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20110217752 | LIGAND FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS - Ligand functionalized substrates, methods of making ligand functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
20120164056 | GENERATION OF STERILANT GASSES AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure provides processes and systems for sterilizing an object using a sterilant gas. In some embodiments, the sterilant gas is produced by the thermal decomposition of a salt. Compositions to generate sterilant gasses are also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164675 | METHODS AND KIT FOR PROTEASE ENZYME ASSAYS - A method for testing efficacy of a protease enzyme assay, the method comprising providing an enzyme which acts as a surrogate enzyme control for the protease enzyme; combining the surrogate enzyme control with an assay substrate for the protease enzyme; and determining a change in the assay substrate resulting from the surrogate enzyme control acting on the assay substrate; wherein the protease enzyme is selected from the group consisting of metalloproteinases, serine proteases, and cysteine proteases; a method for conducting a protease enzyme assay using the method for testing efficacy; a kit including an enzyme which acts as a surrogate enzyme control for a protease enzyme in testing efficacy of a protease enzyme assay; and a method of releasing the kit are provided. | 06-28-2012 |
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20130273593 | STERILIZATION INDICATORS INCLUDING A NEUTRALIZER AND METHODS - Sterilization indicators that include a neutralizer, such indicators useful for testing the effectiveness of a sterilization procedure by measuring the activity of an active enzyme whose activity is correlated with the survival of microorganisms. | 10-17-2013 |
20140323578 | POLYMERIC COLORANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - A composition is disclosed. The composition comprises at least one polymeric colorant having a polymer component with a colorant component covalently bound thereto, a medicament, and a liquid vehicle. The at least one colorant component does not react directly or indirectly with the medicament. Methods of using the polymeric colorants, including a method for the preparation of skin as a site for a surgical procedure and a method of treating a medical condition, are also provided. | 10-30-2014 |