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20130150544 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING NOVEL COPOLYMERS WITH A FLUOROPOLYMER BACKBONE COMPRISING POLYOXYALKYLENE PENDANT CHAINS - The invention relates to novel copolymers and to an associated preparation method, comprising recurrent units bearing a pendant chain of the polyoxyalkylene type. | 06-13-2013 |
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20140113982 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PROTON-CONDUCTING INORGANIC PARTICLES - The invention relates to a method for functionalization of inorganic particles by polymers comprising at least one recurrent unit bearing at least one proton exchange group comprising the following steps:
| 04-24-2014 |
20140168855 | NOVEL IONIC LIQUIDS THAT CAN BE USED AS PART OF THE ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - The present invention relates to ionic liquids comprising, as cation, a specific phosphonium cation, as anion, a formiate anion, which can be used, alone or as a mixture, to constitute electrolytes for energy storage devices. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175326 | SPECIFIC ELECTROLYTIC COMPOSITION FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - This invention relates to an electrolytic composition comprising at least one organic solvent in which one or several non-lithiated ionic salts are dissolved, characterised in that an ionic liquid is added to this electrolytic composition. | 06-26-2014 |
20150093654 | COMPOSITION FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPECIFIC FLUORINATED COMPOUND AS AN ORGANIC SOLVENT AND AT LEAST ONE LITHIUM SALT - The invention relates to compositions comprising at least one fluorinated compound of the following formula (I): | 04-02-2015 |
20150155600 | ELECTROLYTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COORDINATION COMPOUND INCLUDING LITHIUM AND AT LEAST ONE LIGAND OF THE TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENATE TYPE - The invention relates to electrolytic compositions comprising:
| 06-04-2015 |
20150187514 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SPECIFIC IONIC LIQUID - The invention relates to a composition comprising an ionic liquid consisting in the combination of a pyrrolidinium cation and a nitrate anion and comprising a solvent selected from lactone solvents, carbonate solvents, nitrile solvents and mixtures thereof. The composition may be used as an electrolyte, for example, for such applications as energy storage devices. | 07-02-2015 |
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20090120157 | Method for Calibrating Machines for the Analysis of Characteristic Parameters of the Blood Connected To Its Density, Such as Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and/or Red Corpuscles Aggregation Rate - A method for calibrating machines suitable to effect an analysis of a blood sample by means of measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and/or aggregation of the red corpuscles, wherein said measurement is effected by exploiting the optical density kinetics obtained from the measurement of the variation in the optical density of the blood sample in an interval of time, comprises a measuring step in which, by means of the same machine with which the measurement of the optical density is effected on said blood sample, a measurement is effected of the optical density of two latexes, or turbidimetric samples. Each of the two latexes has a known optical density, reproducible, measurable and different from each other. The method also comprises a comparison step, in which the difference is calculated between the values of optical density of the latexes as obtained from the measurement performed by the machine and the known values of optical density, to allow to determine at least one correction factor usable to calibrate said machine. | 05-14-2009 |
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20110070126 | UNIT FOR THE LOADING AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND INTEGRATED MACHINE COMPRISING SAID LOADING AND IDENTIFICATION UNIT - A unit for the loading and identification of different biological samples, liquid, semi-liquid or mixed, to be subjected to one or more different analyses of chemical-biological type, such as immunological or coagulative reactions, or chemical-physical type, comprising: a plurality of support members able to carry a plurality of test tubes each one containing a determinate biological sample to be analyzed; a plurality of identification means based on optical or optoelectronic recognition, which carry information, univocal for a determinate sample or a determinate group of samples to be analyzed and which are directly associated with each of the test tubes and/or with each of the support members so that said information is transmitted to an electronic processing unit for the selection of a determinate test tube depending on the type of biological sample and the analysis to be carried out; a pick-up member able to pick up, on the basis of determinate commands received from the electronic processing unit, a portion of the sample contained in the determinate test tube and to dispense and move the portion of the sample to send the portion of the sample to the reactions provided in a reaction unit and to the subsequent analytical measurements in a measuring unit. | 03-24-2011 |
20110097817 | REACTION DEVICE FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND RELATIVE METHOD - A reaction device and method provided with a reaction cell in which, in sequence, a plurality of biological samples, liquid, semi-liquid or mixed, of analogous or different type, are subjected to a reaction for a determinate analysis. The device comprises a first dispenser element which introduces a predetermined quantity of the biological sample inside the cell; a plurality of microvalve dispensers, each of which nebulizes a determinate microvolume of a desired reagent inside the cell, wherein the type of reagent and the amount of the microvolume of reagent are chosen as a function of the specific reaction to be carried out, selected from a group comprising reactions for analyses of a chemical-biological type, such as immunological or coagulative reactions, or of a chemical-physical type; a mixer element which mixes the biological sample with the selected reagent; a second dispenser element which sends to analytical measurement a determinate quantity of the biological sample after reaction with the selected reagent; washing members and discharge members, able respectively to wash the inside of the cell and to discharge the content of the cell, so as to prepare the cell for a subsequent reaction; an electronic processor which commands and controls, in the desired times and modes, the functioning of both the first dispenser element which dispenses the sample, of the microvalve dispensers which dispense the reagents, and of the mixer element, and also of the second dispenser element which sends the reacted sample for measurement, and of the washing members and discharge members, as a function of the type of reaction to be performed and the type of biological sample to be analyzed, so that their functioning is synchronized and automated according to pre-determined memorized reaction programs, selectable by an operator. | 04-28-2011 |
20110151503 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING ON PLASMA - Apparatus for making a bacteriological test on plasma, comprising a sedimentation unit for a blood sample contained in a first container to separate the corpuscular part of the sample, which sediments on the bottom of the first container, from the liquid part or plasma, pick-up and inoculum means to pick up a portion of the surnatant, and to inoculate the portion in a culture ground inside a second container allowing a bacterial growth, optical measurement means, to effect measurements of the culture ground in order to determine the presence of bacteria and microorganisms, and processing means comprising a data bank, to collect measurement data, to construct a curve that represents the intensity of the radiation diverted by the culture ground in the measurement with respect to time, whose parameters are compared with reference values in order to determine typical analysis parameters, said values being characteristic for each bacterial species. Disclosed is further a corresponding method. | 06-23-2011 |
20110306032 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES - An integrated device for diagnostic analyses used to verify the presence of bacteria in at least a biological sample mixed with a eugonic culture medium in liquid form, to classify at least the type of bacteria, and to test a series of antibiotics, selected from a group of characteristic antibiotics at least for the type of bacteria identified, identifying those effective to determine the antibiotic therapy. The device comprises, inside an integrated structure, first containing means provided with containing elements in which the biological samples to be analyzed are distributed, second containing means comprising recipients or micro-plates thermostated with wells containing a eugonic culture medium in liquid form in which a first fraction of the biological samples to be analyzed is dispensed, and a first recipient and second recipients or plates with a relative first well and second wells in which a further fraction of the biological samples which resulted positive to the analysis is dispensed. | 12-15-2011 |
20110306087 | APPARATUS TO ANALYZE A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - An apparatus to analyze a biological sample contained in a container, comprising an examining device able to perform an optical measurement on the biological sample, based on light-scattering technology, at least of the bacterial growth in the biological sample. The examining device is provided with emitter means able to emit a first light beam toward the container of the biological sample and sensor means able to detect at least a light beam diffused from the container of the biological sample and to transmit a relative signal, correlated to the light beam diffused, to a control unit which is able to process, directly or indirectly, the signal in order to verify at least the possible bacterial growth in the biological sample. The container is disposed along a determinate lying plane and comprises at least a containing micro-element able to contain at least a part of the biological sample and inside which a liquid culture ground is provided so as to allow bacterial growth in the biological sample. The emitter means and sensor means are able to be located on each occasion in correspondence with the containing micro-element. The sensor means comprise first sensor means disposed on the same side of the emitter means with respect to the lying plane, and second sensor means disposed on the opposite side of the emitter means with respect to the lying plane. The first sensor means are able to detect a back-scattering radiation coming from the determinate containing micro-element. The second sensor means are able to detect a forward-scattering radiation coming from the determinate containing micro-element, from which back-scattering radiation and forward-scattering radiation derive respective first and second signals transmitted to the control unit. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307183 | METHOD FOR THE BACTERIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE AND RELATIVE DEVICE - A method for the bacterial investigation of a biological sample, which provides to carry out a light scattering reading in order to determine the turbidity according to the McFarland standard of a suspension formed from a liquid culture means or eugonic medium in which the biological sample is inoculated, and in which the turbidity is continuously measured directly from the suspension of the sample analyzed during the growth step of the bacteria, until a determined threshold of turbidity is reached expressed according to the McFarland standard. | 12-15-2011 |
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20130022962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES - A method for diagnostic analyses, in particular to identify pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria or other micro-organisms present in a biological sample, comprises a first step of measuring and continuously monitoring the turbidity and/or the concentration of the pathogens, by means of an instrumental reading technique, of a liquid culture medium into which the sample to be analyzed has been inoculated and in which the replication of the pathogens possibly present occurs, said measuring and monitoring being carried out dynamically during the replication of the pathogens growing in the culture medium; and a second step of identifying the pathogens, carried out by taking at least an aliquot of the liquid culture medium containing the biological sample directly obtained from the first step, which has reached a desired value of turbidity according to a standardized value scale, such as the McFarland turbidity scale, and/or of concentration of the pathogens, and using said aliquot directly in mass spectrophotometric identification means ( | 01-24-2013 |
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