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  Quickscrews International Corporation is one of the last remaining full line suppliers of Cabinet and Furniture screws. Established over 25 years ago, the company is best known for its innovation and creativity in bringing solutions to Woodworkers. Over the past two decades, Quickscrews CEO and Founder Greg Wiener has introduced five new screw designs that have vastly improved the industry at large. Primarily focused on carrying the broadest line of fasteners possible, Quickscrews has grown to carrying over 950 different woodworking and furniture screws to choose from. The largest and most complete line in the industry allows customers to choose specifically what is right for their application.

Throughout the years, technology and new equipment has changed the way our customers do business. With these changes have come new problems. We have constantly introduced innovative, problem solving products to keep up with these changes. Now, with our Online Store and the use of state of the art technology, we are able to provide our customers with the most current information regarding product and pricing. Distributor sales personnel around the country continually visit small, medium and large furniture and cabinet shops. This keeps us up to date on the newest manufacturing techniques, materials and problems.

Our line of Quickscrews are case hardened and heat-treated, and greatly outperform both drywall and tapping screws in almost every wood manufacturing-related application. Recently we introduced our newest line of Quickscrews: Spiral Point Funnel Heads. For all intents and purposes, these are the first Multipurpose screws to be introduced that work in all materials from Softwoods, like ponderosa pine, to Epah lumber; which is one of the hardest, densest woods in use today. Funnel Heads will work in these woods without the need to PreDrill a pilot hole, which is a huge timesaver. The screw also works in melamine and particle board without chipping, splitting or cracking; again, without the need for PREDRILLING.

Lastly, for the past two years we have been creating and selling products for the Solar Industry. We stock a wide range of Stainless Steel Brackets for rooftop installation and have a patent pending product we designed specifically using our knowledge of wood fastening. It is exciting times at Quickscrews as we continue to provide top quality products, service and especially innovation.

 

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nanosponge

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego say they have created a "nanosponge" that is capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous substances from the bloodstream - including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, venomous snakes, and bees.

In a study using the toxin from MRSA, inoculation with nanosponges enabled 89 percent of mice to survive lethal doses. The team has published details of their work in Nature Nanotechnology.

Researcher Liangfang Zhang said nanosponges can neutralize a range of pore-forming toxins, which destroy cells by poking holes in the cell membrane. Unlike other anti-toxin treatments that need to be custom synthesized for individual toxin type, the nanosponges can absorb different pore-forming toxins regardless of their molecular structures.

The nanosponge is made of a biocompatible polymer core wrapped in segments of red blood cell membrane, allowing it to evade the immune system and remain in circulation in the bloodstream while it collects the toxins.

The researchers are aiming to translate this work into approved therapies as quickly as possible. "One of the first applications we are aiming for would be an anti-virulence treatment for MRSA. That's why we studied one of the most virulent toxins from MRSA in our experiments," said co-researcher "Jack" Che-Ming Hu. The next step, he added, is to pursue clinical trials.