A therapeutic device to release a therapeutic agent comprises a porous structure coupled to a container comprising a reservoir. The reservoir comprises a volume sized to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time when coupled to the porous structure and implanted in the patient. The porous structure may comprise a first side coupled to the reservoir and a second side to couple to the patient to release the therapeutic agent. A plurality of interconnecting channels can extend from the first side to the second side so as to connect a first a plurality of openings on the first side with a second plurality of openings on the second side.

In a conventional fine particle detection device that vaporizes fine particles attached to the object of examination by heating, processing capability decreases as the processing time elapses due to the influence of deposition of fine particles other than the object of examination, dirt/dust, a residue of the fine particles as the object of examination, or residual matter. A fine particle detection device according to the present invention includes: a vaporization device that vaporizes the fine particles trapped by a trap device by vaporization or decomposition; a first flow passageway in which a mixture of a component vaporized by the vaporization device and another component flows; a second flow passageway branching from the first flow passageway in a direction of inertial force acting on the other component; a third flow passageway branching from the first flow passageway in a direction different from the direction of the inertial force; and an analysis device that analyzes a component introduced into the third flow passageway.

In the specification and drawings a method for testing a proppant is described and shown that involves: obtaining a proppant sample; separating the proppant sample into a plurality of sub-samples according to grain size; subjecting each sub-sample to a pressure that is sufficient to crush at least a portion of the proppant within at least one of the plurality of sub-samples; and independently analyzing each sub-sample to determine at least one of: i) the amount of proppant that was crushed within each sub-sample; and ii) the amount of proppant that was not crushed within each sub-sample.

A particle concentration analyzing system for testing particle concentrations in a fluid sample, such as engine emission particle concentration present in the exhaust of an engine. The particle concentration analyzing system includes a condensation particle counter having a saturation chamber, a condenser, and a laser optic particle counter. The analyzing system further includes a working fluid tank, a working fluid pump, and a sampling probe. The system provides a robust analysis system for a user to test vehicle emissions without being highly trained on the device, as the device is protected from misuse. A position sensitive sensor is used to ensure that the system is not damaged if the system is tipped over or placed in a position that would produce false results. Additional features include differential pressure sensors, a sealed and replaceable tamper resistant working fluid tank, a solvent recovery system, an anti-cheat device, and fluid purity sensors.

A mobile power device capable of detecting gas is disclosed and includes a main body, a gas detection module, a driving and controlling board, a power module and a microprocessor. The main body includes a ventilation opening, a connection port and an accommodation chamber. The ventilation opening is in communication with the accommodation chamber. The gas detection module and the driving and controlling board are disposed within the accommodation chamber. The gas detection module, the power module and the microprocessor are fixed on and electrically connected to the driving and controlling board. The power module is capable of storing an electric energy and outputting the electric energy outwardly. The microprocessor enables the gas detection module to detect and operate. The microprocessor converts the detection information of the gas detection module into a detection data, which is stored and transmitted to the mobile device or an external device.

A detection device according to an aspect of the invention, includes: a housing including an air intake port and an air discharge port; a platelike member having a first air ventilation port and a second air ventilation port, the platelike member being provided inside the housing; a first sensor provided on an air intake port side of the first air ventilation port on a front face of the platelike member; and a second sensor provided between the first air ventilation port and the second air ventilation port on a rear face of the platelike member.

A detection device according to an aspect of the invention, includes: a housing including an air intake port and an air discharge port; a platelike member having a first air ventilation port and a second air ventilation port, the platelike member being provided inside the housing; a first sensor provided on an air intake port side of the first air ventilation port on a front face of the platelike member; and a second sensor provided between the first air ventilation port and the second air ventilation port on a rear face of the platelike member.

Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Alternatively, standing optical waves are excited in the optical element. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size.

Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Alternatively, standing optical waves are excited in the optical element. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size.

An analyzer of a component in a sample fluid includes an optical source and an optical detector defining a beam path of a beam, wherein the optical source emits the beam and the optical detector measures the beam after partial absorption by the sample fluid, a fluid flow cell disposed on the beam path defining an interrogation region in the a fluid flow cell in which the optical beam interacts with the sample fluid and a reference fluid; and wherein the sample fluid and the reference fluid are in laminar flow, and a scanning system that scans the beam relative to the laminar flow within the fluid flow cell, wherein the scanning system scans the beam relative to both the sample fluid and the reference fluid.