Abstract: The present application relates to methods for producing materials having viable micro-organisms incorporated therein. More particularly, the materials are produced under high temperature and/or high pressure conditions, and the micro-organisms are incorporated in the material before or during these conditions. Also provided are micro-organisms that remain viable under these conditions and have different applications, depending on the nature of the material.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods for producing materials having viable micro-organisms incorporated therein. More particularly, the materials are produced under high temperature and/or high pressure conditions, and the microganisms are incorporated in the material before or during these conditions. Also provided are micro-organisms that remain viable under these conditions and have different applications, depending on the nature of the material.

Abstract: The system for surface inspection is arranged to detect relative displacement and/or vibration features of a plurality of points of a plurality of elements (51) forming part of a mechanical structure (5), such as a micro- or nanomechanical structure. A light beam is displaced along the mechanical structure along a first trajectory (A), so as to detect a plurality of subsequent reference positions (C) along said first trajectory (A), and the light beam is further displaced along the mechanical structure along a plurality of second trajectories (B), each of said second trajectories (B) being associated with one of said reference positions (C). The invention further relates to a corresponding method and to a program for carrying out the method.

Abstract: The system for surface inspection is arranged to detect relative displacement and/or vibration features of a plurality of points of a plurality of elements (51) forming part of a mechanical structure (5), such as a micro- or nanomechanical structure. A light beam is displaced along the mechanical structure along a first trajectory (A), so as to detect a plurality of subsequent reference positions (C) along said first trajectory (A), and the light beam is further displaced along the mechanical structure along a plurality of second trajectories (B), each of said second trajectories (B) being associated with one of said reference positions (C). The invention further relates to a corresponding method and to a program for carrying out the method.

Abstract: Method for producing hydrophobic polymers, wherein a hydrophobic polymer is selected; a set of organisms is selected from among cells and/or cell products; aggregates are formed by working said cells and/or cell products in said polymers resulting in the formation of a so-called polymer-bio aggregate, wherein there is performed a new function of the thus polymer product. This invention further relates to the use of a so-called P.B.A. obtained therewith in specific applications.