Lensing duct
    1.
    发明授权
    Lensing duct 失效
    Lensing导管

    公开(公告)号:US5307430A

    公开(公告)日:1994-04-26

    申请号:US983350

    申请日:1992-11-30

    摘要: A lensing duct to condense (intensify) light using a combination of front surface lensing and reflective waveguiding. The duct tapers down from a wide input side to a narrow output side, with the input side being lens-shaped and coated with an antireflective coating for more efficient transmission into the duct. The four side surfaces are uncoated, preventing light from escaping by total internal reflection as it travels along the duct (reflective waveguiding). The duct has various applications for intensifying light, such as in the coupling of diode array pump light to solid state lasing materials, and can be fabricated from inexpensive glass and plastic.

    摘要翻译: 使用前表面透镜和反射波导的组合来凝结(增强)光的透镜导管。 管道从宽的输入侧逐渐变细到窄的输出侧,输入侧为透镜形状并涂覆有抗反射涂层,以更有效地传输到管道中。 四个侧表面是未涂覆的,防止当其沿管道(反射波导)行进时,全部内部反射的光逸出。 该管道具有用于增强光的各种应用,例如将二极管阵列泵浦光耦合到固态激光材料,并且可以由廉价的玻璃和塑料制成。

    Methods and compositions for rapid thermal cycling
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and compositions for rapid thermal cycling 有权
    快速热循环的方法和组成

    公开(公告)号:US09170028B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-27

    申请号:US13267767

    申请日:2011-10-06

    IPC分类号: F24H1/00 F24H1/10 H05B3/78

    摘要: The rapid thermal cycling of a material is targeted. A microfluidic heat exchanger with an internal porous medium is coupled to tanks containing cold fluid and hot fluid. Fluid flows alternately from the cold tank and the hot tank into the porous medium, cooling and heating samples contained in the microfluidic heat exchanger's sample wells. A valve may be coupled to the tanks and a pump, and switching the position of the valve may switch the source and direction of fluid flowing through the porous medium. A controller may control the switching of valve positions based on the temperature of the samples and determined temperature thresholds. A sample tray for containing samples to be thermally cycled may be used in conjunction with the thermal cycling system. A surface or internal electrical heater may aid in heating the samples, or may replace the necessity for the hot tank.

    摘要翻译: 材料的快速热循环是目标。 具有内部多孔介质的微流体热交换器耦合到容纳冷流体和热流体的罐。 流体从冷箱和热罐交替地流入多孔介质,冷却和加热微流体换热器样品孔中包含的样品。 阀可以联接到罐和泵,并且切换阀的位置可以切换流过多孔介质的流体的源和方向。 控制器可以基于样品的温度和确定的温度阈值来控制阀位置的切换。 用于包含热循环样品的样品盘可以与热循环系统一起使用。 表面或内部电加热器可能有助于加热样品,也可能取代热水箱的必要性。

    Microfabricated therapeutic actuators and release mechanisms therefor
    8.
    发明授权
    Microfabricated therapeutic actuators and release mechanisms therefor 失效
    微型治疗执行器及其释放机制

    公开(公告)号:US6059815A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US67824

    申请日:1998-04-28

    摘要: Microfabricated therapeutic actuators are fabricated using a shape memory polymer (SMP), a polyurethane-based material that undergoes a phase transformation at a specified temperature (Tg). At a temperature above temperature Tg material is soft and can be easily reshaped into another configuration. As the temperature is lowered below temperature Tg the new shape is fixed and locked in as long as the material stays below temperature Tg. Upon reheating the material to a temperature above Tg, the material will return to its original shape. By the use of such SMP material, SMP microtubing can be used as a retaining/release actuator for the delivery of material, such as embolic coils, for example, through catheters into aneurysms, for example. The microtubing can be manufactured in various sizes and the phase change temperature Tg is determinate for an intended temperature target and intended use. The SMP microtubing can be positioned around or within an end of a deposit material. Various heating arrangements can be utilized with the SMP release mechanism, and the SMP microtubing can include a metallic coating for enhanced light absorption.

    摘要翻译: 使用形状记忆聚合物(SMP),在特定温度(Tg)下经历相变的基于聚氨酯的材料制造微制剂治疗致动器。 在高于温度的温度下,Tg材料是柔软的并且可以容易地重塑成另一种构型。 当温度降低到温度Tg以下时,只要材料保持低于温度Tg,新形状就会被固定和锁定。 将材料重新加热至高于Tg的温度时,材料将恢复到原来的形状。 通过使用这种SMP材料,SMP微管可用作用于例如通过导管穿入动脉瘤等物质输送的保持/释放致动器。 微管可以以各种尺寸制造,相变温度Tg对于预期的温度目标和预期用途是确定的。 SMP微管可以定位在沉积材料的周围或内部。 SMP释放机构可以使用各种加热装置,并且SMP微管可以包括用于增强光吸收的金属涂层。

    Microfabricated instrument for tissue biopsy and analysis
    9.
    发明授权
    Microfabricated instrument for tissue biopsy and analysis 失效
    用于组织活检和分析的微型仪器

    公开(公告)号:US5985217A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-16

    申请号:US895786

    申请日:1997-07-17

    IPC分类号: G01N1/06 G01N1/31 B01L11/00

    摘要: A microfabricated biopsy/histology instrument which has several advantages over the conventional procedures, including minimal specimen handling, smooth cutting edges with atomic sharpness capable of slicing very thin specimens (approximately 2 .mu.m or greater), micro-liter volumes of chemicals for treating the specimens, low cost, disposable, fabrication process which renders sterile parts, and ease of use. The cutter is a "cheese-grater" style design comprising a block or substrate of silicon and which uses anisotropic etching of the silicon to form extremely sharp and precise cutting edges. As a specimen is cut, it passes through the silicon cutter and lies flat on a piece of glass which is bonded to the cutter. Microchannels are etched into the glass or silicon substrates for delivering small volumes of chemicals for treating the specimen. After treatment, the specimens can be examined through the glass substrate. For automation purposes, microvalves and micropumps may be incorporated. Also, specimens in parallel may be cut and treated with identical or varied chemicals. The instrument is disposable due to its low cost and thus could replace current expensive microtome and histology equipment.

    摘要翻译: 微生物活检/组织学仪器具有优于常规方法的几个优点,包括最小的样品处理,具有能够切割非常薄的样品(约2微米或更大)的原子清晰度的平滑切割边缘,微量体积的用于处理 标本,低成本,一次性,制造过程,使无菌部件和易于使用。 切割器是包括硅块或硅衬底的“干酪磨”式设计,其使用硅的各向异性蚀刻来形成非常清晰和精确的切割边缘。 当样品被切割时,它通过硅切割器并且平坦地放置在粘合到切割器上的一块玻璃上。 将微通道蚀刻到玻璃或硅衬底中,用于递送少量用于处理样品的化学品。 处理后,可以通过玻璃基板检查样品。 为了自动化,可以并入微阀和微型泵。 此外,可以用相同或不同的化学物质来切割并处理标本。 该仪器由于成本低,因此可以替代当前昂贵的切片机和组织学设备。

    System for controlling the flow of gas into and out of a gas laser
    10.
    发明授权
    System for controlling the flow of gas into and out of a gas laser 失效
    用于控制气体流入和流出气体激光器的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5315610A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-24

    申请号:US911189

    申请日:1986-09-22

    IPC分类号: H01S3/036 H01S3/00

    CPC分类号: H01S3/036

    摘要: A modularized system for controlling the gas pressure within a copper vapor or like laser is described herein. This system includes a gas input assembly which serves to direct gas into the laser in a controlled manner in response to the pressure therein for maintaining the laser pressure at a particular value, for example 40 torr. The system also includes a gas output assembly including a vacuum pump and a capillary tube arrangement which operates within both a viscous flow region and a molecular flow region for drawing gas out of the laser in a controlled manner.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于控制铜蒸汽或类似激光器内的气体压力的模块化系统。 该系统包括气体输入组件,其用于响应于其中的压力以受控的方式将气体引导到激光器中,以将激光压力保持在特定值,例如40托。 该系统还包括气体输出组件,其包括真空泵和毛细管装置,其在粘性流动区域和分子流动区域内操作,用于以受控的方式将气体引出激光器。