Abstract: A method of forming a wire includes providing a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are inserted into opposite ends of a coupling segment. The coupling segment is laser welded such that the laser creates an indent in the coupling segment that penetrates into at least one of the first and second wire segments.

Abstract: A method for producing highly pure platinum on an industrial scale, as well as the use of said highly pure platinum. According to the method, a hexahalogenoplatinate is reduced to platinum in acidic conditions.

Abstract: One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set up to establish, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The electrical bushing includes an electrical filter structure. The at least one conducting element forms at least one conducting section of an inductor of the filter structure.

Abstract: 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is provided in a crystalline form which is stable and readily soluble. A process of producing the crystalline form includes crystallizing 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride in a solvent system including (a) solvent A selected from C1 and C2 halogenated solvents and mixtures thereof, (b) solvent B selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, and (c) solvent C selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, wherein solvent C is selected to provide lower solubility to 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride than solvent B. A method of producing an anthracycline using crystalline 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is also provided.

Abstract: A process for the production of a layered body S2 (1), comprising the process steps: i) provision of a layered body S1 (2) comprising a substrate (3) and an electrically conductive layer (4) which is applied to the substrate (3) and comprises an electrically conductive polymer P1; ii) bringing of at least a first region Du (7) of the electrically conductive layer (4) into contact with a composition Z1 for reduction of the electrical conductivity of this first region Du (7), wherein the electrically conductive layer (4) has a temperature in a range of from more than 40 to 100° C. during the bringing into contact.

Abstract: A method is provided for production of crystalline idarubicin hydrochloride, the method including the steps of: (i) producing a mixture containing (a) idarubicin hydrochloride, (b) at least one alcohol selected from 1-butanol, 2-butanol, and 1-pentanol, and (c) water; and (ii) crystallizing idarubicin hydrochloride from this mixture. A crystalline idarubicin hydrochloride is also provided characterized by a powder x-ray diffraction pattern in which at least reflexes at diffraction angles occur in the following ranges (in 2?): 7.2-7.7; 11.7-12.2; 16.2-16.7; 16.7-17.2; 19.6-20.1; 19.8-20.3; 22.2-22.7, and 22.9-23.4.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lead connector for an implantable medical device including connecting proximal ends of a plurality of conductive wires to an inner surface of a corresponding ring contact, placing a distal frame over distal ends of each of conducive wire of the plurality of conductive wires, the distal ends passing through corresponding shafts in the distal frame from a rear face of the distal frame and extending beyond a front face of the distal frame, arranging the distal frame along with the conductive wires and corresponding ring contacts within a mold cavity, filling the mold cavity with a mold material, the mold material abutting the rear face of the distal frame, and removing a resulting lead connector from the mold cavity.

Abstract: One aspect is an alloy consisting of niobium, zirconium, tantalum, and tungsten. The alloy is formed with a melt metallurgical route such that all four metals solidify as a homogeneous alloy having no inclusions more than 10 ?m in size.

Abstract: The present invention describes the dihydrate of 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate), a method for producing 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate) and the hydrates thereof, and the use of 1,2-cyclohexanediaminplatinum(II)-bis-(4-methylbenzenesulfonate) and of the hydrates thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitor comprising an electrode body (1) of an electrode material (2), wherein a dielectric (3) at least partly covers the surface (4) of this electrode material (2) and forms an anode body (5), wherein the anode body (5) is at least partly coated with a solid electrolyte (6) which comprises a conductive polymer, wherein the capacitor comprises at least one polyglycerol; wherein for the ratio of the amount by weight of polyglycerol (Mpg) in the capacitor and the amount by weight of conductive polymer (Mpolymer) in the capacitor: Mpg/Mpolymer>0.15, wherein the polyglycerol contains more than 50 wt. % of a mixture of a tri- and tetraglycerol, based on the total weight of the polyglycerol. The invention also relates to a process for the production of a capacitor, the capacitor obtainable by this process, an electronic circuit, the use of a capacitor and a dispersion.

Abstract: One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for an implantable medical device, having an annulus-like holding element for holding the electrical bushing in the implantable medical device, whereby the holding element includes a through-opening, at least one elongated conduction element extends through the through-opening, and an insulation element for forming a hermetic seal between the holding element and the conduction element is arranged in the through-opening. One aspect provides for the at least one conduction element to include a cermet.

Abstract: A catalyst for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons relative to carbon monoxide includes a mixed oxide based on the compound Ce0.1-0.5Ti0.2-0.8Cr0.1-0.5Ox, wherein x is (the total of the valences of the metals)/2. Preferably, the mixed oxide is fixed as a coating on a molded body or less than 0.5 wt. % precious metal is doped to the mixed oxide. Oxidizable exhaust-gas components are oxidized for exhaust-gas purification by a mixed oxide based on the compound Ce0.1-0.5Ti0.2-0.8Cr0.1-0.5Ox as the catalyst. Preferably, hydrocarbons are preferentially oxidized relative to carbon monoxides or nitrogen oxides. For producing an oxidation catalyst for internal combustion engines, a mixed oxide made of cerium oxide, titanium oxide, chromium oxide, and optionally other metal oxides is fixed to a metallic or oxide or carbide, high temperature-stable molded body or an oxide ceramic, wherein the oxide ceramic is fixed to a molded body.

Abstract: An electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device is proposed. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element establishes, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, at least in part. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The electrical bushing includes at least one head part. The head part includes at least one plug connector element that enables electrical connection of at least one plug element from the external space to the plug connector element.

Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an electrical bushing for an implantable medical device. The method includes generating an insulation element green compact for an insulation element from an insulating composition of materials. The insulation element green compact is partially sintered. At least one cermet-containing conduction element green compact for a conduction element is formed. The at least one conduction element green compact is introduced into the insulation element green compact. The insulation element green compact and the at least one conduction element green compact are fired to obtain an insulation element with at least one conduction element.

Abstract: 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is provided in a crystalline form which is stable and readily soluble. A process of producing the crystalline form includes crystallizing 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride in a solvent system including (a) solvent A selected from C1 and C2 halogenated solvents and mixtures thereof, (b) solvent B selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, and (c) solvent C selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, wherein solvent C is selected to provide lower solubility to 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride than solvent B. A method of producing an anthracycline using crystalline 4?-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising polythiophene, comprising the method steps: I) provision of a composition Z1 comprising thiophene monomers and an oxidising agent; II) oxidative polymerisation of the thiophene monomers by reducing the oxidising agent to a reduction product and oxidation of the thiophene monomer, forming a composition Z2 comprising a polythiophene and the reduction product; III) at least partial removal of the reduction product from the composition Z2 obtained in method step II), obtaining a composition Z3; wherein the composition Z3 has a sulfate content in the range from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm, based on the total weight of the composition Z3. The present invention also relates to a composition obtainable as the composition Z3 produced with this method, a composition comprising a polythiophene, a layer construction, an electronic component and the use of a composition.

Abstract: A multi-layer composite precursor is provided comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a light emitting organic compound, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the second surface is superimposed by a transparent electrically conducting layer, a liquid phase superimposing at least a part of the first surface comprising a metal-organic compound, wherein the metal-organic compound comprises an organic moiety, wherein the organic moiety comprises a C?O group; and wherein the liquid phase further comprises a first silicon compound, wherein the first silicon compound comprises at least one carbon atom and at least one nitrogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing an aqueous or nonaqueous dispersion or solution comprising at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyanion, characterized in that the polymerization is performed with ultrasound irradiation, to aqueous or nonaqueous dispersions prepared by this process and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel polythiophene-polyanion complexes which are soluble or dispersible in nonpolar organic solvents, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing a layered structure, comprising at least the following steps: Providing a substrate, applying a first liquid onto at least part of the substrate, drying the first liquid forming a first layer, applying a second liquid onto at least part of the first layer, drying the second liquid forming a second layer, whereby either the substrate and the second layer are electrically conductive and the first layer is insulating or whereby the substrate and the second layer are insulating and the first layer is electrically conductive. One aspect relates to a layered structure that can be obtained according to the method specified above.