Honeywell G.m.b.h.

John D Skogen

Tzuo-Chang Lee

G Benjamin Hocker

Robert B Koch

In the field of fiber optic acoustic sensors, a method for acoustic desensitization of certain sections of optic fibers by means of the use of higher elastic modulus coatings, such as an electrodeposited nickel jacket.

Acoustic desensitization of optical fibers by means of nickel jackets

Charge leakage can occur at a photoconductor-conductor electrode interface of a thermoplastic photoconductive holographic recording medium. This reduces the charge contrast and causes poor performance of the thermoplastic-photoconductive device. In the present invention there is provided a blocking layer of polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl butyral between the conductive layer and the photoconductive layer.

Polyvinyl blocking layer for preventing charge injection in a

A continuous-flow method and apparatus for the determination of alcohol in a biological fluid such as blood is disclosed. A packed column containing the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase physically entrapped in a acrylamide gel together with other special ingredients which extend the active life of the enzyme in the test environment is provided. Downstream of the packed column a transparent measurement cell is provided in conjunction with a fluorescence spectrophotometer which is utilized to measure the fluorescence of the effluent which is directly related to the amount of ethyl alcohol in the original sample. The fluorescence measurement is electrically transformed by conventional means into a direct readout of the alcohol content of the sample. This obtains from the fact that alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of ethyl alcohol in the presence of non-fluorescening NAD to produce acetaldehyde and fluorescing NADH.sub.2. The alcohol dehydrogenase is immobilized and its activity preserved in a manner which allows many tests to be run without any significant loss of enzyme or enzyme activity thereby accomplishing considerable cost reduction in the procedure.

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Burnsville, MN, United States of America

John D Skogen