Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| 7247723 | Metallic chromonic compounds A chromonic compound represented by one of the following general structures: wherein each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of electron donating groups, electron withdrawin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 4687748 | Magnetic carbohydrate particles as carriers for affinity separation purposes Magnetically responsive spheres having an average diameter less than 1,000 nm are prepared by dissolving a carbohydrate polymer in a polar solvent, suspending magnetic material in the dissolved carbohydrate, emulsifying the suspension with an emulsion liq... | 08/18/1987 |
