Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein Z represents a hydrocarbon with 2 to 28 C atoms, wherein Z can also comprise elements N, O, P, S, Si and halogen as heteroatoms, R1 and R2 are identical or different sulfur protecting groups, wherein both S atoms can also form a disulfide bridge and in said case R1 and R2 are not present; protecting group Y1 represents protecting group NH, protecting group NR4, protecting group O, CONH protecting group, protecting group OOC, protecting group S—S, —CH(protecting group O)2 or —CR5(protecting group O)2 or protecting group S; Y2 represents —OH, —NH2, —NHR3, —NR3R4, —COOH, —COCI, —COOCO—R6, —CONH2, —CONHR3, —COOR3, —SO3H, —SO3CI, —SH, —S—SR3, —CHO, —COR3, —C2H3O, halogen, —N3, —NH—NH2, —NCO, —NCS, wherein R3 represents alkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or a protecting group, wherein R3 can be identical or different in groups Y1 and Y2, R4 is s protecting group, wherein R4 can be identical or different in groups Y1 and Y2, and wherein R4 and R3 can be id

Abstract: A method for wetting a substrate with a fluid and a substrate is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a substrate, providing a wetting fluid, applying a protective layer to the substrate, patterning the protective layer and applying the wetting fluid to exposed wetting areas on the subtrate without direct contact between a wetting apparatus and the substrate surface.

Abstract: Described is a method for detection of nucleic acid oligomer hybridization events, the method comprising the steps: providing a modified surface, the modification consisting in the attachment of at least one type of ligate nucleic acid oligomer; providing signal nucleic acid oligomer ligands; providing a sample having nucleic acid oligomer ligands; bringing a defined quantity of the signal nucleic acid oligomer ligands into contact with the modified surface and bringing the sample and the nucleic acid oligmer ligands contained therein into contact with the modified surface; detecting the signal nucleic acid oligomer ligands; and comparing with reference values the values obtained from the detection of the signal nucleic acid oligomer ligands.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein Z represents a hydrocarbon with 2 to 28 C atoms, wherein Z can also comprise elements N, O, P, S, Si and halogen as heteroatoms, R1 and R2 are identical or different sulfur protecting groups, wherein both S atoms can also form a disulfide bridge and in said case R1 and R2 are not present; protecting group Y1 represents protecting group NH, protecting group NR4, protecting group O.

Abstract: An imaging system including at least one pole piece is described. The at least one pole piece includes at least two grain-oriented sheets that are stacked together, where a direction of easy magnetization of a first of the at least two grain-oriented sheets is different than a direction of easy magnetization of a second of the at least two grain-oriented sheets.