Abstract: Methods for preparing a polymer-based stent assembly comprising an inflatable balloon catheter and a polymer-based stent resistant to relaxation-related negative recoil are provided.

Abstract: A pouch for forming an implantable artificial organ, including a closed shell provided in a semi-pervious membrane. The pouch further includes a sheet contained within the shell, the sheet including projections on the surface thereof for maintaining a space for cells between the sheet and the shell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a waterproof and breathable article of clothing 1 comprising an envelope 2 that has inner 3 and outer 4 surfaces, the method involving: at least one step of coating (100), during which the inner surface 3 is outward-facing, comprising coating the outward-facing inner surface with a solution 6 with a base of at least one polymer, with air A under pressure being injected into the envelope during the coating, then drying the envelope in order to form a first layer 10 of waterproof and breathable polymer on the inner surface; and at least one step of impregnation (200), during which the inner surface 3 is inward-facing, comprising pouring into the envelope a solution 11 with a base of at least one polymer, removing the excess solution 11, injecting air A under pressure into the envelope, and drying the envelope in order to form a second layer 15 of waterproof and breathable polymer on the first layer 10.

Abstract: A pouch for forming an implantable artificial organ, including a closed shell provided in a semi-pervious membrane. The pouch further includes a sheet contained within the shell, the sheet including projections on the surface thereof for maintaining a space for cells between the sheet and the shell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable device comprising all of the reagents necessary for the detection of one or more particles of interest, and which can be incorporated in a detection system including simple means for the automatic management of fluids. For this purpose, the invention relates to a disposable device for the detection of one or more particles of interest present in a liquid sample, said device comprising a substrate provided with: a chamber for capturing the particle(s) of interest to be detected; a fluid channel connecting, upstream, the capture chamber to a buffer solution container, a liquid sample injection means and a container of labelling probes that can be secured to the particle(s) of interest to be detected; and a fluid channel connecting, downstream, the capture chamber to a container for the recovery of liquids which, during use, can flow from the capture chamber.

Abstract: Methods for preparing a polymer-based stent assembly comprising an inflatable balloon catheter and a polymer-based stent resistant to relaxation-related negative recoil are provided.

Abstract: Methods of crimping polymeric stents that simultaneously apply a radial force to the stent to reduce the diameter of the stent and a longitudinal force to elongate of the stent. According to one such method, a stent is inserted into an elastic tube having an inner surface that defines a passage. The tube is pulled to cause stretching of the tube. When the tube is stretched, the inner surface of the tube engages an outer surface of the stent and applies simultaneous longitudinal and radial forces to the outer surface of the stent. The simultaneously applied longitudinal and radial forces simultaneously reduce a radial extent of the stent and increase a longitudinal extent of the stent.

Abstract: Methods for preparing a polymer-based stent assembly comprising an inflatable balloon catheter and a polymer-based stent resistant to relaxation-related negative recoil are provided.

Abstract: Methods of crimping polymeric stents that simultaneously apply a radial force to the stent to reduce the diameter of the stent and a longitudinal force to elongate of the stent. According to one such method, a stent is inserted into an elastic tube having an inner surface that defines a passage. The tube is pulled to cause stretching of the tube. When the tube is stretched, the inner surface of the tube engages an outer surface of the stent and applies simultaneous longitudinal and radial forces to the outer surface of the stent. The simultaneously applied longitudinal and radial forces simultaneously reduce a radial extent of the stent and increase a longitudinal extent of the stent.