A truffle configured cosmetic article which includes a protective outer shell, an inner volume of cosmetic and a capsule positioned in the cosmetic containing active ingredients. An appliance is adapted to receive the article, heat and blend the article to produce a warm skin formulation which can be applied by the user. The article is produced with the use of a mold. A combination of wax and coconut oil is melted and applied to most of the interior surface of the mold, defining a volume into which a cosmetic is applied as well as a capsule additive. The article is then sealed with additional wax and coconut oil material. The article is then released and ready for use in the appliance or to be wrapped.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of gel material processing, and discloses processing equipment and a processing technology of a gel microsphere material. The processing equipment comprises a mixing barrel, wherein a motor is installed at the top of the mixing barrel; a rotating rod is arranged in the mixing barrel; the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor; a fan-shaped impeller is installed at the bottom end of the rotating rod; the bottom of the rotating rod communicates with a gas conveying pipe; a shunting ring is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the mixing barrel; the bottom of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with the fan-shaped impeller; and the gas conveying pipe is arranged at the bottom of the mixing barrel to inflate a raw material solution in the mixing barrel, when bubbles float in the solution, the solution can be stirred, and then under the cooperation of the fan-shaped impeller at the bottom of the rotating rod, the raw material solution of the gel microsphere material is stirred more quickly and more uniformly in the mixing barrel compared with the raw material solution only stirred by the fan-shaped impeller.

An apparatus, vortex generator assembly and method for automated cell lysis and nucleic acid purification and processing. The vortex generator assembly includes sample holder having a lysis well, at least one wash well, and an elution well. The vortex generator assembly also includes a sample holder cover having a plurality of vibration rods for creating a vortex in the wells of the sample holder. The apparatus includes motor operating a rotating cam to cause the vibration rods to vibrate and create the vortex in a well holding fluid and magnetic beads, wherein the vortexing speed is sufficient to overcome the magnetic attraction between the beads and disperse the beads in solution, to collect nucleic acids such as DNA.

An apparatus for mixing is disclosed. In embodiments, the apparatus includes a head, a shaft, and a base. In embodiments, the shaft couples to the head and includes a first opening at a bottom portion of the shaft. In embodiments, the base couples to the bottom portion of the shaft and includes a second opening that extends through the base and is aligned to the first opening. In embodiments, the first and second openings are configured to receive a reciprocating motor shaft.

A reactor arrangement for performing, by means of at least one solid reaction member(s), a biological or chemical transformation, or physical or chemical trapping from, or release of agents to, a fluidic media in a continuous process. The arrangement comprises at least one reactor with a cylindrical reaction vessel (11) in which at least one reactor a transformation device (100) has been mounted. The vessel (11) comprises at least one inlet port (30) in the vicinity of its bottom wall (18) and at least one outlet port (40) arranged in the vicinity of its upper end portion. Each inlet port (30) is connected to a fluid supply member (300) configured to be submerged below the fluid surface level in a pool or a pond. The fluid supply member (300) comprises at least one inlet opening (301) configured to continuously supply a fluid from the pool or the pond to the vessel (11). Each outlet port (40) is configured to continuously let out the fluid from the vessel (11) to the pool or the pond via the outlet port (40). Further a method of using the reactor arrangement is provided.

A mixing system (10) including a base module (12), a mixing unit (26), and an enclosure (14). The base module (12) includes a base support (16), a drive unit (18) disposed within the base support (16), a drive shaft (22) coupled to the drive unit (18), and a drive head (24) coupled to the drive unit (18) via the drive shaft (22) and disposed within the base support (16). The drive head (24) includes a first magnet (25). The mixing unit (26) includes a guide element (28) and an agitator (30) slidably coupled to the guide element (28). The agitator (30) includes a second magnet (32) and at least one vane (34). The enclosure (14) is coupled to the base support (16) encloses the guide element (28) and the agitator (30). The drive unit (18) and the drive head (24) are configured to generate a linear pulsating movement of the agitator (30) along the guide element (28) for mixing a fluid medium (47) within the enclosure (14).

The invention is related to a device for suspending particles in a fluid, wherein the mixing device includes a first magnet (1) rotating around a longitudinal axis (2), a mixing rod (4) attached to a mount (6), the mount including a second magnet (3), wherein the mount (6) moves in a substantially orthogonal motion to the longitudinal axis of the mixing rod (4) by the interaction of the rotating first magnet with the second magnet (3).

An apparatus, vortex generator assembly and method for automated cell lysis and nucleic acid purification and processing. The vortex generator assembly includes sample holder having a lysis well, at least one wash well, and an elution well. The vortex generator assembly also includes a sample holder cover having a plurality of vibration rods for creating a vortex in the wells of the sample holder. The apparatus includes motor operating a rotating cam to cause the vibration rods to vibrate and create the vortex in a well holding fluid and magnetic beads, wherein the vortexing speed is sufficient to overcome the magnetic attraction between the beads and disperse the beads in solution, to collect nucleic acids such as DNA.

A multi-phase cosmetic composition mixing pack for mixing immiscible components of a multi-phase cosmetic composition such that they are temporarily miscible includes a container for holding the multi-phase cosmetic composition that has a first open end. The mixing pack further includes a mixing assembly disposed within the container for mixing immiscible components of the multi-phase cosmetic composition such that they are temporarily miscible, and an actuator assembly for actuating the mixing assembly. The actuator assembly comprises a stem receivable within the first open end of the container. The stem includes a cam surface extending along at least a portion of a length of the stem, and a cam follower surface defined on the mixing assembly, wherein linear reciprocating motion of the stem causes rotation of the mixing assembly.

A blade device for a mixing propeller has a rocking shaft and a plurality of blade units. The blade unit is made of a flexible material and is installed on the rocking shaft via a fixing groove. The blade unit includes a horizontal propelling flexible blade and a vertical uplifting flexible blade. The fixing groove has a horizontal section and a vertical section. One end of the horizontal propelling flexible blade is inserted in the vertical section of the fixing groove while the other end of which is kept free so that it can swing back and forth. One end of the vertical uplifting flexible blade is inserted in the horizontal section of the fixing groove while the other end of which is kept free so that it can swing back and forth.