Abstract:
A method of surface modification of a biocompatible, biodegradable polymer substrate using RF plasma treatment is disclosed. This method and the resulting surface provide for enhanced adhesion and proliferation of cells, such as hKDCs, and can be used with scaffolds for tissue regeneration and with other delivery vehicles such as medical devices.
Abstract:
An adhesive structure is provided comprising a surface from which extend substantially cylindrical protrusions comprising a stiff resin having a Young's modulus of greater than 17 MPa. The protrusions are of sufficiently low diameter to promote adhesion by physical attractive forces, e.g., Van der Waals attractive forces, as measured by shear adhesion between the adhesive structure and a target surface. A method for preparing the structure is provided as well as a combination of the adhesive structure and target surface.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a spotter device and methods for the formation of microassays, biochips, biosensors, and cell cultures. The spotter (10) may be used to deposit highly concentrated spots of protein or other materials on a microarray slide, wafer, or other surface. It may also be used to perform various chemistry steps on the same spots. The spotter increases the surface density of substances at each spot by directing a flow the desired substance (or a solution thereof) over the spot area until surface saturation is accomplished. The spotter may be loaded by well plate handling equipment. The spotter uses wells (22, 24), microfluidic conduits, and orifices to deposit proteins, other biomolecules, or chemicals on a spot on a separate surface. Each orifice is connect to two wells via microconduits (26, 28). When the spotter contacts a surface (30), a seal is formed between th orifices (27) and the surface. The same or different substances may be flowed across each orifice. Any numb of orifices may be incorporated into a spotter. The spotter is particularly useful for depositing proteins in high concentrations on a surface, since the spotter may be placed on a surface for an extended period of time.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a spotter device and methods for the formation of microassays, biochips, biosensors, and cell cultures. The spotter may be used to deposit highly concentrated spots of protein, cells, or other substances on a microarray slide, wafer, or other surface. It may also be used to perform various chemistry steps on the same spots. The spotter increases the surface density of substances at each spot by directing a flow the desired substance (or a solution thereof) over the spot area until surface saturation is accomplished. The spotter may be loaded by well plate handling equipment. The spotter uses wells, microconduits, and orifices to deliver the substances. Each orifice may be connected to two wells via microconduits. When the spotter face contacts a surface, a seal is formed between the orifices in the spotter face and the surface. The same or different substances may be flowed to each orifice and over the surface, thereby forming an array of spots on the surface. Any number of wells, microconduits, and orifices may be incorporated into a spotter.
Abstract:
Oversubscription of Fibre Channel links over a transport network is provided. A transport interface according to the present invention may maintain a small ingress buffer in addition to the normal egress buffer. The ingress buffer is primarily used for oversubscription and the egress buffer is primarily used for flow control. Ready indications to multiple local Fibre Channel ports may be locally generated when flow control conditions permit and may be distributed among the local Fibre Channel ports in response to preconfigured bandwidth sharing weights. Transport network efficiency is achieved by statistical multiplexing without significant increase in buffer memory requirements or introduction of latency into the flow control mechanism.
Abstract:
The Fibre-Channel flow control mechanism is augmented to facilitate efficient data exchange between Fibre-Channel ports over extended distances. A supplemental buffer mechanism may be maintained as part of an interface to a transport network used to carry Fibre-Channel traffic. The transport network interface makes a remote Fibre-Channel port aware of the augmented local receiver buffer capacity by intercepting certain frames used in link establishment and substituting an enhanced buffer capacity for the local Fibre-Channel port's internal buffer capacity. This technique provides improved throughput and readily accommodates large distances and large frame sizes.
Abstract:
A biologic-adsorbent, e.g., protein-adsorbent, material is prepared by forming a polymeric substrate into structures having high surface area topography whose biologic adsorbing properties can be controlled. Biologic adsorption by these structures of optimized high surface area topography is increased by mild treating of the surfaces, e.g., by oxygen plasma, without substantially altering topography. Structures can have tailored geometric features including microstructures, e.g., pillars, with a diameter from 100 nm - 50 µm and height greater than 1 µm.
Abstract:
A method of surface modification of a biocompatible, biodegradable polymer substrate using RF plasma treatment is disclosed. This method and the resulting surface provide for enhanced adhesion and proliferation of cells, such as hKDCs, and can be used with scaffolds for tissue regeneration and with other delivery vehicles such as medical devices.
Abstract:
Specialized microfluidic networks are utilized to deposit substances on sensor surfaces. In particular, a flow-based microfluidic printhead is used as an interface to deliver multiple analytes to a sensor for simultaneous analysis. Furthermore, internal referencing is incorporated into sensor regions for improved sensitivity.
Abstract:
Oversubscription of Fibre Channel links over a transport network (110) is provided. A transport interface (112) according to the present invention may maintain a small ingress buffer (109) in addition to the normal egress buffer (116). The ingress buffer is primarily used for oversubscription and the egress buffer is primarily used for flow control. Ready indications to multiple local Fibre Channel ports (102) may be locally generated when flow control conditions permit and may be distributed among the local Fibre Channel ports in response to preconfigured bandwidth sharing weights. Transport network efficiency is achieved by statistical multiplexing without significant increase in buffer memory requirements or introduction of latency into the flow control mechanism.