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20140150713 | CONTROLLING DOPING OF SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing synthetic CVD diamond material, the method comprising: providing a microwave plasma reactor comprising: a plasma chamber; one or more substrates disposed in the plasma chamber providing a growth surface area over which the synthetic CVD diamond material is to be deposited in use; a microwave coupling configuration for feeding microwaves from a microwave generator into the plasma chamber; and a gas flow system for feeding process gases into the plasma chamber and removing them therefrom, injecting process gases into the plasma chamber; feeding microwaves from the microwave generator into the plasma chamber through the microwave coupling configuration to form a plasma above the growth surface area; and growing synthetic CVD diamond material over the growth surface area, wherein the process gases comprise at least one dopant in gaseous form, selected from a one or more of boron, silicon, sulphur, phosphorous, lithium and beryllium at a concentration equal to or greater than 0.01 ppm and/or nitrogen at a concentration equal to or greater than 0.3 ppm, wherein the gas flow system includes a gas inlet comprising one or more gas inlet nozzles disposed opposite the growth surface area and configured to inject process gases towards the growth surface area, and wherein the process gases are injected towards the growth surface area at a total gas flow rate equal to or greater than 500 standard cm | 06-05-2014 |
20140158456 | COATED SPEAKER DOME AND COATED DIAMOND PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a speaker dome comprising: a polycrystalline diamond dome body formed of a material of high stiffness with a Young's modulus greater than 50 GPa and having respective inner and outer surfaces; and a coating on at least one side of the dome body, wherein the coating comprises an optically refractive metal compound layer which is semi-transparent and which forms one or more colours via interference of reflected light from front and rear surfaces of the layer. The invention also relates to a diamond component comprising: a diamond body; and a coating on at least one side of the diamond body; wherein the coating comprises at-least two layers including a first layer bonded to the at least one side of the diamond body and a second layer disposed over the first layer, the second layer being an optically refractive metal compound coating which is semi-transparent and which forms one or more colours via interference of reflected light from front and rear surfaces of the second layer. | 06-12-2014 |
20140230729 | MICROWAVE PLASMA REACTOR FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIAL - A microwave plasma reactor for manufacturing synthetic diamond material via chemical vapour deposition, the microwave plasma reactor comprising: a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves at a frequency f; a plasma chamber comprising a base, a top plate, and a side wall extending from said base to said top plate defining a resonance cavity for supporting a microwave resonance mode, wherein the resonance cavity has a central rotational axis of symmetry extending from the base to the top plate, and wherein the top plate is mounted across said central rotational axis of symmetry; a microwave coupling configuration for feeding microwaves from the microwave generator into the plasma chamber; a gas flow system for feeding process gases into the plasma chamber and removing them therefrom; and a substrate holder disposed in the plasma chamber and comprising a supporting surface for supporting a substrate on which the synthetic diamond material is to be deposited in use; wherein the resonance cavity is configured to have a height, as measured from the base to the top plate of the plasma chamber, which supports a TM | 08-21-2014 |
20140234556 | MICROWAVE PLASMA REACTORS AND SUBSTRATES FOR SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MANUFACTURE - A microwave plasma reactor for manufacturing synthetic diamond material via chemical vapour deposition, the microwave plasma reactor comprising: a microwave generator configured to generate microwaves at a frequency f; a plasma chamber comprising a base, a top plate, and a side wall extending from said base to said top plate defining a resonance cavity for supporting a microwave resonance mode between the base and the top plate; a microwave coupling configuration for feeding microwaves from the microwave generator into the plasma chamber; a gas flow system for feeding process gases into the plasma chamber and removing them therefrom; a substrate holder disposed in the plasma chamber and comprising a supporting surface for supporting a substrate; and a substrate disposed on the supporting surface, the substrate having a growth surface on which the synthetic diamond material is to be deposited in use, wherein the substrate dimensions and location within the resonance cavity are selected to generate a localized axisymmetric E | 08-21-2014 |
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20150061191 | MICROWAVE PLASMA REACTORS AND SUBSTRATES FOR SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure relates to substrates for use in microwave plasma reactors. Certain substrates include a cylindrical disc of a carbide forming refractory metal having a flat growth surface on which CVD diamond is to be grown and a flat supporting surface opposed to said growth surface. The cylindrical disc may have a diameter of 80 mm or more. The growth surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm The supporting surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm. | 03-05-2015 |
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20150110987 | FREE-STANDING NON-PLANAR POLYCRYSTALLINE SYNTHETIC DIAMOND COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A free-standing non-planar polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond component which comprises a nucleation face and a growth face, the nucleation face comprising smaller grains than the growth face, the nucleation face having a surface roughness R | 04-23-2015 |
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20140037649 | DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR SCREENING AGENTS AND USES THEREFOR - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for diagnosis, detection of host response, monitoring, treatment or management of sepsis, infection-negative systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and post-surgical inflammation in mammals. More particularly, the present invention discloses marker genes and their splice variant transcripts as well as their expression products, which are useful for distinguishing between sepsis and infection-negative SIRS, including post-surgical inflammation, and to the use of these markers in grading, monitoring, treatment and management of these conditions. | 02-06-2014 |
20150218640 | BIOMARKER SIGNATURE METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND KITS THEREFOR - The present invention discloses methods, kits, and apparatus as well as reagents and compositions associated therewith for deriving an indicator for use in diagnosing the presence, absence or degree of at least one condition in a biological subject or in prognosing at least one condition in a biological subject. Also disclosed is a biomarker signature for use in diagnosing the presence, absence or degree of at least one condition in a biological subject or in prognosing at least one condition in a biological subject. The present invention further discloses methods, kits and apparatus, as well as reagents and compositions associated therewith, for identifying biomarkers for use in a biomarker signature. | 08-06-2015 |
20150259746 | BIOMARKER SIGNATURE METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND KITS THEREFOR - The present invention discloses methods, kits, and apparatus as well as reagents and compositions associated therewith for deriving an indicator for use in diagnosing the presence, absence or degree of at least one condition in a biological subject or in prognosing at least one condition in a biological subject. Also disclosed is a biomarker signature for use in diagnosing the presence, absence or degree of at least one condition in a biological subject or in prognosing at least one condition in a biological subject. The present invention further discloses methods, kits and apparatus, as well as reagents and compositions associated therewith, for identifying biomarkers for use in a biomarker signature. | 09-17-2015 |
20160055295 | BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION - Disclosed are method and apparatus for identifying biomarkers and in particular for identifying biomarkers for use in making clinical assessments, such as early diagnostic, diagnostic, disease stage, disease severity, disease subtype, response to therapy or prognostic assessments. In one particular example, the techniques are applied to allow assessments of patients suffering from, suspected of suffering from, or with clinical signs of SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) being either infection-negative SIRS or infection-positive SIRS. | 02-25-2016 |