Abstract: The invention relates to a method for etching a structure (1) including at least one material (4) to be etched, said method consisting in: selecting at least one chemical species that can react with the material (4) to be etched; selecting at least one soluble compound that can release this chemical species; producing a solution (11) containing the compound and a powder of particles or solid grains (13) in suspension; placing the material to be etched in the presence of the solution; and producing high-frequency ultrasounds in the solution, at at least one frequency, capable of generating active cavitation bubbles such that the chemical species is generated and reacts with the material to be etched, thereby producing a soluble compound or a precipitate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesion substrate for at least one animal or human cell on the surface of which is generated an adhesion pattern for at least one animal or human cell, said pattern including at least two areas adhering to said cell, which are spaced apart by an area not adhering to said cell on which a polymer not adhering to said cell is immobilized, characterized in that the polymer is selected so as to have a conformation which may be modified by varying a parameter of the environment in which the substrate is found, to a method for preparing such a substrate and to the cell analysis methods using such a substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to small cell penetrating peptides (CPP) derived from the scorpion toxin maurocalcine and to their use as vectors for the intracellular delivery of various drugs and agents.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for heating an object (6) in an intense magnetic field, comprising:—a light source (1), an optic fibre (2) for transporting the light emitted by said light source (1) and emitting a beam of light in the direction of the object (6) to be heated, a converging optical system (3), a diaphragm (4) positioned at the focusing point of the optical system (3),—a reflector (5), whereof the inner wall is defined by the revolution of a semi-parabola around an axis perpendicular to the optical axis of the parabola and passing through the focal point of said parabola, the optical axis of said reflector (5) coinciding with the optical axis (A) of the optical system (3) and the focal point (F?) of said reflector coinciding with the focusing point of said optical system (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bis-indolic derivatives, processes for their preparation, and their potential use as new antibacterial drugs.

Abstract: The instant disclosure describes an optical device for the interferometric analysis of the surface condition of an object, including: a light source; an optical fiber capable of receiving the incident light wave and transmitting said wave to the object; a detector capable of detecting a combination between a light wave reflected by the optical fiber and a light wave returned by the object; and in which the optical fiber has a free end in the shape of a cone, with a vertex angle of between 15 and 25 degrees, the tip of the cone having dimensions of less than 50×50 nm, and the tip of the cone being placed, while in use, at a distance of between 5 and 50 ?m from the surface of the object.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of production in thin coatings of electronic devices and/or MEMS and relates to an improved method for forming a pattern in a thin SiARC anti-reflective coating, comprising the doping by deposition of such SiARC coating covered with a resist pattern through a protective coating of the resist pattern, then etching the doped zones of the SiARC coating (FIG. 3c).

Abstract: This invention relates to fertilization modulation compounds and process for implementing them.

Abstract: A disclosed method involves: receiving, by a processing device, a first plurality of photon count values indicating a number of photons detected by an optical system during a plurality of first time periods as a result of laser beam excitation of an observation volume of a sample during fluorescence fluctuation microscopy analysis; calculating, by the processing device based on the first plurality of photon count values, a first count rate per molecule indicating the average number of photons detected per molecule of the observation volume; and generating, by the processing device based on the first count rate per molecule, a control signal for configuring a phase modulation device of the optical system.

Abstract: Method for monitoring an electrochemical cell or a battery (1), in particular method for monitoring the first charging of an electrochemical cell or of a battery (1) of Li-ion type, comprising a step of acquiring data relating to acoustic emissions produced in the electrochemical cell or in the battery and, by using the data acquired, a step of detecting: the formation of a passivation film on an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery; and/or the first storage of lithium in an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery.

Abstract: Silicon sintering method, without applying an external force, comprising placement of a silicon sample in a furnace, then heat treatment of this sample at, at least one temperature and at least one partial pressure of oxidising species to control the thickness of a silicon oxide layer on its surface.

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds with the formula: in which: R1?OH or NH2; OR2, OR3, OR4 and OR5 are alcohol, ether, ester, carbonate, carbamate, sulphonate or sulphamate groups; and if R5?H if R2?R3?R4, then R2, R3 and R4?H; if R2?H, then R3?H and R4?H; if R3?H, then R2?H and R4?H; if R4?H, then R2?H and R3?H; if R5?H if R2=H, then R3?H and R4?H; if R3?H, then R2?H and R4?H; if R4?H, then R2?H and R3?H, their use as antibiotic agents and the process for synthesizing them.

Abstract: A method for making a crossbar array of crossed conductive or semi-conductive access lines on a substrate, the crossbar array including on a crossbar array insulator, in a plane parallel to the substrate, a first level of lines including a plurality of first lines parallel with each other made of a conductive or semi-conductive material; on the first level of lines, a second level of lines including a plurality of second lines parallel with each other made of a conductive or semi-conductive material, the second lines being substantially perpendicular to the first lines. The method includes forming, on the substrate, a first cavity of substantially rectangular shape; forming a second cavity of substantially rectangular shape superimposed to the first cavity, the first and second cavities intersecting each other perpendicularly so as to form a resultant cavity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for positioning with respect to a patient's body an observation and/or intervention device having a portion penetrating into the patient's body comprising a base disposed over the patient's body; a means for supporting the device formed of a first portion movably assembled on the base according to a connection with one degree of freedom, and of a second portion movably assembled on the first portion according to a connection with one degree of freedom and connected to the device; and means for actuating the first portion with respect to the base, and the second portion with respect to the first portion, in which the base surrounds at a distance at least partially the device, said device being detachably connected to the second portion to enable removal of the positioning system while leaving in place the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image processing method for estimating a risk of atheroma plaque breakage, that includes the step of receiving (40) a so-called elastogram image representing the inner deformation resulting from the compression of an analyzed blood vessel tissue based on blood pressure, the step of pre-segmenting (50) the elastogram in order to obtain a pre-segmented image including a plurality of areas, and the step of calculating an elasticity image (60) representing the elasticity of at least one region of the elastogram, the region corresponding to an area selected among the plurality of areas of the pre-segmented image, and the elasticity image enabling the user to estimate the risk of atheroma plaque breakage, wherein said method is characterized in that: the pre-segmentation is carried out while considering the tissue as being a non-compressible elastic solid in order to determine the Young modulus gradient as equal to the sum of the Lagrange multiplier gradient and of a space depending vect

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a method for diagnosing angioedema with a gain-of-function mutation of kinin formation, and for determining the amount of BK or des-Arg9 -BK antagonist required for halting the effects of angioedema, from a plasma sample of a patient. The invention also relates to a kit for said determination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including a modified factor Xa (GDXa), said modified GDXa being nonthrombogenic, able to bind to TFPI but not able to bind to phospholipids, for preventing or treating a hemorrhagic accident in a patient with hemophilia A or B with or without inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), where R1 and R2, identical or different, are each independently a hydrogen atom or a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group; R3 is a hydrogen atom or a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C6) alkyl group; R4 is a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group or an aryl or heteroaryl group, said aryl and heteroaryl groups being non-substituted or substituted; and R5 is a non-substituted or substituted (C1-C12) alkyl group; or R4 and R5 are bonded to one another by a saturated hydrocarbon chain having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, optionally in hydrated form or in the form of a salt that is acceptable for being administered to animals or plants, for the use thereof as a potentiator of the effect of an antimicrobial agent or for the use thereof as an antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: An in vitro diagnostic method for diagnosing a brain tumour belonging to the group formed by two types of tumours: ODGs and GBMs, and for identifying the type of tumour, the method includes the measurement of at least two ratios of the expression levels of miRNA pairs extracted from a biological sample originating from a patient suspected of presenting one of the above-mentioned brain tumours.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for positioning with respect to a patient's body an observation and/or intervention device having a portion penetrating into the patient's body comprising a base laid on the patient's body; a means for supporting the device formed of a first portion movably assembled on the base according to a connection with one degree of freedom, and of a second portion movably assembled on the first portion according to a connection with one degree of freedom and connected to the device; and means for actuating the first portion with respect to the base, and the second portion with respect to the first portion, in which the base surrounds at a distance at least partially the device, said device being detachably connected to the second portion to enable removal of the positioning system while leaving in place the device.