Abstract: A film forming composition comprises a resin, a plurality of nanoparticles, a surface active material and a polymeric dispersant. The film forming composition is substantially transparent and is adapted to be combined with a substrate to enhance abrasion resistance. The film forming composition may be used with wood objects including furniture, doors, floors, for architectural surfaces, for automotive articles and finishes, for metal coatings and coil coatings, for plastic articles, and for wipe-on protective treatments.

Abstract: A mold or stamping tool with which a simple, cost-effective stamping or molding in the nanometer range is enabled by a molding or stamping surface layer of the mold or tool being provided with hollow chambers formed by anodic oxidation.

Abstract: An implant is suggested having a receptacle space for a therapeutic agent, which can leave the receptacle space through a permeable element. For exact dosage, an open-pore diffusion element is suggested as the permeable element, wherein the pore walls are chemically modified for control of the diffusion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an implant and a method for the production of an implant. The implant has a covering layer that is preferably made of aluminium oxide and provided with uniform cavities and separate openings on the surface side of the covering layer in order to receive a therapeutic agent which can be released according to requirements when the implant is in place.

Abstract: An MR-compatible surgical instrument is proposed. A simpler, more economic construction is made possible by the use of aluminum or an aluminum compound or alloy as base material, which is covered by a thin barrier layer of an inorganic oxide.

Abstract: A simple, cost-effective stamping or molding in the nanometer range is enabled using a stamping surface or molding face with a surface layer having hollow chambers that have been formed by anodic oxidation.

Abstract: An MR-compatible surgical instrument is proposed. A simpler, more economic construction is made possible by the use of aluminum or an aluminum compound or alloy as base material, which is covered by a thin barrier layer of an inorganic oxide.

Abstract: Red decorations on substrates which can undergo decorative baking, such as glass, porcelain, ceramic and metal, can be produced using nanoporous aluminium oxide membranes according to the invention, the nanopores of which contain ligand-stabilized gold clusters. The membrane is applied to the substrate followed by baking, resulting in formation of the red color. Alternatively, the membrane can be converted into a red membrane by thermolysis, after which the membrane is employed for production of the decoration. The membranes according to the invention can be obtained by bringing a nanoporous Al2O3 membrane into contact with a solution of a ligand-stabilized gold cluster, in particular one of the formula Au55L12X6, wherein L is a phosphane ligand and X is an anion.