Abstract: The present invention provides a functional filler which is excellent in dispersibility or interaction with polylactic acid as a matrix polymer and can improve heat resistance, moldability and mechanical strength of the polylactic acid; and a resin composition containing the functional filler. The functional filler of the present invention is characterized in including a raw material filler and polylactic acid, wherein a surface or end the raw material filler is modified by the polylactic acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functional filler which is excellent in dispersibility or interaction with polylactic acid as a matrix polymer and can improve heat resistance, moldability and mechanical strength of the polylactic acid; and a resin composition containing the functional filler. The functional filler of the present invention is characterized in including a raw material filler and polylactic acid, wherein a surface or end the raw material filler is modified by the polylactic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film of dispersed carbon nanotubes that emit intensive light with a particular wavelength. The film of dispersed carbon nanotubes is a film in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a transparent binder, and each carbon nanotube is dispersed isolatedly in an oriented manner.

Abstract: An objective is to provide a method of forming a pattern film in which a dense conductive pattern with no defect can be formed even in a low temperature treatment, the formed pattern film having the same thickness as in the conventional method exhibits excellent properties of conductivity, film strength, transmittance and so forth together with improved stability at high temperature and humidity, and a pattern film with no lack can be stably formed with an easy-to-use apparatus, and to provide a pattern film forming apparatus thereof. Disclosed is a method of forming a pattern film possessing the steps of forming a thin film in a form of a predetermined geometric pattern on a substrate employing a solution comprising a metal ion, and subsequently treating the thin film via an atmospheric pressure plasma treatment to prepare a pattern film.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device possessing transparent conductive layer exhibiting excellent optical transparency, resistance characteristic, evenness, adhesion to substrate, and hardness, and liquid crystal display device thereof.

Abstract: A film forming method comprising: supplying a reactive gas comprising a compound including a metal atom between facing electrodes; arranging a substrate between the electrodes; making the reactive gas in a plasma state by applying a voltage between the electrodes under atmospheric pressure or under a pressure in a vicinity of the atmospheric pressure and discharging; and forming a metal film on a surface of the substrate by supplying a reducing gas having a reducing property into a plasma atmosphere in which the reactive gas in the plasma state exists.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functional filler which is excellent in dispersibility or interaction with polylactic acid as a matrix polymer and can improve heat resistance, moldability and mechanical strength of the polylactic acid; and a resin composition containing the functional filler. The functional filler of the present invention is characterized in including a raw material filler and polylactic acid, wherein a surface or end the raw material filler is modified by the polylactic acid.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device which is provided with a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer, a first transparent base board pasted on an display surface side of the liquid crystal layer and a second transparent base board pasted on a back side of the liquid crystal layer, and a backlight unit to make light to transmit toward the display surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, comprises a step of making a mixed gas including a transparent conductive layer forming gas and at least a rare gas as a discharging gas into an excited state by an atmospheric pressure plasma process such that a transparent conductive layer is formed on the display side surface of the first transparent base board.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an reading glass, an reading apparatus comprising the reading glass and an image forming apparatus comprising the reading apparatus, the reading glass which reduces attenuation of a light, which is of a light source or reflected by a document, passing through the reading glass, reduces attachment of paper powder and the like, and thus can provide high quality images. The present invention is characterized in that a glass member positioned between the document and the light source of the reading apparatus for optically reading the document has an antireflection function.

Abstract: A method for forming nanostructured carbons comprising the steps of: generating a plasma by supplying at least a discharge gas between opposing electrodes and applying a high-frequency voltage between the electrodes under an approximately atmospheric pressure; existing a material gas for forming the nanostructured carbons with the plasma to generate an activated material gas; and exposing a substrate to the activated material gas.

Abstract: A layer forming method is disclosed which comprises the steps of supplying power of not less than 1 W/cm2 at a high frequency voltage exceeding 100 kHz across a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other at atmospheric pressure or at approximately atmospheric pressure to induce a discharge, generating a reactive gas in a plasma state by the charge, and exposing a substrate to the reactive gas in a plasma state to form a layer on the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film dispersed of carbon nanotubes that emits intensive light with a particular wavelength. The film dispersed of carbon nanotubes 4 according to the present invention is a film in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes 3, 3, . . . are dispersed in the film dispersed of carbon nanotubes, and each carbon nanotube 3 is dispersed isolatedly in an oriented manner.

Abstract: A layer forming method is disclosed which relies on reactive gas in a plasma state. The method includes steps of supplying power of not less than 1 W/cm2 at a high frequency voltage exceeding 100 kHz across a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other at atmospheric pressure or at approximately atmospheric pressure to induce a discharge, generating a reactive gas in a plasma state by the charge, and exposing a substrate to the reactive gas in a plasma state to form a layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A layer forming method is disclosed which comprises the steps of supplying power of not less than 1 W/cm2 at a high frequency voltage exceeding 100 kHz across a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other at atmospheric pressure or at approximately atmospheric pressure to induce a discharge, generating a reactive gas in a plasma state by the charge, and exposing a substrate to the reactive gas in a plasma state to form a layer on the substrate.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide: a glass member characterized by excellent friction resistance property, and antifouling property; a reading glass wherein, when this glass member is used as the reading glass of a scanner or a copier, toner, dust or adhesive does not easily deposit on the reading glass, with the result that deterioration in the copied image quality such as black spots or black streaks can be avoided; and a scanner or a copier wherein the glass is used. The glass member including a glass substrate including a fluorine containing film coated directly, not through any other layer interposed, on at least one surface of the glass substrate, wherein an element composition of the fluorine containing film is characterized in that a content of fluorine atoms exceeds 30 atomic percent, and an atomic ratio of oxygen atom to fluorine atom (O/F) is between 0.2 and 1.0.

Abstract: An image pickup control unit specifies a scan area of a frame based on a scaling factor for electronic zooming. An image sensor converts incoming light signals into electric signals by performing reset scanning on each line of the specified scan area of the frame, and accumulates each of the electric signals, and reads the electric signals accumulated thereby by performing read scanning to output them as image data. In response to an instruction for changing a horizontal scanning period and a vertical scanning period of an Nth frame and later frames in a series of frames from the image pickup control unit, the image sensor performs reset scanning and read scanning on the Nth frame based on the changed horizontal scanning and vertical scanning periods even when a reset scanning period of the Nth frame partially overlaps a read scanning period of an immediately preceding (N?1)th frame.

Abstract: An imaging control unit specifies a scan region, including an effective pixel region and a blanking region, of an image based on a magnification for electronic zooming, and converts an input optical signal into an electrical signal by scanning the scan region. The imaging control unit reads the electrical signal stored and delivers the electrical signal to an image sensor unit as picture data. An RW control unit stores the picture data in a register based on the magnification for electronic zooming, and then reads the picture data at a predetermined frame rate. A resolution converter performs interpolation processing of the picture data based on the magnification for electronic zooming.

Abstract: An imaging control unit specifies a scan region, including an effective pixel region and a blanking region, of an image based on a magnification for electronic zooming, and converts an input optical signal into an electrical signal by scanning the scan region. The imaging control unit reads the electrical signal stored and delivers the electrical signal to an image sensor unit as picture data. An RW control unit stores the picture data in a register based on the magnification for electronic zooming, and then reads the picture data at a predetermined frame rate. A resolution converter performs interpolation processing of the picture data based on the magnification for electronic zooming.

Abstract: A layer formation method is disclosed which comprises supplying gas to a discharge space, exciting the supplied gas at atmospheric pressure or at approximately atmospheric pressure by applying a high frequency electric field across the discharge space, and exposing a substrate to the excited gas, wherein the high frequency electric field is an electric field in which a first high frequency electric field and a second high frequency electric field are superposed, frequency ?2 of the second high frequency electric field is higher than frequency ?1 of the first high frequency electric field, strength V1 of the first high frequency electric field, strength V2 of the second high frequency electric field and strength IV of discharge starting electric field satisfy relationship V1?IV>V2 or V1>IV?V2, and power density of the second high frequency electric field is not less than 1 W/cm2.

Abstract: A layer forming method is disclosed which comprises the steps of supplying power of not less than 1 W/cm2 at a high frequency voltage exceeding 100 kHz across a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other at atmospheric pressure or at approximately atmospheric pressure to induce a discharge, generating a reactive gas in a plasma state by the charge, and exposing a substrate to the reactive gas in a plasma state to form a layer on the substrate.