Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a collagen membrane that has particular mechanical properties.

Abstract: A mouse device includes a wheel control mechanism and a control unit. The control unit is electrically connected with a magnetic force module and a rotating speed detector of the wheel control mechanism. Under control of the control unit, a first direction current or a second direction current is selectively provided to drive the magnetic force module. The flowing directions of the first direction current and the second direction current are opposite. Consequently, the rotating mode of the wheel control mechanism can be switched between different modes.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the technical field of a method for isolating and expanding tendon cells in vitro. The invention also relates to cellular compositions comprising such tendon cells and use thereof to repair tendon tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to a cellular composition comprising isolated tendon cells which cells express tenomodulin (TNMD) and scleraxis (Scx).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for improving the surface roughness of a SOI wafer. By controlling the gas composition at each stage of the rapid thermal treatment process and corresponding heating and annealing processes, the final wafer is enabled to have a surface roughness of less than 5? and has good application prospects.

Abstract: There is disclosed a collagen construct comprising a plurality of elongate strips, wherein each strip contains a plurality of collagen fibres that are substantially aligned along the length of the respective strips, and the strips are braided or woven together to produce a collagen construct in the form of a rope that can be used for replacing tendons or ligaments, such as cruciate ligaments. Also disclosed is a method for making or producing the collagen construct from a collagen membrane having a plurality of collagen fibres being substantially aligned parallel to each other in a common direction. The membrane is cut along cut lines that are orientated substantially parallel to that common direction, thereby to separate elongate strips from the membrane. The strips are then braided or woven together to form the collagen construct.

Abstract: A package structure including a circuit board and a heat generating element is provided. The circuit board includes a plurality of circuit layers and a composite material layer. A thermal conductivity of the composite material layer is between 450 W/mK and 700 W/mK. The heat generating element is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit layers. Heat generated by the heat generating element is transmitted to an external environment through the composite material layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a collagen construct comprising a plurality of elongate strips, wherein each strip contains a plurality of collagen fibres that are substantially aligned along the length of the respective strips, and the strips are braided or woven together to produce a collagen construct in the form of a rope that can be used for replacing tendons or ligaments, such as cruciate ligaments. Also disclosed is a method for making or producing the collagen construct from a collagen membrane having a plurality of collagen fibres being substantially aligned parallel to each other in a common direction. The membrane is cut along cut lines that are orientated substantially parallel to that common direction, thereby to separate elongate strips from the membrane. The strips are then braided or woven together to form the collagen construct.

Abstract: Suggested are surfactant compositions comprising: One or more alpha-sulfofatty acid disalts (A) of general formula (I), RICH (SO3M1) COOM2 (I), wherein the radical R 1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 C atoms and the radicals M 1 and M 2-independently of one another-are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, Ammonium and alkanolamines and one or more polysaccharides (B) selected from the group consisting of dextrin and its derivatives, starch and its derivatives, cellulose and its derivatives, preferably one or more dextrins (B) of the general formula (II), (II) in which n is an integer between 3 and 200.

Abstract: A package structure having a solder mask layer with a low dielectric constant includes a substrate, a conductive structure on the substrate, and a solder mask layer on the substrate. The solder mask layer includes bubbles and a solder mask material, wherein the bubbles are disposed within the solder mask layer and the solder mask material covers the bubbles.

Abstract: A screw includes a head and a shank extending from the head, and a hole-enlarging portion formed on the shank. The hole-enlarging portion features no thread and a substantially triangular transverse section. The hole-enlarging portion includes three inclined edges spaced from one another in the circumferential direction of the shank, and a guiding slope is formed between two adjacent inclined edges. The shank defines a longitudinal axis and is provided with a thread. Each inclined edge extends toward the head in an inclined direction relative to a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The inclined direction of each inclined edge is identical to a direction in which the thread extends toward the head.

Abstract: A wood screw is disclosed herein. It comprises a screw head and a rod body integrally extended from the screw head and having a shank part and a screwing part, wherein the screwing part comprises a straight surface surrounded with a threaded section and a cutting section on which a cutting unit is formed, and wherein a root diameter of the shank part is larger than root diameters of the threaded section and the cutting section respectively, and larger than or equal to a maximum outer diameter of the cutting section defined by the cutting unit.

Abstract: A package carrier includes a circuit structure layer and a heat-conducting element. The circuit structure layer includes a notch portion. The heat-conducting element includes a first heat-conducting portion and a second heat-conducting portion vertically connected to the first heat-conducting portion. The notch portion exposes the first heat-conducting portion, and an outer surface of the second heat-conduction portion is aligned with a side surface of the circuit structure layer.

Abstract: An image quality improvement method and an image processing apparatus using the same are provided. Denoising filtering is performed to an original image by a filter to obtain a preliminary processing image. The preliminary processing image is input to a multi-stage convolutional network model to generate an optimization image through the multi-stage convolutional network model. The multi-stage convolutional network model includes multiple convolutional network sub-models, and these convolutional network sub-models respectively correspond to different network architectures.

Abstract: A concrete screw is adapted to be driven into a hole predrilled in a concrete structure and includes a head, a shank extending from the head, a thread formed on the shank, and a plurality of bump units. The shank includes front and rear segments spaced along a longitudinal axis. The bump units are distributed on at least the front segment of the shank and staggered along the longitudinal axis. Each bump unit includes a plurality of bumps constitute an inclined pattern relative to the longitudinal axis. Each bump protrudes from the periphery of the shank. In the course of the screw being driven into the hole, the bumps pulverize concrete debris in the hole, and waste debris accumulates at a segment of the shank on which the bump units are distributed for development of a pressing segment and promotion of anti-pullout strength of the screw.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel immunogenic compositions that protect swine from disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The compositions of the invention provide virus-like particles (VLPs) whose effectiveness is enhanced by the selection of preferred adjuvants.

Abstract: A screw includes a head and a shank extending from the head and defining a longitudinal axis. A thread is provided on the shank. The head includes a top portion and a cone portion located between the top portion and the shank. A plurality of recesses is provided in a peripheral surface of the cone portion and spaced in a circumferential direction of the cone portion. Each recess includes first and second side edges opposite to each other in the circumferential direction and an upper edge connecting the first and second side edges. The first side edge features a maximum recess depth greater than a maximum recess depth of the second side edge. The top edge extending in the circumferential direction of the cone portion is partially arranged between the top portion and the first side edge of an adjacent recess in the longitudinal axis direction.

Abstract: An anti-pullout and low-resistance screw includes a shank, a screw-in portion, a head portion, and a thread. The thread is helically formed around both the screw-in portion and the shank and includes a plurality of thread convolutions. Each thread convolution includes an upper tooth surface facing the head portion and a lower tooth surface facing the screw-in portion. At least one tapered pressing structure is designed on the screw-in portion and/or the shank to define at least one section with its outer diameter tapering towards the screw-in portion gradually. The tapered pressing structure extends from a bottom edge of the lower tooth surface along a longitudinal axis of the shank. The lower tooth surface has a lower tooth surface height that is greater than the thread height.

Abstract: A circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes the following steps of providing a first conductive layer; providing an adhesive material and at least one conductive bump, in which the adhesive material is electrically conductive; adhering at least one conductive bump to a surface of the first conductive layer using the adhesive material; providing an insulation layer; disposing the insulation layer on the surface of the first conductive layer and at least one conductive bump; and disposing a second conductive layer on the insulation layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial periosteum comprising a functionalized collagen-containing membrane and a drug-carrier mixture, wherein the drug-carrier mixture comprises at least one therapeutic agent and a calcium-containing carrier mixture. The invention also relates to use of the artificial periosteum for repairing bone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing an implantable collagen-containing medical device comprising the step of coating said collagen-containing medical device with metal microparticles and/or metal nanoparticles, wherein said step of coating said collagen-containing medical device is by sonication such that the collagen-containing medical device has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties on implantation compared to the medical device not coated with metal microparticles and/or metal nanoparticles.