Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate holding and locking system for chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment of a substrate in a process fluid and a corresponding method. The system comprises a first element, a second element, a reduced pressure holding unit and a magnetic locking unit. The first element and the second element are configured to hold the substrate between each other. The reduced pressure holding unit comprises a pump to reduce an interior pressure inside the substrate holding and locking system below atmospheric pressure. The magnetic locking unit is configured to lock the first element and the second element with each other. The magnetic locking unit comprises a magnet control and at least a magnet. The magnet is arranged at one of the first element and the second element. The magnet control is configured to control a magnetic force between the first element and the second element.

Abstract: A microplate system (1) comprising a microplate (2) and a plurality of containments (3). The microplate (2) has a length in a range between about 127 mm and about 129 mm and a width in a range between about 84 mm and about 86 mm. The microplate (2) has 384 or 1536 receptacles (21). Each receptacle (21) of the microplate (2) extends through the microplate (2) such that it has a first open end and a second open end. Each receptacle (21) of the microplate (2) forms a seat to hold one of the plurality of containments (3). Each of the plurality of containments (3) comprises a cap (32) and a tube (31) shaped to be held in the seat of one of the receptacles (21) of the microplate (2).

Abstract: A lyophilisate retainer for lyophilizing a substrate is disclosed that includes a three dimensional scaffold body having pores. The pores of the scaffold body are configured to receive and hold the substrate. The scaffold body is made of a scaffold material providing heat transfer properties in lyophilisation to induce heat transfer to the substrate held in the pores of the scaffold body.

Abstract: The invention relates to the emulation of a radio channel between moving transmitters and receivers with antennas. The relative position and relative movement and also the environment are used to ascertain propagation paths (P0, P1, . . . , PP?1) running between the antennas, for which propagation paths a damping factor (?p), a delay a delay (?p) and a Doppler frequency (vp) are separately ascertained. For each propagation path (P0, P1, . . . , PP?1), table lookup for the delay and the Doppler frequency is used to produce a respective path matrix (?p) that is weighted with the respective damping (?p) of the propagation path (P0, P1, . . . , PP?1), and all the path matrices are summed. The summed matrix (?) produced in this way is taken as a stating point for using a linear transformation to ascertain a transfer matrix (Y), the transformation reducing the dimension of the transfer matrix (Y) in comparison with the summed matrix (?) which corresponds to the coefficient vector (??p) of the delay.

Abstract: A coated object and a method for producing a coated object are disclosed. In an embodiment, the coated object includes a substrate and an optical coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the optical coating includes a reflection-reducing layer sequence, which includes a covering layer with a refractive index nA and at least one diamond layer with a refractive index nD1>nA, wherein the diamond layer is disposed between the covering layer and the substrate and includes diamond crystals, and wherein the diamond layer has a layer thickness of less than 500 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing and loading silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, with a compound. In particular, the present invention provides a novel two step method for loading silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, with small and water-soluble compounds. Also disclosed are silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, loaded with at least one compound which are eminently suited as carriers for controlled and sustained delivery applications. Furthermore, the invention relates to pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions comprising said silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, and a pharmaceutically active compound or cosmetic compound for controlled and sustained release. The present invention is also directed to silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, loaded with a compound obtainable by the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a seal ring for a mechanical seal, comprising: a base body (2) with a diamond layer (3) which is applied to the base body (2) and configured as a sliding surface, wherein the diamond layer (3) has a thickness (D) which is less than or equal to 4 ?m, particularly less than or equal to 3 ?m, particularly less than or equal to 2 ?m, particularly preferably about 1 ?m, and wherein the base body (2) is without fissures or only comprises fissures that have a maximum longitudinal extension (L) on a surface of the base body (2) or in the base body (2) that is less than or equal to 5 ?m.

Abstract: A coating installation containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is adapted to accommodate a substrate, at least one gas supply device which is used to introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient and at least one heatable activation element which has a definable longitudinal extension and which is fastened by means of at least one associated mechanical fastening device to be virtually immobile relative to the recipient. In a corresponding method, an electric current can be supplied to the activation element via at least two contact elements and at least one of the contact elements is designed to contact the activation element in alternating contact points.

Abstract: A coating installation includes at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is provided to receive a substrate, at least one gas supply device which can introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient, and at least one activation device which contains at least one heatable activation element, the end thereof being secured to a securing point on a support element. A shielding element which can protect at least the securing point at least partially against the effect of the gaseous precursor is provided. The shielding element has a longitudinal extension having a first side and a second side, the first side being arranged on the support element and a locking element being arranged on the second side of the shielding element, the locking element having at least one outlet. At least one separation wall is arranged inside the shielding element, the wall separating the inner volume of the shielding element into a first partial volume and into a second partial volume.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a seal ring for a mechanical seal, comprising: a base body (2) with a diamond layer (3) which is applied to the base body (2) and configured as a sliding surface, wherein the diamond layer (3) has a thickness (D) which is less than or equal to 4 ?m, particularly less than or equal to 3 ?m, particularly less than or equal to 2 ?m, particularly preferably about 1 ?m, and wherein the base body (2) is without fissures or only comprises fissures that have a maximum longitudinal extension (L) on a surface of the base body (2) or in the base body (2) that is less than or equal to 5 ?m.

Abstract: A power assist element for arrangement in a synchronizer hub of a transmission synchronization device includes a base body, which has a height, a longitudinal extension and a lateral extension, and which in the direction of the longitudinal extension comprises includes two opposite, distal end sections. In at least one end section a functional surface is formed, which in the installed state cooperates with the synchronizer hub. On the base body between the two distal end sections a central elevation is formed for engagement in a sliding sleeve groove on a bottom of a sliding sleeve. The central elevation includes at least one additional functional surface which can be brought into active connection with the sliding sleeve. The functional surface in the distal end section(s) is at an acute angle to the greatest longitudinal extension of the base body and oriented at an angle to the longitudinal extension.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a seal ring comprising: a base region (20), a diamond coating (21) applied to the base region (20), and a lubricant coating (22) applied to the diamond coating (21), which adheres to the diamond coating and fills recesses (23) of the diamond coating (21). Furthermore, the present invention refers to a mechanical seal comprising at least one seal ring according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing and loading silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, with a compound. In particular, the present invention provides a novel two step method for loading silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, with small and water-soluble compounds. Also disclosed are silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, loaded with at least one compound which are eminently suited as carriers for controlled and sustained delivery applications. Furthermore, the invention relates to pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions comprising said silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, and a pharmaceutically active compound or cosmetic compound for controlled and sustained release. The present invention is also directed to silk particles, preferably spider silk particles, loaded with a compound obtainable by the method according to the invention.

Abstract: A coating installation includes at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is provided to receive a substrate, at least one gas supply device which can introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient, and at least one activation device which contains at least one heatable activation element, the end thereof being secured to a securing point on a support element. A shielding element which can protect at least the securing point at least partially against the effect of the gaseous precursor is provided. The shielding element has a longitudinal extension having a first side and a second side, the first side being arranged on the support element and a locking element being arranged on the second side of the shielding element, the locking element having at least one outlet. At least one separation wall is arranged inside the shielding element, the wall separating the inner volume of the shielding element into a first partial volume and into a second partial volume.

Abstract: A coating method can use a coating device containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is adapted to accommodate a substrate, at least one gas supply device which is used to introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient and at least one heatable activation element which has a definable longitudinal extension and which is fastened by means of at least one associated mechanical fastening device. Electric current can be supplied to the activation element via at least two contact elements and the contact elements are fastened so as to be virtually immobile relative to the recipient. The activation element is arranged so as to be mobile relative to the recipient.

Abstract: A coating installation containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is provided to receive a substrate, at least one gas supply device which can introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient, and at least one activation device which contains at least one heatable activation element, the end thereof being secured to a securing point on a support element. In the related method, the activation element can be heated by at least one first heating device and at least one second heating device, the first heating device enabling energy to be input in a uniform manner over the longitudinal extension of the activation element and the second heating device enabling energy to be input in a changeable manner over the longitudinal extension of the activation element such that the temperature of the activation element, in at least one longitudinal section, can be brought to over 1300° C. due to the effect of the second heating element.

Abstract: A coating installation containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is adapted to accommodate a substrate, at least one gas supply device which is used to introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient and at least one heatable activation element which has a definable longitudinal extension and which is fastened by means of at least one associated mechanical fastening device to be virtually immobile relative to the recipient. In a corresponding method, an electric current can be supplied to the activation element via at least two contact elements and at least one of the contact elements is designed to contact the activation element in alternating contact points.

Abstract: A coating apparatus and method for depositing a coating that contains at least one first element on a substrate by an activated vapor deposition, wherein the substrate is introduced into a gas atmosphere that contains at least the first element, and the gas atmosphere is activated by a heated activation element, wherein the first element is selected from among silicon, germanium, carbon, boron, or nitrogen, and the material of the activation element contains at least one metal and at least one second element, wherein the second element is selected from among silicon, boron, germanium, carbon, and/or nitrogen and is different from the first element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a power assist element (11) for arrangement in a synchronizer hub (2) of a transmission synchronization device (1), comprising a base body (22), which has a height (23), a longitudinal extension (24) and a lateral extension (25), and which in the direction of the longitudinal extension (24) comprises two opposite, distal end sections (26), wherein in at least one end section (26) a functional surface (27) is formed, which in the installed state cooperates with the synchronizer hub (2), wherein on the base body (22) between the two distal end sections (26) a central elevation (15) is formed for engagement in a sliding sleeve groove (17) on a bottom (16) of a sliding sleeve (5), wherein the central elevation (15) comprises at least one additional functional surface (34), which can be brought into active connection with the sliding sleeve (5).

Abstract: The invention originates from a machine tool switching device, in particular for a machine tool (12) for sawing, with a first operational control element (14) having at least one switching function for switching the machine tool (12). It is proposed that the machine tool switching device have at least one additional operational control element (16) which has at least the switching function of the first operational control element (14) for the switching of the machine tool (12).