Abstract: The present invention provides an intestinal tract protective agent comprising a polyphosphoric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intestinal tract protective agent comprising a polyphosphoric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intestinal tract protective agent comprising a polyphosphoric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intestinal tract protective agent comprising a polyphosphoric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Provided is an anode bonding method by which a silicon substrate and a glass substrate are well anodically bonded without generating positional shift, even when an electrode cannot be arranged on a surface on the opposite side to a bonding surface of a glass substrate and the bonding surface is large. The method for anodically bonding the glass substrate and the silicon substrate is provided with a step of placing on the glass substrate the silicon substrate whereupon a through hole is arranged; a step of bringing the anode electrode into contact with the surface of the overlapped silicon substrate opposite to the surface facing the glass substrate, and bringing an cathode electrode into contact with the glass substrate through the through hole arranged on the silicon substrate; and a step of applying a direct current voltage to the anode electrode and the cathode electrode in a state where the glass substrate and the silicon substrate are heated.

Abstract: In a liquid ejecting apparatus using the electrostatic attraction method or electric field assist method, a liquid ejecting apparatus where discharging of a nozzle plate is securely performed and appropriate liquid ejecting is possible is provide. The liquid ejecting apparatus is provided with an electrode; a liquid ejecting head, having, a nozzle plate including a nozzle opposed to the counter electrode to eject liquid, a pressure generating device to rise a meniscus of liquid at a ejecting port of the nozzle, and a charging electrode opposed to the counter electrode via the nozzle plate, an electrostatic voltage applying device to apply electrostatic voltage onto the liquid in the nozzle; a discharging device to discharge the charged nozzle plate; and a control device to control the electrostatic voltage applying device and the discharging device; wherein the discharging device provides a conductive discharging member detachable to an whole area of the nozzle plate opposed to the counter electrode.

Abstract: Provided is an anode bonding method by which a silicon substrate and a glass substrate are well anodically bonded without generating positional shift, even when an electrode cannot be arranged on a surface on the opposite side to a bonding surface of a glass substrate and the bonding surface is large. The method for anodically bonding the glass substrate and the silicon substrate is provided with a step of placing on the glass substrate the silicon substrate whereupon a through hole is arranged; a step of bringing the anode electrode into contact with the surface of the overlapped silicon substrate opposite to the surface facing the glass substrate, and bringing an cathode electrode into contact with the glass substrate through the through hole arranged on the silicon substrate; and a step of applying a direct current voltage to the anode electrode and the cathode electrode in a state where the glass substrate and the silicon substrate are heated.

Abstract: In a liquid ejection apparatus, having: a liquid ejection head having, a nozzle plate having a nozzle to eject liquid, a cavity to reserve liquid ejected form a ejection hole of the nozzle, a pressure generating device to form a meniscus of the liquid, and a ejecting voltage applying device to apply a ejection voltage to the liquid in the nozzle; a operation control device to control application a drive voltage to drive the pressure generating device and application of the ejection voltage by the ejection voltage applying device; and a counter electrode opposite to the liquid ejection head; wherein in the liquid ejection device in which the liquid is ejected by a static electric attraction force generated between the liquid in the nozzle to which a voltage is applied by the ejection voltage applying device and the counter electrode, and by a pressure generated in the nozzle, the pressure generating device to form the liquid meniscus forms the meniscus having a height of equal to or more than 1.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head having: a nozzle for ejecting a liquid; a flat nozzle plate on which the nozzle is provided; a cavity to store the liquid to be ejected from an ejection hole of the nozzle; a pressure generating section which generates pressure on the liquid in the nozzle and forms a meniscus of the liquid in the ejection hole of the nozzle; an electrostatic voltage applying section which applies electrostatic voltage between a base material and the liquid in the nozzle and the cavity, and generates electrostatic suction force; and an operation control section which controls applying of the electrostatic voltage by the electrostatic voltage applying section, and controls applying of drive voltage to drive the pressure generating portion, wherein a volume resistivity of the nozzle plate is 1015 ?m or more.

Abstract: Liquid ejecting apparatus 20 for ejecting electrically charged droplets of the liquid solution onto base member K, which includes liquid ejecting head 26 to eject the droplets from top end 21a of nozzle 21, with the inner diameter equal to or less than 100 ?m, liquid solution supplying section 29 to supply the liquid solution into nozzle 21, and ejection voltage applying section 25 to apply the ejection voltage onto the liquid solution in nozzle 21. In liquid ejecting apparatus 20, nozzle 21 projects toward the droplet ejecting direction from nozzle plane 26e on nozzle plate 26c facing base member K, whereby the projecting length of nozzle 21 is equal to or less than 30 ?m.

Abstract: Double-stranded oligonucleotides useful as decoy oligonucleotides having a high binding ability to a transcription factor and having a reduced cytotoxicity are disclosed. Each of the double-stranded oligonucleotides is formed by hybridization of a sense strand oligonucleotide of the following Formula A: 5?-N(m)-G-Consensus Sequence-C—N(n)-3???(Formula A) (wherein N(m) is a flanking sequence at the 5?-end, and represents that “N” (s) in the number of m is(are) ligated; N(n) is a flanking sequence at the 3?-end, and represents that “N” (s) in the number of m is(are) ligated; all “N” (s) each independently represent(s) nucleotide A, G, T, C or U; m and n represent each independently an integer of 0 to 20; and Consensus Sequence represents a consensus sequence to which a transcription factor binds) and an antisense strand oligonucleotide complementary to said sense strand oligonucleotide.

Abstract: In a liquid ejecting apparatus using the electrostatic attraction method or electric field assist method, a liquid ejecting apparatus where discharging of a nozzle plate is securely performed and appropriate liquid ejecting is possible is provide. The liquid ejecting apparatus is provided with an electrode; a liquid ejecting head, having, a nozzle plate including a nozzle opposed to the counter electrode to eject liquid, a pressure generating device to rise a meniscus of liquid at a ejecting port of the nozzle, and a charging electrode opposed to the counter electrode via the nozzle plate, an electrostatic voltage applying device to apply electrostatic voltage onto the liquid in the nozzle; a discharging device to discharge the charged nozzle plate; and a control device to control the electrostatic voltage applying device and the discharging device; wherein the discharging device provides a conductive discharging member detachable to an whole area of the nozzle plate opposed to the counter electrode.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head having: a nozzle for ejecting a liquid; a flat nozzle plate on which the nozzle is provided; a cavity to store the liquid to be ejected from an ejection hole of the nozzle; a pressure generating section which generates pressure on the liquid in the nozzle and forms a meniscus of the liquid in the ejection hole of the nozzle; an electrostatic voltage applying section which applies electrostatic voltage between a base material and the liquid in the nozzle and the cavity, and generates electrostatic suction force; and an operation control section which controls applying of the electrostatic voltage by the electrostatic voltage applying section, and controls applying of drive voltage to drive the pressure generating portion, wherein a volume resistivity of the nozzle plate is 1015 ?m or more.

Abstract: In a liquid ejection apparatus, having: a liquid ejection head having, a nozzle plate having a nozzle to eject liquid, a cavity to reserve liquid ejected form a ejection hole of the nozzle, a pressure generating device to form a meniscus of the liquid, and a ejecting voltage applying device to apply a ejection voltage to the liquid in the nozzle; a operation control device to control application a drive voltage to drive the pressure generating device and application of the ejection voltage by the ejection voltage applying device; and a counter electrode opposite to the liquid ejection head; wherein in the liquid ejection device in which the liquid is ejected by a static electric attraction force generated between the liquid in the nozzle to which a voltage is applied by the ejection voltage applying device and the counter electrode, and by a pressure generated in the nozzle, the pressure generating device to form the liquid meniscus forms the meniscus having a height of equal to or more than 1.

Abstract: Liquid ejecting apparatus 20 for ejecting electrically charged droplets of the liquid solution onto base member K, which includes liquid ejecting head 26 to eject the droplets from top end 21a of nozzle 21, with the inner diameter equal to or less than 100 ?m, liquid solution supplying section 29 to supply the liquid solution into nozzle 21, and ejection voltage applying section 25 to apply the ejection voltage onto the liquid solution in nozzle 21. In liquid ejecting apparatus 20, nozzle 21 projects toward the droplet ejecting direction from nozzle plane 26e on nozzle plate 26c facing base member K, whereby the projecting length of nozzle 21 is equal to or less than 30 ?m.

Abstract: A small-sized uni-directional optical power monitor with an excellent directional characteristic is disclosed. The monitor comprises: a GRIN lens having a tap film for transmitting and reflecting an optical signal from an input and an output optical fiber with a predetermined ratio; and a photodiode having a lens for detecting and measuring part of the optical signal that has transmitted through the tap film. The tap film of the GRIN lens is connected to the photodiode by an opaque black sleeve having two continuous circular holes serving as an internal optical path between them. The two circular holes are parallel to each other, their center axes are shifted from each other, and the two circular holes communicate each other through a through-hole at the sleeve intermediate position. The portion of the optical signal coming from one of the optical fibers and transmitting through the tap film passes through the two circular holes and the through-hole and is detected by the photodiode.

Abstract: A small-sized uni-directional optical power monitor with an excellent directional characteristic is disclosed. The monitor comprises: a GRIN lens having a tap film for transmitting and reflecting an optical signal from an input and an output optical fiber with a predetermined ratio; and a photodiode having a lens for detecting and measuring part of the optical signal that has transmitted through the tap film. The tap film of the GRIN lens is connected to the photodiode by an opaque black sleeve having two continuous circular holes serving as an internal optical path between them. The two circular holes are parallel to each other, their center axes are shifted from each other, and the two circular holes communicate each other through a through-hole at the sleeve intermediate position. The portion of the optical signal coming from one of the optical fibers and transmitting through the tap film passes through the two circular holes and the through-hole and is detected by the photodiode.

Abstract: In the fields of optical measurement and optical communications, in order to select one from among a number N of optical signal property conversion conditions, a number N of selection optical paths are provided within a signal transfer optical path extending from an input to an output by use of optical switches, whereby a desired optical signal property conversion is performed. An apparatus is an optical switching circuit in which one optical signal input is branched into a number N of selection optical paths by use of optical switches, and a number N of selection optical paths are output as one optical signal by use of optical switches, wherein at least one or more devices for converting optical signal property are inserted into a number N of selection optical paths, whereby it is possible to select one from among a number N of optical signal property conversion conditions under the control of the optical switches.

Abstract: To provide a mechanical optical switch including a movable optical fiber which can be elastically deformed and a fixed optical fiber, open ends of the movable optical fiber and the fixed optical fiber facing each other via an optical gap, which switches an optical path by moving the open end of the movable optical fiber relatively to the open end of the fixed optical fiber with an electromagnetic actuator. The fixed optical fiber is held by a fixed holder at a point close to its open end. The movable optical fiber is supported by another fixed holder at a point distant from its open end, and a movable holder holding the movable optical fiber at a point close to its open end reciprocates relatively to the fixed holder holding the fixed optical fiber. An electromagnetic actuator is located in an area on the movable optical fiber side from the open end of the movable optical fiber. Preferably, it is provided between the open end of the movable optical fiber and the latter fixed holder.

Abstract: To provide a mechanical optical switch including a movable optical fiber which can be elastically deformed and a fixed optical fiber, open ends of the movable optical fiber and the fixed optical fiber facing each other via an optical gap, which switches an optical path by moving the open end of the movable optical fiber relatively to the open end of the fixed optical fiber with an electromagnetic actuator. The fixed optical fiber is held by a fixed holder at a point close to its open end. The movable optical fiber is supported by another fixed holder at a point distant from its open end, and a movable holder holding the movable optical fiber at a point close to its open end reciprocates relatively to the fixed holder holding the fixed optical fiber. An electromagnetic actuator is located in an area on the movable optical fiber side from the open end of the movable optical fiber. Preferably, it is provided between the open end of the movable optical fiber and the latter fixed holder.