Abstract: The present invention relates to nanofilters and nanofliter systems for personal and health care protective equipment to protect against health and safety hazards having application in healthcare, industrial, public, domestic environments, They are applied to face masks, respirators, face shields, protective glasses and clothes, to protect healthcare workers and other individuals against microparticles, dust, bacteria, fumes, vapors, gases, allergens, air pollutants, airborne microorganisms and especially nanosized viruses such as influenza, HIV, SARs, SARs-CoV-2. It also relates to a method for fabricating thereof with higher filtration efficiency, and to Nano-face masks, respirators, Nano-face shields exhibiting antibacterial, anti-viral protection and particulate-filtering due to the excellent barrier and filtration properties of the nanofliter system.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the in-line determination of thickness, optical properties and quality of thin films and multilayer structures of organic (conductors, semiconductors and insulators), hybrid (organic/inorganic) and inorganic (e.g. metals, oxides) materials in real-time by the use of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry—SE, during their printing and/or treating by roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet processes. SE unit is located on a stage with the possibility of movement in the lateral direction in relation to the movement of e.g. the roll, taking measurements in the spectral range of Vis-fUV from 1.5-6.5 eV.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the design and development of a drug delivery nanoplatform that consists of nanoporous, multi-layer biodegradable polymeric (BP) thin films for controlled release of its payload. The method is used notably to synthesize nanoporous BP coatings as drug delivery vehicles exhibiting uniform nanopores with tailored characteristics for control of drug delivery and release. It enables the multiplex delivery of drugs that can be eluted at desirable time intervals in line with each medical need. Atomic Force Microscopy and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry are applied for determining nanoporosity, thickness, drug loading, structural properties, and quality of the BP films ensuring the quality control of the final product. The complete degradation of the polymers minimizes the toxicity within the human body and such nanoplatform can be used in a wide range of drug eluting and other medical implants and biomedical devices.

Abstract: A razor blade substrate having a substrate that includes a blade edge portion having a profiled geometry which is covered by a strengthening coating deposited on the razor blade substrate at least at the blade edge portion. The strengthening coating covering the blade edge tip, having a profiled geometry and having a tapering geometry with two coating sides converge toward a blade edge tip. The strengthening coating includes a strengthening layer made of a titanium- and boron-containing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the design and development of a drug delivery nanoplatform that consists of nanoporous, multi-layer biodegradable polymeric (BP) thin films for controlled release of its payload. The method is used notably to synthesize nanoporous BP coatings as drug delivery vehicles exhibiting uniform nanopores with tailored characteristics for control of drug delivery and release. It enables the multiplex delivery of drugs that can be eluted at desirable time intervals in line with each medical need. Atomic Force Microscopy and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry are applied for determining nanoporosity, thickness, drug loading, structural properties, and quality of the BP films ensuring the quality control of the final product. The complete degradation of the polymers minimizes the toxicity within the human body and such nanoplatform can be used in a wide range of drug eluting and other medical implants and biomedical devices.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the in-line determination of thickness, optical properties and quality of thin films and multilayer structures of organic (conductors, semiconductors and insulators), hybrid (organic/inorganic) and inorganic (e.g. metals, oxides) materials in real-time by the use of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry—SE, during their printing and/or treating by roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet processes. SE unit is located on a stage with the possibility of movement in the lateral direction in relation to the movement of e.g. the roll, taking measurements in the spectral range of Vis-fUV from 1.5-6.5 eV.

Abstract: This invention concerns the in-situ and real-time determination of thickness, optical properties and quality of transparent inorganic thin films (oxides, nitrides) and organic materials during their growth and during modification of transparent polymeric materials, with the use of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, with measurements in the spectral region of Vis-FUV from 1.5-6.5 eV, and IR from 0.1-0.49 eV (900-4000 cm?1). This method can be used in-line for the monitoring and/or control of the processes in air and in vacuum, that concern substrates on which the thin films will be grown, and of the growth processes of transparent oxides, nitrides and other inorganic and organic films with final result the production of integrated systems with desirable properties.

Abstract: This invention concerns the in-situ and real-time determination of thickness, optical properties and quality of transparent inorganic thin films (oxides, nitrides) and organic materials during their growth and during modification of transparent polymeric materials, with the use of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, with measurements in the spectral region of Vis-FUV from 1.5-6.5 eV, and IR from 0.1-0.49 eV (900-4000 cm?1). This method can be used in-line for the monitoring and/or control of the processes in air and in vacuum, that concern substrates on which the thin films will be grown, and of the growth processes of transparent oxides, nitrides and other inorganic and organic films with final result the production of integrated systems with desirable properties.