Abstract: The thermocycling inspection device includes a holder-accommodating space 10 for accommodating the chip holder 50 therein, a thermocycling section 20 for heating and cooling the inspection chip 60, and a detector 30 for taking a picture of the inspection chip 60, and when the thermocycling section 20 heats or cools or when a picture is taken by the detector 30, the thermocycling section 20 is disposed on one side of the holder-accommodating space 10, the detector 30 is disposed on other side of the holder-accommodating space 10, and the holder-accommodating space 10 is formed such that an optical axis of the detector 30 and a sample introducing port 62 match with each other. According to this, polymerase chain reaction can be carried out, and inspection can be carried out using the inspection chip which carries out the polymerase chain reaction.

Abstract: The thermocycling inspection device includes a holder-accommodating space 10 for accommodating the chip holder 50 therein, a thermocycling section 20 for heating and cooling the inspection chip 60, and a detector 30 for taking a picture of the inspection chip 60, and when the thermocycling section 20 heats or cools or when a picture is taken by the detector 30, the thermocycling section 20 is disposed on one side of the holder-accommodating space 10, the detector 30 is disposed on other side of the holder-accommodating space 10, and the holder-accommodating space 10 is formed such that an optical axis of the detector 30 and a sample introducing port 62 match with each other. According to this, polymerase chain reaction can be carried out, and inspection can be carried out using the inspection chip which carries out the polymerase chain reaction.

Abstract: According to the microchemical chip of the present invention, the sample introducing port 11 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the first substrate 10, the sample flow path 21 is formed as a slit penetrating a face and a back of the second substrate 20, the sample discharging port 31 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the third substrate 30, the second substrate 20 is disposed between the first substrate 10 and the third substrate 30, the sample introducing port 11 and the sample discharging port 31 are in communication with each other through the sample flow path 21, and one of ends of the sample flow path 21 is an opening port, and thus, a square hollow groove including an angle having one piece of about 100 microns can be produced as the sample flow path 21.

Abstract: According to the microchemical chip of the present invention, the sample introducing port 11 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the first substrate 10, the sample flow path 21 is formed as a slit penetrating a face and a back of the second substrate 20, the sample discharging port 31 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the third substrate 30, the second substrate 20 is disposed between the first substrate 10 and the third substrate 30, the sample introducing port 11 and the sample discharging port 31 are in communication with each other through the sample flow path 21, and one of ends of the sample flow path 21 is an opening port, and thus, a square hollow groove including an angle having one piece of about 100 microns can be produced as the sample flow path 21.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed thereon, wherein said photoconductive layer contains a compound of the formula ( I ): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.18 are respectively and independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a dialkylamino group or a diarylamino group, wherein the aliphatic hydrocarbon group, the aromatic hydrocarbon group, the alkoxy group, the aryloxy group, the dialkylamino group and the diarylamino group may have substituents, X is a bivalent hydrocarbon group which may have substituents, each of A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or is bonded to R.sup.5 or R.sup.

Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor and a method of preparation therof are disclosed. The photoreceptor is characterized in that the photosensitive layer contain a specific carbonate resin binder resin having a weight average molecular weight on not less than 200,000. The resin is preferably a polycarbonate resin which contains repeating units represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are respectively and independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a halogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic group; and R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are respectively and independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic group, or form a ring or a carbonyl group together with the linking carbon atom.

Abstract: In the field of the photosensitive member for electrophotography comprising an electrically conductive substrate and at least one primer layer and a photosensitive layer, there is disclosed an improved member which is characterized in that the primer layer contains a copolyamide which contains as a constituent a diamine represented by a chemical formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 respectively and independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for producing an azo group-containing polymer comprising polycondensing a compound having an azo group in the main molecular chain and an alcoholic hydroxyl group, phenolic hydroxyl group, imino group or amino group at both ends thereof with a dicarboxylic acid chloride or a carbonate precursor except the polycondensation of a compound having an azo group in the main molecular chain and an alcoholic hydroxyl group at both ends thereof with a carbonate precursor.