Abstract: Provided are a tube that has high inner-surface smoothness and outer-surface smoothness and a thickness distribution with a small variation, and a method for manufacturing the tube. The tube includes points a, b, c, and d that satisfy the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) 0.9<Rea/Rec<1.1 and 0.9<Reb/Red<1.1; and (2) Rea/Reb?0.9 or Rea/Reb?1.1. The points a, b, c, and d are four random points that are located on the circumference of the tube on any cross section in the axial direction of the tube, and are aligned in the stated order in a circumferential direction. Rea, Reb, Rec, and Red respectively indicate retardations at the points a, b, c, and d. The tube satisfies the following condition (3): (3) (10-point standard deviation/10-point average)×100?2 in the respective sets A, B, C, and D. Each of the sets A, B, C, and D includes retardations at ten random points present in a range between the point a, b, c, or d and a point 5 mm away from that point in the axial direction.

Abstract: A wire member that exhibits an excellent sliding property is provided. A wire member 1 includes: a core member 2 that has an elongated shape; and a surface-disposed member 3 that is spirally disposed on a surface of the core member 2 so as to leave predetermined spaces along a longitudinal direction of the core member 2. In a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the core member 2, the front end and the rear end of each of projections 3A formed by the surface-disposed member 3 respectively form contact angles ?1, ?2 each being 5° or greater relative to the surface of the core member 2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable multilayer film which has excellent adhesiveness between front and back layers and an interlayer not only at normal temperature but also at low temperature to effectively prevent delamination and is less likely to have residual white streaks along creases. The present invention also provides a heat shrinkable label including the heat shrinkable multilayer film. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable multilayer film including: front and back layers each containing a polyester resin; an interlayer containing a polystyrene resin; and adhesive layers, the front and back layers and the interlayer being stacked with the adhesive layers interposed therebetween, the adhesive layers each containing 20 to 65% by weight of a polystyrene resin and 35 to 80% by weight of a polyester elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a tissue regeneration substrate excellent in penetrability to cells as well as capable of effectively preventing cell leakage from the tissue regeneration substrate to accelerate tissue regeneration; and a method of producing the tissue regeneration substrate. The present invention relates to a tissue regeneration substrate including: a nonwoven fabric made of a bioabsorbable material, the tissue regeneration substrate having a laminated structure in which a layer containing a nonwoven fabric having an average pore size of 20 to 50 ?m and a layer containing a nonwoven fabric having an average pore size of 5 to 20 ?m are integrated.

Abstract: A pair of boxer pants is easy to follow the movements of the lower body and is comfortable to wear. A pair of boxer pants is formed using a weft knitted fabric whose stretchability is different between a first direction (a direction along stretch lines S) and a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and the stretchability in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) is larger than the stretchability in the second direction, resulting in being more extendable and contractable in the first direction (the direction along the stretch lines S) than in the second direction.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a transfer member for an image forming device for which the transfer properties for recording media having recesses and protrusions on the surface, such as embossed paper, are superior. The transfer member for an image forming device is characterized by including a base material layer and a coating layer formed from an inorganic/organic hybrid material provided on the surface of the base material layer, the thickness of the coating layer being 10 ?m or less, and the micro hardness of the coating layer surface being 140 mN/mm2 or greater when measured by a method complying with ISO 14577-1 using a Berkovich indenter with a pressing depth of 0.05 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a porous tissue regeneration substrate that allows a wide choice of solvents and easy adjustment of the bulk density and pore size of the porous substrate. The present invention also aims to provide a method for producing an artificial blood vessel and an artificial blood vessel. The present invention relates a porous, tubular artificial blood vessel containing a bioabsorbable material, the artificial blood vessel including: a skin layer having a relatively small pore size as an innermost layer; and a porous layer positioned around the skin layer and having a relatively large pore size.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable multilayer film that has low density, excellent shrinkage properties, and high rigidity, is less likely to suffer delamination, and also has excellent transparency. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable multilayer film, containing: front and back layers; and an interlayer, the front and back layers each containing 60 to 80% by weight of a cyclic olefin resin and 20 to 40% by weight of an ethylene resin, the interlayer containing 50 to 80% by weight of an olefin resin and 20 to 50% by weight of a plastic resin, the interlayer containing 35 to 70 mol % of a propylene component, 1 to 10 mol % of an ethylene component, and 1 to 10 mol % of a butene component, based on 100 mol % of resin components constituting the interlayer.

Abstract: Provided is a highly elastic and pliant knitted fabric which affords restorability against repetitive stretching, has characteristic of varying in electrical resistance with state changes between stretched state and unstretched state, and may provide air permeability, moisture permeability, and water absorbability for suitable use as wearable material. A direction in which continuous loops are successively formed in knit structure is defined as course direction or course, loops are formed of conductive yarn, elastic yarn is positioned so as to exhibit tightening force in course direction, and the knitted fabric is designed so that, when in unstretched state, conductive yarn loops arranged adjacent each other in course direction are kept in contact with each other under tightening force of elastic yarn, whereas, in a state of being stretched in course direction, conductive yarn loops move away from each other against tightening force of elastic yarn.

Abstract: A medical guide wire with excellent visibility is provided. A medical guide wire including: a wire body (2) that is flexible and long; a covering layer (3) covering a surface of the wire body (2); and a wire material (4) helically arranged on the covering layer (3), wherein the covering layer (3) is formed of a transparent material same as a transparent material of the wire material (4), and the wire material (4) is arranged at a regular pitch along the longitudinal direction of the wire body (2).

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable film that has excellent heat shrinkability while preventing contamination in subsequent processes such as printing. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable film that at least includes a front layer and/or a back layer. The front layer and the back layer each contain a cyclic olefin resin in an amount of 55 to 99.99% by weight and organic fine particles in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight.

Abstract: A touch panel which includes: a first electrode substrate; a second electrode substrate; a plurality of X-direction transparent electrodes formed on a main surface of the first electrode substrate; a plurality of Y-direction transparent electrodes formed on a main surface of the second electrode substrate; a plurality of X-direction drawn-round wires directly connected to transparent electrodes that are connected to the plurality of X-direction transparent electrodes; a plurality of X-direction drawn-round wires directly connected to external connections that are connected by the plurality of X-direction drawn-round wires directly connected to transparent electrodes and a plurality of through-holes; and a plurality of Y-direction drawn-round wires connected to the plurality of Y-direction transparent electrodes.

Abstract: In a harness for conduction, a knitted fabric that despite having high stretchability and flexibility as well as restorability at the time of repeated elongation, has the characteristics that a change in electrical resistance is zero or suppressed between elongation and non-elongation has never been available.

Abstract: Provided is a defect hole closing material that has almost no fear of long-term failure and allows minimally invasive treatment for an atrial septal defect. The defect hole closing material is formed of two tubular bodies (a first tubular part and a second tubular par) having a stitch-like structure of a bioabsorbable material, has a sandglass shape, figure-of-eight shape, double spindle shape, or peanut shape, and includes a coil spring of which both ends are respectively engaged with a first end part and a second end part and that is passed through the insides of the first tubular part and the second tubular part from the first end part side to the second end part side via a substantially middle part. When pushing the defect hole closing material out of a catheter, the action of the coil spring causes the first tubular part and the second tubular part to come close with the substantially middle part as a center and expand tube diameters.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel method for producing a composite member by fixing a surface member to the outer peripheral surface of a core member. A method for producing a composite member having a core member and a surface member fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the core member includes the surface member providing step of providing the surface member having magnetism lower than magnetism of the core member made of a conductive material on the outer peripheral surface of the core member, and the fusing step of electromagnetic induction heating the core member from outside the surface member to melt at least one of facing regions between the surface member and the core member with heat of the heated core member and fuse the surface member to the core member.

Abstract: In a harness for conduction, a knitted fabric that despite having high stretchability and flexibility as well as restorability at the time of repeated elongation, has the characteristics that a change in electrical resistance is zero or suppressed between elongation and non-elongation has never been available.

Abstract: A medical guide wire which can have both slidability and operability and can be easily manufactured is provided. A medical guide wire includes a long flexible wire body, and a wire-like material structure including a wire-like material arranged on the surface of the wire body, in which the wire-like material structure is thermally fused onto the wire body.

Abstract: A wire member that exhibits an excellent sliding property is provided. A wire member 1 includes: a core member 2 that has an elongated shape; and a surface-disposed member 3 that is spirally disposed on a surface of the core member 2 so as to leave predetermined spaces along a longitudinal direction of the core member 2. In a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the core member 2, the front end and the rear end of each of projections 3A formed by the surface-disposed member 3 respectively form contact angles ?1, ?2 each being 5° or greater relative to the surface of the core member 2.

Abstract: The present invention provides the following multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having an appropriate surface shape, together with excellent lubricity and blocking resistance, and resistance to ink skipping and like problems during the printing process: a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having: layers (A) each containing 0.8 to 2.5 parts by weight of high impact polystyrene resin and 0.02 to 0.15 parts by weight of organic fine particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m per 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of 75 to 90 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 10 to 25 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; and a layer (B1) containing a block copolymer of 70 to 85 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; or a layer (B2) containing a resin composition containing a copolymer of 98 to 40 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60 wt % aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable multilayer film that has excellent adhesiveness between front and back layers and an interlayer, effectively prevents delamination, and is less likely to have white creases on folds. The present invention also provides a heat shrinkable label formed from the heat shrinkable multilayer film. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable multilayer film, including: front and back layers each containing a polyester resin; an interlayer containing a polystyrene resin; and adhesive layers, wherein the front and back layers and the interlayer are stacked with the adhesive layers interposed therebetween, and the adhesive layers each contain 50 to 95% by weight of a polystyrene resin and 5 to 50% by weight of a polyester elastomer.