Dry Powder

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Dry Powder

Informal; a term for cash reserves, especially to cover unforeseen, future obligations. In personal finance, dry powder can also refer to low-risk liquid assets that can be converted to cash with minimal effort. The term is associated often with venture capital, when it refers to keeping ventures funded in a downturn, and with home building, when it refers to a reserve used to buy real estate when the market is favorable. The term derives from the need for dry gunpowder in the heat of battle in early modern warfare.

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They are available as dry powder for incorporation into most plastic resin systems, e.

Colorants: product lines reviewed

MilliporeSigma's Parteck M DPI for dry powder inhalation (DPI) is a new grade of mannitol designed to improve flow and release characteristics of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in drugs delivered via dry, inhaled powders.

MilliporeSigma Introduces Parteck M DPI

Initial Dry Powder Charge: Yes, Material Of Cap/Dry Powder Suitable For Class Of Fire:Brass Forging- B And C, Bearing Isi Make, Body Construction: 2 Piece.

Portable Fire Extinguisher,dry Powder Cartridge Type Nozzle And Discharge Fitting Material:brass,nominal Capacity Of Extinguisher: 6 Kgs.,initial Dry Powder Charge: Yes, Material Of Cap/dry Powder Suitable For Class Of Fire:brass Forging- B And C, Bearing

USPRwire, Fri May 27 2016] GlobalData's Medical Devices sector report, "Dry Powder Inhaler Devices - Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2016" provides an overview of Dry Powder Inhaler Devices currently in pipeline stage.

Market Report, "Dry Powder Inhaler Devices - Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2016", published

Biopharmaceutical company Pulmatrix (NasdaqCM:PULM) reported on Wednesday the receipt of the US patent for the underlying iSPERSE inhaled dry powder technology.

Pulmatrix wins US patent for new composition of matter covering iSPERSE technology

EMD Millipore's compaction technology compacts dry powder cell culture media into granules, accelerating solubility and improving flowability and handling.

Compaction technology improves media handling, cleanliness

Equipped with the unique Aero S dry dispersion unit, the Mastersizer 3000 breaks new ground in dry powder particle sizing and experimental results are described in "Extending the boundaries of laser diffraction measurements: Enhanced dry dispersion with the Aero S," a new publication on the Malvern website.

Flexible diffraction

PE firms will propel deal-making forward in 2012 as they race to put vast sums of aging dry powder to work before investment periods expire, but face strong headwinds, said Bain & Company.

Looking for the exit - PE firms under pressure?

In business, dry powder refers to cash reserves kept on hand to cover future obligations or purchase assets, if conditions are favourable.

Private equity push in 2012

The design of the Aero reflects state-of-the- art dry powder dispersion knowledge and enables users to measure materials from cement to coffee, cohesive minerals to fragile pharmaceuticals, from 0.

Driving diffraction's dry powder dispersion

The deal between Mylan and Pfizer will see the generic versions of the drugs made with Pfizer's proprietary dry powder inhaler delivery platform.