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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150224054 | NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION - The present invention concerns nanoparticle formulations suitable for the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents, the formulations comprising: a cationic cholesterol derivative; a neutral phospholipid; cholesterol or a neutral cholesterol derivative; and a saturated fatty acid, PEGylated neutral derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine or phosphatidylcholine. | 08-13-2015 |
20150204823 | SELF-LIMITING INJECTION ASSEMBLY FOR SAMPLE INTRODUCTION IN HPLC - A liquid chromatography device comprises one or more liquid reservoirs for a liquid medium, a sample reservoir for a sample to be analysed and a chromatography column in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir and the sample reservoir. The device comprises a monitoring mechanism for monitoring the number of times a sample is released from the sample reservoir into the chromatography column. | 07-23-2015 |
20150105783 | DEVICE FOR USE IN FACILITATING ALIGNMENT OF AN ACETABULAR COMPONENT - A device for use in facilitating alignment of an acetabular component relative to the pelvis of a subject, the device having a device body and at least a first locator for placement on a first predetermined mounting location on the acetabular rim of a subject, the device defining an orientation and/or position with respect to said subject when installed for facilitating alignment of an acetabular component. | 04-16-2015 |
20140370024 | Methods of Treating Pain by Inhibition of VGF Activity - The present disclosure relates to a method of treating pain, in particular neuropathic pain, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of VGF activity resulting from binding of VGF or a peptide of the type TLQP-21 to the receptor qC1qR. The disclosure also relates to and methods of screening for said inhibitors. | 12-18-2014 |
20140222149 | Implant and Implant System - An implant system for implantation at a joint, the implant system including an implant device ( | 08-07-2014 |
20140134751 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method for diagnosing hepatic cancer by analysing a sample and determining the level of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of glycine, trimethylamine-N-oxide, hippurate and citrate and comparing the levels in the sample with control levels. The analysis of the sample can involve the determination of a profile for the sample. The methods disclosed are useful in distinguishing between a patient having hepatic cancer and a patient having cirrhosis. | 05-15-2014 |
20140073016 | Treatment - The present invention relates to a method for treating a lignocellulose biomass in order to dissolve the lignin therein, while the cellulose does not dissolve. The cellulose pulp obtained can be used to produce glucose. In addition the lignin can be isolated for subsequent use in the renewable chemical industry as a source for aromatic platform chemicals. | 03-13-2014 |
20130253524 | RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS - Apparatus for locating an attachment position for a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament on an attachment surface of a bone comprises locating means | 09-26-2013 |
20130219999 | MINIATURE HPLC DEVICE - A liquid chromatography device comprises one or more liquid reservoirs ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130202519 | SEPARATION METHOD - A method for dispersing carbon nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes are contacted with an electronic liquid wherein the ratio to metal atoms in the electronic liquid to carbon atoms in the carbon nanotubes is controlled and a solution of carbon nanotubes obtainable by such a method is described. | 08-08-2013 |
20130170999 | FLUID FLOW MODIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fluid flow modification apparatus ( 10 ) has a surface ( 15 ), the surface having an edge ( 65 ) of length Y over or past which a fluid can flow in use. The edge ( 65 ) has a virtual boundary ( 30 ) of length X where Y is greater than X. At least a first portion of the apparatus ( 10 ) within the virtual boundary ( 30 ) comprises an opening ( 55 ) and at least a second portion of the apparatus ( 10 ) comprises a projection ( 60 ) which extends beyond the virtual boundary ( 30 ) to provide the edge ( 65 ). The edge ( 65 ) is multi-scale. | 07-04-2013 |
20110301654 | HIP RESURFACING - A method of locating an acetabular cup implant ( | 12-08-2011 |
20110287258 | METHOD FOR DISPERSING AND SEPARATING NANOTUBES - A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising contacting the nanotubes with an electronic liquid comprising a metal and an amine solvent, a solution of dispersed nanotuhes, comprising individual nanotuhes at a concentration of greater than about 0.01 mgml | 11-24-2011 |
20110112640 | ADJUSTABLE LIGAMENT GRAFT FIXATION - A graft fixation device for fixing a ligament graft to a bone, the device comprising locating means for locating the device in the bone and graft support means arranged to support the graft, wherein the graft support means is adjustable to provide adjustment of the position of the graft relative to the bone. | 05-12-2011 |
20110045052 | Bioactive Glass Coatings - The present invention relates to bioactive glass coatings. In particular, the present invention relates to bioactive glass coatings for Ti6Al4V alloys and chrome cobalt alloys, wherein the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass coating is matched to that of the alloy. Such coatings have a particular application in the field of medical prosthetics. The bioactive glass comprises (in mol %) 35-53 SiO2; 2-11 Na20; at least 2% of each of CaO, MgO and K20; 0-15 ZnO; 0-2 B202 and 0-9 P205. | 02-24-2011 |
20100226533 | METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a target object in an image using image processing. It further relates to apparatus and computer software implementing the method. The method includes storing template data representing a template orientation field indicative of an orientation of each of a plurality of features of a template object; receiving image data representing the image; processing the image data to generate an image orientation field indicating an orientation corresponding to the plurality of image features; processing the image orientation field using the template orientation field to generate a match metric indicative of an extent of matching between at least part of the template orientation field and at least part of the image orientation field; and using the match metric to determine whether or not the target object has been identified in the image. Image and/or template confidence data is used to generate the match metric. | 09-09-2010 |
20100226202 | FLUID FLOW MODIFICATION APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatus for modifying the properties of a flow field and to a method of selecting an apparatus to achieve a desired flow field. The invention finds particular application in the control of the mixing of fluids, heat transfer within and between fluids, acoustic noise, oscillations in fluids, microchip cooling, structural vibrations and chemical reactions. Embodiments of the invention comprise a fractal fluid flow modification structure comprising: a plurality of turbulence-creating elements; and a support for holding the turbulence-creating elements in the fluid so as to allow movement of the fluid relative to the turbulence-creating elements, wherein said turbulence-creating elements include at least two different types of element, including a first type of element and a second type of element, and wherein the turbulence-creating elements are arranged in a fractal structure, the first type of element being arranged at a first level in said fractal structure and the second type of element being arranged at a second level in said fractal structure. Since the fluid flow modification structure comprises a plurality of levels of fractal structures, the surface area of the first type of element differs from that of the second type of element: varying the respective surface areas between fractal levels provides a convenient mechanism for controlling turbulence levels in the fluid. | 09-09-2010 |
20100063144 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF - There is provided a compound of formula (I) wherein R | 03-11-2010 |
20090171355 | Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligaments - Apparatus for locating an attachment position for a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament on an attachment surface of a bone comprises locating means ( | 07-02-2009 |