Abstract: In order to provide a dispersion method and a dispersion apparatus capable of mixing a material to be processed and a dispersion medium having no affinity with each other using a single apparatus without using a dispersant, there are provided a quantitative supply mechanism quantitatively supplying a material to be processed, a suction stirring mechanism primarily including a suction stirring pump in which the material to be processed and a dispersion medium are subjected to negative pressure suction by a negative pressure suction force generated by rotation of a rotating blade and the suctioned material to be processed and the dispersion medium are stirred and mixed by the rotating blade and are allowed to pass through a throttle passage to cause cavitation, and a plasma generating mechanism generating a plasma in bubbles formed due to cavitation in a mixed liquid of the material to be processed and the dispersion medium.

Abstract: In order to provide a dispersion method and a dispersion apparatus capable of mixing a material to be processed and a dispersion medium having no affinity with each other using a single apparatus without using a dispersant, there are provided a quantitative supply mechanism quantitatively supplying a material to be processed, a suction stirring mechanism primarily including a suction stirring pump in which the material to be processed and a dispersion medium are subjected to negative pressure suction by a negative pressure suction force generated by rotation of a rotating blade and the suctioned material to be processed and the dispersion medium are stirred and mixed by the rotating blade and are allowed to pass through a throttle passage to cause cavitation, and a plasma generating mechanism generating a plasma in bubbles formed due to cavitation in a mixed liquid of the material to be processed and the dispersion medium.

Abstract: A power supply circuit for plasma generation by which a large quantity of generated plasma can be smoothly obtained without increasing the sizes of an apparatus. An electric discharge generating electrode is composed of two or more first electrodes and one or more second electrodes. An LC series circuit is provided by connecting a capacitor C and a coil L in series between one of outputs of an alternating high voltage generating circuit which generates an alternating high voltage to be applied between the electrodes of electric discharge generating electrode, and the first electrode. When electricity is discharged in one of the electrode pair, voltage drop is suppressed by the coil, and since electric discharge from the other electrode pair is induced without being disturbed, a large quantity of plasma can be smoothly generated by common use of the alternating high voltage generating circuit.

Abstract: A power supply circuit for plasma generation by which a large quantity of generated plasma can be smoothly obtained without increasing the sizes of an apparatus, a plasma generating apparatus, a plasma processing apparatus which can process a large quantity of objects to be processed at a low cost by using the plasma generating apparatus, and plasma processed objects having target quantities are realized. An electric discharge generating electrode is composed of two or more first electrodes and one or more second electrodes. An LC series circuit is provided by connecting a capacitor C and a coil L in series between one of outputs of an alternating high voltage generating circuit which generates an alternating high voltage to be applied between the electrodes of electric discharge generating electrode, and the first electrode.

Abstract: A laundry system includes a home terminal device and laundry apparatus. The terminal device includes a first short-range communication device, a long-range communication device, and a terminal device controller transmitting information about laundry and a laundry constraint to a server connected to an Internet, thereby obtaining an operation control program for the laundry apparatus. The terminal device controller transfers the program via the first short-range communication device to the laundry apparatus and receives via the first short-range communication device information about an operating state of the laundry apparatus. The laundry apparatus includes a second short-range communication device, a laundry apparatus controller, and a laundry unit.

Abstract: In a magnet pump in which a cylinder 4A integrated with a drive shaft 3A and provided with a drive magnet M1 on the inner circumferential side thereof is disposed outside a cylindrical can 2A having a bottom and secured to a pump casing 1A, and a rotor 6A concentrically fitted over an impeller shaft 5A and provided with a driven magnet M2 on the outer circumferential side thereof is disposed inside the can 2A, and the rotor 6A rotates integrally with an impeller 7A around the impeller shaft 5A as the drive shaft 3A rotates, by virtue of a magnetic attraction force generated between the drive magnet M1 and the driven magnet M2, wherein the sliding contact members of the pump, a bushing 81, a sleeve 82 and a thrust ring 83 interposed in each of the bearing sections 8fA and 8rA for the impeller shaft 5A, are made of ceramic or cemented carbide and have a diamond-like carbon film.

Abstract: A laundry system (1) includes a home terminal device (3) and laundry apparatus (4). The terminal device includes a first short-range communication device (8), a long-range communication device (7), and a terminal device controller (9) transmitting information about laundry and information about a laundry constraint to a server (2) connected to an Internet (5), thereby obtaining an operation control program for the laundry apparatus. The terminal device controller transfers the obtained operation control program via the first short-range communication device to the laundry apparatus and receives via the first short-range communication device information about an operating state of the laundry apparatus. The laundry apparatus includes a second short-range communication device (15), a laundry apparatus controller (17), and a laundry unit (16).

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet comprising an air-permeable substrate having coated thereon, an adhesive composition comprising (a) 3 to 25% by weight of a water-soluble polyol and (b) 1 to 25% by weight of a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, the sum of the contents of the components (a) and (b) being at least 6% by weight, with the balance of the adhesive composition being an adhesive.