the context of continuous and real-time monitoring through synchronization with other monitoring systems.
Collembola; or similar organisms. The device can be applied in the field of ecotoxicology and involves technologies in the areas of analytical instrumentation, electronics, computer science and biology.
G01N 15/14 - Recherche par des moyens électro-optiques
G01N 21/27 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en utilisant la détection photo-électrique
G01N 15/00 - Recherche de caractéristiques de particules; Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle effective de matériaux poreux
72.
PORTABLE DEVICE, METHOD FOR READING AUTHENTICATION LABELS AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to a portable device for detecting deoxyribonucleic acid in a sample. The present device comprises the following components: a rod and a disposable part located at one end of the device. The disposable part, a membrane lid, is in turn coupled to a microtube, for example. The membrane lid of the portable DNA-detecting device/indicator brush in turn comprises three distinct components: a zone for clipping the lid to the microtube, a zone for absorbing the reaction solution and the DNA sample, and a zone for clipping to the brush body. The device further comprises a reaction indicator. The present disclosure also relates to a method for specifically detecting molecular labels containing deoxyribonucleic acid molecules used for labelling, tracking and verifying the authenticity of various materials, in particular biological and non-biological materials and liquid media.
C12Q 1/68 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismes; Compositions à cet effet; Procédés pour préparer ces compositions faisant intervenir des acides nucléiques
73.
FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS, PRODUCTION METHODS AND USES THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to fluorescent compounds with large Stokes' shift. This disclosure also relates to the, production methods and use of said fluorescent compounds for cellular labelling and in vivo imaging for use in medicine or for use in cell culture.
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique
A61P 25/28 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du système nerveux des troubles dégénératifs du système nerveux central, p.ex. agents nootropes, activateurs de la cognition, médicaments pour traiter la maladie d'Alzheimer ou d'autres formes de démence
A61P 3/00 - Médicaments pour le traitement des troubles du métabolisme
A modular building semi-block comprises two main faces, the so-called main inner surface and main outer surface; two side faces, a left and a right side face, and two top faces, an upper and a lower top face, the so-called contact faces; wherein, when the semi-block engages another, identical semi-block by the respective contact faces, the main faces of the semi-blocks form a contiguous surface. Each of the contact faces comprises an engagement element formed by a protrusion with a ramp and an engagement element formed by a recess with a ramp, in such a way that the protrusion ramp is in contact with the recess ramp of the other, identical semi-block when the semi-block engages another semi-block. When the semi-block engages another semi-block by the respective main inner faces, it forms a block with the other, identical semi-block. The engagement elements with a protrusion comprise a top surface perpendicular to the main outer surface of the block, and the engagement element with a recess comprises a top surface perpendicular to the main outer surface of the block. The semi-block further comprises semi-cylinders.
E04B 2/46 - Murs comportant des cavités aussi bien entre les éléments qu’à l’intérieur de ceux-ci; Murs formés d’éléments dont chacun consiste en plusieurs pièces tenues écartées au moyen d’entretoises, l’une des pièces au moins ayant des cavités utilisant des éléments ayant des moyens spécialement conçus pour stabiliser leur position; Entretoises pour parois de cavités par emboîtage de saillies ou de pièces rapportées échancrées, p.ex. de languettes, rainures, queues d'aronde
E04B 2/48 - Murs comportant des cavités aussi bien entre les éléments qu’à l’intérieur de ceux-ci; Murs formés d’éléments dont chacun consiste en plusieurs pièces tenues écartées au moyen d’entretoises, l’une des pièces au moins ayant des cavités utilisant des éléments ayant des moyens spécialement conçus pour stabiliser leur position; Entretoises pour parois de cavités par introduction d'un matériau avec ou sans armatures dans de petits canaux ménagés dans les éléments ou dans les rainures entre ceux-ci
E04B 2/58 - Murs avec ossature d'encadrement ou potelets; Murs comportant des pièces allongées supportant la charge avec pièces allongées en métal
E04B 2/02 - Murs, p.ex. cloisons, pour bâtiments; Structure des murs en ce qui concerne l'isolation; Assemblages spécifiques pour les murs édifiés par couches successives d'éléments de construction
75.
VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP WITH AXIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE VANES
The present disclosure relates to a variable displacement pump with rotary vanes, in particular for oil, comprising a body with a cavity in which a movable ring slides longitudinally on the rotor that rotates about a shaft and is provided with vanes radially supported on the inner surface of the fixed ring which has a fixed eccentricity relative to the rotation shaft of the rotor, and means for moving the movable ring longitudinally according to a driving pressure between a position that corresponds to the maximum volume of the plurality of chambers, the elastic return spring being extended to its maximum length in this position, and a predetermined end position which corresponds to the minimum volume of the plurality of chambers, the elastic return spring being compressed to its minimum length in this position, under the action of the longitudinal displacement of the movable wall which occurs at the same time as the plurality of vanes and the movable ring are longitudinally displaced.
F04C 2/344 - Machines ou pompes à piston rotatif possédant les caractéristiques couvertes par au moins deux des groupes , , , ou par l'un de ces groupes en combinaison avec un autre type de mouvement entre les organes coopérants avec à la fois le mouvement défini dans l'un des groupes ou et un mouvement alternatif relatif entre les organes coopérants les organes obturateurs ayant un mouvement alternatif par rapport à l'organe interne
F04C 14/18 - Commande, surveillance ou dispositions de sécurité pour "machines" ou pompes ou installations de pompage caractérisées par la variation du volume de la chambre de travail
76.
CORK-BASED MORTAR FORMULATIONS WITHOUT DENSE AGGREGATES
DAVID, DIOGO E LUÍS - ARGAMASSAS TRADICIONAIS PRÉ-DOSEADAS LDA. (Portugal)
AMORIM CORK VENTURES, LDA. (Portugal)
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Ferreira, Luís Filipe Mariz De Matos
Nascimento, Bruno Filipe Oliveira Do
Monteiro, David Manuel Pereira
Velosa, Ana Luísa Pinheiro Lomelino
Abrégé
The present invention relates to cork-based mortar formulations without dense aggregates, to mortars comprising these formulations and to the use of these mortars. The mortar formulation according to the invention consists of: (a) 59 to 66% binders; (b) 8 to 16% cork material; (c) 9 to 21% of a material selected from the group consisting of exfoliated vermiculite, expanded perlite, expanded glass and combinations thereof; and (d) 1 to 22% additives. The invention can be used in the construction industry, namely in the maintenance and construction of buildings, and the composition does not contain any dense aggregates, such as sand.
The present invention relates to a novel process for purifying/desalinating crude glycerol, such as that resulting from the production of biodiesel, with a high inorganic salt content, in order to obtain glycerol with a low concentration of salts. The process for purifying crude glycerol with a high salt content comprises the following steps: mixing crude glycerol with a C3-C10 secondary or tertiary alcohol or combinations thereof; allowing two phases of the above mixture to form, and separating said phases; removing the alcohols from the liquid phase, particularly by evaporation, and collecting the glycerol obtained. This invention can be used as an efficient process for pre-purifying crude glycerol in order to obtain a crude glycerol with a low concentration of salts, thus permitting the efficient use of ion exchange or membrane separation technologies to obtain glycerol with very high degrees of purity.
An augmented reality imaging system comprising: a head mounted augmented reality display unit (30), a real-time imaging device (20), such as an ultrasound probe, that captures a real-time video image (122) of a target; a processor;and means for sensing the position and attitude of the head mounted unit(30) and the real-time imaging device (20). The system adjusts the real-time video image (122) so that it appears, in the head-mounted display unit (30), to have been taken from the point of view of the user(150). Thus, a user (150) is able to move his/her head around a point of interest (12) to better gauge the "missing dimension"in what would otherwise be a 2D image. By placing virtual markers (162) in the AR output displayed in the user's head unit(30), and by matching them to known points of interest in a subject, the system is able to correct for displacement etc. in offline (previously captured) 3D imagery (132), such as an MRI scan,to the actual position of those features.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G06F 19/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques (spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques G06F 17/00;systèmes ou méthodes de traitement de données spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion, de surveillance ou de prévision G06Q;informatique médicale G16H)
79.
MODULAR FAÇADE OR COVERING ELEMENT WITH SOLAR ENERGY RECOVERY FOR WATER HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION
A fluid heating and air circulation system comprises a plurality of collectors fitted one on top of the other, forming one or more columns, in such a way that the air ducts in the collectors form an air duct along each column, and characterised in that the solar collector comprises: a flat solar radiation absorber with a front face to be exposed to the sun and a rear face in which pipes for the fluid to be heated are arranged; an air duct for heat exchange with the flat absorber, the air duct comprising the rear face of the flat absorber and being arranged along said face, and the air duct having its inlet and outlet at two opposite ends of the solar collector. The system can additionally comprise a descending air duct for collecting air in the upper part of a building and blowing air into the lower part of the air duct in one or more collector columns.
System and method for providing data access to mobile network nodes of a digital data network, said system comprising: a local mobility anchor node, herewith LMA, which has an uplink interface to an upstream network, a plurality of mobility access gateways, herewith MAGs, which are fixed access points comprising a wired interface to the LMA, one or more mobile mobility access gateways, herewith mMAGs, which are mobile, in particular vehicle, access points comprising a wireless interface to a MAGs or other mMAGs, a mobile network node, herewith MNN, comprising a wireless interface to a MAG or mMAG, each of said mMAGs configured for establishing a network binding to the LMA through an access point, by connecting to said access point, the access point being a MAG or another mMAG, such that data packets arrived at the LMA and destined to the MNN are routed and forwarded to the MNN through the mMAG.
H04W 8/02 - Traitement de données de mobilité, p.ex. enregistrement d'informations dans un registre de localisation nominal [HLR Home Location Register] ou de visiteurs [VLR Visitor Location Register]; Transfert de données de mobilité, p.ex. entre HLR, VLR ou réseaux externes
H04W 48/16 - Exploration; Traitement d'informations sur les restrictions d'accès ou les accès
H04W 8/26 - Adressage ou numérotation de réseau pour support de mobilité
H04W 24/02 - Dispositions pour optimiser l'état de fonctionnement
H04W 36/00 - Dispositions pour le transfert ou la resélection
Positron emission tomography system for obtaining images of a subject, which comprises: a first, fixed rotation shaft; a second rotation shaft substantially parallel to the first shaft, wherein the second shaft can rotate around the first shaft at a predefined distance; a support element coupled rotationally to the second shaft; a pair of scintillators fixed to the support element, said pair being collinear and aligned along the same longitudinal axis; two photomultipliers, each coupled optically to one of the scintillators; wherein the support element has a free region between the pair of scintillators for receiving the subject of whom images are to obtained.
A61B 6/00 - Appareils pour diagnostic par radiations, p.ex. combinés avec un équipement de thérapie par radiations
G01T 1/29 - Mesure effectuée sur des faisceaux de radiations, p.ex. sur la position ou la section du faisceau; Mesure de la distribution spatiale de radiations
82.
Method and apparatus for multi-network communication in vehicular networks
Wireless network data router for a vehicle, and operating method thereof, comprising: a multi-connection interface for wireless access in vehicular environments, herewith WAVE; a wireless local area network, herewith Wi-Fi, interface; a mobile network data interface; a downlink data connection for the vehicle and/or users in the vehicle and its vicinity; a data processing unit for routing data between said interfaces; wherein the data processing unit is configured to: calculate a score for each reachable network on the WAVE, Wi-Fi and mobile network interfaces; switch the uplink connection of the wireless network data router to the reachable network with the best score. Also a wireless network data router for vehicles for connecting vehicles to the Internet through a multi-network device, said router being a mobile router suitable to form a mesh network of connected vehicles, wherein the router is arranged for using parked cars for redistributing Wi-Fi signal from fixed hotspots.
H04W 4/00 - Services spécialement adaptés aux réseaux de télécommunications sans fil; Leurs installations
H04W 36/14 - Resélection d'un réseau ou d'une interface hertzienne
H04W 36/30 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de mesure ou d’estimation de la qualité des liaisons
H04W 36/32 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de localisation ou de mobilité, p.ex. des données de vitesse
H04W 84/22 - Réseaux auto-organisés, p.ex. réseaux ad hoc ou réseaux de détection avec accès aux réseaux câblés
The present disclosure relates to a device for the chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in a liquid medium that can be used for organisms in the genera Daphnia, Ceriodaphnia, Artemia, as well as Collembola and similar organisms. The device can be used in the domain of ecotoxicology and involves technologies in the fields of analytical instrumentation, electronics, information technology and biology. The device for the chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in a sample in a liquid medium comprises a channel for ducting the sample, in which the channel has an internal section that causes the organisms to be ducted sequentially one by one along the channel, a collector to bring the sample to said channel, a light emitter to omit a chromatic signal into said channel, a light receiver to capture the chromatic signal of the organism present in said channel, and an electronic data processor configured to distinguish between the organisms counted as a function of the color of the chromatic signal received.
The present disclosure relates to a device for chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in a liquid medium with application to organisms belonging to the genus Daphnia, Ceriodaphnia, Artemia, as well Collembola; or similar organisms. The device can be applied in the field of ecotoxicology and involves technologies in the areas of analytical instrumentation, electronics, computer science and biology. The apparatus for chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in a liquid medium sample comprises: a channel for conducting the sample, wherein the channel has an inner section so that the organisms are driven sequentially one-by-one through channel; a collector for conducting the sample to that channel; a light emitter to emit a colour signal for that channel; a receiver of light to capture the chromatic signal from the organism on that channel; an electronic data processor configured to differentiate the organisms counted depending on the chromatic signal received.
The present document describes a dynamic mobility management system. The disclosure describes a mobility management mechanism that is able to maintain the IP address assigned when a session was initiated in the user device to exchange data packets between the end-points of a given data service. This is possible through the management of the distributed mobility anchors, tunnels, interfaces and IP addresses, where a mobile node is configured to bind to the previously accessed mobility access router, such that the previously established network sessions of the mobile node are re-established through said previously accessed mobility access router. The disclosure is applied in the Information and Communication Technology domain, more precisely in the mobility management in communication networks.
H04W 36/12 - Resélection d'un nœud de commutation ou de routage d'un réseau fédérateur
H04W 36/28 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des paramètres de communication agréés ou négociés impliquant une pluralité de liaisons, p.ex. des liaisons multi-appels ou multi-porteuses
The present solution relates to magnetic probes/nanoprobes (NP) for the selective enrichment of proteins. Namely, the solution relates to magnetic nanoparticles, which surface is chemically modified with metal ion chelation groups. The use of these magnetic nanoparticles allows the separation of specific proteins from complex mixtures by means of a magnetic field, namely proteins containing metal ions in their composition, such as metalloproteases, and the recovery of metal binding proteins, such as histidine-tagged recombinant proteins. This solution describes a probe for select metalloproteins in a solution comprising at least an inorganic magnetic core particle comprising a paramagnetic, superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic material; wherein such particle is coated with a siliceous coating; wherein the siliceous coating further comprises a plurality of metal ion chelating moieties; wherein the size of the probe is less than 1100 nm. Furthermore, this disclosure also describes a method for producing said probe.
C07K 1/22 - Chromatographie d'affinité ou techniques analogues basées sur des procédés d'absorption sélective
B01D 15/38 - Adsorption sélective, p.ex. chromatographie caractérisée par le mécanisme de séparation impliquant une interaction spécifique non couverte par un ou plusieurs des groupes , p.ex. chromatographie d'affinité, chromatographie d'échange par ligand ou chromatographie chirale
B01J 45/00 - Echange d'ions dans lequel se forme un complexe ou un chélate; Utilisation d'une substance comme échangeur d'ions formant des complexes ou des chélates; Traitement d'une substance en vue d'améliorer ses propriétés d'échange d'ions formant des complexes ou des chélates
B01J 13/18 - Polymérisation in situ où tous les réactifs sont présents dans la même phase
B22F 1/00 - Poudres métalliques; Traitement des poudres métalliques, p.ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre ou d'améliorer leurs propriétés
B22F 1/02 - Traitement particulier des poudres métalliques, p.ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre, d'améliorer leurs propriétés; Poudres métalliques en soi, p.ex. mélanges de particules de compositions différentes comportant un enrobage des particules
B22F 9/24 - Fabrication des poudres métalliques ou de leurs suspensions; Appareils ou dispositifs spécialement adaptés à cet effet par un procédé chimique avec réduction de mélanges métalliques à partir de mélanges métalliques liquides, p.ex. de solutions
H01F 1/00 - Aimants ou corps magnétiques, caractérisés par les matériaux magnétiques appropriés; Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour leurs propriétés magnétiques
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FORMULATIONS WITH HYDROCOLLOIDS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CUSTARD TARTS READY FOR CONSUPTION BY HEATING IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION
MEALFOOD - FABRICO DE REFEIÇÕES E PRATOS PRÉ-COZINHADOS, LDA (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Coimbra Rodrigues Da Silva, Manuel António
Verde Martins Coelho, Elisabete
Bastos, Ana Rita
De Oliveira Santos, José Francisco
Abrégé
The present application describes formulations of puff pastry and cream that allows preparing custard tarts ready for consumption after heating in microwave oven. After heating in microwave oven, the custard tarts, previously made-up and quick-frozen, keep the same characteristics of the custard tart just taken out of a conventional oven. In this application, the puff pastry is prepared by adding hydrocolloids-based food ingredients to the dough to make it crunchy and crispy after conservation by quick-freezing and reheating in a microwave oven. The custard cream is also modified with food ingredients based on hydrocolloids in order to be retained by quick-freezing without losing its rheological characteristics after reheating in a microwave oven.
System and method for providing data access to mobile network nodes of a digital data network, said system comprising: a local mobility anchor node, herewith LMA, which has an uplink interface to an upstream network, a plurality of mobility access gateways, herewith MAGs, which are fixed access points comprising a wired interface to the LMA, one or more mobile mobility access gateways, herewith mMAGs, which are mobile, in particular vehicle, access points comprising a wireless interface to a MAGs or other mMAGs, a mobile network node, herewith MNN, comprising a wireless interface to a MAG or mMAG, each of said mMAGs configured for establishing a network binding to the LMA through an access point, by connecting to said access point, the access point being a MAG or another mMAG, such that data packets arrived at the LMA and destined to the MNN are routed and forwarded to the MNN through the mMAG.
The present invention relates to a method for producing active recombinant collagenase from Aeromonas hydrophila for use in processes where the digestion of collagens is required, for instance for medical use in the treatment of diseases involving excessive deposition of collagens and collagen-mediated pathologies. Besides clinical and research uses, microbial collagenases have high bioengineering potential in industry, for instance in the food industry for tenderising meat or in the tanning industry, where they contribute to the leather dyeing process. Thus, the present invention aims at providing a method for obtaining and purifying active recombinant collagenase from Aeromonas hydrophila, in which method collagen is digested by collagenase at concentrations that are lower than the cytotoxic concentration of collagenase.
B05D 7/14 - Procédés, autres que le flocage, spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, à des surfaces particulières, ou pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides particuliers à du métal, p.ex. à des carrosseries de voiture
B05D 5/00 - Procédés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides aux surfaces pour obtenir des effets, finis ou des structures de surface particuliers
B05D 3/10 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliqués; Traitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p.ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides par d'autres moyens chimiques
B05D 7/00 - Procédés, autres que le flocage, spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, à des surfaces particulières, ou pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides particuliers
B05D 3/00 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliqués; Traitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p.ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides
B05D 1/02 - Procédés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides aux surfaces réalisés par pulvérisation
B05D 1/38 - Applications successives de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, p.ex. sans traitement intermédiaire avec traitement intermédiaire
B05D 1/36 - Applications successives de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, p.ex. sans traitement intermédiaire
C23C 22/12 - Orthophosphates contenant des cations du zinc
C23C 22/53 - Traitement du zinc ou des alliages à base de zinc
C23C 22/60 - Traitement chimique de surface de matériaux métalliques par réaction de la surface avec un milieu réactif laissant des produits de réaction du matériau de la surface dans le revêtement, p.ex. revêtement par conversion, passivation des métaux au moyen de solutions aqueuses au moyen de solutions aqueuses alcalines d'un pH > 8
C23F 11/00 - Inhibition de la corrosion de matériaux métalliques par application d'inhibiteurs sur la surface menacée par la corrosion ou par addition d'inhibiteurs à l'agent corrosif
C09D 5/44 - Compositions de revêtement, p.ex. peintures, vernis ou vernis-laques, caractérisées par leur nature physique ou par les effets produits; Apprêts en pâte pour des applications électrophorétiques
C23C 22/68 - Traitement chimique de surface de matériaux métalliques par réaction de la surface avec un milieu réactif laissant des produits de réaction du matériau de la surface dans le revêtement, p.ex. revêtement par conversion, passivation des métaux au moyen de solutions aqueuses au moyen de solutions aqueuses avec un pH compris entre 6 et 8
C23C 22/73 - Traitement chimique de surface de matériaux métalliques par réaction de la surface avec un milieu réactif laissant des produits de réaction du matériau de la surface dans le revêtement, p.ex. revêtement par conversion, passivation des métaux caractérisé par le procédé
C25D 9/02 - Revêtement électrolytique autrement qu'avec des métaux avec des matières organiques
91.
MOLECULAR TAG CONTAINING DNA MOLECULES AND PROCESS FOR MARKING AND IDENTIFYING THE TAG
The present invention relates to a molecular tag and a process for marking various materials and liquid media using chimeric deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules for formulating tags, and using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) for identifying the tag. The molecular tag for marking a substrate, described in the present invention, comprises: a mixture of a plurality of DNA molecules, each of which comprises a GC-clamp DNA fragment as identifier segment and a microbial DNA fragment as encoding segment, in which at least two of said microbial DNA fragments originate from different microorganisms; and a vehicle for supporting said mixture. Thus, the present invention relates to the field of tracing and identifying various materials, applicable to any type of activity in which the tracing or certification of origin might be necessary.
C12Q 1/68 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismes; Compositions à cet effet; Procédés pour préparer ces compositions faisant intervenir des acides nucléiques
92.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-NETWORK COMMUNICATION IN VEHICULAR NETWORKS
Wireless network data router for a vehicle, and operating method thereof, comprising: a multi-connection interface for wireless access in vehicular environments, herewith WAVE; a wireless local area network, herewith Wi-Fi, interface; a mobile network data interface; a downlink data connection for the vehicle and/or users in the vehicle and its vicinity; a data processing unit for routing data between said interfaces; wherein the data processing unit is configured to: calculate a score for each reachable network on the WAVE, Wi-Fi and mobile network interfaces; switch the uplink connection of the wireless network data router to the reachable network with the best score. Also a wireless network data router for vehicles for connecting vehicles to the Internet through a multi-network device, said router being a mobile router suitable to form a mesh network of connected vehicles, wherein the router is arranged for using parked cars for redistributing Wi-Fi signal from fixed hotspots.
H04W 84/22 - Réseaux auto-organisés, p.ex. réseaux ad hoc ou réseaux de détection avec accès aux réseaux câblés
H04W 88/04 - Dispositifs terminaux adapté à la retransmission à destination ou en provenance d'un autre terminal ou utilisateur
H04W 88/06 - Dispositifs terminaux adapté au fonctionnement dans des réseaux multiples, p.ex. terminaux multi-mode
H04W 36/14 - Resélection d'un réseau ou d'une interface hertzienne
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p.ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
The present document describes a dynamic mobility management system. The disclosure describes a mobility management mechanism that is able to maintain the IP address assigned when a session was initiated in the user device to exchange data packets between the end-points of a given data service. This is possible through the management of the distributed mobility anchors, tunnels, interfaces and IP addresses, where a mobile node is configured to bind to the previously accessed mobility access router, such that the previously established network sessions of the mobile node are re-established through said previously accessed mobility access router. The disclosure is applied in the Information and Communication Technology domain, more precisely in the mobility management in communication networks.
The present invention intends to solve the problem of automatically analysing the movement performed by a subject. Disclosed is a 3D motion tracking method that allows a user to perform a control movement and so generating a tunnel of motion. Using the tunnel of motion a user can repeat the motion but limiting the movement within the boundaries of the tunnel. The disclosed motion analysis system and methods can be used in medical rehabilitation, sport, science, gaming, robotics, cinema or force feedback applications.
G06F 19/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques (spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques G06F 17/00;systèmes ou méthodes de traitement de données spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion, de surveillance ou de prévision G06Q;informatique médicale G16H)
95.
CONDYLAR PROSTHESIS FOR A TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR JOINT
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (France)
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
Ramos, Antonio
Mesnard, Michel
Abrégé
The subject matter of the invention is a condylar prosthesis (10) for a temporo-mandibular joint, the condylar prosthesis (10) comprising a mandibular implant (12), which is intended to be rigidly attached to the branch of a mandible, and a joint head (16), which is intended to serve as a replacement mandibular condyle, the mandibular implant (12) comprising an anchoring stem (14) permitting the use of an intramedullary connection in the summit of the branch of the mandible, and the distal end of the anchoring stem (14) being offset towards the front of the prosthesis (10) with respect to the joint head (16) and in a median plane of the prosthesis (10), the condylar prosthesis (10) being characterized in that the anchoring stem (14) follows a curved profile along its length and in the median plane of the prosthesis, the direction of curvature of the anchoring stem being oriented towards the front of the prosthesis.
A system and method for proprioceptive stimulation, movement monitoring and characterisation comprises: a proprioceptive intervention component and a movement characterisation component. The two components are coupled in such a way that they can be used (worn) in an ambulatory fashion on the upper and lower limbs on the side of the body with the motor deficit. This device can be used in the field of health care, in particular in neurorehabilitation, in the fields of basic scientific or clinical research, in products aimed at segments of the entertainment market (e.g. dance, videogames, interactive TV, 3D cinema) and in the fields of sports and motor performance improvement in competitions. The system comprises a main module (1) for control, proprioceptive stimulation and movement quantification, control, proprioceptive stimulation and movement quantification modules (2, 3) and proprioceptive stimulation elements (16).
A63B 22/00 - Appareils d'exercice spécialement adaptés à l'entraînement du système cardio-vasculaire, pour exercer l'agilité ou la coordination des mouvements
A61B 5/11 - Mesure du mouvement du corps entier ou de parties de celui-ci, p.ex. tremblement de la tête ou des mains ou mobilité d'un membre
A63B 24/00 - Commandes électriques ou électroniques pour les appareils d'exercice des groupes
G09B 19/00 - Enseignement non couvert par d'autres groupes principaux de la présente sous-classe
A63B 69/00 - Appareils d'entraînement ou appareils destinés à des sports particuliers
A63B 71/06 - Dispositifs indicateurs ou de marque pour jeux ou joueurs
The present invention describes a low-cost, portable multiparameter turbidity sensor based on fiber optics. The sensor quantifies optical transmission and dispersion in a fluid by nephelometry, using light emission at two or more wavelengths. The invention allows the concentration of suspended solids to be estimated, the type of sediment to be distinguished on the basis of colour, grain size classes to be differentiated, and partial concentrations of suspended solids to be identified and determined. The sensor comprises an emitter (1) of one or more light wavelengths, a receiver (2) for measuring transmission, a receiver (3) for measuring dispersion, and a measurement cell with an inner cavity (4) for receiving the fluid being analysed, these elements being arranged at predefined distances (L1, L2, L3) and predefined angles (A1, A2) in relation to each other.
RAIZ-INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO DA FLORESTA E DO PAPEL (Portugal)
Inventeur(s)
De Andrade Domingues, Rui Miguel
Da Rocha Freire Barros, Carmen Sofia
Domingues Silvestre, Armando Jorge
De Pascoal Neto, Carlos
Santos Silva, Carlos Manuel
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a method of obtaining extracts having very high contents (up to 98 %) of triterpenic acids, mainly oleanolic and ursolic acids, from eucalyptus barks. The method involves the solid-liquid extraction of the bark with organic solvents, preferably hexane, and the fractionation of the crude extract by means of a simple treatment with an alkaline solution, followed by separation of the aqueous phase, its filtration, acidification and finally isolation of the enriched triterpenic acids fraction by means of filtration, centrifugation or extraction with an organic solvent, preferably hexane, followed by solvent removal. The present invention has application in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and functional foods industries.
The invention relates to a process of coating a metallic surface with a composition for coating with a pretreatment composition prior to organic coating, with a passivation composition without intent for subsequent organic coating, with a pretreatmentprimer composition, with a primer composition, with a paint composition or with an electrocoating composition, wherein each one coating composition or the thereof generated coating contains particles on the base of at least one layered double hydroxide (LDH) phase showing the general formula [1]: [M2+(1 ± 0.5) - x (M3+,M4+)x(OH)2± 0.75] An- x / n ⋅ mH2O, wherein M2+, M3+ and M4+ are certain divalent, trivalent resp. tetravalent cations, wherein there is no need that cations M3+ are present or there is no need that cations M4+ are present, wherein the anions A and/or neutral or charged molecules A including assemblies with molecules A are selected from the group consisting of anions of hydroxide, fluorides, carbonates, nitrates, sulfates, chromate, chromite, molybdates, phosphomolybdates, phosphates, phosphonates, tungstates, vanadates, azoles, carboxylates, dodecylbenzenes, phenolic compounds, anionic surfactants and biomolecules, and/or wherein each one coating composition or the thereof generated coating contains their at least partially calcined and/or their partially or totally calcined and then rehydrated LDH particles primarily based on a mixture of substances selected from the group consisting of oxides, double oxides, multiple oxides, hydroxides, at least one LDH phase, further anions A and molecules A.
B05D 3/10 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliqués; Traitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p.ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides par d'autres moyens chimiques
B05D 7/00 - Procédés, autres que le flocage, spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, à des surfaces particulières, ou pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides particuliers
The present invention relates to the development of an aluminium hydroxide (ATH) with a Boehmite structure, and to a formulation comprising an aluminium hydroxide (ATH) with a Boehmite structure. Although a small mass of aluminium hydroxide is added to the paper substrate, it is extremely effective to produce a paper with matte properties, ideal for inkjet printing with a very high contrast brightness value. This formulation is used to prepare paper coating baths which, besides the modified pigment, contain a single chemical additive, starch, which works at the same time as a rheology modifier and as a binder. The coating bath is applied with a blade and the calendering process is controlled to produce a matte surface, together with a coating structure with two levels of effectiveness, an optical effectiveness (light scattering) and a printing quality effectiveness (control of ink penetration). The present invention is useful in the paper industry.
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