Temperature in Biological Technology

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation to Protect Archived DNA Using Biomatrica's Room Temperature Storage

SAN DIEGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomatrica today announced that the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) will use Biomatrica's SampleMatrix room temperature storage technology to archive its DNA samples. SMGF will use the SampleMatrix technology in place of ultra-low-temperature ...

Brooks Instrument's New Mass Flow Controller Series Is Immune to Pressure and Temperature Fluctuations

Brooks Instrument, a world-leading flow measurement and control provider, is pleased to release the B-Series mass flow controller, a totally new family of mass flow products designed to be insensitive to fluctuations in pressure and temperature. Built on a standard 1.125-inch wide platform with a...

Introducing Sensitech's TempTale(R)4USB Temperature Monitor

Fast, Simple, and Efficient Cold Chain Visibility BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensitech Inc., the global leader in cold-chain visibility solutions, has launched the TempTale(R)4USB temperature monitor, which advances cold-chain data management. This latest model of the industry-l...

Cardium's InnerCool Therapies Unit Announces Italian Commercialization Agreement for Portfolio of Temperature Modulation Systems

SAN DIEGO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (Amex: CXM ) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies announced today that InnerCool has entered into a exclusive commercialization agreement with N.G.C. Medical S.p.A., a leading Italian distributor of medical products. N.G....

Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity

Akron, Ohio, May 14, 2008 - A team of five University of Akron researchers has published the paper, Sticky gecko feet: the role of temperature and humidity in PLoS ONE, an open-access, online journal for peer-reviewed scientific and medical research. The UA authors are Dr. Peter Niewiarowski, p...

Cardium's InnerCool Therapies Unit Announces European Commercialization Agreement for Portfolio of Temperature Modulation Systems

SAN DIEGO, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (Amex: CXM ) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies announced today that InnerCool has entered into a European commercialization agreement with Euromed Medizinisch GmbH (Euromed), a leading distributor of cardiology m...

New Capillary Column From Varian, Inc. Offers Durability and Performance for High Temperature GC and GC/MS

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announced today the release of the VF-5ht UltiMetal(TM) column for high temperature gas chromatography (GC), which is resistant to damage under extreme operating conditions. These highly durable columns allow c...

Log-ic Temperature Sensor Receives EN12830 Certification

World's Most Accurate Wireless Temperature Logger tracks up to 16 Million Measurements in Pharmaceutical, Vaccine and Food Cold Chain OTTAWA, ON and MEMPHIS, TN , Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ - Intelligent Devices Inc. (a subsidiary of smart packaging experts Information Mediary Corp ("IMC") in pa...

GenVault and the National Center for Forensic Science to Present Novel Technology for Room Temperature Storage of RNA

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVault Corporation, the leader in room temperature biosample management, together with the National Center for Forensic Science will be presenting data showing stabilization of RNA on GenVault's Reversible Porous Matrix (RPM) storage media at room tem...

NIH grants $750,000 to develop device to determine temperature of neonate's brain

NORFOLK, Va. -- A neonatologist at Childrens Hospital of The Kings Daughters (CHKD) is leading the clinical trials of a $750,000 study funded Friday, Aug. 31, to develop a device to measure the precise temperature of a newborns brain. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant stems from rec...

Biomatrica's RNAstable(TM) Stabilizes RNA at Room Temperature

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomatrica, the biostability company that offers innovative technologies for stabilizing biological samples at room temperature, has introduced RNAstable(TM) for preserving RNA at room temperature, eliminating the need for cold storage and shipping. Interes...

Cyclodextrin enhances room temperature phosphorescence

Abstract Cyclodextrin-enhanced room-temperature phosphorescence (CD-RTP) is an analytical technique that offers well-resolved spectra and subpicogram detection limits. When polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are included in cyclodextrin molecules in the presence...

Temporal Temperature Gradient Electrophoresis: A Powerful Technique to Screen Mutations

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Paul Zoller, Theresa Redila-Flores, Dan Chu, and Asmita Patel, Ph.D. Introduction As the number of diseases and disorders linked to gene mutations grow, the need for scanning single-base mutations becomes ever more vital to ...

Separation of 16S rRNA PCR Products From a Model Community Using Temporal Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, Rev A

Menu B. Leddy, Biotechnology Research Department, Orange County Water District, 10500 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Introduction Identification and characterization of bacterial species from membrane biofilms has been a microbio...

Rapid PCR* Using Active Tube Temperature Control On Thermo's PCR Machines

Thermo Electron Corporation Solutions Note The time taken to complete a standard PCR protocol is becoming increasingly important for researchers today. Whilst many manufacturers of thermal cyclers focus on pushing the limits of ramp rates, in this article we h...

New Temperature Cycler Features Interchangeable Blocks

One temperature cycler can meet the needs of an entire laboratory Michelle Cayouette Jane Moores Jason Capodanno Michael Steege Michael Rahilly Stratagene Stratagene is introducing the RoboCycler Infinity temperature cycler, # a new temperature c...

Effects of Thermal Cycler Well-To-Well Temperature Uniformity on PCR Results

Better temperature uniformity allows for better control of PCR reactions Michelle Cayouette Jane Moores Jason Capodanno Michael Rahilly Stratagene Stratagenes RoboCycler temperature cycler # produces consistent PCR results in every well. The RoboCyc...

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... factors believed to be predictive of CDI recurrence following treatment. These risk factors include albumin levels, white blood cell (WBC) count and temperature and strain types of CDI. The data showed that fidaxomicin overall demonstrated a lower recurrence rate compared to Vancocin (p=0.004) regardless of al...

Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

...percent efficiency threshold. But the results, he said, will be a useful guide to show which new combinations of materials and at what baking time and temperature could form bubbles and channels in a way that the resulting polymer might meet the standard. Such testing can be accomplished using a very small t...

Rapid heating prepares energy-saving zeolite for greater role in industrial separations

...ocessing (RTP). By heating the membranes from room temperature to 700 degrees Centigrade in one minute, maintaining this temperature for up to two minutes and then quickly cooling it,... to 700 degrees C, the researchers hold it at that temperature for up to 2 minutes and then cool the material rap...

Cardium Announces New Orthobiologics Product Initiative Extending Gene Activated Matrix Technology to Deliver Bone Growth Factors

...tly announced formulation advances, Osteorate would be developed as a pre-mixed ready-to-use-syringe that would be stored in a physician's office at a temperature of about 4 degrees Celsius. PDGF-B protein is a well known bone growth mediator and is already used in several FDA approved products and medical devi...

Cardium Provides Update on Phase 2b Excellarate Clinical Study and Plans for Additional Tissue Repair Applications

...be applied to patients' wounds. The reformulation will allow Excellarate to be maintained in a physician's office using a standard refrigerator (at a temperature of about 4 degrees C) and is expected to have a shelf life of 12-18 months. About Cardium Cardium is focused on the acquisition an...

Solace Pharmaceuticals Appoints Professor David Julius, Renowned Pain Physiologist, to Scientific Advisory Board

...sms." Professor Julius has made significant discoveries in the molecular basis of somatosensation - the process whereby we experience touch and temperature - and how somatosensation is altered in response to tissue or nerve injury. Professor Julius discovered that capsaicin, the main pungent ingredient in...

Cardium's InnerCool Therapies Business to Be Acquired By Royal Philips Electronics

... or at all, the acquisition will effectively accelerate InnerCool's patient temperature modulation business or expand its market, that product modifications or lau...us Control System ((R)) , RapidBlue(TM), CoolBlue(TM). Accutrol ((R)) , temperature Control Element ((R) ) and TCE ((R) ) and UroCool (TM) a re trademarks of I...

Intruder alert: Tel Aviv University's 'Smart Dew' will find you!

... The metal used in the construction of cars and tractors could be detected by a magnetic sensor. Smart Dew droplets could also be programmed to detect temperature changes, carbon monoxide emissions, vibrations or light. Each droplet sends a radio signal to a "base station" that collects and analyzes the data...

CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders

...only at room temperature, as everyone else does, but also at 4 degrees Centigrade. For Multikine, this is a critical step since long exposure to room temperature not only "kills" the biological activity of the investigational product, but may also alter the ratios of the biologically active components and there...

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...09 -- METTLER TOLEDO EasyMax™ is the next generation jacketed lab reactor for chemical development . Due to the implemented technology and wide temperature range of -25°C to 180°C, syntheses at both sub-ambient and elevated temperatures are effortless. The intuitive touch screen operation, accurac...

Researchers putting a freeze on oscillator vibrations

...rk with the quantum mechanical ground state in which there is very little excitation or displacement," Wang said. Reaching one quantum would require a temperature just a few thousandths of a degree from absolute zero (minus 459.67 degrees Fahrenheit). ...

BioSyntech Reports Positive Results from Pivotal Trial for BST-CarGel(R) Cartilage Repair Device

...(tissue repair) and therapeutic delivery. BioSyntech's platform technology is a family of hydrogels called BST-Gel(R), some of which are liquid at low temperature and solid at human body temperature. These gels can be injected or applied to a specific local site and offer beneficial properties for the local repa...

Precision Stability Storage Announces Upcoming Expansion

... The expansion is part of the company's planned growth strategy to increase temperature and humidity controlled storage capacity and logistical support, and sample..., and nutraceutical samples. The facility offers a wide variety of storage, temperature and humidity conditions, as recommended by the International Conference on ...

Oxford Performance Materials Introduces OXPEKK PermettaTM High Performance Polymer Films

... High performance thermoplastic OXPEKK® PermettaTM films now available from OPM. Ideal for high temperature applications within electronic, semiconductor and aerospace markets. Enfield, CT, USA (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- Oxford Perfo...

DNA Genotek Partners with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to Accelerate Breast Cancer Research

...sive self-collection of saliva samples from large numbers of people. In addition, Oragene•DNA delivers high quality DNA that is stable at ambient temperature for years. "The success of the initial Spit for the Cure event in Arkansas gave us the idea to recruit donor participants during the Western ...

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Caldolor(TM)

...tly reducing their morphine use. Clinical trials including critically ill and non-critically ill patients with fever showed a significant reduction in temperature as compared with those who received a placebo. No serious adverse events were directly attributed to Caldolor in any of these clinical studies. "...

Krohne Announces Podcast on Energy Management

...uids, gases and vapors, even in applications that are prone to pressure and temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, the OPTISWIRL Flowmeter is the only device avail...n a two-wire configuration that combines a vortex flowmeter with a built-in temperature sensor in the flow stream and an integral pressure sensor at the point of m...

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. Presents ITCA 650 Phase 1b Study Results as a Late-Breaker at the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions

...that maintains stability of therapeutic proteins and peptides at human body temperature for extended periods of time. The DUROS technology can deliver up to a full...onstrated by its abilities to stabilize proteins and peptides at above body temperature and to deliver them in a constant and consistent manner via the proprietary...

A billion-year ultra-dense memory chip

... The multiwalled carbon nanotube and enclosed iron nanoparticle shuttle were synthesized in a single step via pyrolysis of ferrocene in argon gas at a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius. The nanotube memory elements were then ultrasonically dispersed in isopropanol and deposited on a substrate. A transmission ...

A breakthrough toward industrial production of fluorescent nanodiamonds

...tutional nitrogen-containing microdiamonds with defined atomic composition were irradiated using a high-energy electron beam and then annealed at high temperature (800 C) to create the desired photoluminescent centres in an intact diamond lattice. An original two-step milling protocol was designed to convert the...

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Acceptance of ITCA 650 Phase 1b Study for Late-Breaker Presentation at the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions

...that maintains stability of therapeutic proteins and peptides at human body temperature for extended periods of time. The DUROS technology can deliver up to a full...onstrated by its abilities to stabilize proteins and peptides at above body temperature and to deliver them in a constant and consistent manner via the proprietary...

Intruder alert: Tel Aviv University's 'Smart Dew' will find you!

... The metal used in the construction of cars and tractors could be detected by a magnetic sensor. Smart Dew droplets could also be programmed to detect temperature changes, carbon monoxide emissions, vibrations or light. Each droplet sends a radio signal to a "base station" that collects and analyzes the data...

SANYO Donates Air Purification Systems Effective Against Flu Viruses to New York Airports and Schools

...ovides laboratory equipment for pharmaceutical, life science and biotechnology applications. Product lines include space-efficient V.I.P.(R) ultra-low temperature freezers, cryogenic freezers, pharmaceutical and medical refrigerators, cell culture incubators, plant growth chambers, and portable autoclaves. For m...