Abstract: An adhesion promoter, a curable composition containing the adhesion promoter, a cured composition formed from the curable composition, and an article containing the cured composition are provided. The adhesion promoter, which is formed by reacting a polyepoxide with a mercaptosilane that has a hydrolyzable silyl group, has at least one epoxide group and at least one hydrolyzable silyl group. The epoxide groups allow incorporation of the adhesion promoter into the polymeric matrix of the cured composition and the hydrolyzable silyl groups allow bond formation with various substrates.

Abstract: A method of associating data with a physical location comprises receiving, by at least two receiver antennae, a radiofrequency (RF) signal transmitted by a mobile device, the RF signal conveying data collected by the mobile device from an external source; calculating, for each of the at least two receiver antennae, a phase of the RF signal received by each receiver antennae; calculating, based on the calculated phases, a physical location from where the mobile device transmitted the RF signal; and associating the data conveyed by the RF signal and the external source from which the data were collected with the calculated physical location from where the mobile device transmitted the RF signal.

Abstract: Methods of treating cells are disclosed. The methods include introducing a media comprising at least about 1×106 cells/mL into a perfusion chamber having a volume of 50 mL or less, introducing a volume effective to treat the cells of at least one additive selected from cell culture media, a transducing agent, a pH control agent, and a cell activator into the perfusion chamber, and withdrawing cell waste and byproducts from the perfusion chamber, and harvesting the treated cells. The methods may include introducing the media comprising at least about 3×106 cells/mL into the perfusion chamber. The methods may include measuring and/or controlling at least one parameter of the cells or the media selected from pH, optical density, dissolved oxygen concentration, temperature, and light scattering.

Abstract: A system for generating dynamic multi-layered graphical user interfaces may include at least one processing device configured to retrieve treatment regimen data for a patient from at least one networked database, retrieve patient attribute data for the patient, generate a graphical user interface reflecting a medication identified in the treatment regimen data and one or more associated patient attributes, compare the extracted patient attributes to one or more thresholds in a rule set, the rule set correlating a dose of the medication to one or more expected values of the extracted patient attributes, evaluating at least one condition of at least rule in the rule set, generate, based on the evaluation an interactive icon for display in the graphical user interface, and generate an overlay window displayed adjacent the interactive icon, the overlay window providing details associated with the interactive icon.

Abstract: A tracking system uses a mobile reader or scanner that scans, for example through a barcode reader, a passive tag reader, a probe, input, camera, or an active RF tag communication reader, and records item (asset or inventory) data. After being recorded, this item data and other relevant data is sent by radio transmission to a receiver network in the tracking system. The receiver network has at least two receivers (or at least two receiver antennae). The scanner location data, calculated by comparing the signal information at each receiver antenna receiving the radio transmission, is then used to register and record the location data of the scanned item.

Abstract: A network comprises a network apparatus constructed and arranged for each of a plurality of vehicles in radio frequency (RF) communication with each other, the network apparatus comprising: at least one first transceiver; at least one second transceiver configured to exchange RF signals with the at least one first transceiver; receiver circuitry configured to determine timing information from the acquired RF signals; memory storing information related to fixed distances between the at least one first transceiver and the at least one second transceiver; a processor coupled to the memory to access the stored information related to the fixed distances, and to the receiver circuitry to receive the timing information determined from the RF signals, the processor being configured to determine a relative position of the vehicle with respect to a receipt of the RF signals based on the stored information related to the fixed distances between each of at least three spatially separated antenna and on the timing informa

Abstract: Vehicles and methods of navigating vehicles comprise at least three receiver antennae configured to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from one or more RF-transmitting antennae coupled to an object, receiver circuitry coupled to the receiver antennae to acquire the RF signals and to determine timing information from the acquired RF signals, memory storing information related to fixed distances between each receiver antenna and each other receiver antenna, a processor configured to determine a relative position of the vehicle with respect to the one or more RF-transmitting antennae based on the stored information related to the fixed distances between each receiver antenna and each other receiver antenna and on the timing information determined by the receiver circuitry, and a control system configured to control operation of the vehicle in response to the relative position of the vehicle with respect to the one or more RF-transmitting antennae determined by the processor.

Abstract: Methods of calibrating a pH sensor fixed within an enclosed vessel are disclosed. The methods include introducing a buffer into the enclosed vessel, introducing a gas mixture comprising CO2 into the enclosed vessel, measuring a pH signal of the solution, measuring a CO2 concentration of a headspace gas of the solution, and calculating a pH value with a buffer calibration curve. The methods include calculating a calibration parameter with a sensor calibration curve and calibrating the pH sensor with the calibration parameter. Reactor systems are also disclosed. The systems include an enclosed reactor, a pH sensor, a CO2 sensor, a temperature control subsystem, and a controller. Methods of facilitating pH sensor calibration without sampling in a bioreactor system are also disclosed. The methods include providing a controller and providing instructions to operably connect the controller to the pH sensor and the CO2 sensor.

Abstract: A tracking system uses a mobile reader or scanner that scans, for example through a barcode reader, a passive tag reader, a probe, input, camera, or an active RF tag communication reader, and records item (asset or inventory) data. After being recorded, this item data and other relevant data is sent by radio transmission to a receiver network in the tracking system. The receiver network has at least two receivers (or at least two receiver antennae). The scanner location data, calculated by comparing the signal information at each receiver antenna receiving the radio transmission, is then used to register and record the location data of the scanned item.