Abstract:
A method of depositing a polymer film onto a semiconductor wafer is provided which includes the steps of connecting the wafer to one terminal of a voltage source, connecting an electrode to an other pole of the voltage source and placing the electrode and substrate in superposed orientation to form a parallel plate capacitor, wherein an electric field is produced between the electrode and substrate. The parallel plate capacitor is placed in a chamber where pressure andc temperature are maintained at predetermined levels and gaseous monomers of the desired film to be polymerized are introduced into the chamber. The gaseous monomers are then permitted to flow between the electrode and wafer while the voltage of the electric field is maintained at a level sufficient to polarize the monomers without breaking their chemical bonds wherein the polarized monomers react to form a polymer film on the wafer at an enhanced rate.
Abstract:
A medical fixing system includes: a first fixing device fixed to a target lesion and having a first joining part and a first auxiliary fixing portion; a second fixing device fixed to the target lesion and having a second auxiliary fixing portion; a cord-receiving device connected to the first joining part of the first fixing device; and a fixing cord in contact with the first auxiliary fixing portion and the second auxiliary fixing portion and connected to the cord-receiving device. The cord-receiving device has a cord-receiving mechanism. The cord-receiving device adjusts an exposed length of the fixing cord with the cord-receiving mechanism.
Abstract:
A holder structure for a control cord of a curtain for quickly fixing the seamless control cord or a bead chain. The holder is composed of a base seat, an outer cover and elastic members and fixed on a wall face or a floor by fixing members. The base seat and the outer cover are respectively formed with two perforations. Each perforation has a cord passage formed on the same axis. The holder structure is characterized in that a thin connection block is formed at an inner end of the cord slit of the base seat to block the cord slit. When holding the control cord, with respect to a bead chain with a connector, the thin connection block keeps blocking the cord slit. With respect to a seamless control cord, the thin connection block is cut apart to unblock the cord slit for holding the seamless control cord.
Abstract:
The present invention relates a numerical method to simulate the incompressible wing-tip vortex flows. This method is called Vorticity-Refinement, which refines the added vorticity as two different forms of force multiplied by two different factors to counteract the numerical diffusions in the numerical solutions by utilizing the high-order spatial discretization and improving the stability and convergence of the governing equations for incompressible flows.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to use of a fermented soy extract as a prebiotic composition to protect beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Particularly, the fermented soy extract of the invention exhibits the prebiotic activity even under an antibiotic treatment. Also disclosed is combined use of an antibiotic and the fermented soy extract of the invention, which has advantages over administration of the antibiotic alone, such as decreasing the effective dose of the antibiotic and/or reducing side effects resulting from the antibiotic treatment.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to topical compositions containing fermented extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) ingredients for improving the appearance and skin condition of the user. The topical compositions of the present invention are tailored for different users of different skin compositions according to TCM principles. The fermented TCM extracts are characterized by reduced odor and/or color in comparison with unfermented TCM extracts and are therefore more suitable for use in cosmetic products.
Abstract:
A thin film transistor (TFT) that includes a gate, an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulator, a source, and a drain is provided. The gate insulator is located between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate. The source and the drain are in contact with different portions of the oxide semiconductor layer. Each of the source and the drain has a ladder-shaped sidewall that is partially covered by the oxide semiconductor layer. A method for fabricating the above-mentioned TFT is also provided.
Abstract:
A drainage device for draining liquid out of a closed chamber includes a main body, a piston assembly, and a transmission assembly. The main body defines a receiving chamber and a liquid inlet communicating with the receiving chamber to the closed chamber. The piston assembly is fixed in the receiving chamber of the main body. The transmission assembly is partially received in the receiving chamber. The transmission assembly and the piston assembly cooperatively separate the receiving chamber to a first chamber adjacent to the liquid inlet and a second chamber away from the liquid inlet. The transmission assembly is slidably received in the receiving chamber, thereby causing air pressure differences between the first chamber and the second chamber, to pump the liquid from the closed chamber to the second chamber. The main body further defines a plurality of discharge holes for draining liquid out of the second chamber.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to topical compositions containing fermented extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) ingredients for improving the appearance and skin condition of the user. The topical compositions of the present invention are tailored for different users of different skin compositions according to TCM principles. The fermented TCM extracts are characterized by reduced odor and/or color in comparison with unfermented TCM extracts and are therefore more suitable for use in cosmetic products.
Abstract:
An optical system for light energy concentration may comprise a light concentrator to convert incident light to converging light, a light collimating element to receive the converging light and to reduce an angle of convergence of the converging light, and a light directing element to direct the reduced-angle converging light to a light guide to transmit the directed light.