Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing shaped articles, where a foam layer which includes a polyurethane foam obtained by foaming a composition including an aqueous, anionically hydrophilicized polyurethane dispersion (I), and drying, is thermoformed where the thermoforming takes place at a temperature of from ?100° C. to ?200° C. and under a pressure of from ?50 bar to ?150 bar, and where additionally during the thermoforming the foam is compressed to ?25% to ?100% of its original volume. The foam can be stabilized using ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymers. The invention further relates to shape articles obtainable in this way, and to the use thereof, preferably as wound dressings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing shaped articles comprising, acting on a foam layer in a first region with a pressure of from 0 to 150 bar at a temperature of from 0° C. to less than or equal to 200° C., whereby the foam layer is compressed in the first region to greater than 12.5% to 100% of its original volume; acting on the foam layer in a second region with a pressure of from 50 to 150 bar at a temperature of from 100° C. to 200° C., whereby the foam layer is compressed in the second region from greater than 0% to 12.5% of its original volume; and wherein the foam layer comprises in the first region and the second region a polyurethane foam which is obtained by foaming and drying a composition comprising an aqueous, anionically hydrophilicized polyurethane dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the method of determining the risk of acute kidney injury comprising determining the amount of a marker selected from VCAN, NRP1, CCL2, CCL19, COL3A1, GZMM or any combination thereof in a sample.

Abstract: An edge emitting semiconductor laser chip includes at least one contact strip, wherein the contact strip has a width B, an active zone, in which electromagnetic radiation is generated during the operation of the semiconductor laser chip, and at least two current barriers, arranged on different sides of the contact strip and extending along the contact strip, wherein the largest distance V between at least one of the current barriers and the contact strip is chosen in such a way that the ratio of the largest distance V to the width B is V/B>1.

Abstract: The present invention provides antigenic polypeptides derived from the melanoma-associated endogenous retrovirus (MERV). These antigens are useful compounds for the detection of cancerous cells and melanoma-diagnosis as well as melanoma-prognosis. Furthermore these antigenic polypeptides of the present invention form the basis for anti-cancer vaccines.

Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies, or fragments thereof, for isolating and/or identifying epitopes of an endogenous retrovirus, preferably of a melanoma associated endogenous retrovirus, and hybridoma cells producing said antibodies. The antibodies are useful especially for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. Further, the present application covers diagnostic kits for the detection of cancer cells, especially of melanoma cells and methods for cancer diagnosis using said antibodies.

Abstract: The invention discloses a device for cutting through an adhesive bead of a vehicle pane, in particular a windshield, having a motor-driven winding-up device that comprises a coil for winding up a cutting wire in a working direction for cutting through the adhesive bead, the winding-up device being provided with a strain relief for the cutting wire which allows the cutting wire to be withdrawn from the winding-up device in a sense opposite to the working direction.

Abstract: In a radiation-emitting semiconductor component with a layer structure comprising an n-doped confinement layer, a p-doped confinement layer, and an active, photon-emitting layer disposed between the n-doped confinement layer and the p-doped confinement layer, it is provided according to the invention that the n-doped confinement layer is doped with a first n-dopant (or two mutually different n-dopants) for producing high active doping and a sharp doping profile, and the active layer is doped with only one second n-dopant, different from the first dopant, for improving the layer quality of the active layer.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component includes an optically active area that is formed with a crystalline semiconductor material that contains at least one of the substances gallium or aluminum. Furthermore, the semiconductor component contains at least one facet on the optically active area. Furthermore, the semiconductor component contains at least one boundary layer, containing sulfur or selenium, with a thickness of up to five monolayers, wherein the boundary layer is located on the facet. Such a semiconductor component has a high destruction threshold relative to the optical powers that occur during operation of the semiconductor component.

Abstract: Expandable, thermally curable compositions containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one polyester, at least one blowing agent, and at least one curing agent are useful as adhesives and structural reinforcement materials. When foamed and adhered to a metal substrate surface, such polyester-modified foamable compositions can exhibit improved adhesion to the substrate surface after exposure to a corrosive environment, as compared to compositions that do not contain polyester. Furthermore, these compositions can exhibit improved flow properties in the uncured state at temperatures between 50 and 100° C. They are granulatable, with the granules produced thereby having non-tacky surfaces at room temperature and being capable of being readily processed into molded objects by injection molding processes.

Abstract: A process for producing a multi-layer coating on an electrically conductive surface as a corrosion protection layer and/or as a primer for an organic coating, which is produced by (a) forming a layer of at least one inorganic compound of at least one metal A having a weight per unit area of 0.01 to 10 g/m2 by electrochemical deposition on a conductive surface from a solution containing the metal A in dissolved form, wherein the metal A is a different metal from the main component of a metal on the electrically conductive surface and the inorganic compound contains less than 20 wt % phosphate ions; and (b) forming at least one layer of an organic coating on the layer deposited in stage (a); also disclosed is a metal component comprising a coating comprising at least two layers obtainable in this manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides antigenic polypeptides derived from the melanoma-associated endogenous retrovirus (MERV). These antigens are useful compounds for the detection of cancerous cells and melanoma-diagnosis as well as melanoma-prognosis. Furthermore these antigenic polypeptides of the present invention form the basis for anti-cancer vaccines.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip (1) comprises a p-doped region (I) having a cladding layer (18) and a contact layer (21) between which a first interlayer (19) and a second interlayer (20) are arranged. A concentration of a first material component (B) within the first and the second interlayer (19, 20) changes in such a way that the band gap varies in a range lying between the band gap of the cladding layer (18) and the band gap of the contact layer (21). A method for producing a semiconductor chip of this type is also disclosed.

Abstract: A technique for fabricating an epitaxial component layer sequence based on a first III/V compound semiconductor material system with a first group V element on a substrate or a buffer layer, which comprises a material based on a second III/V compound semiconductor material system with a second group V element, which is different from the first group V element. At least one layer sequence with a first and a second III/V compound semiconductor material layer is applied to the substrate or to the buffer layer before the application of the epitaxial component layer sequence, the first and second III/V compound semiconductor material layers having different compositions from one another and containing both the first and the second group V elements.

Abstract: Use of a layer on an electrically conductive surface as a corrosion protection layer and/or as a primer for an organic coating, which may be obtained in a stage (a), in which a layer of at least one inorganic compound of at least one metal A having a weight per unit area of 0.01 to 10 g/m2 is deposited electrochemically on the said surface from a solution containing the metal A in dissolved form, wherein the metal A is a different metal from the main component of the electrically conductive surface and wherein the inorganic compound contains less than 20 wt. % phosphate ions, process for producing a coating comprising at least two layers, at least one layer of an organic polymer being applied to the layer deposited in stage a); metal component comprising a coating comprising at least two layers obtainable in this manner.

Abstract: An R switch with a stator and a rotor with three paths wherein a central, straight interconnection is constructed as step transformers and formed bar-like by recesses incorporated laterally in the in the steps of the transformers in order to lower the low frequency limit of the HF signals which can be transmitted.

Abstract: In a radiation-emitting semiconductor component with a layer structure comprising an n-doped confinement layer, a p-doped confinement layer, and an active, photon-emitting layer disposed between the n-doped confinement layer and the p-doped confinement layer, it is provided according to the invention that the n-doped confinement layer is doped with a first n-dopant (or two mutually different n-dopants) for producing high active doping and a sharp doping profile, and the active layer is doped with only one second n-dopant, different from the first dopant, for improving the layer quality of the active layer.

Abstract: An R switch with a stator and a rotor with three paths wherein a central, straight interconnection is constructed as step transformers and formed bar-like by recesses incorporated laterally in the in the steps of the transformers in order to lower the low frequency limit of the HF signals which can be transmitted.

Abstract: A technique for fabricating an epitaxial component layer sequence based on a first III/V compound semiconductor material system with a first group V element on a substrate or a buffer layer, which comprises a material based on a second III/V compound semiconductor material system with a second group V element, which is different from the first group V element. At least one layer sequence with a first and a second III/V compound semiconductor material layer is applied to the substrate or to the buffer layer before the application of the epitaxial component layer sequence, the first and second III/V compound semiconductor material layers having different compositions from one another and containing both the first and the second group V elements.

Abstract: A process for painting integrated automobile and commercial vehicle bodies or cabins which comprise plastic parts. The metal parts of the body/cabin are provided with an electrocoat and are integrated with the plastic parts. These plastic parts either already have an electrically conductive aqueous primer coat or an uncured electrically conductive aqueous primer film or are unpainted. Primers are applied to the metal and plastic parts. Atop the primers, a basecoat and a clearcoat are applied.