Abstract: Disclosed herein is an all-in-one methodology for the fabrication and the programming of soft machines. Instead of relying on the assembly of individual parts, the disclosed approach harnesses interfacial flows in elastomers that progressively cure to robustly produce monolithic pneumatic actuators whose shape can easily be tailored to suit applications ranging from artificial muscles to grippers. Rationalized herein are the fluid mechanics at play in the assembly of the disclosed actuators and modeled herein are their subsequent morphing. This quantitative knowledge was leveraged to program these soft machines and produce complex functionalities, for example sequential motion obtained from a monotonic stimulus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring short wave infrared fluorescence and autofluorescent signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, for example, a method may include exposing a portion of tissue that does not include a fluorescent probe to an excitation source of the tissue, wherein at least a portion of the tissue has an autofluorescence spectrum which includes wavelengths greater than 900 nm, and imaging the tissue with a detector that is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths greater than or equal to 900 nm. In certain other embodiments, a system comprises a fluorescent probe including a fluorescent component attached to a carrier, an excitation source, and a detector that detects a tail portion of the fluorescence of the fluorescent component. Methods associated with such a system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pinch bottom sack fillable with bulk good includes a sleeve with at least one area element, wherein the sleeve includes a mesh and the area element a handle means including a load element at which a load force is applicable for lifting the sack, and the load element is configured such that it extends at least in some areas at least in a load condition in which the load force acts at the load element opposite to an outer side of the area element.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring short wave infrared fluorescence and autofluorescent signals are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring short wave infrared fluorescence and autofluorescent signals are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring autofluorescent signals from lipopigments associated with various disease states are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring short wave infrared fluorescence and autofluorescent signals are disclosed.

Abstract: A pinch bottom sack fillable with bulk good includes a sleeve with at least one area element, wherein the sleeve includes a mesh and the area element a handle means including a load element at which a load force is applicable for lifting the sack, and the load element is configured such that it extends at least in some areas at least in a load condition in which the load force acts at the load element opposite to an outer side of the area element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the alignment of a minimum of one packaging container, specifically a bag, during which the filled packaging container is moved in a horizontal direction in such a way that the packaging container has an infeed side at the front in the direction of movement and a rear side, whereby the filled packaging containers being fed to an aligning unit. A minimum of one gripper is approaching an upper edge of the packaging container and the position of the upper edge of the packaging container is being detected by sensors. The gripper is aligned to the upper edge of the packaging container and the packaging container is grasped by the aligned gripper.

Abstract: A packaging container, in particular a gusseted bag, has a container wall for wrapping filling material and a carrier handle arranged with its handle ends on the container wall. The carrier handle (18, 31) is a carrier strip, with handle ends (19, 20, 32, 33) that are routed via openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) into the inside of the container. The handle ends in the vicinity of the openings have cutouts (23, 23?, 24, 24?, 36, 36?) that respectively reduce the carrier strip width. End sections (25, 26, 38, 39) of each handle end (19, 20, 32, 33) are routed into the inside of the container and are turned over such that the openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) are covered from the inside. Each folded end section (25, 26, 38, 39) is sealed to the container wall by a one joint seam (27, 27?, 40, 40?) which runs at a distance to the respective opening.

Abstract: A packaging container, in particular a gusseted bag, has a container wall for wrapping filling material and a carrier handle arranged with its handle ends on the container wall. The carrier handle (18, 31) is a carrier strip, with handle ends (19, 20, 32, 33) that are routed via openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) into the inside of the container. The handle ends in the vicinity of the openings have cutouts (23, 23?, 24, 24?, 36, 36?) that respectively reduce the carrier strip width. End sections (25, 26, 38, 39) of each handle end (19, 20, 32, 33) are routed into the inside of the container and are turned over such that the openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) are covered from the inside. Each folded end section (25, 26, 38, 39) is sealed to the container wall by a one joint seam (27, 27?, 40, 40?) which runs at a distance to the respective opening.

Abstract: A T1 blood pool contrast agent comprising very small iron oxide nanoparticles are coated with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based ligands. Core size and length of the PEG chain were optimized according to stability, relaxometric properties, cytotoxicity and unspecified cell uptake.

Abstract: A power distribution protection system and method uses communications to coordinate operation of fault protection devices. Communications may be prioritized wherein messages of a lower priority are held or discarded in favor of messages of a higher priority, for example, messages indicating a fault condition. The devices may use multiple channel access schemes in accordance with a priority of a message to be communicated.

Abstract: A method for producing a package made of a flexible material, in which a single flexible material web is folded longitudinally, and superposed layers of the folded material web are firmly bonded to one another. At least one section of the material web is constructed as a tubular piece, and individual gusset edges of the material web are at least partly cut. Tubular pieces of a predetermined length are cut from the material web, in the area of at least one opening of the tubular piece. The outer layers are turned over, and layers of the material located therebetween are shortened. A sealing element is applied to the ends of the shortened layers and brought in contact with one of the outer layers. The shortened ends are closed after re-turning the outer layers, and fixed to a respective outer layer. Predefined regions of superposed layers of the tubular piece are then firmly bonded to one another.

Abstract: A device for working road surfaces comprising an automotive running gear (2) with a working roll (4) enclosed by a cover (8) forming a working chamber (6), and a drive motor for providing the power required for driving the working roll (4) and the travel, it is provided that a plurality of adjacent mixing components with foam outlet nozzles (14) for producing foamed bitumen are arranged in an upper portion of the cover (8), hot bitumen supplied from a bitumen reservoir via supply lines (16, 42) and a bitumen injection nozzle (18) together with water supplied from a water reservoir via a water injection nozzle (22) may be mixed under pressure in an expansion chamber (26) of the mixing components, and that the spray jet of foamed bitumen leaving the foam outlet nozzles (14) is directed into the working chamber (6) and becomes mixed into the construction material mixture granulated by the working roll (4).

Abstract: In a device for working road surfaces comprising an automotive running gear (2) with a working roll (4) enclosed by a cover (8) forming a working chamber (6), and a drive motor for providing the power required for driving the working roll (4) and the travel, it is provided that the cover (8) has means (10) for producing foamed bitumen provided with a plurality of adjacent mixing means (12) with foam outlet nozzles (14), hot bitumen supplied from a bitumen reservoir via supply lines (16, 42) and a bitumen injection nozzle (18) together with water supplied from a water reservoir via a water injection nozzle (22) may be mixed under pressure in an expansion chamber (26) of the mixing means (12), and that the spray jet of foamed bitumen leaving the foam outlet nozzles (14) is directed into the working chamber (6) and becomes mixed into the construction material mixture granulated by the working roll (4).