Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating consumable data with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system adjusts one or more steps of an assay protocol based on consumable data specific for that consumable. Various types of consumable data are described, as well as methods of using such data in the conduct of an assay by an assay system. The present invention also relates to consumables (e.g., kits and reagent containers), software, data deployable bundles, computer-readable media, loading carts, instruments, systems, and methods, for performing automated biological assays.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue infected with an organism are provided. In certain examples, the device includes an applicator energetically coupled to an electromagnetic energy source to provide electromagnetic energy to the tissue for treatment. The device may also include a controller electrically coupled to the electromagnetic energy source to implement one or more treatment methods.

Abstract: A novel compound which polymerizes to a thermoset polymer and which pyrols to amorphous carbon, is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is --C.tbd.C.phi.. A novel thermoset polymer is made by heating an aromatic acetylenic monomeric precursor with the formula: ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is --C.tbd.C.phi., and where R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of --H and --C.tbd.C.phi., or a mixture of two or more of these compounds, to a polymerization temperature. A novel process for making amorphous carbon with high char yield and low porosity, comprises pyrolyzing an aromatic acetylenic monomeric precursor/polymer, or a mixture of two or more precursors/polymers to a temperature in excess of 450.degree. C.

Abstract: Refillable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are made by injection stretch blow moulding and comprise a threaded neck of transparent amorphous substantially non-oriented PET; a substantially cylindrical body of transparent biaxially oriented amorphous PET from 0.4 to 0.9 mm thick and an area expansion ratio of at least 7; and a base of transparent amorphous substantially non-oriented or partly oriented PET in which the PET is a polyethylene terephthalate polymer randomly modified by replacing from 1 to 6 mole % of the terephthalate units with units of a chain orientation disrupting aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as iso-phthalic acid, having an Intrinsic Viscosity of at least 0.75. The polymer particularly includes fine metal particles especially of antimony to reduce the reheat, and optionally includes a level of diethylene glycol residues greater than normally present in PET to improve the blowing performance of the polymer.

Abstract: A picture image color separating apparatus to be used when block copies for dyeing use are made in a dyeing business, wherein a region the above described other representative color occupies may not exist on a straight line connecting the above described adjacent two representative color positions on the color space when the other representative color exists near the adjacent two representative colors on the original picture image from among a plurality of representative colors selected by the given procedure by the representative color selecting portion from the illustration inputted from the picture image inputting portion, whereby noises by the above described representative color are not caused on the boundary of the above described adjacent two representative colors.

Abstract: Elastomeric block co-polyesters having improved elastic and work recovery properties, a high melting point and are stable at high temperatures, have hard segments comprising at least 50 mole percent of polyethylene terephthalate groups and soft segments comprising at least 40 weight percent of the block copolyester. The soft segments, which have a defined structure, are formed by reacting phenolic compounds with a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide/butylene oxide.

Abstract: Elastomeric block co-polyesters having improved elastic and work recovery properties, a high melting point and are stable at high temperatures, have hard segments comprising at least 50 mole percent of polyethylene terephthalate groups and soft segments comprising at least 40 weight percent of the block copolyester. The soft segments, which have a defined structure, are formed by reacting phenolic compounds with a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide/butylene oxide.