Abstract: A polymeric drug comprising an inert synthetic polymeric carrier combined through aminoacid or peptide spacers with a bioactive molecule, a targeting moiety, and an optional cross-linkage, comprises:(a) 5.0 to 99.7 mol % of units derived from N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide,(b) 0.2 to 20.0 mol % of units derived from an N-methylacrylcylated peptide, the peptide groups being bound to a bioactive moiety,(c) 0.1 to 94.8 mol % of units derived from N-methacrylamide, N-methacrylic acid or an N-methacrylolated aminoacid or peptide, to which are bound a determinant capable of interacting with specific receptors on cell surfaces,(d) optionally, 0 to 5 mol % of units derived from an N-methacryloylated peptide, the peptide groups being bound to a linking group which is similarly to a similar peptide group attached to another polymer chain, and(e) optionally, as a bioassay label, 0 to 2 mol % units derived from N-methyacryloylated tyrosinamide.

Abstract: Intumescent coating composition for use in the spray-coating of beams and other structural members to protect them against the effect of fire and containing an epoxy resin film-forming binder and melamine phosphate spumific agent, in a weight ratio of less than 7.5:1, are improved by the inclusion therein of 1 to 15 percent by weight of inorganic fibres having a silica content of less than about 50 percent by weight of an aluminium oxide content preferably greater than about 50 percent by weight.The inorganic fibres may be mineral or ceramic and have a length of less than about 1 mm and a mean diameter of less than about 0.01 mm. The epoxy resin may be diglycidylether capable of being cured by the addition of a curing agent.

Abstract: Cable reels are loaded, unloaded, transferred or otherwise handled relative to the flatbed of a vehicle by a pivotally mounted lift assembly which includes a main rotary shaft having two or more extended lift arms rigidly attached in a generally U-shaped configuration. The main rotary shaft, when attached along one edge of the flat bed, is capable of pivoting through 180.degree. rotation by hydraulic rams or the like, and the lift arms include an arrangement for securing the cargo outwardly of the shaft with hydraulically actuated gripper finger arrangements. Arrangement of a plurality of lift assemblies in tandem so that the extremities of the lift arms are on intersecting arcs enables the cargo to be lifted from the ground surface onto the flatbed and transferred to different selected positions. Power winches appropriately positioned or peripheral engagement of cable reel containers allow rotary cargo for cable reel winding or unwinding.

Abstract: A loading apparatus for pickup trucks and the like is characterized by elongated interchangeable ramp sections releasably secured to the rear end of a special platform on the bed of the pickup truck so that the ramp sections are releasably attachable for downward extension from the platform to the ground, and further are slidable into a storage position beneath the platform when not in use. Alternate types of platforms have been devised to vary the effective width of the pickup truck bed to accommodate one or more vehicles, and the ramp sections include different types of tread surfaces which are interchangeable to facilitate loading and unloading of different types of vehicles.