Abstract: Provided is a gas-barrier laminate film that has a layer containing a one-pack adhesive coating material layer having good adhesiveness to various substrates and containing a polyamine resin. The laminate film has at least a substrate, an adhesive coating material layer and a sealant layer laminated in this order, wherein the adhesive coating material to form the adhesive coating material layer contains a polyamine resin, the polyamine resin contains a skeletal structure represented by the following formula (1) in an amount of at least 40% by mass, and the polyamine resin contains a metal atom in an amount of from 2.

Abstract: Provided are an epoxy resin curing agent having excellent properties and high gas barrier capability that epoxy resin has and, in addition thereto, capable of realizing good adhesiveness to polyester and aluminium; an epoxy resin composition containing the curing agent; an adhesive for lamination including the composition as the main ingredient thereof; and a laminate film, a multilayer wrapping material and a wrapping bag using the adhesive. The epoxy resin curing agent comprises a reaction product of the following (A), (B) and (C): (A) meta-xylylenediamine or para-xylylenediamine, (B) a polyfunctional compound having one acyl group and capable of forming an amide group moiety through reaction with a polyamine and forming an oligomer, (C) a metal (meth)acrylate salt with a divalent or more polyvalent metal.

Abstract: An epoxy resin curing agent which provides good adhesiveness to polyester in addition to excellent performance and high gas-barrier properties of epoxy resins, an epoxy resin composition containing the epoxy resin curing agent, an adhesive for laminating which mainly contains the composition, a laminate film obtained by using the adhesive, a multi-layer packaging material, and a packaging bag. The epoxy resin curing agent is a reaction product of (A) m-xylylenediamine or p-xylylenediamine, (B) a polyfunctional compound having one acyl group, which forms amide linkage by a reaction with polyamine and is capable of forming an oligomer; and (C) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, an ester thereof, an amide thereof, an acid anhydride thereof, or an acid chloride thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amine based epoxy resin curing agent and an epoxy resin composition containing the curing agent. The epoxy resin composition has a high gas barrier performance, a long pot life, and utility as a coating material or an adhesive for laminates.

Abstract: Provided is alloy for medical use and a medical device that is novel and useful. The alloy for medical use according to, for example, an embodiment of the present invention is mainly composed of three kinds of elements of gold (Au), platinum (Pt), and niobium (Nb). A total content of the three kinds of elements can be no smaller than 99% by weight, in which a platinum content can be no smaller than 5% by weight and no greater than 50% by weight and a niobium content can be no smaller than 3% by weight and no greater than 15% by weight. By adjusting the content ratio of the three elements, for example, it is possible to reduce or prevent artifacts in an MRI. Non-magnetization is also possible.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amine based epoxy resin curing agent containing an epoxy resin and an amine compound capable of imparting a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, in addition to excellent performances which an epoxy resin conventionally possesses, and an epoxy resin composition with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, which contains the subject curing agent. Also, the present invention provides an adhesive for laminate with excellent adhesiveness to various polymers, papers, metals, etc., which contains, as a main component, an epoxy resin composition containing an amine based resin curing agent with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life.

Abstract: A laminated film including at least a substrate, a primer layer, an adhesive layer and a sealant layer which are laminated in this order. The adhesive layer is formed by curing an adhesive containing an epoxy composition composed of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin-curing agent as a main component. The cure product contains the skeletal structure represented by the following formula 1: in an amount of 40% by weight or higher. The primer layer contains at least one primer resin selected from the group consisting of polyester-based resins, polyurethane-based resins, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer-based resins, rosin-based resins, polyamide-based resins and chlorinated olefin-based resins.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkoxy or halogen, and A is lower alkylene, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, has sympatholytic .alpha.-receptor blocking activity and is useful for the treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more lower alkyl or halogen, phenyl-lower alkyl optionally substituted in its side chain by lower alkyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl, thienylmethyl or thiazolyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or ##STR2## constitutes a 3-7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are connected, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and X is oxygen or sulfur, or a non-toxic salt thereof. These compounds have stronger antibacterial activity as compared with known clinically used macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin, oleandomycin, josamycin and leucomycin, and also have strong antibacterial activity against all macrolide antibiotic-resistant strains such as macrolide-resistant A group strains (clinical isolates or erythromycin, oleandomycin and 16-membered macrolide antibiotic resistant strains).

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen or hydroxy and at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has strong antimicrobial and antibacterial activity..

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen or hydroxyl and at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has antibacterial activity against Gram positive bacteria and against macrolide-resistant A group bacteria.

Abstract: Deformyltylosin derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is ##STR2## --CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkanoyl or aryl-lower alkanoyl, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are hydrogen or are connected to form a valence bond, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are hydrogen or are connected to form a valence bond, Q.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, Q.sub.2 is hydrogen or ##STR3## R.sub.2 is hydrogen or lower alkanoyl, R is hydrogen or ##STR4## R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.2-5 alkanoyl, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.2-6 alkanoyl, and when R.sub.3 is not hydrogen, then R.sub.4 is not hydrogen, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, have strong antibacterial activities as compared to the known antibiotic tylosin, and also have enhanced antibacterial activities against all macrolide antibiotic-resistant strains such as A, B and C group strains, and have higher blood levels as compared with tylosin.

Abstract: An automatic rotary die forging press includes a pair of vertically arranged top and bottom die bolsters each having a polygonal section and rectangular faces corresponding to those of the other bolster. The top die bolster having as a bearing thereof a suspended holder supported in a ram and the bottom die bolster having as a bearing thereof a stationary holder supported in a frame and both supported rotatably. The press further includes a rotary drive mechanism for rotating said top and bottom die bolsters simultaneously, uniformly and intermittently in the same direction.