Fluid in Biological Technology

New Clinical Study Shows Masimo PVI(TM) Accurately Predicts Fluid Responsiveness in the ICU

First Study to Expand PVI Utility Beyond the OR Presented at the 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels IRVINE, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI ), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motio...

Amniotic Fluid May Provide New Source of Stem Cells for Future Therapies

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, scientists have shown that amniotic fluid (the protective liquid surrounding an embryo) may be a potential new source of stem cells for therapeutic applications. The study was prepublished online on February 12, 2009, in Blood , ...

GEMS Introduces Ultrasonic Continuous Liquid Level Sensor for Challenging Fluid Measurement

Gems® Sensors & Controls™ (Gems), a global leader in liquid level, pressure, and flow sensors, miniature solenoid valves, and fluidic systems has launched the UCL-520 Series of Ultrasonic Level Sensors. The UCL-520 Series is suitable for non-contact applications such as industrial w...

Molecular changes in brain fluid give insight into brain-damaging disease

Soon after an individual becomes infected with HIV the virus infects cells in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system [CNS]). Although this causes no immediate problems, during the late-stages of disease it can cause dementia and encephalitis (acute inflammation of the brain that can...

NEXCORE Technology Obtains Licenses for Revolutionary Fluid Management System

WALDWICK, N.J., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEXCORE Technology, Inc, a world-class original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of medical devices, has licensed all the intellectual property rights for the development of a major advance in fluid management during endoscopic surgery. The new sys...

Avitar's Notes Significance of New On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Testing Laws

Drug Free Workplace Programs To Become More Effective, Widespread CANTON, Mass., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avitar, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AVTI) highlights the importance of the State of Hawaii's recent updating of their workplace drug testing laws to incorporate oral fluid-based ...

Gram Quantities of MAb Produced with Simple Bioreactor in Serum-Free Perfusion Culture Replacing Ascitic Fluid Production

By J. Doyle, L. Johnstone and L. Cottis AGEN Biomedical Ltd. Queensland, Australia http://www.agen.com.au The CelliGen Plus immobilized-bed perfusion was investigated as a means for producing large quantities of MAb from a hyb...

Simultaneous Screening of 23 Drugs of Abuse in Oral Fluid Using an LC/MS/MS Method

Purpose Researchers and forensic agencies that test samples or screen post mortem patient specimens for drugs of abuse currently employ immuno- or colourimetric assays. These assays suffer from a number of limitations: They lack specificity. They are no...

XANTHOCHROMIA IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

Key words: Xanthochromia, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Haemoglobin, Bilirubin, Spectral scan, Band reprocessing. Introduction: By definition, xanthochromia is the yellow discoloration indicating the presence of bilirubin in the...

Total RNA Isolation From 500 l Body Fluid

AquaPure RNA Isolation Kit Catalog #732-6370 Method Cell Lysis 1. Vigorously add 2.5 ml cell lysis solution to an Oak Ridge centrifuge tube (or other tube rated for high speed) containing 500 l bod...

Genomic DNA Isolation From 1 ml of Body Fluid

AquaPure Genomic DNA Isolation Kit Catalog #732-6340 Expected yield range: 250 g DNA (15-ml tube prep) Method Cell Lysis 1. Add 1 ml body fluid (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, saliva, serum, spu...

Maximize Viral RNA Yield from Biological Fluid

Ambions magnetic bead-based MagMAX Viral RNA Isolation Kit is optimized for isolating viral RNA from biological fluids and cell-free samples such as serum, plasma, swabs, and cell culture media. RNA isolation from...

Saint-Gobain Introduces Next Generation Silicone Tubing

...eets the stringent requirements of demanding biopharmaceutical process applications while delivering improved performance in a number of areas. fluid integrity is of crucial importance in many biopharmaceutical operations. Sani-Tech(R) Ultra formulations are manufactured and packaged in a certified ...

Zeus Expands International Support With New Hires

...ng multiple facilities in North America and internationally. Zeus products and services are preferred by companies in medical, automotive, electrical, fluid handling and mechanical markets. For more information, visit http://www.zeusinc.com . Press Contact: Samantha D. Farlow Commun...

PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

...activities," said Frederic Mouret, CEO and founder of PROTOMED. "HyperWorks is an essential component of our fatigue simulation efforts, computational fluid mechanics and trauma simulation capabilities. It will reinforce our technical resources and our ability to anticipate the behavior of new implants in ...

1 nano-step closer to weighing a single atom

...eeded to understand how damping (loss of energy) is transferred both to the fluid surroundings and within the nanostructures. With the lower the damping, the...eloped a parameter-free theoretical model that quantitatively explains this fluid damping. ...

New geothermal heat extraction process to deliver clean power generation

...sic fluid. When exposed to heat brought to the surface from water circulating in moderately hot, underground rock, the thermal-cycling of the biphasic fluid will power a turbine to generate electricity. To aid in efficiency, scientists have added nanostructured metal-organic heat carriers, or MOHCs, wh...

New Report Just Published: World Endoscopy Systems Market Report

...tion and Irrigation Equipment II-22 Insufflators II-22 Endoscopic Accessories II-22 Suction Traps II-23 Trocars and Cannulae II-23 fluid Flushing Devices II-23 Tissue Sampling Devices II-23 Overtubes II-23 Major Areas of Endoscopy Application II-23 Gastrointestinal II-23...

Biocept, Inc. Announces Two New Director Appointments

...oring of recurrent cancer. The CEE(TM) Cell Enrichment and Extraction platform combines sophisticated attachment chemistry with mathematically modeled fluid dynamics to enable earlier, accurate and less invasive diagnoses. Isolation, purification and genetic analysis of rare cells, such as circulating tumo...

Particle Sciences and Microfluidics Collaborate to Share Formulation and Nanotechnology Expertise for Pharmaceutical Drug Product Development, Analysis and Commercialization

...particle suspensions and emulsions. For high shear fluid processing, we settled on the Microfluidizer(R) af...l API development." Microfluidizer high shear fluid processors deliver unsurpassed results in uniform ...ternational Corporation, is a supplier of advanced fluid processing equipment and reaction technology for l...

UCF team's advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases

...ther constituents in variable concentrations. In the isolated central nervous system the spinal cord and brain are instead surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid that is nearly sterile, with only a trace of protein. Especially during initial experiments, researchers typically grow cell cultures in serum iso...

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Caldolor(TM)

...ery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Caldolor should be used with caution in patients with prior history of ulcer disease or GI bleeding, in patients with fluid retention or heart failure, in the elderly, those with renal impairment, heart failure, liver impairment, and those taking diuretics or ACE inhibitors...

Calvert Research Licenses Novel Technology to Treat Age Related Macular Degeneration from Tulane University

...ophic) and wet (exudative) form. Wet AMD occurs when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina begin to grow under the macula, often leaking blood and fluid that can lead to visual distortions, a decrease or loss of central vision, and eventual blindness. The preclinical stage compounds licensed by C...

Buehler Motor, Inc., Significantly Expands Customer and Partner Support in North America

...ns in the General Motors and DaimlerChrysler business units at Cooper-Standard Automotive, the Auburn Hills, Mich.-based manufacturer of body sealing, fluid handling and NVH control systems for automotive OEM, tier and aftermarket customers. Jennifer received bachelors and masters degrees in chemica...

New MIT radio chip mimics human ear

...and function of the biological cochlea, which uses fluid mechanics, piezoelectrics and neural signal proces... mechanical waves in the cochlear membrane and the fluid of the inner ear, activating hair cells (cells tha... capacitors (analogous to the biological cochlea's fluid and membrane). Electronic transistors play the rol...

Microfluidics Expands Distributorship in Japan with Exclusive POWREX Partnership to Meet Increased Demand in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Energy Industries

...ket, sell and service Microfluidizer(R) high shear fluid processors in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology an...que benefits provided by Microfluidizer high shear fluid processors to improve quality and efficiency in th...ternational Corporation, is a supplier of advanced fluid processing equipment and reaction technology for l...

Zeus to Present at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago

...ng multiple facilities in North America and internationally. Zeus products and services are preferred by companies in medical, automotive, electrical, fluid handling, and mechanical markets. For more information, visit http://www.zeusinc.com . Press Contact: Samantha D. Farlow Zeus,...

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Provides Hospital In-Service Webcast for Acetadote(R)

...r patients less than 40 kg and for those requiring fluid restriction. To avoid fluid overload, the volume of diluent should be reduced as needed. If volume is not adjusted, fluid overload can occur, potentially resulting in hypon...

Solutia Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

...Vydyne(R) and Ultron(R); and technical specialties including the Flexsys(R) family of chemicals for the rubber industry, Skydrol(R) aviation hydraulic fluid and Therminol(R) heat transfer fluid. Solutia's businesses are world leaders in each of their market segments. With its headquarters in St. Louis, M...

Xspray Expands to Meet Pharma's Interest in its Ground-Breaking Particle Production Technology

...eutical particle production based on supercritical fluid technology. The Company's RightSize Particle Manuf...y company with in-depth knowledge of supercritical fluid technology, solid state properties, formulation sc...Size(TM) Particle Manufacture - uses supercritical fluid as an antisolvent for controlled precipitation of ...

Scientists discover 'dancing' algae

...each other, miraculously held together only by the fluid flows they create. Their research was published ...ella, whose beating propels the colony through the fluid and simultaneously makes them spin about an axis. ...rom the manner in which nearby surfaces modify the fluid flow near the colonies and induce an attraction be...

Otonomy Introduces Scientific Advisory Board

...t, Ph.D. Dr. Salt is a professor in the department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the leading expert in inner ear fluid physiology with research focused on the study of drug delivery to the inner ear, the interpretation of distortions generated by the ear for diagnostic...

Masimo Initiates Full Market Release of First-Ever Noninvasive Continuous Hemoglobin Monitor

... both the department and our patients. The ability to track hemoglobin and fluid volume in real-time allows us to be more precise in our clinical routine." ... noninvasively measuring multiple blood constituents and helping to predict fluid responsiveness in patients previously requiring invasive procedures. Masim...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Nanopoint for its Pioneering Cell Imaging Solution, the cellTRAY(R) Imaging System CT-2000

...with vertically-oriented syringe pumps. Syringe pumps leading to and from a fluid reservoir and waste bottle are employed for regulating fluid. The flow rate of these pumps can be programmed as needed by the user. The fluid volume in a single syringe is sufficient to support a 4 hour experiment. Ho...

Stem Cell Industry Insider Mercedes Walton Discusses President Obama's Stem Cell Executive Order

... is the first and only service available that empowers women to collect and cryopreserve highly prolific stem cells harvested from their own menstrual fluid for potential stem cell therapies in the future. Cryo-Cell has served over 175,000 clients worldwide and led the cord blood banking industry with the ...

Milestone Scientific to Report 2008 Year-End Results on Tuesday, March 17, 2009

...is a computer-controlled, pressure sensitive infusion, perfusion, suffusion and aspiration technology, which provides real-time readouts of pressures, fluid densities and flow rates, enabling the advanced delivery and removal of a wide array of fluids. The STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System (TM) , a...

Gore PharmBIO Products Opens New Facility with State-of-the-Art-Cleanroom Facility Built to Support Demand for Growing STA-PURE(TM) Product Line

...several innovative, high-value products including the GORE(TM) STA-PURE(TM) fluid Sampling System and the GORE(TM) STA-PURE(SM) Bioprocess Configurator. The GORE(TM) STA-PURE(TM) fluid Sampling System is just one of the many products available to customers for...

Waters Corporation Continues to Meet Today's Challenges for Improved Laboratory Operations with New Products at Pittcon 2009

...med at bringing laboratories new levels of efficiencies. Additionally, Waters shares the spotlight with its latest technology addition, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), by featuring products from TharSFC at the exhibition. Xevo Family of Mass Spectrometers - Bringing the Power of Advanced ...

ChanTest Acquires Applied Cell Sciences

...fects. They can also serve as useful drug targets since ion channels control major bodily functions, including excitation, contraction, secretion, and fluid volume. Thus, while ion channels and ion channel-GPCR combinations have always been important as safety and discovery targets, access via the modern p...

ThermoGenesis Says FDA Concurs with Plan for Previously Announced AXP(TM) Bagset Recall

...as not the result of any safety issues; the field action was a result of the potential for particulates to be released into the sterile, non-pyrogenic fluid path as a result of a defective component provided by one of the suppliers to the Company. The Company indicated that it was providing customers a blo...