Arnold & Siedsma

Aspects of the present disclosure include analyzing flow cytometers that exhibit reduced sample carryover. To reduce sample carryover, analyzing flow cytometers of the invention are configured to bidirectionally transmit sheath fluid through a sample line of the analyzing flow cytometer. Also provided are methods of processing a sample using the disclosed analyzing flow cytometers.

A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly is disclosed. The printed circuit board assembly may include a PCB body, as well as a set of vias, disposed within the PCB body. The printed circuit board assembly may further include a set of devices, disposed within the set of vias, respectively.

An asymmetric transient voltage suppression (TVS) device may include a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate comprising an inner region, having a first polarity, and a first surface region, disposed on a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and comprising a second polarity, opposite the first polarity. The device may further include a second surface region, comprising the second polarity, and disposed on a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface region comprises a first dopant concentration, the second surface region comprising a second dopant concentration, less than the first dopant concentration; and a first channel region, disposed adjacent to a perimeter of the first surface region, the first channel region comprising the second polarity, wherein the first channel region extends bellow the first surface to a channel depth that is greater than a first depth of the first surface region.

Absorbent article comprising: a front panel; a back panel; a absorbent insert joined therebetween and comprising an absorbent core, front and back transversal edges and left and right longitudinal edges to form a perimeter thereof; wherein the front and back panels are joined together to define a pair of side seams, and said article comprises a transversal waist barrier proximal to the front and/or back transversal edges of the absorbent insert wherein said barrier comprises a plurality of liquid retarding layers and wherein said plurality of liquid retarding layers comprises at least one hydrophilic nonwoven and at least one layer selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic nonwovens, hydrophobic nonwovens, films such as substantially liquid impermeable films, and/or strands, at least two of said plurality of liquid retarding layers are un-joined at least at one location and are separated from one another by at least one gap.

An absorbent articles, such as diapers, are described herein, in particular the articles as described herein have guard pockets.

An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core which comprises absorbent material and which is positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; said absorbent article having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; wherein the absorbent article comprises a waist pocket positioned near the first transverse edge. The absorbent article may further have a second waist pocket. The waist pocket includes hydrophilic nonwoven(s).

Aspects of the present disclosure include analyzing flow cytometers having multiple acquisition speeds. To effectuate multiple acquisition speeds, the analyzing flow cytometer of the invention is configured to modulate a fluidic resistance in the waste line to control fluid velocity in the flow cell. Also provided is a method of processing a sample using the disclosed analyzing flow cytometer.

Apparatus for bending bars comprising an input for receiving a plurality of bars for bending, a bending device for bending at least one bar and a transfer unit for transferring at least one bar from said input to said bending device, wherein the apparatus further comprises a rotating mechanism arranged for rotating a bar along its longitudinal axis towards a predefined orientation on the bending device, wherein the rotating mechanism is movable along a longitudinal axis of the bar between an engaged position for engaging and rotating the bar and a disengaged position.

Provided is a light-emitting device including an epitaxial structure that includes first, second, and third light-emitting structures having widths increasing in a vertical direction and each including a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type semiconductor layer, first, second, and third p-electrodes, at least one of which has a conductive via structure, are on the epitaxial structure and respectively contact the p-type semiconductor layers of the first, second, and third light-emitting structures, an n-common electrode including an n-common portion on the epitaxial structure, and n-electrode portions extending from the n-common portion and respectively contacting side surfaces of the n-type semiconductor layers of the first, second, and third light-emitting structures, and a separation structure separating side surfaces of the p-type semiconductor layers and the active layers of the first, second, and third light-emitting structures from the n-common electrode.

The invention relates to an improvement on the removal of the Fmoc N-terminal protecting group in the synthesis of peptides; in particular in the synthesis of peptides using Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS) or using discriminating membrane technology to separate out byproducts and excess reagents from the reaction mixture; more in particular in the synthesis of peptides using discriminating membrane technology to separate out byproducts and excess reagents from the reaction mixture.