Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the in vitro storage and transport of cell lines based on the combination of a certain cell transport medium and a gelatin matrix. The system of the invention is especially suitable for transporting HEK-293 and Caco-2 cell lines, since their survival remains substantially unaltered for at least 96 hours of storage and/or transport. The invention is also aimed at a method for the in vitro transport of cell lines, as well as a kit for transporting said cell lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a procedure for finishing stainless steel parts. The finishing process of the invention is particularly useful for stainless steel parts of complex structure such as those produced by additive manufacturing of metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for polishing parts made of aluminum, and more specifically parts made of aluminum with a high content of silicon and produced by additive manufacturing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing polymers in powder form by using laser energy. It relates also to polymers in powder form obtainable according to that process, and the use of those polymers in powder form in additive manufacturing.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for polishing polyamide objects obtained by additive manufacturing or 3D printing techniques, which comprises immersion of the polyamide object in a mixture of formic acid and dichloromethane at room temperature for a period of time comprised between 5 seconds and 6 minutes. This method allows effectively elimination or reduction of the roughness of the polyamide objects obtained by additive manufacturing or 3D printing techniques, for example, obtained by techniques such as the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) with a simple procedure which does not require neither high temperatures nor extended treatment times. The present invention also refers to the object obtainable according to such method.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for polishing polyamide objects obtained by additive manufacturing or 3D printing techniques, which comprises immersion of the polyamide object in a mixture of formic acid and dichloromethane at room temperature for a period of time comprised between 5 seconds and 6 minutes. This method allows effectively elimination or reduction of the roughness of the polyamide objects obtained by additive manufacturing or 3D printing techniques, for example, obtained by techniques such as the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) with a simple procedure which does not require neither high temperatures nor extended treatment times. The present invention also refers to the object obtainable according to such method.

Abstract: Liquid treatment filter with magnetite nanoparticles and corresponding methods. Liquid treatment filter comprising a support made of a polymeric material having at least one functional group of the group made up of carboxyl and thiol, loaded with SPION (SuperParamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles). The support is advantageously made of fibres of hydrolysed polyacrylonitrile of general formula wherein n has a value comprised between 0.01 and 1, and wherein the method for manufacturing comprises: [a] a step of electrospinning in which a solution of polyacrylonitrile is prepared in a solvent with a polyacrylonitrile content comprised between 5 and 80% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the solution, [b] a step of hydrolysis of the PAN fibres formed in step [a], and [c] a step of loading the fibres with SPION.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for cooling an electrical component in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a power module including the electrical component for converting energy. The power module includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first ceramic substrate for receiving the electrical component. The power module further includes a plurality of thermoelectric cells being coupled to the first PCB for discharging heat away from the electrical component. The power module further includes a second PCB including a second ceramic substrate being coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric cells, the first ceramic substrate and the second ceramic substrate for electrically isolating the electrical component from the first PCB and the second PCB and for providing thermal conductance from the electrical component through the plurality of thermoelectric cells.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for cooling an electrical component in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a power module including the electrical component for converting energy. The power module includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first ceramic substrate for receiving the electrical component. The power module further includes a plurality of thermoelectric cells being coupled to the first PCB for discharging heat away from the electrical component. The power module further includes a second PCB including a second ceramic substrate being coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric cells, the first ceramic substrate and the second ceramic substrate for electrically isolating the electrical component from the first PCB and the second PCB and for providing thermal conductance from the electrical component through the plurality of thermoelectric cells.