Abstract:
This invention relates to novel cancer treatment compositions and associated therapeutic methods. More particularly, this invention relates in part to small chemical inhibitors of DNA repair proteins (Metnase) and to a therapeutic method that utilizes the inhibitors to increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment protocols.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for concentrating, focusing and/or separating proteins using nanofluidic channels and/or their arrays. In embodiments, low-abundance proteins can be focused and separated with high resolution using separation techniques including isoelectric focusing (IEF), and/or dynamic field gradient focusing (DFGF) in combination with nanofluidic channels and/or multi-gate nanofluidic field-effect-transistors (FETs).
Abstract:
A rapid electrochemical flow-through sensor and method for detecting the presence of autoantibodies in a fluid sample such as blood is shown and described. The sensor may take either a single- or multi-plexed form. The sensor comprises a fluid inlet, a reaction region comprising immobilized autoantigens and an electrode assembly, and a fluid outlet.
Abstract:
In accordance with the invention, there are electrocaloric devices, pyroelectric devices and methods of forming them. A device which can be a pyroelectric energy generator or an electrocaloric cooling device, can include a first reservoir at a first temperature and a second reservoir at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature. The device can also include a plurality of liquid crystal thermal switches disposed between the first reservoir and the second reservoir and one or more active layers disposed between the first reservoir and the second reservoir, such that each of the one or more active layers is sandwiched between two liquid crystal thermal switches. The device can further include one or more power supplies to apply voltage to the plurality of liquid crystal thermal switches and the one or more the active layers.
Abstract:
A semiconductor detector (100) has a tunable spectral response. These detectors (100) may be used with processing techniques that permit the creation of "synthetic" sensors that have spectral responses that are beyond the spectral responses attainable by the underlying detectors (100). For example, the processing techniques may permit continuous and independent tuning of both the center wavelength and the spectral resolution of the synthesized spectral response. Other processing techniques can also generate responses that are matched to specific target signatures.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a simple and effective way of synthesizing robust organic- inorganic hybrid gels and ultra-thin films using vaporization of a gel precursor. The gels are synthesized at relatively low temperature allowing the activity of the immobilized species to be maintained. The disclosure provides robust, synthetic, selective, active and/or passive transport systems in the form of functional biologically active species and mechanisms for forming them. These systems allow selective and passive or active transport of ionic, molecular and biological species through the incorporation of functional biological molecules and biomolecular assemblies in a rigid matrix.
Abstract:
The present invention includes a magnetically susceptible polymer component, a method of making the same, and apparatuses and systems for mixing, separating or localizing a magnetically susceptible polymer compound in a reaction. The magnetically susceptible polymer component includes a polymer and a magnetically susceptible particle of a predetermined size, which yields a component having a much-improved magnetic reactivity due to the increase in magnetic material by mass percentage. The apparatuses and systems of the present invention employ controllable magnetic fields distributable in perpendicular directions in order to precisely control the orientation, position and relative motion of any magnetically susceptible components within a reaction vessel.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments provide semiconductor devices including high-quality (i.e., defect free) group III-N nanowires and uniform group III-N nanowire arrays as well as their scalable processes for manufacturing, where the position, orientation, cross-sectional features, length and the crystallinity of each nanowire can be precisely controlled. A pulsed growth mode can be used to fabricate the disclosed group III-N nanowires and/or nanowire arrays providing a uniform length of about 10 nm to about 1000 microns with constant cross-sectional features including an exemplary diameter of about 10- 1000 nm. In addition, high-quality GaN substrate structures can be formed by coalescing the plurality of GaN nanowires and/or nanowire arrays to facilitate the fabrication of visible LEDs and lasers. Furthermore, core-shell nanowire/MQW active structures can be formed by a core-shell growth on the nonpolar sidewalls of each nanowire.
Abstract:
Method for treating an aluminum alloy surface for electrodeposition or electroless deposition of a metal or alloy on the surface, the surface is oxidized (e.g. anodized) to form aluminum oxide, and then the oxidized surface is chemically etched to render the surface amenable for electrodeposition or electroless deposition of the metal or alloy thereon. A metallic coating can be electrodeposited or electroless deposited on the treated surface.
Abstract:
A reciprocating syringe assembly may include a housing having a receptacle structured and arranged to removably receive a syringe and a syringe removably disposed in the receptacle. The syringe comprising a syringe plunger, and the housing may include at least one track. The assembly may include a plunger slidable in the track. The plunger may be mechanically coupled to the syringe plunger such that movement of the plunger in a first direction causes movement of the syringe plunger in a second direction opposite to the first direction and movement of the syringe plunger in the first direction causes movement of the plunger in the second direction.