Devices and methods are provided using microfluidic devices for manipulating small volumes and determining a variety of chemical and physical events. Solids formed using the solution thereby have carbon nanotubes dispersed therein that are useful for communicating gas andor electric charges within the solid. Delay of partial quotient bit fragments from one iteration to a following iteration enables the apparatus to limit use to one carry save adder. In addition, in some instances, the method can include reinitializing the investment fund in response to one or more of the following: the investment fund at least achieving the target value and expiration of an investment period of the investment fund. The invention further relates to methods for conducting pharmaceutical business comprising manufacturing, licensing, or distributing kits containing or relating to the polymeric compounds described herein. The embroidery data groups are provided in such a way that each data group is individually selectable by the embroidery machine.