A mold set for manufacturing a straw having a bellows structure is provided. The straw includes an aliphatic polyester-based resin. In the mold set, each peak portion of an inner mold has a top portion having a rounded surface, and each peak portion of an outer mold has a top portion having a rounded surface. In an LD direction, each peak portion of the inner mold has a length of 1.50 mm to 1.80 mm, and each peak portion of the outer mold has a length of 1.50 mm to 1.80 mm.
To provide a novel thermoplastic resin composition capable of providing a molded article excellent in impact resistance and moldability. Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based copolymer (A); crosslinked resin particles (B); and a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) homopolymer (C), wherein the crosslinked resin particles (B) comprise a polyhydroxyalkanoate-based resin and have a gel fraction of 50% or more, and a weight ratio [(C)/(A)] of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) homopolymer (C) to the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based copolymer (A) is 0.05 or more and 0.4 or less.
This positive-electrode binder for a secondary battery comprises core-shell particles each including a core and a shell layer positioned outside the core. The core is composed of at least two layers, including: a core layer 1 containing a non-diene polymer (P1) having a glass transition temperature exceeding 40°C; and a core layer 2 positioned outside the core layer 1 and containing a non-diene rubber (R1) having a glass transition temperature of -60°C to +40°C. The shell layer includes a shell-forming polymer. The core-shell particles each include monomer units having a hydrogen-bonding functional group, the proportion of the monomer units having a hydrogen-bonding functional group relative to the total amount of the core-shell particles being 0.6% to 20% by weight.
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
C08F 279/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of monomers having two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds as defined in group on to polymers of conjugated dienes
H01M 4/13 - Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulatorsProcesses of manufacture thereof
Provided are a polyimide film having high corona discharge resistance, a laminated film using the polyimide film, and an insulated wire. In the present invention, a polyimide film is used. The polyimide film comprises a polyimide (A), an inorganic filler (B), and sodium ions (C). The inorganic filler (B) contains the sodium ions (C). The content of the inorganic filler (B) is 1-50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyimide (A). The content of the sodium ions (C) is 30-1000 ppm with respect to the total mass of the polyimide film. The haze of the polyimide film measured by a haze meter is 1-50%.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a bacterial preparation which increases the amount of BDNF in the brain, in particular, in the hippocampus and the like and is effective for a wide range of brain dysfunction such as dementia and mental diseases. Provided is a brain function improving agent based on hippocampal BDNF containing lactic acid-producing bacteria, in particular, specific bifidobacteria and/or lactic acid bacteria.
A23L 33/135 - Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
A61K 35/747 - Lactobacilli, e.g. L. acidophilus or L. brevis
A61P 25/00 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
A61P 25/18 - Antipsychotics, i.e. neurolepticsDrugs for mania or schizophrenia
A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
Provided are: a novel plant disease control method that can be implemented in addition to or as an alternative to conventional, chemical pesticide disease control methods for plants which have the purpose of disinfection and the like of seeds and soil; and a plant disease composition that can be used in said method. Plants are grown with the application of a plant disease control composition for preventing or reducing plant diseases due to microorganisms, said composition including allantoin as an active ingredient.
A01N 47/36 - Ureas or thioureas containing the groups N—CO—N or N—CS—N containing the group N—CO—N directly attached to at least one heterocyclic ringThio-analogues thereof
A perovskite precursor solution which is capable of simultaneously forming a hole transport layer and a photoelectric conversion layer without forming a layer that inhibits transmission of electrons. A perovskite precursor solution includes a solvent; a perovskite precursor which forms a perovskite compound that performs photoelectric conversion; a hole transport layer forming compound which forms a self-assembled monolayer that has hole-selective permeability; and a fluorine-containing organic compound.
H10K 71/15 - Deposition of organic active material using liquid deposition, e.g. spin coating characterised by the solvent used
H10K 30/40 - Organic devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation comprising a p-i-n structure, e.g. having a perovskite absorber between p-type and n-type charge transport layers
An object is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition capable of providing a molded article having a large tensile strain. The object is achieved by a thermoplastic resin composition comprising a P3HA-based resin component (A) comprising a P3HA-based copolymer (a-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 200,000 to 1,000,000 and a P3HA-based copolymer (a-2) having a weight average molecular weight larger than that of the copolymer (a-1), and crosslinked resin particles (B) comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate-based resin and having a gel fraction of 50% or more.
This binder composition for a lithium composite phosphorous oxide-containing positive electrode contains an aqueous medium and core-shell particles. The core-shell particles are core-shell particles 1 or core-shell particles 2 described later. The core-shell particle 1 includes a core (C1) and a shell layer (S1) positioned outside the core (C1). The core (C1) includes a non-diene rubber (R1) having a glass transition temperature of -60°C or higher and lower than 40° C. The shell layer (S1) includes a shell-forming polymer (SP1) having a glass transition temperature of 40-120° C. The core-shell particle 2 includes a core (C2) and a shell layer (S2) positioned outside the core (C2). The core (C2) is composed of a polymer, the shell layer (S2) is composed of a shell-forming polymer (SP2), and the core (C2) contains an aliphatic conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound as constituent monomers.
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
C08F 279/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of monomers having two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds as defined in group on to polymers of conjugated dienes
H01M 4/13 - Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulatorsProcesses of manufacture thereof
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
A method for producing a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin-containing molded article includes the step of obtaining a molded article by introducing an intermediate composition (I) containing a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin into an extruder equipped with a die at a discharge end, melting the intermediate composition (I) in the extruder, extruding the molten intermediate composition (I) through an outlet of the die, and cooling and solidifying the extruded intermediate composition (I). The intermediate composition (I) exhibits a melting point peak (i) with a peak temperature of 165° C. or higher in differential scanning calorimetry, and a crystalline melting enthalpy calculated for the melting point peak (i) is 0.5 J/g or more.
C08G 63/06 - Polyesters derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids
A resin composition for T-die extrusion molding contains: 100 parts by weight of a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A); 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of a layered clay mineral (B) having a mean particle diameter D50 of 1 to 5 μm and a specific surface area, as determined by BET method, of 10 to 40 m2/g; and 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of a fatty acid amide compound (C). The resin composition has a melt viscosity, as measured at a temperature of 175° C. and a shear rate of 122 s−1 of 300 to 1000 Pa·s.
C08L 67/04 - Polyesters derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones
C08G 63/06 - Polyesters derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids
D21H 19/40 - Coatings with pigments characterised by the pigments siliceous, e.g. clays
D21H 19/62 - Macromolecular organic compounds or oligomers thereof obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
Provided is a molding film comprising a curable coating layer. The molding film can conform to the surface shape of a molded body that has a deep-drawn shape and, after the curable coating layer has been cured, exhibits excellent surface hardness, scratch resistance, chemical resistance and high weather resistance, and in particular exhibits high weather resistance not only when laminated on transparent substrates, but also when laminated on colored substrates. Also provided are a molded body that uses this molding film as well as a method for producing a molded body that uses this molding film and an article comprising the molded body. The present invention relates to a molding film comprising an acrylic resin film (A) and a curable coating layer (B) disposed directly on at least one surface of the acrylic resin film (A). The curable coating layer (B) comprises an actinic radiation-curable resin composition comprising: a polymer (a) that contains an actinic radiation-reactive functional group and does not contain a urethane bond group in the structure; and a hindered amine light stabilizer (b) that is reactive with the actinic radiation-reactive functional group in the polymer (a).
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
B32B 27/18 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin characterised by the use of special additives
C08F 265/04 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of unsaturated monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof as defined in group on to polymers of esters
C08L 33/06 - Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
C09D 201/06 - Coating compositions based on unspecified macromolecular compounds characterised by the presence of specified groups containing oxygen atoms
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFORMED PLANT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING PLANT
The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a novel method for more efficiently producing a transformed plant; and a novel method for more efficiently transforming a plant. A method for producing a transformed plant, according to the present invention, includes: an explant acquisition step for acquiring an explant of a plant body; a gene introduction step for introducing an exogenous gene into the explant and culturing the explant in a medium; a callus induction step for culturing the explant after the gene introduction step in a callus induction medium to induce callus formation; and a redifferentiation step for culturing the culture after the callus induction step in a redifferentiation medium, the method further including a division step for dividing the explant after the gene introduction step and before the redifferentiation step.
An object is to provide a resin composition that can provide a molded product having excellent impact resistance. The object is attained by a resin composition containing: a P3HA-based resin component (A) that contains a P3HA-based copolymer (a-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 450,000 to 1,000,000 and a P3HA-based copolymer (a-2) having a weight average molecular weight greater by 100,000 or more than that of (a-1); and inorganic particles (B).
The present invention provides: a liquid composition that is suitably used for forming a photoelectric conversion layer in a perovskite solar cell and that imparts excellent durability to the perovskite solar cell; a perovskite solar cell that includes the photoelectric conversion layer formed using the liquid composition; and a method for producing the perovskite solar cell using the liquid composition. The photoelectric conversion layer in the perovskite solar cell is formed using a liquid composition containing: a lead halide and/or a tin halide (A); a formamidine hydrohalide and/or a methylamine hydrohalide (B); and as a solvent (C), a high boiling point solvent (C1) having a boiling point under atmospheric pressure of more than 130°C, and a low boiling point solvent (C2) having a boiling point under atmospheric pressure of 0-130°C.
H10K 30/40 - Organic devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation comprising a p-i-n structure, e.g. having a perovskite absorber between p-type and n-type charge transport layers
H10K 30/57 - Photovoltaic [PV] devices comprising multiple junctions, e.g. tandem PV cells
H10K 39/15 - Organic photovoltaic [PV] modulesArrays of single organic PV cells comprising both organic PV cells and inorganic PV cells
H10K 71/15 - Deposition of organic active material using liquid deposition, e.g. spin coating characterised by the solvent used
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PUNCTURE NEEDLE, PUNCTURE CATHETER PROVIDED WITH PUNCTURE NEEDLE, AND CATHETER SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH PUNCTURE CATHETER
A puncture needle is a medical puncture needle having a longitudinal direction and including a tubular member having an inner cavity extending in the longitudinal direction of the puncture needle and a helical member in which a wire is wound helically around the tubular member. A distal end portion of the wire and the tubular member are not fixed to each other, or the distal end portion of the wire and the tubular member are not in contact with each other. A puncture catheter includes the puncture needle, and a catheter system includes the puncture catheter.
The present invention provides a power supply system capable of identifying a location where series arc discharge or parallel arc discharge occurs. It is configured that a noise detection means is provided in a positive-electrode-side wiring portion or a negative-electrode-side wiring portion and is located closer to a power supply module than a connection portion with a bypass wiring portion, and an arc determination unit determines that series arc discharge has occurred closer to the power supply module than the bypass wiring portion when a condition (1) or (2) below is satisfied. (1) A series switch unit is closer to the power supply module than the bypass wiring portion, and the arc detection unit detects series arc discharge and the noise detection means detects predetermined current noise or predetermined high frequency noise in a state where the series switch unit is closed and a parallel switch unit is closed. (2) A series switch unit is closer to a power conversion device than the bypass wiring portion, and the arc detection unit detects series arc discharge and the noise detection means detects predetermined current noise or predetermined high frequency noise in a state where a parallel switch unit is closed.
H02H 1/00 - Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements
H02H 3/033 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection Details with several disconnections in a preferential order
H02H 3/22 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to excess voltage of short duration, e.g. lightning
H02S 50/00 - Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
A handle having an inner cavity configured to receive a tube connected to a puncture needle is provided. The handle includes a contact member including a portion that is in contact with an outer surface of the tube. In a cross-section passing through a central axis of the tube and extending along a longitudinal direction of the tube, the outer surface of the tube includes a plurality of contact portions that are in contact with the contact member and a non-contact portion that is present between the contact portions and is not in contact with the contact member, and the puncture needle and the contact member are electrically connected to each other via the contact portions. A catheter system includes the handle.
A solid composition that controls the decrease of reduced coenzyme Q10 due to its oxidation during storage is described. The solid composition contains a co-crystal of reduced coenzyme Q10, an emulsifier, and an antioxidant. Additionally, a method for producing a particulate solid composition containing a co-crystal of reduced coenzyme Q10, an emulsifier, an antioxidant, and a binder is described. The method includes granulating a mixture containing the co-crystal of reduced coenzyme Q10, the emulsifier, the antioxidant, the binder, and a liquid binder.
A puncture catheter (100) has: a needle member (70) having a medical puncture needle (1); and a connection member (40) having a lumen (40e) and connected to a proximal portion of the needle member (70). The connection member (40) has a spacer (43) disposed in the lumen (40e) on a proximal side relative to the needle member (70).
A pluripotent stem cell that has higher efficiency of differentiation and is still inhibited from spontaneously differentiating into all three germ layers is produced. A pluripotent stem cell is suspension-cultured in a liquid medium containing a PKCβ inhibitor and a WNT inhibitor, and then suspension-cultured in a liquid medium not substantially containing a PKCβ inhibitor and/or a WNT inhibitor.
An object of the present invention is to achieve a graphite composite excellent in thermal diffusion ability with an anisotropic graphite laminate having reduced susceptibility to cracking. The object can be accomplished with a graphite composite including: an anisotropic graphite laminate in which, in XYZ space, two or more graphite sheets are stacked on top of each other, in the Y axis direction, with a resin layer between adjacent graphite sheets, and crystal orientation planes of graphite layers are disposed in parallel to the X-Z plane, wherein the anisotropic graphite laminate has a first principal face and a second principal face each parallel to the X-Y plane; a first metal layer on the first principal face; a second metal layer on the second principal face; and a reinforcing layer parallel to the Y-Z plane, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer each have a thickness of 2 μm to 50 μm.
B32B 9/00 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 9/04 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
B32B 37/24 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with at least one layer not being coherent before laminating, e.g. made up from granular material sprinkled onto a substrate
B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
B32B 43/00 - Operations specially adapted for layered products and not otherwise provided for, e.g. repairingApparatus therefor
A method for producing a thermally conductive sheet having excellent thermal conductivity, an excellent temporary attachment property, and excellent adhesion, includes: a primary sheet forming step of obtaining a primary sheet by forming, in sheet form, a mixture containing graphite particles (A), an organic polymer compound (B), and a solvent; a laminate forming step of obtaining a laminate, by stacking a plurality of the primary sheets while applying pressure so that thickness of the primary sheets is reduced; and a slicing step of slicing a multilayer cross section of the laminate.
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
A thermally conductive sheet containing a composition that contains graphite particles (A) and an organic polymer compound (B) which contains an acrylic ester-based resin containing a carboxyl group in an amount of 0.010 mmol/g to 0.410 mmol/g, the graphite particles (A) being oriented in a thickness direction of the thermally conductive sheet is provided as a thermally conductive sheet that has high graphite binding capacity and excellent adhesion to an adherend.
The polyamic acid composition contains the polyamic acid, an organic solvent, an aminophenol, and a methyl aminobenzoate. The polyamic acid includes a 4-aminophenyl-4-aminobenzoate residue as a diamine residue. The content of the 4-aminophenyl-4-aminobenzoate residue is 70 mol % or more with respect to the total amount of diamine residues included in the polyamic acid. The content of the aminophenol is 1 ppm by mass or more and 30 ppm by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the sample. The content of the methyl aminobenzoate is 0.01 ppm by mass or more and 0.10 ppm by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the sample. The contents of aminophenol and methyl aminobenzoate are obtained by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using a sample obtained by diluting the polyamic acid composition so that the concentration of the polyamic acid is 1 mass %.
C09D 179/08 - PolyimidesPolyester-imidesPolyamide-imidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
C03C 17/32 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with organic material with synthetic or natural resins
C08G 73/10 - PolyimidesPolyester-imidesPolyamide-imidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
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PROCESSING DEVICE FOR ARTIFICIAL HAIR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HAIR BUNDLE FOR ARTIFICIAL HAIR
The present invention provides: a processing device for a bundle of artificial hair, which can be used to produce a fiber bundle for artificial hair having uneven hair tips that are cohesive with fewer hackling passes compared to conventional devices; and a method for producing a hair bundle for artificial hair, with which a hair bundle for artificial hair can be produced more efficiently compared to conventional methods. The processsng device for artificial hair has a hair bundle supply unit, a flattening processing unit that spreads a hair bundle into a strip to form a flat hair bundle, a conveying unit that conveys the flat hair bundle, and a cutting unit that cuts the flat hair bundle. The cutting unit has a first blade member having a plurality of first blade parts, and a second blade member. The first blade member has a first blade group in which, when the flattened hair bundle is viewed in plan, the first blade parts are arranged side-by-side at intervals with at least a component in the width direction of the flattened hair bundle, and which has first gaps between adjacent first blade parts. The second blade member has a second blade part extending with at least a component in the width direction of the flattened hair bundle at a position overlapping with the first gaps in the conveyance direction of the flattened hair bundle.
B26D 1/06 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
Provided is a balloon catheter which is leak-resistant and in which it is possible to supply a high-pressure fluid to an inflation tube. This balloon catheter includes: a shaft; a first balloon and a plurality of second balloons, the first and second balloons being arranged in a distal part of the shaft; and a first inflation tube and a plurality of second inflation tubes, the first and second inflation tubes being arranged in a lumen of the shaft. The lumen of the first inflation tube communicates with the lumen of the shaft and the lumen of the first balloon, and the lumens of the plurality of second inflation tubes communicate with the lumen of the shaft and the lumens of the second balloons. The shaft has: a first section, on the proximal side, in which the first inflation tube and the plurality of second inflation tubes are arranged; and a second section which is on the distal side of the first section and in which the first inflation tube and the plurality of second inflation tubes are arranged. In the first section, the shaft and the second inflation tubes are fixed to each other, and in the second section, the shaft and the second inflation tubes are not fixed to each other.
Provided is a balloon catheter with which a medicine is easily released from a balloon surface and with which it is possible to effectively administer the medicine to a target tissue. A balloon catheter having a balloon (20), wherein: the balloon (20) has a balloon body part (30) and a medicine layer (40) that is disposed on the radially outer side of the balloon body part (30) in the radial direction y and contains a medicine; the medicine layer (40) contains a plurality of columnar crystals (41) of the medicine; the longitudinal axis of each of the plurality of columnar crystals (41) has a vertical component extending in the radial direction y and a parallel component extending parallel to a plane perpendicular to the radial direction y; the plurality of columnar crystals (41) include columnar crystals (41P) in which the vertical component of the extension direction of the longitudinal axis is greater than the parallel component; and the balloon (20) has contact regions (40a) in which the outer surface of the balloon body part (30) and the medicine layer (40) are in contact with each other, and gaps (50) in which the outer surface of the balloon body part (30) and the medicine layer (40) are set away from each other.
Provided is a balloon catheter by which a drug layer can be easily disposed on the surface of a balloon during expansion, and the drug layer can be efficiently brought into contact with a target tissue. The balloon catheter comprises an expandable/contractible balloon (20). The balloon (20) comprises: a balloon body section (30) having a longitudinal direction x and a radial direction y; and a drug layer (40) disposed outward of the balloon body section (30) in the radial direction y and containing a drug. In a contracted state of the balloon (20), the drug layer (40) has a raised portion (45) that is raised in the radial direction y, and the length 45t in the radial direction y from the outer surface of the balloon body section (30) to an outermost end (45A) of the raised portion (45) is at least twice the thickness 40t of the drug layer (40).
In this balloon catheter comprising a balloon (10), a drug layer (31) is provided on an outer surface of the balloon (10), a crack (32) is formed on a surface of the drug layer (31), a protective layer (33) is provided on an outer surface of the drug layer (31), and the protective layer (33) covers at least a portion of the crack (32).
A puncture catheter (100) has: a medical puncture needle (1) that has a longitudinal direction (x) and has a lumen (1e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x); a first cylindrical member (10) that has a lumen (10e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x) of the puncture needle (1) and that is connected to the puncture needle (1); and a second cylindrical member (20) that is disposed in the lumen (10e) of the first cylindrical member (10), has a lumen (20e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x) of the puncture needle (1) and through which a liquid passes, and is connected to the puncture needle (1). In a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (x) of the puncture needle (1), the inside diameter of the second cylindrical member (20) in a natural state in a first direction (20x) is larger than the inside diameter of the second cylindrical member (20) in a natural state in a second direction (20y) perpendicular to the first direction (20x).
A61M 25/14 - Arrangement or shape of fluid flow passages, e.g. of plural fluid passages
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POLYAMIC ACID COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID POLYAMIC ACID COMPOSITION, POLYIMIDE, POLYIMIDE FILM, LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID LAMINATE
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyamic acid composition containing a polyamic acid that has a suitable viscosity and is obtained by specifically using a cyclic ketone-based solvent as an organic solvent in which a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component undergo a satisfactory addition polymerization reaction. The present invention is a polyamic acid composition containing an organic solvent and a polyamic acid that is the product of an addition reaction between a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component in the organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent contains a cyclic ketone-based solvent, and the tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component contains a compound that has diphenyl ether group in each molecule. The tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component more preferably includes a compound having at least two diphenyl ether groups in each molecule.
C08G 73/10 - PolyimidesPolyester-imidesPolyamide-imidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
B05D 7/16 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials to metal, e.g. car bodies using synthetic lacquers or varnishes
B05D 7/24 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
POLYAMIC ACID COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID POLYAMIC ACID COMPOSITION, POLYIMIDE, POLYIMIDE FILM, LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID LAMINATE
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyamic acid composition containing a polyamic acid that has a suitable viscosity and is obtained by specifically using a cyclic ketone-based solvent as an organic solvent in which a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component undergo a satisfactory addition polymerization reaction. The present invention is a polyamic acid composition containing an organic solvent and a polyamic acid that is the product of an addition reaction between a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component in the organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent includes a cyclic ketone-based solvent, and the diamine component includes a compound having one or more ether group, sulfone group, or trifluoromethyl group in each molecule. The diamine component more preferably includes an aromatic diamine compound that has an ether group and has three or more aromatic rings in each molecule. The tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component more preferably includes a compound that has an aromatic ring and an ether group or ketone group as an aromatic ring linking group.
C08G 73/10 - PolyimidesPolyester-imidesPolyamide-imidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
B05D 7/16 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials to metal, e.g. car bodies using synthetic lacquers or varnishes
B05D 7/24 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
B32B 15/088 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin comprising polyamides
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POLYAMIDE ACID, POLYAMIDE ACID COMPOSITION, POLYIMIDE, POLYIMIDE FILM, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A polyamide acid according to the present invention includes a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride residue and a diamine residue. The tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride residue includes a 3,3',4,4'- biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride residue. The diamine residue includes a p-phenylenediamine residue and a siloxane diamine residue. At least one of the tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride residue and the diamine residue further includes a residue derived from a compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked via a linking group. The linking group is one or more items selected from the group consisting of ether groups and ester groups.
Provided are: a perovskite solar cell excellent in durability; a liquid composition suitably used for forming a photoelectric conversion layer in manufacturing of the perovskite solar cell; and a method for manufacturing the perovskite solar cell using the liquid composition. A perovskite solar cell (1) comprises, in the given order, the following: a first electrode layer (20), a hole transport layer (30), a photoelectric conversion layer (40), an electron transport layer (50), and a second electrode layer (60). Contained between the first electrode layer (20) and the second electrode layer (60) is: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid compounds, phenolic compounds, and unsaturated compounds; at least one oxygen atom-containing compound selected from succinic acid compounds and phosphorus compounds; or diphosphorus pentoxide.
H10K 30/40 - Organic devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation comprising a p-i-n structure, e.g. having a perovskite absorber between p-type and n-type charge transport layers
H10K 30/57 - Photovoltaic [PV] devices comprising multiple junctions, e.g. tandem PV cells
H10K 71/12 - Deposition of organic active material using liquid deposition, e.g. spin coating
H10K 85/50 - Organic perovskitesHybrid organic-inorganic perovskites [HOIP], e.g. CH3NH3PbI3
H10K 85/60 - Organic compounds having low molecular weight
A film according to the present invention contains a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin (A) and a polylactic acid-based resin (B). The poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin (A) contains a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based copolymer (A-1), and the content of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based copolymer (A-1) is from 55-85 wt% with respect to the total weight of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin (A) and the polylactic acid-based resin (B). The polylactic acid-based resin (B) contains a polylactic acid-based resin (B-1) having no melting point peak in differential scanning calorimetry, and the content of the polylactic acid-based resin (B-1) is from 15-45 wt% with respect to the total weight of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin (A) and the polylactic acid-based resin (B).
This solar cell module is provided with a module body (2) comprising: a plate-shaped solar cell (3) comprising a front surface (3a) and a rear surface (3b); a front-side protective plate (4) facing the front surface (3a) of the solar cell (3) and having translucency; and a rear-side protective plate body (51) facing the rear surface (3b) of the solar cell (3) and sandwiching the solar cell (3) between the rear-side protective plate body (51) and the front-side protective plate (4). The module body (2) comprises a non-power generation part (R2), which is a part where the solar cell (3) is not disposed, at a peripheral edge portion. The non-power generation part (R2) includes a reflection region (R20) capable of reflecting light transmitted through the front-side protective plate (4) at least to the front surface side at a position closer to the rear surface side than the solar cell (3), and a non-reflection region (R21) that does not reflect light incident on the front-side protective plate (4).
H10F 19/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group , e.g. photovoltaic modules
H10F 77/42 - Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
This solar power generation system comprising a plurality of solar cell blocks, each of which includes one or more solar cells and independently outputs power, and an output circuit that outputs power from the plurality of solar cell blocks to the outside, wherein the output circuit comprises: a single main busbar that connects the solar cell blocks in series; a plurality of bypass units that are respectively provided for the solar cell blocks to bypass the solar cell blocks; a plurality of switching units that are respectively provided for the solar cell blocks to switch the state of each solar cell block between a connected state in which the solar cell block is electrically inserted in the main busbar and an internal loop state in which the solar cell block is disconnected from the main busbar and short-circuited via a load resistor; a plurality of block output detection units that each detect the voltage or current of a load resistor; and a switching control unit that controls the bypass units and the switching units on the basis of the values detected by the block output detection units.
G05F 1/67 - Regulating electric power to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
H10F 19/70 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group , e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising bypass diodes
H10K 39/12 - Electrical configurations of PV cells, e.g. series connections or parallel connections
H10K 39/15 - Organic photovoltaic [PV] modulesArrays of single organic PV cells comprising both organic PV cells and inorganic PV cells
Provided is a balloon catheter with which a drug transferred from a balloon to a blood vessel wall does not easily separate from the blood vessel wall. This balloon catheter has a balloon (20). The balloon (20) has a balloon body part (30) having a longitudinal direction x and a radial direction y, and a drug layer (40) that is disposed outward of the balloon body part (30) in the radial direction y and contains a drug. The drug layer (40) has a radial crystal group (42) including a plurality of columnar crystals (41) of the drug arranged radially. In a cross section in the longitudinal direction x, the radial crystal group (42) has a fan shape, and the central angle θ of the fan shape exceeds 180°.
A puncture catheter (100) comprises a medical puncture needle (1) that has a longitudinal direction (x) and has a lumen (1e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x), a first tubular member (10) that has a lumen (10e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x) of the puncture needle (1) and is connected to the puncture needle (1), and a second tubular member (20) that is disposed in the lumen (10e) of the first tubular member (10), has a lumen (20e) extending in the longitudinal direction (x) of the puncture needle (1) and through which a liquid passes, and is connected to the puncture needle (1), wherein a flow path (50) to which a fluid is supplied is present between the first tubular member (10) and the second tubular member (20).
In a solar cell module according to the present invention, a plurality of solar cells are sandwiched between a light receiving-side protective plate and a back side protective plate that are opposite of each other with a plastic resin-containing sealing material interposed therebetween. The back side protective plate has a wire extraction hole penetrating in the thickness direction, a plurality of strip-shaped extraction wires connected to the plurality of solar cells pass through the wire extraction hole, and a portion of each of the plurality of extraction wires that passes through the wire extraction hole and exits to the outside of the back side protective plate includes a curved region that is curved in the thickness direction. The sealing material fills a space of the wire extraction hole and protrudes to the outside of the wire extraction hole to form a protrusion, and the curved region of each of the plurality of extraction wires is wrapped in the sealing material inside the wire extraction hole and at the protrusion.
H02S 40/34 - Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
H10F 19/80 - Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells
A solar cell module (1) in which a plurality of solar cells are sandwiched, via a sealing material (4), between a light-receiving side protective plate (3) and a back side protective plate (2) that are opposite of each other, wherein the back side protective plate (2) has wire extraction holes (30) penetrating in the thickness direction, the plurality of solar cells are connected to strip-shaped extraction wires (5) for extracting current to the outside of the module (1), the extraction wires (5) are extracted to the outside of the module (1) through the wire extraction holes (30), two extraction wires (5) connected to the plurality of solar cells are inserted in one of the wire extraction holes (30) from different directions, and the two extraction wires (5) are disposed so as to be offset in a direction along the surface in plan view and intersect each other at an angle in side view.
H10F 19/90 - Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers
H02S 40/34 - Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
H10F 19/80 - Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells
Provided is a solar cell module (1) in which a plurality of solar cells are sandwiched between a light-receiving-side protective plate (2) and a back-side protective plate (3) that face each other with a sealing material (4) interposed therebetween, wherein the back-side protective plate (3) has a wiring extraction hole (30) that penetrates in the thickness direction, a band-shaped extraction wiring (5) for extracting current to the outside of the module (1) is connected to the plurality of solar cells, the extraction wiring (5) is extracted to the outside of the module (1) through the wiring extraction hole (30), and the extraction wiring (5) has an expansion/contraction part (53) in which the expansion/contraction rate in the extension direction is set to be greater than that of other portions.
H10F 19/90 - Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers
H02S 40/34 - Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
H10F 19/80 - Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells
The object is to provide, without use of an epoxy resin, a curable composition which has good workability and which has excellent adhesiveness even after an alkaline treatment. The object is attained by providing a curable composition containing: (A) 100 parts by weight of an organic polymer having a hydrolyzable silyl group; (B) 3 parts by weight to 35 parts by weight of at least one type of process oil selected from the group consisting of paraffinic process oils, naphthenic process oils, and aromatic process oils; (C) 20 parts by weight to 200 parts by weight of silica sand; and (D) 2 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a silane compound having an epoxy group and/or a silane compound having an amino group.
Provided is an in-vivo indwelling tool (1) comprising: a coil (10) having a lumen (11); and a linear extension resistance member (20) disposed in the lumen (11), the extension resistance member (20) having a drug (60) disposed on the surface thereof. The extension resistance member (20) has a wavy part (40) having peak parts (41) and valley parts (45) arranged alternately in the longitudinal direction (x) of the coil (10). The drug amount per unit length in the longitudinal direction (x) of the coil (10) at the valley parts (45) is greater than the drug amount per unit length in the longitudinal direction (x) of the coil (10) at the peak parts (41).
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
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IN-VIVO INDWELLING TOOL AND PLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR IN-VIVO INDWELLING TOOL
Provided is an in-vivo indwelling tool (1) comprising a coil (10) which has a lumen (11) and a stretch resistance member (20) which is disposed in the lumen (11), which has a longitudinal axis direction, and a surface of which is provided with a drug (60), wherein the shape of the stretch resistance member (20) in a first cross-section, which is at a first position (21) in the longitudinal axis direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction, and the shape of the stretch resistance member (20) in a second cross-section, which is at a second position (22) in the longitudinal axis direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction, differ from each other.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
47.
POLYACRYLONITRILE-BASED ARTIFICIAL HAIR, HEAD ORNAMENT PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
A polyacrylonitrile-based artificial hair has a broad bean-shaped transverse cross section having an outer peripheral shape that includes an upper peripheral portion with a recessed portion having a curved shape at the center, and a lower peripheral portion curved in an arc. In the broad bean-shaped transverse cross section, a ratio of a longest diameter Lf to a shortest diameter Sf is 1.20 or more, and a ratio of a smallest cross-sectional thickness a of the recessed portion to a largest cross-sectional thickness b of protrusions on both sides of the recessed portion is 0.51 to 0.91. A major axis of the broad bean-shaped transverse cross section is located above a bottom of the recessed portion. The major axis is a longest line segment among line segments connecting any two points on an outer periphery of the broad bean-shaped transverse cross section.
D01D 5/253 - Formation of filaments, threads, or the like with a non-circular cross sectionSpinnerette packs therefor
D01F 6/32 - Monocomponent man-made filaments or the like of synthetic polymersManufacture thereof from copolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds comprising halogenated hydrocarbons as the major constituent
D01F 6/40 - Modacrylic fibres, i.e. containing 35 to 85% acrylonitrile
An object is to provide a granulated product that contains an aliphatic polyester and that has a high bulk density and high flowability. The object is achieved by a method for producing a granulated product that includes aliphatic polyester, the method including the step of performing compression granulation of a powder that contains an aliphatic polyester and that has a bulk density of 0.30 g/cm3 to 0.50 g/cm3.
B29B 9/08 - Making granules by agglomerating smaller particles
B01J 2/22 - Processes or devices for granulating materials, in generalRendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by pressing in moulds or between rollers
B29K 67/00 - Use of polyesters as moulding material
Provided is a catheter with which it is easy to determine the orientation within a body. The catheter has: a first tubular member; a second tubular member adjacent to the first tubular member in the radial direction; an outer tubular member having a fixed part that includes a part of the first tubular member and is fixed to the first tubular member, and a non-fixed part that is positioned on a proximal side relative to the fixed part and is not fixed to the first tubular member; a first linear member at least a part of which is disposed in the outer tubular member; a second linear member at least a part of which is disposed in the outer tubular member. In a side view of the catheter, in a field of view in which the central axis of the first tubular member and the central axis of the second tubular member do not overlap, the second linear member has an intersection part that intersects the first linear member on the proximal side relative to the fixed part of the outer tubular member.
Provided is a catheter with which it is easy to grasp an orientation in a body. This catheter has: a first tubular member; a second tubular member adjacent to the first tubular member in the radial direction; an outer tubular member having a fixed part that includes a part of the first tubular member and is fixed to the first tubular member, and a non-fixed part that is positioned on a proximal side relative to the fixed part and is not fixed to the first tubular member; a first linear member at least a part of which is disposed in the outer tubular member; and a second linear member at least a part of which is disposed in the outer tubular member. In a side view of the catheter, in a field of view in which the central axis of the first tubular member and the central axis of the second tubular member overlap, the second linear member has an intersection part that intersects the first linear member on the proximal side relative to the fixed part of the outer tubular member.
This hot-melt curable composition comprises: a graft copolymer (P) in which a (meth) acrylic acid ester polymer block (A) having a reactive silicon group represented by -SiR13-aaa (where R1 represents a 1-20C substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group; X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; a represents 2 or 3) and a polymer block (B) selected from the group consisting of a (meth) acrylic acid ester polymer block, a polyoxyalkylene polymer block, and a hydrocarbon-based polymer block, are bonded in the order of A-B-A; and a reactive silicon group-containing compound (C) having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 150°C or higher and having no amino group.
C08L 55/00 - Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers, obtained by polymerisation reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, not provided for in groups
C08F 290/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers modified by introduction of aliphatic unsaturated end or side groups
C09J 133/00 - Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereofAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
C09J 155/00 - Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers, obtained by polymerisation reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, not provided for in groups
C09J 171/00 - Adhesives based on polyethers obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chainAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
52.
RESIN COMPOSITION FOR AIR BUBBLE CUSHIONING MATERIAL AND RESIN FILM
This resin composition, which can constitute an air bubble cushioning material, includes a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin component. Said resin component contains at least two types of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resins, and the average mole fraction of a 3-hydroxybutyrate unit in the resin component is 70 mol% or more and less than 90 mol%. The resin component includes a copolymer (A) of the 3-hydroxybutyrate unit and another hydroxyalkanoate unit, where the mole fraction of the other hydroxyalkanoate unit is 24 mol% or more, and the ratio occupied by the copolymer (A) in the resin component exceeds 30 wt%. The resin composition has a melt viscosity of 500-1,700 Pa·s as measured at 170 °C and 122 sec-1, and the ratio of the drawdown time (sec) required to drop 30 cm to the melt viscosity is 0.025-0.080 sec/(Pa·s).
This foam cushioning material includes a cap film on which a plurality of protrusions are formed and a back film laminated on the back surface of the cap film, with gas sealed between the protrusions and the back film, and is molded from a resin composition containing 50 wt.% or more of a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin component. The resin composition may be melted and directly molded into the foam cushioning material, or a resin film may be manufactured by being molded from the resin composition, and then the resin film may be molded into the foam cushioning material.
Provided is a photovoltaic power generation system (1) comprising: a plurality of solar cell blocks (10) that are connected in series; a plurality of bypass diodes (20) that respectively connect both ends of the plurality of solar cell blocks (10); a voltage detector (31) that detects the voltage of a series connection circuit (30) of the solar cell blocks (10); a current detector (32) that detects the current of the series connection circuit (30) of the solar cell blocks (10); a voltage regulator (41) that regulates the operating voltage of the series connection circuit (30) of the plurality of solar cell blocks (10) to a set voltage; and a control device (50) that controls the set voltage on the basis of the detection values of the voltage detector (31) and the current detector (32). The control device (50) has: a characteristic measurement unit (52) that measures the power-voltage characteristic and the current-voltage characteristic by changing the set voltage; and a voltage setting unit (53) that sets the set voltage to a peak-time voltage at which no peak-time voltage at which the current in the current-voltage characteristic exceeds a predetermined current threshold exists on the high voltage side, among peak-time voltages at which the power in the power-voltage characteristic reaches a peak.
An optical film having an acrylic resin film including an acrylic resin, and an easy-adhesion layer formed on the acrylic resin film is provided. The acrylic resin film has a glass transition temperature of at least 120° C., the sum of kurtosis Rku on both sides of the optical film is 10 to 50, and an internal haze of the optical film is at most 1.0%.
This film comprises a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin component containing a copolymer (A) which is formed of a 3-hydroxybutyrate unit and another hydroxyalkanoate unit and in which the content proportion of the 3-hydroxybutyrate unit is 76-90 mol%. The average content proportion of the 3-hydroxybutyrate unit in all monomer units forming the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)-based resin component is 86.0 mol% or less. The arithmetic mean curvature (Spc) of a peak measured for at least one surface of the film is 450 mm-1 or more.
Provided is a balloon for a balloon catheter that can easily secure the balloon to the lesion and prevent the balloon from slipping from the lesion while efficiently incising the lesion. A balloon (2) having a straight tubular part (23), proximal tapered part (22), proximal sleeve part (21), distal tapered part (24), and distal sleeve part (25), and having a balloon body (20) having a belt-like area (40) extending in the longitudinal axis direction (x), the belt-like area (40) having a first region (41) consisting of a protrusion part having a height (H) from the outer surface of the balloon body (20) and a second region (42) having a lower height than the height (H), and the surface roughness of the second region (42) being larger than the surface roughness of the first region (41).
Provided are crosslinked particles comprising a methyl methacrylate unit and a structural unit derived from a crosslinking monomer, wherein the amount of the methyl methacrylate unit is 70-99.9% by weight inclusive, the amount of the structural unit derived from a crosslinking monomer is 0.1-30% by weight inclusive, the average particle size is 0.5-2.0 μm inclusive, the particle size variation coefficient is 15% or less, and the 5% weight loss temperature is 297°C or more.
The present invention relates to a film containing a polyimide and an acrylic resin. In a film plane, a refractive index n1 in a first direction in which the refractive index is maximum and a refractive index n2 in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction satisfy 100×(n1−n2)/n2≥1.0. The total light transmittance of the film is preferably 85% or more, the haze is preferably 10% or less, and the yellowness index is preferably 5 or less. This film can be produced by, for example, stretching a non-stretched film containing a polyimide and an acrylic resin in at least one direction.
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
G02B 1/04 - Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are madeOptical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
60.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALIPHATIC POLYESTER-BASED FOAM PARTICLES
An object is to provide novel aliphatic polyester-based expanded particles having a low apparent density. The object is attained by a method for producing aliphatic polyester-based expanded particles, including: a dispersing step of, in a vessel, dispersing aliphatic polyester-based resin particles and a blowing agent into an aqueous dispersion medium; and a releasing step of releasing, by opening one end of the vessel, a dispersion slurry in the vessel into an area which has a pressure lower than a pressure inside the vessel and which has a specific temperature and a specific amount of steam.
This curable composition contains a graft-modified styrene elastomer graft-modified with an aromatic vinyl monomer, and an unsaturated compound having two or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon unsaturated double bonds in one molecule. The aromatic vinyl monomer is a compound represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-6 alkyl group. However, at least one of R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 represents a C1-6 alkyl group.
C08F 287/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to block polymers
C08F 291/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to macromolecular compounds according to more than one of the groups on to elastomers
C08J 5/24 - Impregnating materials with prepolymers which can be polymerised in situ, e.g. manufacture of prepregs
The method comprises a dehydration step in which an amidine structure-containing compound (B) and an alkoxysilane-containing dehydrating agent (C) are added to a system containing an organic polymer (A) having a reactive silicon group represented by -SiR13-aaa and the mixture is stirred at 10-90°C under an atmospheric pressure at which (C) substantially does not volatilize and a devolatilization step in which the volatile components contained in the system containing (A) after the dehydration step are devolatilized under reduced pressure . The amount of (C) added is such that the total number of moles of alkoxy groups directly bonded to silicon atoms contained in (C) is 200 mol% or more relative to 100 mol% of the moisture content of the system containing (A) before the dehydration step.
C08L 101/10 - Compositions of unspecified macromolecular compounds characterised by the presence of specified groups containing hydrolysable silane groups
A thermally conductive sheet containing a composition that contains graphite particles (A) and an organic polymer compound (B) which contains an acrylic ester-based resin containing a hydroxyl group in an amount of 0.010 mmol/g to 0.371 mmol/g and which has a weight average molecular weight of not less than 30,000, the graphite particles (A) being oriented in a thickness direction of the thermally conductive sheet is provided as a thermally conductive sheet that has high graphite binding capacity and excellent adhesion to an adherend.
A catheter includes a first tubular member; a second tubular member adjacent to the first tubular member; and an outer member including a portion that encloses at least a portion of the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The distal end of the first tubular member is located on the proximal side of the distal end of the second tubular member, the proximal end of the first tubular member is located on the proximal side of the proximal end of the second tubular member, and the distal end of the outer member is located on the distal side of the distal end of the second tubular member. The outer member includes a first thick portion, a first thin portion located on the proximal side of the first thick portion, and a second thick portion located on the proximal side of the first thin portion.
This graft-modified styrenic elastomer is graft-modified by an aromatic vinyl monomer having no polar group. In the graft-modified styrenic elastomer, the graft ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer is 0.5 mass% or more. The graft ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer is preferably 10.0 mass% or less. This curable composition contains a base material and the graft-modified styrenic elastomer. The base material preferably includes a poly(phenylene ether).
C08F 287/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to block polymers
C08L 51/00 - Compositions of graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsCompositions of derivatives of such polymers
Provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery with which, more than conventional configurations, it is possible to prevent the production of gas due to electrolyte degradation. The invention includes a positive electrode section, a negative electrode section, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte contains an additive that includes a siloxane bond as a main chain and that includes, as at least two side chains of silicon atoms of the siloxane bond, saturated hydrocarbon groups in which hydrogen atoms are unsubstituted or are partially replaced with another atom, and which have carbon numbers that are the same or different.
H01M 10/0567 - Liquid materials characterised by the additives
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
33 (X represents a hydroxy group or a hydrolyzable group), and stirring same at 10°C-90°C under a pressure at which the alkoxysilane-containing dehydration agent (C) does not substantially volatilize; a devolatilization step for devolatilizing a volatile component included in the system including the organic polymer (A) after the dehydration step under reduced pressure; and a mixing step for mixing (C') an alkoxysilane-containing dehydration agent with the system including the organic polymer (A) after the devolatilization step. The amount of the alkoxysilane-containing dehydration agent (C) added in the dehydration step is set such that the total amount in moles of alkoxy groups directly bonded to silicon atoms contained in the alkoxysilane-containing dehydration agent (C) is 100%-300% by mol with respect to 100% by mol of the moisture content of the system including the organic polymer (A) before the dehydration step.
C08L 101/10 - Compositions of unspecified macromolecular compounds characterised by the presence of specified groups containing hydrolysable silane groups
Provided is a graft copolymer comprising a (meth)acrylate ester-based polymer block (A) having a reactive silicon group represented by the formula: -SiR13-aaa, and a (meth)acrylate ester-based polymer block (B) having a number average molecular weight of 7,000 or more. The (meth)acrylate ester-based polymer block (A) and the (meth)acrylate ester-based polymer block (B) are bonded in the order of A-B-A. A reactive silicon group equivalent in the graft copolymer is 0.15 mmol/g or more. A content of an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester contained in the polymer block (A), in which the carbon number of the alkyl is 7 or more, is 0-10 wt% in the graft copolymer. A content of an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester contained in the polymer block (A), in which the carbon number of the alkyl is 3 or less, is 25 wt% or more in the graft copolymer.
C08F 290/04 - Polymers provided for in subclasses or
C08F 265/06 - Polymerisation of acrylate or methacrylate esters on to polymers thereof
C09J 151/00 - Adhesives based on graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
C09J 155/00 - Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers, obtained by polymerisation reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, not provided for in groups
69.
BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR INFLATING BALLOONS OF BALLOON CATHETER
A balloon catheter having balloons having large diameters and high withstanding pressures, a balloon catheter having balloons easily insertable into a blood vessel, each of the balloons being inflatable to have a large diameter and also having a perfusion function at the time of inflation, and a method for inflating the balloons of the balloon catheters are provided. A balloon catheter includes a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal side to a distal side, a first balloon disposed at a distal part of the shaft, and a balloon group including a plurality of second balloons arranged in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of the first balloon. When the first balloon and the balloon group are inflated, adjacent ones of the second balloons constituting the balloon group are in contact with each other.
A novel crystalline complex of nicotinamide mononucleotide that is stable and highly safe is provided. The crystalline complex contains nicotinamide mononucleotide and a phenylalanine-based compound. The crystalline complex has L-phenylalanine or aspartame as the phenylalanine-based compound. The crystalline complex having L-phenylalanine as the phenylalanine-based compound has peaks at diffraction angles (2θ) of 19.7±0.2°, 26.4±0.2°, and 32.8±0.2° in a diffraction pattern of powder X-ray diffraction measured with a Cu-Kα ray as an X-ray source. The crystalline complex having aspartame as the phenylalanine-based compound has peaks at diffraction angles (2θ) of 7.0±0.2°, 10.7±0.2°, 14.4±0.2°, and 29.1±0.2° in a diffraction pattern of powder X-ray diffraction measured with a Cu-Kα ray as an X-ray source.
The present invention relates to a polyacrylonitrile-based fiber for artificial hair, the polyacrylonitrile-based fiber containing an acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the acrylonitrile copolymer contains a constituent unit derived from acrylonitrile and a constituent unit derived from a vinyl halide, the average circularity of a transverse cross section of the polyacrylonitrile-based fiber for artificial hair is 0.80 or greater, and the calculated average inclination angle RΔa of a line roughness curve element in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the fiber is 13.0 to 30.0 degrees on the surface of the polyacrylonitrile-based fiber for artificial hair. As a result of this configuration, provided is a polyacrylonitrile-based fiber for artificial hair, said fiber having favorable curl setting properties when using hot water; a method for manufacturing said fiber; and a head decoration product containing said fiber.
The present invention relates to polyacrylonitrile-based fibers for artificial hair, the polyacrylonitrile-based fibers comprising an acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the average degree of circularity of cross-sections of the polyacrylonitrile-based fibers for artificial hair is 0.80 or more, and the coefficient of variation CV of single-fiber fineness of the polyacrylonitrile-based fibers for artificial hair is 8% or more. Consequently, the present invention provides: polyacrylonitrile-based fibers for artificial hair with good style durability and improved hackling properties; a method for producing same; and a hair ornament product including same.
A balloon catheter including a shaft extending in the longitudinal direction from the proximal side toward the distal side and a plurality of balloons arranged at a distal portion of the shaft is provided. The shaft includes an inner tubular member having a lumen and a tubular member group constituted by a plurality of outer tubular members, each having a lumen, disposed on the outer side with respect to the inner tubular member and aligned in the circumferential direction of the inner tubular member. In a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the shaft includes a portion in which the distance (D10) between the center of a first outer tubular member and the center of a second outer tubular member is larger than the distance (D11) between the center of the first outer tubular member and the center of a third outer tubular member.
A balloon catheter including a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal side toward a distal side and a plurality of balloons disposed at a distal portion of the shaft is provided. The shaft has, in a cross-section at the distal end of the shaft and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, an inner lumen and a lumen group constituted by a plurality of outer lumens disposed on the outer side with respect to the inner lumen and aligned in a circumferential direction of the inner lumen. The shaft includes, in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a portion in which a distance between a center of a first outer lumen and a center of a second outer lumen is larger than a distance between the center of the first outer lumen and a center of a third outer lumen.
A balloon catheter including: a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal side to a distal side; a first balloon disposed at a distal part of the shaft; and a balloon group including a plurality of second balloons disposed outside the first balloon and arranged in a circumferential direction of the first balloon. In an inflated state of the first balloon and the balloon group, a length of the first balloon from a distal end thereof to a proximal end thereof in the longitudinal direction is shorter than a length of at least one of the plurality of second balloons from a distal end thereof to a proximal end thereof in the longitudinal direction.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing PHA, the method being capable of suppressing a decrease in molecular weight and suppressing the generation of fine powder. The problem is solved by a method for producing PHA, the method comprising: (a) a step for enzymatically treating a culture solution containing PHA-containing bacterial cells to obtain a PHA aqueous suspension; (b) a step for heating the obtained aqueous suspension at (Tm-50) °C to (Tm-25) °C; (c) a step for further heating the obtained aqueous suspension at (Tm-17) °C to (Tm-2) °C; and (d) a step for cooling the obtained aqueous suspension, wherein the pH of the aqueous suspension during the heating is 2.0 to 5.0.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing PHA, the method being capable of suppressing the generation of fine powder. The problem is solved by a method for producing PHA, the method comprising: (a) a step for enzymatically treating a culture solution containing PHA-containing bacterial cells to obtain an aqueous PHA suspension; (b) a step for heating the aqueous suspension obtained in step (a) at a heating rate of 50 °C/sec to 180 °C/sec to a temperature ranging from (Tm-32) °C to (Tm-2) °C (where, Tm is the melting point of the PHA); and (c) a step for cooling the obtained aqueous suspension, wherein the pH of the aqueous suspension during heating is 2.0-5.0.
A modifier for polyamide resins that can improve the impact strength and fluidity of a polyamide resin composition while keeping its high visual quality intact is provided. The modifier for polyamide resins contains polymer particles and an acid. Each of the polymer particles has a core-shell structure composed of a shell layer and one or more core layers. At least one of the core layers is formed of polybutadiene, poly(butadiene-styrene), or acrylic rubber. The shell layer is formed of a polymer comprising structural units derived from monomer components containing 50 wt % or more of a methacrylic ester monomer and 0 to 50 wt % of another monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester monomer.
A production method and a production apparatus of a low-molecular weight aliphatic polyester-based resin within a short time and with high accuracy are provided. The method includes mixing an aliphatic polyester-based resin and an alkali in a reaction tank. The mixing includes controlling an amount of addition of the alkali and/or a rate of addition of the alkali based on a molecular weight of the aliphatic polyester-based resin in the reaction tank.
C08G 63/91 - Polymers modified by chemical after-treatment
B01J 8/08 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with moving particles
80.
METHOD OF PRODUCING TRANSFORMED CELL OR PLANT BODY OF MAIZE, NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT, AND METHOD OF INTRODUCING NUCLEIC ACID INTO CELL OR PLANT BODY OF MAIZE
A method of producing a transformed cell or plant body of maize of the present invention includes overexpressing, in a cell or plant body of maize, 1) a nucleic acid encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the polypeptide having a function of promoting cell division of maize, or 2) a nucleic acid encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, or a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, the polypeptide having a function of promoting cell division of maize, the overexpressing being controlled by a promoter including a 35S promoter of Cauliflower mosaic virus.
This method for producing a biomass-derived hydroxyalkanoic acid ester comprises: (1) causing a polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing microorganism to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate particles in a system containing water; (2) dispersing the produced polyhydroxyalkanoate particles in an alcohol; (3) converting the polyhydroxyalkanoate that constitutes the polyhydroxyalkanoate particles into a hydroxyalkanoic acid ester in the alcohol dispersion to obtain a reaction product containing the hydroxyalkanoic acid ester; (4) adjusting the pH of the reaction product within the range of 3.5-13, inclusive; and (5-1) distilling the pH-adjusted reaction product to isolate the hydroxyalkanoic acid ester.
C07C 69/675 - Esters of carboxylic acids having esterified carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms and having any of the groups OH, O-metal, —CHO, keto, ether, acyloxy, groups, groups, or in the acid moiety of saturated acids of saturated hydroxy-carboxylic acids
C07C 1/24 - Preparation of hydrocarbons from one or more compounds, none of them being a hydrocarbon starting from organic compounds containing only oxygen atoms as hetero atoms by elimination of water
C07C 29/149 - Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen-containing functional group of C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a PHA having a low water content. The object is attained by providing a method for producing a PHA, including a filtration step of filtering an aqueous PHA suspension having a pH of 2.5 to 5.5, by filter-pressing with use of a filter medium having an air permeability of 0.1 cm3/cm2/min to 2.5 cm3/cm2/min, the aqueous PHA suspension having a liquid density of 0.50 g/mL to 1.08 g/mL in the filtration step, the filtration step including a compression step and an air blow step.
An extruded film contains a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer (A) and a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (B). The copolymer (A) may include at least two poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymers differing in the types and/or proportions of constituent monomers. The copolymer (A) may include a copolymer (A-1) that contains 3-hydroxybutyrate units and other hydroxyalkanoate units, and in which the proportion of the other hydroxyalkanoate units is 24 mol % or more.
A genome editing method includes a step of shooting fine particles coated with at least one nucleic acid and at least one protein into a shoot apex of a plant using a gene gun equipped with a stopping plate, wherein a value P represented by an equation 1, which is , is 0.8 or greater and 5,000 or less. In the equation 1, A is "an average particle size (µm) of the fine particles", B is "a gas pressure (psi) of the gene gun", and C is "a distance (mm) between the stopping plate of the gene gun and the shoot apex".
A balloon for a balloon catheter including a straight tube portion provided with a ridge extending in a longitudinal axis direction is provided. A specific notch is formed in the ridge. The ridge is divided into a plurality of ridge segments by the specific notch. In a distal surface of the ridge segment adjacent to a proximal side of the specific notch, a normal vector A on a line of intersection with a virtual plane formed by the longitudinal axis direction and a radial direction and passing through a top portion of the ridge is oriented toward a distal side on one side of the virtual plane. In a proximal surface of the ridge segment adjacent to the distal side of the specific notch, a normal vector B on the line of intersection with the virtual plane is oriented toward the proximal side on another side of the virtual plane.
A61B 17/22 - Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the bodyImplements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bonesSurgical instruments, devices or methods for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrationsSurgical instruments, devices or methods for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
A stretched film contains a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A) and a polylactic acid resin (B). The poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A) includes a copolymer (A-1) that contains 3-hydroxybutyrate units and other hydroxyalkanoate units. The proportion of the other hydroxyalkanoate units in the copolymer (A-1) is 10 mol % or more and less than 24 mol %. The copolymer (A-1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 70×104 or more. The amount of the copolymer (A-1) is more than 20 wt % and 75 wt % or less based on the total weight of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A) and the polylactic acid resin (B).
C08L 67/04 - Polyesters derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
An inorganic latent heat storage material composition having high thermal stability is provided. The inorganic latent heat storage material composition contains calcium chloride hexahydrate and a metal soap including strontium ions and anions derived from fatty acids.
C09K 5/06 - Materials undergoing a change of physical state when used the change of state being from liquid to solid or vice-versa
B65D 81/18 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
B65D 81/38 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
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METHOD FOR PRESERVING AND TRANSPORTING CELL AGGREGATE
Disclosed is a highly versatile method for preserving and transporting a cell aggregate capable of preserving and transporting a cell aggregate while maintaining the form of the cell aggregate. The method of preserving the cell aggregate includes a step of filling a filling vessel with a cell aggregate suspension such that the ratio of the volume of the cell aggregate suspension to the capacity of the filling vessel is 60% or higher, and a step of preserving the filling vessel in a non-frozen state for one hour or longer.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing aliphatic polyester foam particles with which it is possible to provide a foam molded body that has an excellent shrinkage ratio. The problem is solved by aliphatic polyester foam particles which are obtained by foaming aliphatic polyester resin particles that have an MFR of 2.0 g/10 min or more at 160°C, and which have a bulk density of 45 g/L or less and a volume percentage of open cells of 8% or less.
A modifier for polyamide resins that can sufficiently enhance the impact strength of a polyamide resin composition at ambient and low temperatures while minimizing the reduction in melt fluidity of the composition is provided. The modifier for polyamide resins is composed of polymer particles. Each of the polymer particles has a core-shell structure composed of a shell layer and one or more core layers. At least one of the core layers is formed of polybutadiene or poly(butadiene-styrene). The shell layer is formed of a polymer comprising structural units derived from monomer components containing 50 wt % or more of a methacrylic ester monomer and 0 to 50 wt % of another monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic ester monomer. The polymer particles contain constituent monomer units of maleic anhydride. The amount of the maleic anhydride is from 0.3 to 2.5 wt % based on the total weight of the polymer particles.
A balloon for a balloon catheter, the balloon having a protruding portion with a desired shape obtained by cutting a predetermined portion of the protruding portion efficiently while preventing damage to other portions, a balloon catheter including the balloon, and a method for manufacturing the balloon catheter are provided.
A balloon for a balloon catheter, the balloon having a protruding portion with a desired shape obtained by cutting a predetermined portion of the protruding portion efficiently while preventing damage to other portions, a balloon catheter including the balloon, and a method for manufacturing the balloon catheter are provided.
A balloon for a balloon catheter includes a balloon main body having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a protruding portion protruding outward in a radial direction from the outer surface of the balloon main body and extending in a longitudinal axis direction of the balloon main body, and has a protruding region including the protruding portion in a circumferential direction of the balloon main body and a non-protruding region not including the protruding portion in the circumferential direction. At least a part of the protruding region is colored with a pigment or a dye.
A solar battery module which eliminates a difference in electromotive force of a solar battery cell on a rear side caused by a wiring material of a solar battery cell on a front side. The solar battery module comprises a first solar battery cell; a first current collector member that is connected to the first solar battery cell and is disposed on a rear side of the first solar battery cell; and a plurality of second solar battery cells that are disposed on a rear side of the first solar battery cell and the first current collector member and are different in absorption wavelength from the first solar battery cell. The second solar battery cell that overlaps the first current collector member in a plan view is exposed from the first solar battery cell in the plan view.
An object is to provide a PHA having good thermal stability, even in a pH range in which use of a corrosion-resistant device is not needed. The object is attained by a method for producing a PHA, including: a filter-pressing filtration step including a compression step of compressing an aqueous PHA suspension having a pH of not less than 2.5 and less than 4.0 with use of a filter press; and a through washing step of through-washing a filter cake obtained by the compression step, until the pH becomes 4.0 to 5.5.
The present invention provides a fiber bundle for artificial hair that, when used in a two-bundle twist, produces more favorable ends and root-side volume than past fiber bundles. The present invention includes first fibers and second fibers that are shorter than the first fibers and has, in the longitudinal direction, a mixed region in which the first fibers and the second fibers are mixed and a first fiber region that is at an end part and is at least 95% the first fibers. A first ratio that is the ratio of the cross-sectional area of cross-sections of the first fibers that are orthogonal to the extension direction of the first fibers to the area of the smallest enclosing circles of the cross-sections is at least 0.7, and a second ratio that is the ratio of the cross-sectional area of cross-sections of the second fibers that are orthogonal to the extension direction of the second fibers to the area of the smallest enclosing circles of the cross-sections is no more than 0.6.
The present invention provides a fiber bundle for artificial hair that, when braided into two plaits, enables better hair retention and creation of two plaits with greater volume on the root side than conventional bundles. The fiber bundle for artificial hair comprises a first fiber and a second fiber shorter than the first fiber, and has, in the longitudinal direction, a mixed region in which the first fiber and the second fiber coexist and a first fiber region which is in an end portion and in which the first fiber accounts for 95% or more. The first fiber is composed of an acrylic fiber or a polypropylene fiber. A contour shape of a cross section of the first fiber orthogonal to an extending direction thereof is a circular shape with a circularity of 0.85 or more, or a polygonal or propeller shape in which the ratio of a cross-sectional area to the area of a minimum inclusion circle is 0.57 or more. The second fiber is configured such that, in the mixed region, the diameter of the minimum inclusion circle of the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the second fiber is greater than or equal to the diameter of the minimum inclusion circle of the cross section of the first fiber orthogonal to the extending direction of the first fiber.
This polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase variant exhibits 90% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, contains an amino acid sequence having at least one mutation selected from mutation (a) and mutation (b), and has activity for synthesizing a copolymerized polyhydroxyalkanoate containing a 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid monomer unit having 8 carbon atoms. Mutation (a): a mutation in which proline at position 245 from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with an amino acid other than proline. Mutation (b): a mutation in which isoleucine at position 252 from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with an amino acid other than isoleucine.
In a method for producing a stretched film by stretching a film web containing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin, the film web is stretched under conditions where a film surface maximum temperature is within a temperature range represented by the following inequality:
In a method for producing a stretched film by stretching a film web containing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin, the film web is stretched under conditions where a film surface maximum temperature is within a temperature range represented by the following inequality:
Tm-60≤film surface maximum temperature (° C.)≤Tm-5, where the Tm is a melting point (° C.) of the film web.
A film contains a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A) and a polylactic acid resin (B), and the polylactic acid resin (B) exhibits a melting point peak with a peak temperature below 170° C. in differential scanning calorimetry. The amount of the polylactic acid resin (B) may be from 10 wt % to 60 wt % based on the total weight of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin (A) and the polylactic acid resin (B).
C08L 67/04 - Polyesters derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones
B29C 55/14 - Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a dieApparatus therefor of plates or sheets multiaxial biaxial successively
B29K 67/00 - Use of polyesters as moulding material
B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
A balloon catheter includes a shaft, first balloon, second balloon, first inflation tube, and second inflation tube. The first inflation tube has a lumen in communication with the lumens of the shaft and first balloon, and the second inflation tube has a lumen in communication with the lumens of the shaft and second balloon. The shaft has a first section on a distal side where the first and second inflation tubes are disposed, and a second section proximal to the first section where the first and second inflation tubes are disposed. At least two of the shaft, first inflation tube, and second inflation tube are fixed to each other in the first section. The shaft, first inflation tube, and second inflation tube are not fixed to each other in the second section. The balloon catheter is less likely to generate a kink when inserted into bent portions of blood vessels.
In order to suppress unsteady movement of a molten resin tube in a preliminary water tank in a preceding stage of a vacuum water tank and to improve stability of continuous extrusion of the molten resin tube, in a tubular-molded-body production method, a cooling step includes the steps of: introducing a molten resin tube (P) into a preliminary water tank (20) to which cooling water is continuously supplied and then into a vacuum water tank (30) which is connected to the preliminary water tank (20), and suppressing, with use of a jig (40), direct hit of a flow of the cooling water on the molten resin tube (P) by installing the jig (40) in the preliminary water tank (20).
