Abstract:
Provided herein are novel polythiophene compounds having polyalkoxyl sidechains and low temperature irreversible upon activation (I UA) thermochromic compounds/compositions thereof The IUA thermochromic compounds or compositions are activated and exhibit an IUA color by heating to or above a reversible thermochromic transition temperature (RTTT) and cooling to or below an irreversible thermochromic transition temperature (IRTTT) in less than 2 seconds The activated IUA thermochromic compounds or compositions will retain their IUA color as long as the compounds or compositions are kept at or below about 5 degreeC below the IRTTT The IUA thermochromic compounds/composition can be used to prepare IUA thermochromic indicators which can monitor subjects stored below a pre-determined temperature and detect the subjects that have been exposed to a temperature above the pre-determined temperature.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention is a method of regenerating an ion exchange medium having a bacterial population, comprising dissolving a salt formulation in water to create a brine and passing the brine through the ion exchange medium during a regenerating cycle, wherein the salt formulation comprises a food-grade acid, at least about 100 ppm of a food-grade surfactant, and at least about 90 wt. % of an inorganic, water-soluble salt of sodium, potassium, or sodium and potassium and wherein the acid and the surfactant are present in the brine in an amount efficacious to kill at least about 65% of gram negative bacteria in the bacterial population as a result of the regenerating cycle.
Abstract:
A medicament composition for the administration to pets is provided. The composition generally includes a film, a medicament and a flavoring composition that renders the film palatable to a pet.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a specially designed speculum for use in retraction of anatomical structures. The speculum contains an opening (1) with in a first dilatory blade. In an additional embodiment, the speculum contains a bifurcation in a first dilatory blade. Said bifurcation creating an opening (1) between a first and second arm (20). In an additional embodiment, graduations exist on a convex surface of a first dilatory blade. Also disclosed is a kit containing a speculum of the invention. Also disclosed is a method of using the speculum.
Abstract:
An invention is disclosed for the combating cancer. In vitro studies have shown that α-MSH inhibits the proliferation of various mesothelioma cell lines. The invention is directed to a system and method for combating cancer and, in a specific embodiment, mesothelioma . Use of a therapeutic composition containing α-MSH and/or derivatives of α-MSH is disclosed for treatments including but not limited to parenteral administrations, direct targeting of cancer cells, gene therapy and local administrations using a cannula. Certain derivatives of α-MSH, NDP-α-MSH for example, are particularly effective in combating growth in mesothelioma cell lines.
Abstract:
Niemann-Pick type C2 (NP-C2) disease is a fatal lipid storage disorder characterized by massive lysosomal accumulation of cholesterol. The present invention identifies HE1 as the gene responsible for NP-C2. Treatment of NP-C2 fibroblasts with an exogenous HE1 genetic element ameliorated the cholesterol accumulation phenotype. HE1 functions in intracellular cholesterol transport. The present invention provides therapeutic compositions consisting of HE1 polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences, as well as an expression system for expressing HE1 in target cells. These therapeutic compositions can be used to target diseases involving faulty cholesterol transport and regulation, including NP-C2, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In addition, the present invention provides methods of diagnosing both NP-C2 and the ability of a subject to genetically transmit the disease by detecting mutations in the HE1 gene sequence.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods for manufacturing T cells. In certain embodiments, methods for manufacturing T cells which express a cell surface receptor that recognizes a specific antigenic moiety on the surface of a target cell are provided. Such methods may include, but are not limited to, steps of (1 ) enriching a population of lymphocytes obtained from a donor subject; (2) stimulating the population of lymphocytes with one or more T-cell stimulating agents to produce a population of activated T cells, wherein the stimulation is performed in a closed system using serum-free culture medium; (3) transducing the population of activated T cells with a viral vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule which encodes the cell surface receptor, using a single cycle transduction to produce a population of transduced T cells, wherein the transduction is performed in a closed system using serum-free culture medium; and (4) expanding the population of transduced T cells for a predetermined time to produce a population of engineered T cells, wherein the expansion is performed in a closed system using serum-free culture medium. Also provided herein are populations of engineered T cells produced by the methods described herein and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
Abstract:
In one embodiment a conductive film or coating is provided comprising a conductive oligomer and a dopant, wherein the conductivity of the conductive film is about 1 S/cm or greater, and, in another embodiment, a method of preparing the conductive film or coating is provided.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention is a composition for use in making edible biodegradable containers comprising water, pregelatinized and native starch, a first protein or natural polymeric compound, natural fibers, a wax emulsion, a mold release agent, a flavoring agent, and a coloring agent, wherein the composing consisting essentially of food grade materials.