Abstract: A gas sensing material includes a nonphotosensitive organic silver salt. A gas inspecting method includes adhering a gas sensing material to a surface of an inspection object, wherein the gas sensing material includes a nonphotosensitive organic silver salt; and heat developing the gas sensing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybridization probe having a rod-shaped body and nucleic acid which is bonded to the rod-shape material and specifically bonds to a target nucleic acid and also relates to a target nucleic acid detecting kit, a target nucleic acid detecting apparatus and a target nucleic acid detecting method using the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photopolymerizable composition, which is highly sensitive to visible light rays to IR rays and has an excellent raw storage property, and a recording material capable of carrying out highly sensitive image recording and having an excellent raw storage property and humidity dependency. Namely, the invention provides a photopolymerizable composition containing at least a polymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated bond, a photoradical generating agent, and a thiol compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a recording material using the photopolymerizable composition: [R represents an alkyl or an aryl, either of which may have substituents; A represents an atom group forming a 5-member or 6-member heteroring having an N?C—N portion and carbon atoms and A may further have a substituent group.].

Abstract: A process of producing an optical diffusion film which comprises at least a transparent base layer on a transparent substrate, a layer of transparent microspheres over the transparent base layer and a light absorbing layer over said transparent base layer comprises the steps of: distributing transparent microspheres in a layer over the transparent base layer so that each the transparent microsphere is partly embedded in the transparent base layer; and by coating a solution layer of coloring material that is convertible into fine metal particles and treating the solution layer of coloring material under specified conditions so as thereby to convert the solution layer of coloring material into a layer of fine metal particles that are light absorbable.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording material comprising a support, a recording layer provided on the support, and at least one protective layer provided on the recording layer, wherein, the recording layer contains a coloring component A encapsulated in heat-responsive microcapsules, and a substantially colorless compound B, which is outside the heat-responsive microcapsules and has a coloring site that colors when reacted with the coloring component A, and wherein, at least one of the protective layer or a layer adjacent thereto comprises a layer containing titanium oxide.

Abstract: A microcapsule which includes a polymer as a capsule wall of the microcapsule, in which the polymer is obtained by polymerizing a dendritic branching molecule having a hydroxyl group in a terminal thereof, an isocyanate compound, and a compound having two or more active hydrogen atoms in a molecule thereof. A process for manufacturing a microcapsule includes the step of polymerizing an isocyanate compound, a dendritic branching molecule having a hydroxyl group in a terminal thereof, and a compound having two or more active hydrogen atoms in a molecule thereof, so as to form a capsule wall of the microcapsule.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photopolymerizable composition comprising a polymerizable compound including an addition-polymerizable unsaturated bond, a photo-radical-generating agent, and an amine compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a recording material comprising a recording layer containing the photopolymerizable composition: in which: R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group, and may be the same as or different from one another; each aliphatic group may be further substituted; R1 and R2 may form a ring by bonding directly or via a substituent; and R3 represents a benzyl group, which may be further substituted.

Abstract: An image forming element is disclosed which is easy to manufacture, which can form images easily and at a low cost, and which is stable without fear of environmental problems arising at a time of disposal. Also disclosed is an image forming device which utilizes the image forming element and which can form color images. The image forming element contains at least a film in which rod-shaped bodies are oriented and which reflects incident light as colored interference light. The image forming device is equipped with at least the image forming element, and an ability to irradiate light onto the image forming element. The image forming element reflects, as interference light, the irradiated light. The wavelength of the interference light is 300 to 810 nm.

Abstract: Provided are target detection substrate for target detecting apparatuses capable of detecting various targets such as pathogens, biological substances and toxic substances without using a costly measuring apparatus; which can detect these targets with a low measurement error, high efficiency, simplicity, speed and sensitivity; and which can make a quantitative detection thereof. The target detection substrate includes at least a target interaction part which can interact with a target on an optical interference substrate, which optical interference substrate includes a substrate and a different refractive index film having a different refractive index from that of the substrate disposed on the substrate, and interferes irradiated light to radiate it as interference light where the total number of peak tops and peak bottoms in a graph of transmittance against wavelength of the interference light is from 1 to 20 in an arbitrary wavelength range of 100 nm.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing nano-particles, capable of efficiently producing monodisperse nano-particles substantially uniform in particle size and composition, and freely controllable in particle size and composition at low cost. The process for producing nano-particles comprises a particle precursor capturing step in which a liquid containing the particle precursor is incorporated in another liquid containing dendritic branching molecules to capture the particle precursor by the dendritic branching molecule, and particle forming step in which the particle precursor captured by the dendritic branching molecule is transformed into the particle.

Abstract: A target detection apparatus is provided which can detect and quantitatively measure various detection targets such as pathogens. For this purpose, the apparatus comprises an optical irradiation unit which irradiates light; an optical interference unit which can interact with the detection target, interferes with the light irradiated from the optical irradiation unit and radiates it as interference light and change the wavelength of the interference light after interaction with the detection target; and an wavelength change detecting unit which detects the wavelength change of the interference light radiated by the optical interference unit. The wavelength change detecting unit preferably measures spectrums before and after wavelength change of the interference light, and their differential spectrum. Also provided is a target detection substrate comprising a film-like material on a substrate which, when interacting with a detection target, changes the wavelength of the interference light.

Abstract: Provided are optical switches applicable to various safety apparatuses which can control an operation of a circuit by detecting a switching signal such as pathogens and toxic substances, and safety apparatuses using the optical switches. The optical switch comprises an optical irradiation unit to irradiate light; an optical interference unit which can interact with a switching signal, interferes with light irradiated from the optical irradiation unit and radiates it as interference light, and can vary the wavelength of the interference light after interaction with the switching signal; and a switching unit which is provided in the path of the interference light, detects a wavelength change of the interference light, and conducts one of activating and deactivating a circuit. The safety appatatus comprises the optical switch and a hazard evasive apparatus activating unit which activates a hazard evasive apparatus using the optical switch.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photopolymerizable composition containing a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond, a compound represented by the following general formula (I), and a radical generating agent capable of generating a radical by interacting with the compound represented by the following general formula (I). General Formula (I); In the general formula (I), R1, R2, and R3 each individually represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R4 represents at least one member selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, and a heterocyclic group; Z1 represents a substituent necessary for allowing the compound represented by the general formula (I) to become a dye; and X− represents a group capable of forming an anion. The invention also provides a recording material in which a recording layer containing the photopolymerizable composition is provided on a support.

Abstract: A microcapsule which includes a polymer as a capsule wall of the microcapsule, in which the polymer is obtained by polymerizing a dendritic branching molecule having a hydroxyl group in a terminal thereof, an isocyanate compound, and a compound having two or more active hydrogen atoms in a molecule thereof. A process for manufacturing a microcapsule includes the step of polymerizing an isocyanate compound, a dendritic branching molecule having a hydroxyl group in a terminal thereof, and a compound having two or more active hydrogen atoms in a molecule thereof, so as to form a capsule wall of the microcapsule.

Abstract: Provided is a photopolymerizable composition which has a high sensitivity to not only ultraviolet light but also to visible to infrared light.

Abstract: An object is to provide an aqueous ink-jet ink which has satisfactory dispersibility into organic and inorganic matrices, excellent dispersibility, storage stability, and can be discharged smoothly, does not invite clogging of discharge heads even after the ink is not used for a long time, and can form images free from bleeding. An aqueous ink-jet ink contains a solvent selected from water, hydrophilic solvents, and mixtures thereof; a binder; a coloring agent; and a surfactant. The ink contains 0.5% by mass or more of a dendritic branching molecule as the binder, and/or a dendritic branching molecule including at least one of metal ions, metal particles, alloy particles, and dyes as the coloring agent.

Abstract: The invention discloses a photopolymerizable composition comprising at least one, ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing compound, a hexaaryl-biimidazole compound, and an organoboron compound represented by a specific general formula; and discloses a photosensitive thermal recording material having a recording layer that contains the photopolymerizable composition. The photopolymerizable composition and the photosensitive thermal recording material of the invention are highly sensitive to UV rays and visible to IR rays falling within a wavelength range that includes wavelengths not longer than 450 nm, and are effective for decoloring a dye component that absorbs the rays falling within the wavelength range.

Abstract: A light and heat sensitive recording material passes through an accommodating section and a heat-development section and reaches an optical recording section. At the optical recording section, optical recording is effected, at the heat-development section, development is effected and at the photo-fixing section, fixing is effected upon the light and heat sensitive recording material. Finally, the light and heat sensitive recording material is discharged from a discharge section to the outside. At the photo-fixing section, white light from the optical recording section is used and irradiated onto the light and heat sensitive recording material. Thus, by using the same light source, a latent image can be appropriately recorded on the light and heat sensitive recording material and the heat-developed image can be reliably fixed.

Abstract: A color filter having a light-transmissive support and two or more color-developing layers, which develop hues differing from each other, laminated on the support. Each color-developing layer is developed into a predetermined color pattern including pixels. The pixels of the developed color patterns of the layers either overlap in a direction of lamination or do not overlap in the direction of lamination. Also provided are a color filter forming material produced by laminating the two or more photosensitive and heat-sensitive color-developing layers on the light-transmissive support, and a process for producing a color filter by exposing each photosensitive and heat-sensitive color-developing layer of the above color filter forming material to form a predetermined pattern, heating the photosensitive and heat-sensitive color-developing layers, and fixing the developed color patterns.

Abstract: There is provided an image recording device which is compact and free of waste materials, which has a completely dry system and a simplified exposure system, and which can carry out high speed image recording. The image recording device includes, within a housing of the image recording device, an accommodating section for accommodating a light and heat sensitive recording material; a light recording section for exposing the light and heat sensitive recording material, which is supplied from the accommodating section, with light to record a latent image; a heat developing section for developing the latent image by applying heat; a light fixing section for irradiating light to fix the developed image; and a discharging section for discharging the light and heat sensitive recording material having an image recorded thereon. Exposure is carried out by a plurality of LEDs provided at a light source section of an exposure unit of the light recording section.