Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate includes: applying a composition for forming a resist underlayer film directly or indirectly to a substrate to form a resist underlayer film; applying a composition for forming a resist film to the resist underlayer film to form a resist film; exposing the resist film to radiation; and developing at least the exposed resist film. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film includes a polymer and a solvent. The polymer includes a repeating unit (1) which includes an organic sulfonic acid anion moiety and an onium cation moiety.

Abstract: The composition contains: a compound which has a group represented by formula (1); and a solvent. In the formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 30 ring atoms; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and * denotes a bonding site to a part other than the group represented by the following formula (1) in the compound.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: a resin including a structural unit (A) represented by formula (1) and a structural unit (B) having an acid-dissociable group; a radiation-sensitive acid generator; and a solvent. R1 is a halogen atom-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; X is —O— or —S—; La1 is a halogen atom-substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and RP is a monovalent organic group having at least one structure selected from the group consisting of a lactone structure, a cyclic carbonate structure, and a sultone structure.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition contains: a polymer that includes a structural unit including an acid-labile group; a radiation-sensitive acid generator; and a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the following formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and Xn+ represents a radiation-sensitive onium cation having a valency of n, wherein n is an integer of 1 to 3. It is preferable that R1 in the following formula (1) represents an organic group, and that the organic group has a ring structure. It is preferable that R1 in the following formula (1) represents an organic group, and that the organic group is an acid-labile group. Xn+ in the following formula (1) preferably represents a sulfonium cation, an iodonium cation, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: an onium salt compound represented by formula (1), a resin including a structural unit having an acid-dissociable group, and an alcohol-based solvent having a boiling point of 90° C. or higher. R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or a group including a divalent hetero atom-containing group between two adjacent carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group; R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, one of Rf11 and Rf12 is a fluorine atom, and the other is a fluorine atom or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group, m1 is an integer of 1 to 3; m2 is an integer of 0 to 8; and Z1+ represents a monovalent radiation-sensitive onium cation.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: a first onium salt compound represented by formula (1); a second onium salt compound represented by formula (2); a resin including a structural unit having an acid-dissociable group; and a solvent. R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like; R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; one of Rf11 and Rf12 is a fluorine atom, and the other is a fluorine atom or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group; and Z1+ represents a monovalent radiation-sensitive onium cation. R4 is a monovalent organic group including a cyclic structure; Rf21 and Rf22 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group; and Z2+ represents a monovalent radiation-sensitive onium cation.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: a first onium salt compound represented by formula (1); a second onium salt compound represented by formula (2); a resin including an acid-dissociable group; and a solvent. R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like; R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or the like; and Z+ represents a monovalent radiation-sensitive onium cation. R4 is a monovalent organic group; one of Rf21 and Rf22 is a fluorine atom, and the other is a fluorine atom or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group; Ar is a monovalent organic group including an aromatic ring; R5, R6, R7, and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group; and X is a single bond or a divalent hetero atom-containing group.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: a first onium salt compound represented by formula (1); a second onium salt compound represented by formula (2); a resin including a structural unit having an acid-dissociable group; and a solvent. R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or a group including a divalent hetero atom-containing group between two adjacent carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group; R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or the like; and one of Rf11 and Rf12 is a fluorine atom, and the other is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group. R4 is a monovalent organic group in which neither a fluorine atom nor a fluorinated hydrocarbon group is bonded to an atom adjacent to the sulfur atom.

Abstract: A carrier which may have excellent pressure resistance, and even when a protein ligand is not immobilized thereon, a high dynamic binding capacity to a target substance, and a high performance of separating a target substance from a biological sample. Such a carrier may include a polymer having a crosslinked structure containing a divalent group of formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are independently a single bond or divalent hydrocarbon group, R5 and R6 are independently H or a hydrocarbon group, X is a thio group, sulfinyl group, sulfonyl group, oxy group, >N(—R31), >Si(—R32)2, >P(—R33), >P(?O)(—R34), >B(—R35), or >C(—R36)2 (R31 to R36 independently being H or hydrocarbon group), and * is a bond, provided that when both R1 and R3 or both R2 and R4 are a divalent hydrocarbon group, respectively, R1 and R3 or R2 and R4 may form a ring together with an adjacent carbon atom.

Abstract: To provide a novel technique with which the generation of aggregates over time in a dispersion liquid can be suppressed and a target substance can be detected with high sensitivity even if latex particles that have been stored are used. A method for storing in a container a latex particle dispersion liquid in which latex particles for an extracorporeal diagnostic agent are dispersed, the latex particles having a volume average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm and including a polymer containing 70 to 100% by mass of monomer units each derived from a monomer having an aryl group relative to the total monomer units, which is characterized in that the particle dispersion liquid is stored in the container by setting a ratio of a volume of a void space obtained by excluding a volume occupied by the particle dispersion liquid from an internal volume of the container to 0 to 25% (v/v) relative to the internal volume of the container.

Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor substrate includes: applying a silicon-containing composition directly or indirectly to a substrate to form a silicon-containing film; applying a composition for forming a resist film to the silicon-containing film to form a resist film; exposing the resist film to radiation; and developing at least the exposed resist film. The silicon-containing composition includes: a silicon-containing compound; a polymer including a structural unit represented by formula (1); and a solvent. A content of the silicon-containing compound in the silicon-containing composition relative to 100% by mass of components other than the solvent in the silicon-containing composition is from 50% to 99.9% by mass. RA1 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and RA2 is a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An enzyme sensor may be configured to measure a measurement target substance included in a secretion of a living body. The enzyme sensor may include a layered structure including, in this order, (a) an absorber layer configured to absorb the secretion, (b) an enzyme layer containing an enzyme, (c) a mediator layer, and (d) an electrode part. The absorber layer may include a polymeric material having a chemically bound crosslinked structure.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition contains a polymer having an acid-releasable group, and a compound (Q) represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), L1 represents an ester group, —CO—NR3—, a (thio)ether group, or a sulfonyl group. R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, or a nitro group. R5 represents a C1 to C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, a C1 to C20 monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon group, or a halogen atom, and optionally two R5s taken together represent an alicyclic structure together with the carbon atom(s) between the two R5s. L2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group.

Abstract: Provision of an affinity carrier using a mutant VHH antibody. An affinity carrier comprising: a solid phase carrier; and an immunoglobulin-binding protein bound to the solid phase carrier; wherein the immunoglobulin-binding protein comprises a mutant VHH antibody or a fragment of the mutant VHH antibody that recognizes an epitope in at least one region selected from the group consisting of amino acids 127 to 184 of SEQ ID NO: 22 and amino acids 13 to 210 of SEQ ID NO: 23.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition contains a polymer having an acid-releasable group, and a compound represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), A1 represents a (m+n+2)-valent aromatic ring group. Both —OH and —COO? are bound to a common benzene ring in A1. Atom to which —OH is bound is located next to an atom to which —COO31 is bound. R1 represents a monovalent group comprising a cyclic (thio)acetal structure. m is an integer of ?0. n is an integer of ?0. M+ represents a monovalent organic cation.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition contains polymer (A) having an acid dissociative group, photoacid generator (B), and solvent (C), the solvent (C) containing 80 to 95% by mass of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (C1) and 5 to 18% by mass of 3-methoxybutyl acetate (C2), a content ratio of other solvent (C3) in the solvent (C) being 0 to 10% by mass, and a content ratio of the solvent (C) contained in the photosensitive resin composition being less than 60% by mass.

Abstract: A production method for a semiconductor substrate includes: performing a vapor deposition of a metal compound or metal directly or indirectly onto a substrate to form a metal-containing resist film; and exposing the metal-containing resist film to light. The metal compound or metal includes an Au atom, a Cr atom, an Ag atom, an In atom, or a combination thereof. The method preferably further includes developing the metal-containing resist film after exposing. The vapor deposition is preferably performed by PVD or CVD. The metal compound preferably includes a metal complex, a metal halide, or an organometal.

Abstract: To provide a chromatography carrier that has excellent antifouling properties and exhibits excellent pressure-resistant performance and shatter-resistant performance. A chromatography carrier comprising: a polymer having a partial structure containing at least two groups represented by —C(?O)—NH—.

Abstract: Provided is a method for filling a column with a chromatography carrier, including substituting a slurry with an aqueous solvent not containing a buffer, in which the slurry contains a target substance-capturing chromatography carrier, a buffer having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) within a range of ±1.0 of the isoelectric point of the carrier, and an aqueous solvent and has a pH of a liquid phase adjusted within a range of ±2.0 of the isoelectric point of the carrier, and filling a column with the slurry subjected to solvent substitution. The method may be advantageous for suppressing a decrease in liquid permeability and pressure resistance characteristics during liquid passage of a chromatography carrier when a solvent is substituted with an aqueous solvent not containing a buffer.

Abstract: The present photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer (A) having a structural unit (a1) represented by a formula (a1), a structural unit (a2) represented by a formula (a2), and a structural unit (a3) represented by a formula (a3), and a photoacid generator (B). In the formulae (a1) to (a3), R12, R22, and R32 each independently represent an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R21 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R31 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; R13 and R23 each independently represent an acid dissociable group; R33 represents a hydroxyaryl group; and l, m and n independently represent an integer from 0 to 10.