Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Other

Agere Systems Inc.

University of Massachusetts

Kevin Peter McGrath

Jeffrey Eldon Fish

Malcolm Daniel Poirier

Paul Metaxatos

Bruce Scott Williamson

Jaeho Kim

John Gavin MacDonald

Kaiyuan Yang

Dave Mathieu

Rosann Marie Kaylor

Dennis Stein Everhart

Bin Wu

Lei Huang

Sharon Linda Greene

Rameshbabu Boga

David Mathieu

Bao Trong Do

Naveen Agarwal

Yanbin Huang

Ning Wei

Sheng-Hsin Hu

George Ikuya Nukuto

Alice Susan Gordon

Michael Scott Brunner

Stephanie Michelle Martin

Alan Edward Wright

David A Tirrell

Curtis Sayre

Wanda Walton Jackson

David Michael Matela

Julie M Villanueva

Molly K Smith

Erica M Phillips

Timothy James Peters

Robert A Drew

Laura Braunecker

Ward Elwood, Jr

Anthony N Fedel

Irene Kuznetsov

Wendy A Petka

Bernard J Bangert

Bao Trong Kim

Enrico L DiGiammarino

Curtis Neil Sayre

The invention provides a breath testing device which includes a visual indicating agent which changes color in the presence of an odor associated with bad breath, such as sulfur and ammonia odors. An example of the visual indicating agent is 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-benzhydrol (Michler's hydrol or BDMB) and related dyes having a similar chemical structure. The indicating agent is applied to a substrate which is then inserted into a tube or straw, or which covers one end of a straw. When a user with bad breath blows into the tube or straw, the indicating agent will change color. The breath testing devices provide a quick and affordable means for a user to test their breath, and they may be packaged in discreet, pocket-sized dispensers which can be carried in a pocket or purse.

Visual indicating device for bad breath

A disposable air filter that includes: (a) air filtration media; (b) a substantially planar air filter frame providing three-dimensional support for the air filtration media; and (c) an inter-filter gap filler disposed along substantially the entire length of at least one side of an opposed pair of the first or second sides and integrated into the air filter frame is disclosed. The integral inter-filter gap filler reduces gaps between adjacent air filters disposed in a filter track of an air filter bank.

Air filter with integral inter-filter gap filler

A method for reducing odor is provided. The method comprises forming a coordination complex between a transition metal and a polydentate compound, and contacting the coordinated complex with an odorous compound. The transition metal provides one or more active sites for capturing the odorous compound. In some embodiments, the polydentate compound may be a polyalkylimine, such as polyethyleneimine, polypropyleneimine, or a dendrimer thereof.

Method for reducing odor using coordinated polydentate compounds

The invention relates to the discovery that in chronic wounds the expression levels of certain genes are altered relative to the expression levels observed in healthy tissues.

Biomarkers for wound healing

A method for rapidly detecting the presence of formaldehyde in a urine sample (e.g., urine or a urinary material associated therewith, such as headspace gas located associated with urine) is provided. The method includes contacting the urine sample with a substrate on which is disposed a colorant that is capable of undergoing a detectable color change in the presence of formaldehyde. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that oxidation of the colorant by formaldehyde induces either a shift of the absorption maxima towards the red end of the spectrum ('bathochromic shift') or towards the blue end of the spectrum ('hypsochromic shift'). The absorption shift provides a color difference that is detectable, either visually or through instrumentation, to indicate the presence of formaldehyde within the urine sample. For example, prior to contact with a urine sample, the colorant may be colorless or it may possess a certain color. However, after contacting the urine sample and reacting with formaldehyde, the colorant exhibits a color that is different than its initial color. The color change may thus be readily correlated to the presence of formaldehyde in the urine sample.

Detection of formaldehyde in urine samples

A wound or surgical dressing is disclosed. The wound or surgical dressing is configured to cover or surround a wound, a surgical incision, or any type of skin irritation. In accordance with the present disclosure, the wound or surgical dressing is treated with a bacteriostatic composition that is capable of binding and trapping negatively charged matter, such as bacteria, pathogens, and the like. The bacteriostatic composition comprises a cationic polymer, a cationic oligomer, or particles coated with a cationic material. The bacteriostatic composition is bonded to the wound or surgical dressing in a manner such that the bacteriostatic composition is not substantially transferred to a patient being treated.

Wound or surgical dressing

A method for reducing odors is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting a substrate containing a thin coating of colloidal nanoparticles with an odorous compound. The colloidal nanoparticles have an average size of less than about 500 nanometers, a surface area of from about 50 to about 1000 square meters per gram, and a pore volume of less than about 0.5 milliliters per gram. The colloidal nanoparticles may adsorb at least about 25% of the odorous compound when contacted therewith.

Method for reducing odor using colloidal nanoparticles

Methods and devices for the detection of proteins secreted by the hyphal growth form ofspecies are disclosed. The disclosed devices may constitute a method for the diagnosis of acute or chronic infections, including candidiasis, caused by microorganisms of the species, such as, for example. The devices of the present invention incorporate antibodies specific to secreted aspartyl protease proteins whose expression is upregulated upon the conversion of thespecies from the commensal to the pathogenic form. The antibodies may be used in assays to allow the diagnosis of candidal infections and disease conditions. Either monoclonal antibodies or polyclonal antibodies may be used, and in the case of the monoclonals, the specific epitopes of the SAP protein may be detected as well as the SAP protein itself.

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A method for reducing odor is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a coordination complex between particles having a positive zeta potential and a transition metal. The method further comprises contacting the coordination complex with an odorous compound, the transition metal providing one or more active sites for capturing the odorous compound. For example, in one embodiment, the particles are formed from alumina-coated silica. In addition, the coordination complex may be formed using a bifunctional chelating agent.

Method for reducing odor using metal-modified particles

Positive electrode-active materials for use in lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries contain quaternary composite oxides of manganese, nickel, cobalt and aluminum where one of the four is present at levels of over 70 mol percent. The composite oxides can be lithiated to form positive electrode-active materials that are stable over at least ten charge/discharge cycles at voltage levels over 4.8 volts, and have capacities of over 200 mAh/g. Methods for producing the materials and electrochemical cells and batteries that include the materials are also provided.

Nickel-rich quaternary metal oxide materials as cathodes for lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries

The present invention provides methods of using small cyclic peptides that can inhibit or prevent skin irritation caused by proteolytic activity.

Compositions of sunflower trypsin inhibitors

This invention concerns coatings having high surface area materials and at least one metal ion adsorbed onto the high surface area material as well as substrates having the coating and methods of applying the coating. The substrates may be films, woven fabrics or may be nonwoven fabrics. The coatings have good odor and/or gas absorbing capabilities. Nonwoven fabrics include tissues, towels, coform materials, bonded carded webs, spunbond fabrics and so forth. The substrates may be made into storage and packaging material to reduce odor and retard the ripening of fruit. The substrates may be used in personal care products, to produce clothing for military and civilian applications and many other applications.

Durable charged particle coatings and materials

The invention provides peptide inhibitors that inhibit ubiquitination of hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIP 1-&#x3b1;) and thereby activate transcription of erythropoietin (EPO), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and certain glycolytic enzymes. The invention further provides formulations containing the present peptides and methods of using the present peptides for therapeutic purposes. Such therapeutic purposes include stimulating angiogenesis in injured tissues such as chronic wounds, heart tissues injured by ischemia or heart attack, and neural tissues injured by stroke.

Peptide activators of VEGF

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Alpharetta, GA, United States of America

Kevin Peter McGrath