Abstract: Composition with weak cytotoxicity for introducing a nucleic acid, such as a short oligonucleotide or a gene, into a cell for expression of the gene in the cell. The composition includes a lipid and a compound represented by a formula (I): (R1)n-R2-R3??(I) wherein (R1)n represents a polyamino acid residue consisting of a total of n amino acid residues, which are identical to or different from one another, the n residues being selected from an arginine residue, a lysine residue, and a histidine residue, and n being an integer of from 4 to 16; R2 represents a single bond or an amino acid residue; and R3 represents a phospholipid residue with 1 or 2 identical or different unsaturated fatty acid residues having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms. The composition is administered or supplied to a cell together with a nucleic acid.

Abstract: An adhesive film in roll for wafer processing is constituted by laminated multiple layers including a base film, a radiation curing type adhesive layer, and a releasing film in this sequence, in which the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of the side of the base film and/or releasing film opposite to the radiation curing type adhesive layer is 1 ?m or more, and the weight of the radical polymerization initiator contained in the radiation curing type adhesive layer is less than 1000 ppm.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor substrates comprises a UV rays- and/or radiation-transmittable base film and an adhesive layer that undergoes a polymerization curing reaction by means of UV rays and/or radiation, wherein the adhesive layer is formed using a multifunctional acrylate oligomer and/or monomer having a double bond, and is blended so as to result in 1 double bond per total average molecular weight of 225 to 8000 as determined on the basis of the weight average molecular weight of the multifunctional acrylate oligomer and/or monomer.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet for processing semiconductor wafers and/or substrates comprises a UV- and/or radiation-transmittable base film and an adhesive layer that undergoes a polymerization curing reaction by means of UV rays and/or radiation, wherein the adhesive layer comprises at least a tackifier and a surfactant. The adhesive sheet of the present invention can be to lower the adhesive strength to the optimal level during pick up or the like after irradiation with UV rays and/or radiation, while maintaining adhesion with adherends before irradiation with UV rays and/or radiation by ensuring that, regardless of the texture on the surface of adherends such as semiconductor wafers and/or substrates, the adhering surface favorably conforms to the texture with preserving enough adhesive and cohesive strength.

Abstract: A hammer drill is equipped with a connector shaft, which is rotationally driven by a motor, a spindle that transmits the rotation through a connector shaft, and a percussive impact impact mechanism that applies a percussive force in the axial direction to a drill bit held by the spindle through performing a reciprocating motion, in the axial direction, relative to a spindle that receives the rotation of the connector shaft through a motion converter mechanism. The hammer drill is provided with a percussive force converter from the percussive impact impact mechanism by changing the speed reduction ratio between the motor and the connector shaft. This makes it possible to adjust the percussive force according to the drill bit used.

Abstract: To present an adhesive sheet roll for wafer processing excellent in storage stability, radiation curing property, and low contamination to wafer. To present an adhesive sheet for wafer processing prepared by cutting the adhesive sheet roll for wafer processing, and an adhesive sheet with semiconductor wafer. To present a manufacturing method of semiconductor device using adhesive sheet for wafer processing or adhesive sheet with semiconductor wafer, and a semiconductor device obtained in this manufacturing method.

Abstract: A hammer drill is equipped with a connector shaft, which is rotationally driven by a motor, a spindle that transmits the rotation through a connector shaft, and a percussive impact means that applies a percussive force in the axial direction to a drill bit held by the spindle through performing a reciprocating motion, in the axial direction, relative to a spindle that receives the rotation of the connector shaft through a motion converter mechanism. The hammer drill is provided with a percussive force converter means from the percussive impact means by changing the speed reduction ratio between the motor and the connector shaft. This makes it possible to adjust the percussive force according to the drill bit used.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a charger for electrically charging the image bearing member; an electrostatic image forming device for forming an electrostatic image by selectively discharging a surface of the charged image bearing member; a developer for developing the electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member into a toner image; a transfer device for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member onto a transfer material; wherein the charger is capable of collecting residual toner from the image bearing member after an image transfer operation; an electric field forming device forms an electric field between the charger and the image bearing member to transfer the toner in the charger to the image bearing member; and a controller controls a length of time during which the electric field forming device forms the electric field, wherein the controller controls the length of time substantially in accordance with wear of a surface of the image bearing membe

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearing members and a plurality of image forming devices for forming toner images on the respective image bearing members, wherein the toner images formed on the respective image bearing members by the respective image forming devices are successively transferred to a transfer medium, and wherein a toner image for identifying the apparatus is formed on the image bearing member having the highest temperature among the plurality of image bearing members.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member which is movable; an electrifying device which makes contact with the image bearing member and electrifies the image bearing member; a developing device for developing a latent image on the image bearing member by toner; and an abutting member which is provided on a downstream side in a moving direction of the image bearing member with respect to the electrifying device and the contacting portion of the image bearing member and abuts against the image bearing member. The image bearing member, electrified by the electrifying device, is exposed to have the latent image formed thereon, a toner image formed on the image bearing member by the developing device is transferred to a recording material, and the developing device recovers residual toner on the image bearing member after transfer.

Abstract: Toner particles fly off from a photosensitive drum to an exposure light emitting portion by a change of electric potential distribution on the photosensitive drum caused by image exposure in a following process. This causes a poor copy of an image by adhering the toner particles to the exposure light emitting portion. This phenomena affects a tandem type of copiers with multi-stations including photosensitive drums and exposure light emitting positions. An apparatus capable of suppressing toner adhesion to an exposure is provided to solve the above problem.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to collectively remove unnecessary resist material and side wall protective film after dry etching by side wall protection process, making it possible to simplify the process for the preparation of semiconductors, etc. The process according to the present invention comprises removing unnecessary resist material (3) left behind after dry etching by side wall protection process with a resist pattern (3) present on a semiconductor substrate (2) as a mask and side wall protective film (4) deposited on the side wall (22) of pattern, said process comprising the steps of applying an pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (1) to said substrate (2), heating the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (1) under pressure so that the pressure-sensitive adhesive (11) comes in contact with up to the side wall (4) of pattern, and then collectively peeling said pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (1), said resist material (3) and said side wall protective film (4) off said substrate.

Abstract: A curable re-release adhesive which, when subjected to a curing reaction caused by irradiation with radiation, shows a sufficient drop of adhesion and causes the adherend to be warped to a minimized extent as developed by the shrinkage force caused by the curing reaction. The re-release adhesive contains a radiation-reactive polymer including a main chain and a plurality of intramolecular side chains, each such side chain having a terminal carbon-carbon double bond, a chain length of 6 or more in terms of number of atoms, and the same or a different number of atoms as each other side chain in the polymer. The release adhesive shows a shrinkage force of 30 MPa or less as developed by a curing reaction upon irradiation. A re-release adhesive sheet is also disclosed, including a substrate film and an adhesive layer containing the re-release adhesive, provided on one surface thereof.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; charger for electrically charged said image bearing member; electrostatic image forming means for forming an electrostatic image by selectively discharging a surface of said image bearing member charged by said charger; developing means for developing the electrostatic image on said image bearing member into a toner image with toner; transfer means for transferring the toner image from said image bearing member onto a transfer material; wherein said charger is capable of collecting residual toner remaining on said image bearing member after image transfer operation by said transfer means; electric field forming means for forming an electric field between said charger and said image bearing member to transfer the toner in said charger to said image bearing member; and control means for controlling a length of time for which said electric field forming means forms the electric field.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a charging device for electrically charging the image bearing member. The charging means includes a particle carrying member for receiving a charging bias voltage for carrying electrocondusctive magnetic particles. The particle carrying member is provided with an electrically insulated portion at an end portion within a region in which the magnetic particles are carried. An electrectrostatic image forming device forms an electrostatic image on the image bearing member charged by the charging device. A developing device develops the electrostatic image on the image bearing member. The developing device includes a developer carrying member for carrying a magnetic developer and a magnetic field generating device provided in the developer carrying member wherein the electrically insulating portion is outside a longitudinal end of the magnetic field generating device.

Abstract: Toner particles fly off from a photosensitive drum to an exposure light emitting portion by a change of electric potential distribution on the photosensitive drum caused by image exposure in a following process. This causes a poor copy of an image by adhering the toner particles to the exposure light emitting portion. This phenomena affects a tandem type of copiers with multi-stations including photosensitive drums and exposure light emitting positions. An apparatus capable of suppressing toner adhesion to an exposure is provided to solve the above problem.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a transfer device for transferring the toner image onto a transfer material from the image bearing member; a charger for electrically charging the image bearing member, the charger being contactable to residual toner remaining on the image bearing member after transfer of the toner image by the transfer device; a voltage applicator for applying DC and AC voltages to the charger; an image forming device for forming an electrostatic image on the image bearing member charged by the charger; a developing device for developing the electrostatic image by toner; an integrator for integrating degree of usage of the apparatus; and a controller for controlling the AC voltage applied to the charger in accordance with the integrated degree of usage provided by the integrator.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus comprising a shiftable image bearing member, and an electrifying device adapted to electrify the image bearing member and having magnetic particles contacted with the image bearing member and a magnetic particle carrying device for magnetically holding and carrying the magnetic particles, and wherein a peak position of magnetic flux density of the magnetic particle carrying device near the image bearing member is located at a downstream side of a most approaching position between the magnetic particle carrying device and the image bearing member in a shifting direction of the image bearing member.

Abstract: To provide an image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member which is movable; an electrifying device which makes contact with the image bearing member and electrifies the image bearing member; a developing device for developing a latent image on the image bearing member by toner; and an abutting member which is provided on a downstream side in a moving direction of the image bearing member with respect to the electrifying device and the contacting portion of the image bearing member and abuts against the image bearing member, in which the image bearing member electrified by the electrifying device is exposed to have the latent image formed, a toner image formed on the image bearing member by the developing device is transferred to a recording material, and the developing device recovers residual toner on the image bearing member after transfer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which each of first and second image forming device is in contact with surfaces of first and second image bearing members from which no after-transfer residual toner is removed includes a rotating charging member contacting first and second image bearing members, and a developing unit for developing an electrostatic image on the image bearing member and rotation controlling device rotates the second image bearing member and the charging member of the second image forming device during image formation only with the first image forming device.