Not Available Multimedia applications will be a major part of the rework traffic in the next generation of high speed networks. The cornerstone for multimedia is Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATE, foreseen as the technology of the future Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (13-ISDN).… More

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The cleaning of narrow internal channels of flexible endoscopes with liquids at low flow velocities is inadequate because of a fundamental limitation of fluid dynamics. To achieve efficient cleaning, sufficient turbulence and high shear stresses must be applied… More

Environmentally safe wood preservatives based on polybiguanides (PBGs) chemistry will be developed. Building on our preliminary data, the novel PBG molecular structure will be tailored to possess multiple functions (anti-fungal), insecticidal, ion-chelating and hydrophobicity) to perform as a broad… More

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: The results of the Phase I study demonstrated that modified polybiguanide (PBG) compounds have the ability to significantly protect wood against fungal decay according to the soil block standard at treatment concentrations below 1% without toxic heavy metal ions. Phase I… More

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: The results of the Phase I study demonstrated that modified polybiguanide (PBG) compounds have the ability to significantly protect wood against fungal decay according to the soil block standard at treatment concentrations below 1% without toxic heavy metal ions. Phase I… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hemodialysis is a water intensive therapy that presents an enormous challenge to cost effectively produce very large amounts of high purity water. The occurrence of bacteria and endotoxins in dialysis fluids is traced to biofilm that grows at surfaces in… More

DESCRIPTION: (provided by the applicant) Frequent repair and replacement of dental handpieces (DHs) represent major dental practice costs necessitating an immediate technological solution. Dental handpiece (DH) failure is primarily caused by the combined effects of poor cleaning of internal channels… More

DESCRIPTION: (provided by the applicant) Frequent repair and replacement of dental handpieces (DHs) represent major dental practice costs necessitating an immediate technological solution. Dental handpiece (DH) failure is primarily caused by the combined effects of poor cleaning of internal channels… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The clinical significance of chronic pro-inflammatory reactions in hemodialysis patients due to exposure to endotoxins has become a central issue in nephrology in recent years. The European Renal Association urges the routine use of ultrapure dialysate with… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Since inadequate cleaning is the main cause of failure in sterilizing flexible endoscopes, cardinal modification of existing cleaning methods is urgently needed. During the Phase I (Grant # 1R43DK58622-01) and Phase II (Grant # 2R44DK58622-02) studies, Novaflux… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over one-quarter of all oral antibiotics is prescribed for acute otitis media in the United States. Myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion has become the treatment of choice for children with chronic otitis media, with more than two million tubes sold… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over one-quarter of all oral antibiotics prescribed in the United States are for acute otitis media. Tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion has become the treatment of choice for children with recurrent or chronic otitis medi a, with more than two million tubes sold… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We discovered a new modality that will allow us to effectively remove excess fluid from patients and manage hypervolemia. Accordingly, we propose the development of a simple, safe miniature portable device that can slow ly remove sufficient excess fluid, on a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The clinical significance of chronic pro-inflammatory reactions in dialysis patients due to exposure to endotoxin has become a central issue in nephrology. The European Renal Association urges the routine use of ultrapure dialysate with bacteria and endotoxin… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The clinical significance of chronic pro-inflammatory reactions in dialysis patients due to exposure to endotoxin has become a central issue in nephrology. The European Renal Association urges the routine use of ultrapure dialysate with bacteria and endotoxin… More