Abstract: This invention provides composite gels to, e.g., efficiently deliver unmodified amino acids, lipids, and/or feed supplements through the rumen of a ruminant animal. The invention also provides methods to make and use composite gels.

Abstract: There is provided an automatic optical inspection tool of an apparatus for residue detection on polished wafers, including an inspection tool, an illumination source, capable of instantaneous entire wafer surface illumination, colour digital camera, encompassing the entire wafers surface without eclipse, in a duple of consecutive, properly delayed imaging shots and providing appropriate image resolution for tiny residue detection, computation means, implementing image processing and manipulation algorithms to enable residue detection and characterization, logic and command operations execution and camera control, the computation means accumulating an on-line created wafer images and wafer residue defects data base, the computation means providing for inspection tool worthiness monitoring, wafer handling and transportation means. A method of automatic optical self-contained inspection for pattern wafers' polishing residue detection is also provided.

Abstract: This invention provides dry composites to, e.g., efficiently deliver unmodified amino acids, lipids, and/or feed supplements through the upper digestive tract of an animal. The invention also provides methods and systems to make and use protected dry composites.

Abstract: This invention provides composite gels to, e.g., enhance the palatability of feed supplements, and to efficiently deliver unmodified amino acids, lipids, and/or feed supplements through to the digestive tract of ruminant and non-ruminant animals. The invention also provides methods to make and use composite gels.

Abstract: This invention provides composite gels to, e:g., efficiently deliver unmodified amino acids, lipids, and/or feed supplements through the rumen of a ruminant animal. The invention also provides methods to make and use composite gels.

Abstract: This invention provides composite gels to, e.g., efficiently deliver unmodified amino acids, lipids, and/or feed supplements through the rumen of a ruminant animal. The invention also provides methods to make and use composite gels.

Abstract: Milk derived whey protein-based microencapsulating agents and a method for microencapsulation of volatile or non-volatile core materials. Milk derived whey protein concentrates or whey protein isolate alone or in admixture with other milk or non-milk derived products are used for microencapsulation of active ingredients cores. Whey proteins microencapsulated cores are easy to handle and store, have higher stability, protect the encapsulated core from deteriorating factors, prevent evaporation of volatile cores, transform liquid cores into free flowing powders, and provide greater versatility of microencapsulated products.