Abstract: A separable-type endoscope imaging system includes a first body portion, a flexible hollow detection tube, and a second body portion. The first body portion includes an output terminal and a wireless transmitter unit. The flexible hollow detection tube is located at one end of the first body portion and internally provided with a lens assembly for generating an image signal. The second body portion includes an input terminal, a wireless receiver unit, and a display unit. When the output terminal is electrically connected to the input terminal, the image signal is transmitted via the output terminal and the input terminal to the display unit for displaying. On the other hand, when the output terminal is not electrically connected to the input terminal, the image signal is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmitter unit to the wireless receiver unit for displaying on the display unit.

Abstract: An electronic device. The electronic device comprises a housing, an abutment and an indexing device. The housing comprises an engaging portion and an outer surface, and the abutment disposed on the housing comprises a clamping portion accessible through the housing via the engaging portion. The indexing device is detachably disposed on the exposed clamping portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process to direct the growth and direction of polymerization of microtubules using patterned centrosomes or centrosome fragments on a surface. Incorporation a flow force to direct the position and the growth of microtubules, results in a regular network of microtubules. The invention therefore provides a new route to develop both sensing and non-sensing functional microtubule-based nanodevices such as those for nanoscale separation or purification.

Abstract: An electronic device. The electronic device comprises a housing, an abutment and an indexing device. The housing comprises an engaging portion and an outer surface, and the abutment disposed on the housing comprises a clamping portion accessible through the housing via the engaging portion. The indexing device is detachably disposed on the exposed clamping portion.

Abstract: Plastic compositions, medical containers and methods for providing such compositions and containers are disclosed. The plastic compositions and the medical containers made thereof include a plastic resin, Vitamin E and a plasticizer. The plastic resin may be polymeric material such as polyvinyl chloride or polyolefin.

Abstract: Plastic compositions, containers useful in the storage of red blood cells, and methods for providing such red blood cell storage containers and for storing red blood cells are disclosed. The plastic composition includes a polyolefin copolymer and a plasticizer. The flexibility of such plastic compositions and containers made thereof is substantially unchanged upon heating to a high temperature relative to its flexibility before such heating.

Abstract: The invention provides a flexible plastic formulation capable of being RF sealed, extruded, cast or blow-molded, gas, steam and radiation sterilized. The plastic formulation of the invention comprises: a) from about 40 to about 90 percent by weight of a polyolefin polypropylene based material; b) from about 3 to about 25 percent by weight of a functionialized block copolymer, the functionalized block copolymer consisting essentially of a central block copolymer molecule including generally equal proportions of ethylene and butylene units, and terminal blocks of polystyrene; and c) from about 3 to about 20 percent by weight a nylon. The plastic formulations of the invention are useful in the manufacture of blood bags, tubing and the like.