Since cell culture contamination cannot be totally avoided, regular testing is a key factor for good cell culture management. The present invention provides…
DKFZ together with Technical University of Denmark (DTU) developed an analogue of Griseofulvin as a compound for cancer treatment, which selectively targets…
Quadscanner for High Resolution Scanning Microscopes. The key facts are: (1) Fast, adaptive optical scanning device; (2) Completely free positioning of the…
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The intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with osteoarthri-tis is so far the most promising treatment…
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Many industrial processes rely on metal oxides with high surface area. Thin porous metal oxide films offer unique physical,…
The current patent application deals with the inhibition of signalling through the cytokines IL-4 and IL-13. Pathologically increased activation of this…
This invention affects methods and means for the prognosis of survival time in pancreatic cancer patients, particularly in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
It is based on a developed expression matrix of genes which is then used to deduct the survival time of pancreatic cancer patients using a newly developed bioinformatics algorithm.
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Molecules involved in signal transduction of TGF-beta family such as TGF-beta, Activin, or Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) have important function in many…
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The cartilage quality (thickness and stiffness) is commonly determined either visually or by manual palpation. Both procedures…
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It is still a main problem in the offshore industry to install foundations that satisfy the acoustic limiting values set by…
Breast cancer has been recognized as a heterogeneous
disease that consists of different intrinsic
subtypes, including hormone receptor positive
…
An innovative method for the separation of CO2 from gases, e.g. flue or synthesis gas, by chemisorption using an aqueous solution of mixed lipophilic amines,…
UPC is a high strength, chemically swelled, air curing
and mineral-binding Construction-Concrete. UPC shows a high mechanical load capacity and is at the…
Human filariasis (elephantiasis and river blindness) is caused by the nematodes W. bancrofti and O. volvulus, transmitted via blood sucking insects. The worms…
Dirofilariasis is caused by Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens, parasitic nematodes, which are transmitted by blood sucking mosquitoes. The heartworms harbour…
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Bone medicine and tissue engineering is becoming increasingly important in the ageing modern society. Up to 55% of over fifty…
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Elastography has recently emerged for diagnosing pathologies based on variations in tissue stiffness. Due to its high…
Technology
Based on high-level secondary research, current production systems allow for titers of ~106 – 108 functional virus particles…
Biosurfactants have attracted increasing interest since they show a number of advantages over surfactants of petrochemical origin in terms of ecological…
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White light emission with LEDs is achieved today by either mixing red, green and blue (RGB) LEDs or by covering monochromatic…
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