摘要:
A method is provided to label dopamine D2 receptors at striatum and areas outside of striatum. A radiosynthesized ligand of iodine(I)-123-Epidepride is used. The I-123-Epidepride can be strongly bonded to the D2 receptor and has a rare characteristic of non-specificity. Hence, it is suitable for developing a tracer for areas outside of striatum, where D2 receptor densities are low. Besides, I-123-Epidepride can be passed through blood brain barrier and has a high affinity to an animal's brain, so it can be used to develop medicines for diagnosing schizophrenia.
摘要:
A method is provided for fabricating I-123-IBOX. I-123-IBOX is used for SPECT of brain. During the fabrication, radioactivity of reaction vial and purification column can be detected. Thus, I-123-IBOX can be obtained in a short time through a simple process with reduced radioactive harms.
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There is disclosed a method for using 123I to radiolabel SnADAM become an serotonin transporter radiotracer(123I -ADAM). At first, there is provided SnADAM solution via mixing SnADAM with ethanol. The SnADAM solution is shaken and further mixed with thin KI solution. The SnADAM solution is mixed with 123I-NH4I solution and H2O2 solution. The SnADAM-123I-NH4I—H2O2 mixture is kept still. Later, the SnADAM solution is mixed with NaHSO3 solution, and the mixture is shaken and further mixed with buffer solution of saturated Na2HPO4. The SnADAM solution is filled in an Accubond C8 column. The Accubond C8 column is washed with sterile water for injection to isolate non-reacting 123I ions. The Accubond C8 column is washed with ethanol, thus providing 123I-ADAM. The 123I-ADAM is blended in normal saline mixture. Millipore Millex GV is used to filter impurities and bacteria from the 123I-ADAM solution.
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Disclosed is an automatic process for synthesizing F-18-FDDNP. The automatic process includes a preparation subroutine and a synthesis subroutine. The automatic process is efficient and simple. That is, it can be used to produce a large amount of chemicals in a short period of time. Furthermore, it reduces the risk of human exposure to radiation.
摘要:
A process of evaluating blood-brain barrier permeability of a stroke rat by using fluorescent substance is disclosed. This process uses an Evans blue dye having spontaneous fluorescence properties, in combination with the use of a new non-invasive in vivo imaging system (IVIS), to obtain fluorescent signals so as to assess the change in the blood-brain barrier permeability of rodents after a cerebral artery stroke model surgery. In operation, an Evans blue dye is injected into a stroke rat of middle cerebral artery occlusion model. A non-invasive in vivo imaging system is used to detect the fluorescence distribution of the whole brain, and obtain images combined by the fluorescence images and optical images for the whole brain tissue. Thereby, the change in the blood-brain barrier permeability of the stroke rat can be completely realized.
摘要:
A process of evaluating blood-brain barrier permeability of a stroke rat by using fluorescent substance is disclosed. This process uses an Evans blue dye having spontaneous fluorescence properties, in combination with the use of a new non-invasive in vivo imaging system (IVIS), to obtain fluorescent signals so as to assess the change in the blood-brain barrier permeability of rodents after a cerebral artery stroke model surgery. In operation, an Evans blue dye is injected into a stroke rat of middle cerebral artery occlusion model. A non-invasive in vivo imaging system is used to detect the fluorescence distribution of the whole brain, and obtain images combined by the fluorescence images and optical images for the whole brain tissue. Thereby, the change in the blood-brain barrier permeability of the stroke rat can be completely realized.
摘要:
A capacitive pressure transducer includes a conductive diaphragm positioned between pneumatically separated chambers defined by concave body members. The diaphragm is fixed and sealingly coupled at its periphery to the peripheral rim of the concave body members. The diaphragm can be supported in tension by the peripheral rim of the body members. An electrode assembly, supported by one body member, establishes a substantially planar conductive surface opposite to and spaced apart by a nominal gap from the conductive diaphragm. The capacitive pressure transducer further includes a thermal compensation element securely coupled to the inside surface or the outside surface of one of the concave body members and/or to the electrode. The thermal compensation element has a different coefficient of thermal expansion from that of the concave body member or electrode to which it is attached. The combination of the concave body member or electrode and thermal compensation element having different coefficients of thermal expansion results in a bimetallic action which produces a thermally dependent force that compensates or counter-acts the thermally induced changes in the characteristics of the transducer.
摘要:
A capacitive pressure transducer includes a conductive diaphragm positioned between pneumatically separated chambers. The diaphragm is fixed and sealingly coupled at its periphery to the peripheral rim of a concave body member. The diaphragm is supported in tension by the peripheral rim of the body member. An electrode assembly, supported by the body member establishes a substantially planar conductive surface opposite to and spaced apart by a nominal gap from the conductive diaphragm. The body member includes a yieldable portion that is adapted to radially expand its peripheral rim in response to forces applied to the body member. When the forces are applied, the body member becomes strained beyond its elastic limit and takes a permanent set whereby the peripheral rim is expanded and the diaphragm becomes tensioned. The tension in the diaphragm can be determined as a function of the geometry of the body member and deformation resulting from the forces applied. Additional forces can be applied at a later point in time in order to change or adjust the tension in the diaphragm.
摘要:
A compact force transducer has at least one flexible beam mounted at one or both its ends to a force summing member or members. The force-to-be-measured is applied to the force summing member along a first axis generally transverse to the beams to deform the beam elastically, without overstressing, through a displacement d. A sensor member carries a conductive surface and is coupled to the beam member. In a parallelogram form, there are a parallel pair of beam members extending between two force summing members and a sensor member is secured to each beam member at or near its point of inflection. One sensor member includes multiple arms that sandwich the other sensor member to produce a linear, push-pull mode of operation. In a low cost cantilevered beam form, the sensor is coupled to the beam at the force summing member in a parallel, spaced relationship. In a hybrid push-pull form, the transducer uses a two beam parallelogram construction with cantilevered sensors (1) coupled rigidly to each beam adjacent one force summing member with a hinge coupling between the beam and this one force summing member, and (2) extending generally in a parallel spaced relationship with respect to an associated one of the beams.
摘要:
A force transducer includes a pair of rigid force summing members that each extend toward one another along a central axis and a pair of beam members that each extend along the central axis and couple the force summing members to form a parallelogram frame. More specifically, the beam members are mounted to the force summing members to provide a frame such that a force applied to one force summing member along a first reference axis and resisted on the opposite side of the other force summing member produces a flexing of the beam members. The force summing members each include sensing members that also extend along the central axis toward one another. The sensing members are spaced from one another in the direction of the first reference axis. Electrically conductive members mounted on the opposite faces of the sensor form a variable gap capacitor that is integral with the frame. The flexing of the frame produces a change in the gap that relates to the applied force. The force summing and beam members are formed of a dielectric material. In one form each beam member is integral with an associated force summing member, the beam member being defined by an open slot. The beam members are each tapered along the central axis and toward the variable gap. In one form of the construction the beam member portions associated with each force summing member are joined at a point of inflection (i.e. the zero bending moment point) of the beam as joined. In the preferred form, the beam members and the associated force summing members are integral, monolithic and each force summing member and associated beam and sensor portions is identical to the other.