Abstract: Several methods for preventing, minimizing, or delaying the incidence of posterior capsule opacification are provided. A first method involves chemically activating the surface of an implantable ocular device, such as an intraocular lens or a capsular tension ring, by grafting a chemical moiety onto the surface of the device, covalently attaching a non-cytotoxic inhibitor compound to the chemical moiety to produce an inhibitor implantable ocular device, and implanting this inhibitor implantable ocular device into the capsular bag of an eye of a patient during extracapsular cataract surgery. Appropriate inhibitor compounds include RGD mimetics, RGD peptides, and flavonoids. A second method involves surface modifying the exterior surface of a capsular tension ring by covalently attaching a mitotic inhibitor, preferably a conjugate of methotrexate and a bovine serum albumin, and implanting this inhibitor tension ring into the capsular bag of an eye of a patient during extracapsular cataract surgery.

Abstract: Methods of improving performance and productivity in animals by feeding the animals an animal feed composition or animal feed supplement comprising a capsaicin product are disclosed. Methods and systems of feeding an animal comprising feeding the animal an animal feed composition or animal feed supplement comprising the capsaicin product are also disclosed. Feed compositions including a capsaicin product are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present method relates to molding metal particles by forming a flowable mixture. The metal particles are mixed with a polyorganic acid which chemically reacts with the metal particles. The flowable mixture is transferred to a mold before the chemical reaction between the metal particles and the polyorganic acid proceeds so far as to substantially increase the viscosity of the flowable mixture. A green preform is created by applying pressure to the mixture in a mold. The green preform is heated to a first temperature to vaporize substantially all of the non-organic components of the reacted polyorganic acid from the preform. The preform is then heated to a second temperature greater than the first temperature to sinter the metal particles.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a semicrystalline polymer composite form which exhibits high strength and low electrical resistivity. Polyether-etherketone PEEK) powder and 4 to 10 volume percent a hard metal powder are blended and then compacted at room temperature to a relative green density greater than 60%. The resulting preform has an electrically conductive segregated network of metal particles throughout a PEEK matrix.