摘要:
This invention relates to a method of screening arrays of polymers having pre-determined surface energies. The polymer arrays of the present invention can be used to screen for microorganism adherence. More specifically the arrays can be used to screen for adherence of particular bacteria or fungi to particular polymers in the array. Furthermore, this invention relates to a method combining in-situ polymer synthesis with physico-chemical characterisation of the resulting polymer array and subsequent biological assays of bacterial or fungal adherence. This allows for high throughput screening and characterisation of candidate polymers which are not susceptible to bacterial or fungal adherence or which can be used to support bacterial or fungal adherence where such is required. The arrays can also be used to screen for inhibition or promotion of biofilm formation.
摘要:
The invention provides a method for inhibiting bacterial attachment to a surface, the method comprising forming the surface from a polymer, or applying a polymer to the surface, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer formed from a (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomer or a copolymer formed from one or more (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomers, wherein the (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomers are of formula (I) or (II): [H2C═CR′—C(═O)—O—]nR (I) [H2C═CR′—C(═O)—NH—]nR (II) wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, R′ is independently H or CH3, R is an organic group having a total of from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the organic group includes an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety and wherein the organic group does not include any hydroxyl groups.
摘要:
The invention provides a method for inhibiting bacterial attachment to a surface, the method comprising forming the surface from a polymer, or applying a polymer to the surface, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer formed from a (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomer or a copolymer formed from one or more (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomers, wherein the (meth) acrylate or (meth) acrylamide monomers are of formula (I) or (II): [H2C═CR′—C(═O)—O—]nR (I) [H2C═CR′—C(═O)—NH—]nR (II) wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, R′ is independently H or CH3, R is an organic group having a total of from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the organic group includes an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety and wherein the organic group does not include any hydroxyl groups.
摘要:
Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.
摘要:
Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.
摘要:
Some embodiments may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.
摘要:
A method of forming a metal-containing film by atomic layer deposition is provided herein. The method comprises using (a) at least one metal fluorinated β-diketonate precursor; and (b) a co-reagent comprising at least one optionally-substituted hydrazine.
摘要:
A method of non-invasively measuring the presence, absence, or concentration of one or more analytes in a tissue of a subject includes exposing at least a portion of a tissue of the subject to electromagnetic radiation; obtaining electromagnetic radiation measurement data of electromagnetic radiation from the tissue; using a mathematical transformation to filter or smooth the electromagnetic radiation measurement data; and determining the presence, absence, or concentration of one or more analytes by determining a radiation signature of the filtered or smoothed electromagnetic radiation measurement data; correlating the radiation signature of the filtered or smoothed electromagnetic radiation measurement data with the presence, absence, or concentration of one or more analytes to determine the presence, absence, or concentration of one or more analytes in the subject.
摘要:
In one aspect, a grate segment for a burner, comprises a substantially rigid body (30) having a dispersed array of cavities (38) filled with a refractory material. In another aspect, a solid fuel gasifier includes a housing (12) defining a gasifier chamber (14), and a solid fuel inlet (21), grate structure (22, 24) in the gasifier chamber. The grate structure includes base means, a plurality of agitator segments (32) positioned relative to the base means for reciprocating movement to agitate a fuel load in the gasifier, and means to support the base means and the agitator segments so that the latter reciprocate in a direction at a substantial inclination to both horizontal and vertical. In use of the gasifier a deep burden of fuel accumulates on the grate structure and the outward stroke of the reciprocation of the agitator elements is in the overall direction of flow of the fuel burden or generally oppositely thereto.
摘要:
A computer system for intrusion detection includes a production processor and a security processor. The production processor is configured to execute one or more production processes. The security processor is dedicated to security functions and is configured to execute one or more security processes. The security process is configured to monitor the functions of the production processor and determine the occurrence of a security event. The security event may include any action performed by the production process that is considered to be threat to the security of the computer system. In some embodiments, the security process is associated with a particular production process and is configured to utilize information concerning the expected behavior of the production process while monitoring for security events.