Fibrous materials are provided that comprise a cross-linkable urethane-based polymer (CUP) and an oligomeric or macromonomeric urethane-based cross-linker. The fibrous materials may be used in hydrogels, in filtration devices, in affinity membranes, in (protective) clothing, in drug delivery systems, and in tissue scaffolds, for example. The fibrous materials are useable also in human and/or veterinary medicine, such as in skin care and/or wound care.

A filter structure (100) for separating water from a fluid, the filter (100) comprising an absorbent filter membrane (2) constituted by a non-woven textile (20), wherein the non-woven textile (20) is constituted by a bearing lattice (21) and by a super-absorbent material (22), which expands when it absorbs water, fixed to the bearing lattice (21), wherein the super-absorbent material (22) is present in a smaller quantity than 70% in dry weight with respect to a dry weight of the non-woven textile (20).

Provided is a molded filter used for a flexible disposable bag which is produced so as to be capable of sucking and storing, for example, bodily secretions of a patient and being disposed when a fixed storage amount is reached, wherein a laminate of at least two elements of a powdered hydrophilic swelling agent and a charged nonwoven fabric, and more preferably, a laminate of three elements with a hydrophobic porous film added thereto, is used as a filter base material and the charged nonwoven fabric is arranged downstream of the powdered hydrophilic swelling agent in a direction of flow of expiratory air inside the body. Thus, the molded filter has functions of air permeability that is equal to or higher than a PE sintered body CMC filter, short term and long term waterproof properties, and a better microbial barrier property.

A composite filtering medium comprising a precision fabric, of the type with weft and warp, on the surface of which nanofibres are deposited by electrospinning. A method for producing the composite filtering medium, comprising a step of electrospinning for formation of nanofibres and a subsequent step of deposition of said nanofibres on a base fabric; the method comprises injection of the material for formation of the nanofibres, dissolved in a solvent or mixture of solvents, through a nozzle in order to spread it on an electrode; the method comprising application of a difference of potential between the nozzle and an electrode; the nanofibres being formed as a result of evaporation of the solvent or mixture of solvents, due to the electrical field, and stretching of the polymer deposited on the electrode, by means of the nozzle; the nanofibres thus formed being subsequently stretched and deposited on said base fabric.

A filter includes a porous molding, the porous molding being a sintered product of mixed powder containing dry gel powder including an ion exchange resin and thermoplastic resin powder, or a swelled body of the sintered product. When water having an electric resistivity value of 18 M?.Math.cm or more is allowed to pass through a space velocity of 1200 hr?1, the electric resistivity value of water after passage is 15 M?.Math.cm or more. To provide a filter that can efficiently remove metal ions in a solution to be treated, and easily acquire a solution having an extremely low content of metal ions.

A composite filtering medium comprising a precision fabric, of the type with weft and warp, on the surface of which nanofibres are deposited by electrospinning. A method for producing the composite filtering medium, comprising a step of electrospinning for formation of nanofibres and a subsequent step of deposition of said nanofibres on a base fabric; the method comprises injection of the material for formation of the nanofibres, dissolved in a solvent or mixture of solvents, through a nozzle in order to spread it on an electrode; the method comprising application of a difference of potential between the nozzle and an electrode; the nanofibres being formed as a result of evaporation of the solvent or mixture of solvents, due to the electrical field, and stretching of the polymer deposited on the electrode, by means of the nozzle; the nanofibres thus formed being subsequently stretched and deposited on said base fabric.

The invention provides microfluidics devices, methods and kits employing expandable gels in a sample chamber for translocating cells or particles in a sample solution to an observation plane to facilitate counting and analysis.

A fluid control device includes a support structure configured to be deployed in a borehole, and a filtration component disposed at the support structure, the filtration component including a porous medium made from a thermoplastic polymer material, the porous medium including an open cell foam. The porous medium has a porosity selected to cause the porous medium to exhibit shape memory behavior, and the porous medium is configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded due to a downhole temperature to conform to a surface of the borehole.