Abstract: A reinforcing carbon fiber sheet (1) of the present invention includes: a carbon fiber filament (2) group arrayed in parallel in one direction; and a thermoplastic adhesive (4) present on at least part of the carbon fiber filament group in a direction across the carbon fiber filament group to unite the carbon fiber filament group. Preferably, the reinforcing sheet (1) includes a minimum amount of the carbon fibers required to produce a reinforcing effect. A sizing layer (3) of an epoxy-based resin is present on the surface of the carbon fiber filaments (2), and has a high affinity for the thermoplastic adhesive layer (4) present thereon, so that they strongly adhere to each other. Thus, the present invention provides a reinforcing carbon fiber sheet that is thin, has good handling properties and easily adheres to a substance to be reinforced.

Abstract: A substrate processing device, which processes by immersing the substrate in the processing liquid comprising a mixture of a chemical and a diluting liquid, is provided with: a processing tank (1) that retains the processing liquid; heating means (2, 3) that heat the processing liquid; a temperature detection means (4) that detects the temperature of the processing liquid; a temperature control means (5) that operates the aforementioned heating means (2, 3) in a manner so that the detected temperature approaches a set temperature; a replenishing means (6) that replenishes the diluting liquid in the processing liquid; a concentration detection means (7) that detects the concentration of the processing liquid by measuring the light absorption characteristics of the processing liquid; and a concentration control means (8) that operates the aforementioned replenishing means (6) in a manner so that the detected concentration approaches a set concentration.

Abstract: This article supply method comprises: a step for introducing, using a movable block capable of reciprocating between a first position and a second position, a single object to be conveyed into a housing portion formed on the movable block when the movable block is in the first position; a forward step for pressing the movable block from the first position in a range of motion of the movable block while vacuum-sucking the movable block from the second position in the range of motion of the movable block, and then continuing the vacuum-sucking from the second position and moving the movable block to the second position; a step for discharging the object to be conveyed from the housing portion when the movable block is in the second position; and a return step for vacuum-sucking the movable block from the first position and moving the movable block to the first position.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that performs processing by immersing a substrate into a processing liquid obtained by mixing phosphoric acid with a diluent includes a concentration sensing means for sensing the concentration of the processing liquid by measuring the absorbance characteristics of the processing liquid. The concentration sensing means includes a light-transmitting section that introduces the processing liquid into the inside to let the processing liquid pass therethrough, a light-emitting section that radiates light having a predetermined wavelength to the light-transmitting section, a light-receiving section that receives the light therefrom via the light-transmitting section, a first lens that condenses the light emitted from the light-emitting section to the light-transmitting section, a second lens that condenses the light that has passed through the light-transmitting section to the light-receiving section, and a cooling mechanism that cools at least one of these.

Abstract: A method for producing a carbon fiber opened sheet 8 is provided. The method includes performing a surface activation treatment on an unopened tow of carbon fibers (3a, 3b) to which a sizing agent has been applied, and opening the unopened tow of carbon fibers (3a, 3b) into a sheet. The opening process preferably uses at least one set of opening devices. The set of opening devices includes a holding shaft (4a-4d, 5a-5d) for bending and conveying the unopened tow of carbon fibers (3a, 3b), and an opening bar (6a-6c) that vibrates in the width direction of the unopened tow. A difference in height ?H between the end of the holding shaft (4a-4d, 5a-5d) and the end of the opening bar (6a-6c) is preferably 5 to 30 mm. With this configuration, even if a sizing agent is applied to the unopened tow of carbon fibers, the filaments are easily separated from each other and the tow is easily opened. Thus, the carbon fiber opened sheet is less likely to have a defect.

Abstract: An article supply device has: a transport part that transports transported objects, and a movable block. The movable block is provided with a storage part that can store one of the transported objects in a reception position that communicates with a downstream end of the transport part. The movable block is capable of reciprocal movement in a direction that intersects the reception direction of the transported object. At one end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in the reception position. At the other end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in a dispensation or retrieval position from which the transported object can be dispensed or retrieved.

Abstract: To show a highly accurate cell measurement method. A cell measurement method comprises: a step of staining a cultured target cell with a dye; a step of obtaining a first image and a second image which are transmission images for a first light and a second light to which the dye has different absorbance; a step of dividing each of the first image and the second image into a plurality of divided regions and comparing the first image and the second image for each of the divided regions so as to eliminate noises; and a step of integrating an indicator of a cell amount in each of the divided regions in the images from which the noises were eliminated so as to evaluate a target cell amount.

Abstract: A cellulose nanofiber (CNF) powder of the present invention contains cellulose nanofibers, and a hydrophobic polymer that is chemically bonded to at least some of the —OH groups of the cellulose nanofibers. The CNF powder has the ability to be dispersed in water and to return to a powder form again when an aqueous dispersion of the CNF powder is dried. The distance between the fibers in the CNF powder in a dry state is 3 nm or more, and preferably 8 to 12 nm. Since the distance between the fibers in the conventional cellulose nanofibers is about 1 nm, the present invention reduces the Van der Waals force between the fibers (i.e., the force of attraction between the fibers) to one millionth of that of the conventional cellulose nanofibers. Thus, the present invention provides the CNF powder that can be used in a powder form, and that can also be reversibly changed between a powder state and a dispersed state in water, and a method for producing the CNF powder.

Abstract: An article supply device has: a transport part that transports transported objects, and a movable block. The movable block is provided with a storage part that can store one of the transported objects in a reception position that communicates with a downstream end of the transport part. The movable block is capable of reciprocal movement in a direction that intersects the reception direction of the transported object. At one end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in the reception position. At the other end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in a dispensation or retrieval position from which the transported object can be dispensed or retrieved.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide the technique of a method for preparing a highly precise single-stranded DNA that makes it possible to obtain accurate results even by a simple test in a clinical sites or the like. The invention provides a highly precise single-stranded DNA product that can be utilized even in more simple and rapid genetic analyses by taking as the detection sample a single-stranded nucleotide product amplified by ligation, preferably by cycling ligation reaction, without PCR or LCR amplification.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a DNA detection technique by which testing can be simply and accurately performed at clinical sites or the like. The present invention provides a gene analysis method which employs, as a detection sample, a single strand nucleotide product that is amplified by ligation, and which can be performed visually in a more simple and rapid way.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber to which a compound containing a phosphate group is fixed by chemical bonding. The present invention further relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber assembly that includes the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber arranged to contact skin. The present invention further relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber product that includes the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber arranged to contact skin. The present invention further relates to a method for using the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber and a method for suppressing atopic dermatitis that include: arranging the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber to contact skin, thereby suppressing atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: This stuffed article (1) of the present invention is made of ticking (2a, 2b) filled with a stuffing. The stuffing is a long-fiber wad (8) formed by integrating an effect yarn with a core yarn. The effect yarn is opened to form loop-like fibers. A plurality of strings of the long-fiber wad (8) are arranged in parallel in at least one direction, and sewn to the ticking so as to be integrated with the ticking. The long-fiber wad in the stuffed article is fixed to the ticking, and the effect yarn is integrated with the core yarn. Therefore, the present invention can provide a stuffed article where the displacement of the long-fiber wad is limited even after repeated washing, the wad is less concentrated, and the bulkiness is high.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to acquire a highly proliferative cell at a high efficiency from a sample derived from a biological tissue. Provided is a composition for dispersing a biological tissue, wherein a solution formulation of the composition has a collagenase activity of 0.30-10 U/mL, said collagenase activity being determined by a method for measuring FALGPA-decomposing activity, and a trypsin activity of 0-30 U/mL at a formulation concentration of the composition, said trypsin activity being determined by a method for measuring BASE hydrolytic activity.

Abstract: Inspection equipment for a screw part of a bottle-can having a mouth section provided with a curl portion in which an opening edge thereof is rolled up outward and the screw part for fitting a cap by threads below the curl portion for attaching the cap with a liner, the inspection equipment inspects a shape of the screw part of the mouth section by imaging an imaging area which is set so as to include a part of the mouth section while rotating the bottle-can around a can-axis, the inspection equipment including: a rotating device which holds and rotates the bottle-can around the can-axis; a thread-illumination device which irradiates illumination light toward the screw part of the bottle-can; an imaging device which continuously obtains inspection images including reflected light of the illumination light at the imaging area; and an thread-inspection device which inspects the screw part.

Abstract: An inspection method and inspection equipment for mouth section of bottle-can including: first-inspection process for eliminating the bottle-can in which existence of a low-brightness area is detected from a monochrome inspection-image which is obtained by imaging the curl portion with irradiating white light to the curl portion in an imaging area of the bottle-can which is conveyed along a main-conveyance path; and a second-inspection process for judging quality of the bottle-can while conveying the bottle-can which is eliminated by the first-inspection process along a secondary-conveyance path, by irradiating illumination lights having two colors from different directions to the curl portion in the imaging area along substantially a tangential direction of a cylindrical surface of the mouth section so as to image a color inspection-image, and distinguishing existence or not of the asperity on the curl portion from signal strengths of the light colors of the color inspection-image.

Abstract: A sliced specimen preparing apparatus prepares a sliced specimen by slicing a surface of a specimen block in which a specimen is embedded in an embedding-substance. The apparatus includes: a cutter configured to slice the surface of the specimen block; a surface exposure determination unit configured to determine whether or not the area of a specimen portion on the surface of the specimen block is sufficient for the preparation of the sliced specimen; and a specimen block transporting unit configured to transport the specimen block between the surface exposure determination unit and the cutter.

Abstract: Inspection equipment for mouth section of bottle-can, including: a rotating device which holds and rotates the bottle-can around a can-axis; a first illumination device which irradiates a first illumination light toward the curl portion in an imaging area; a second illumination device which irradiates a second illumination light having a different light color from that of the first illumination light toward the curl portion from an opposite side to the first illumination light with the imaging area therebetween; a third illumination device which irradiates a third illumination light having a different light color along an intersecting direction with the first and second illumination lights; an imaging device which is disposed toward the imaging area and obtains an inspection image including reflected lights at the curl portion; and an asperity-recognition device which detects an edge position of the curl portion based on the reflected light of the third illumination light.

Abstract: A toothed belt has therein a core wire (3) including a core thread (1) made of aramid fiber and a filament thread (2) made of nylon fiber, and has belt tooth portions (4) and belt groove portions (5) alternately formed therealong. The core wire (3), the belt tooth portions (4), and the belt groove portions (5) are integrated with one another by a rubber material (7). It should be noted herein that the core thread (1) and the filament thread (2) are integrally twined around each other so that the filament thread (2) is formed in the shape of a plurality of loops around the core thread (1). The filament thread (2) in the shape of the loops enters tooth root portions (9) of the belt tooth portions (4) to be arranged therein. As a result, the tooth root portions (9) are strengthened.

Abstract: The present invention provide: a novel process for culturing animal cells and a kit for culturing animal cells, in which, even if the number of cells as sampled for biopsy is extremely small, the proliferation can sufficiently be maintained so as to enable to carry out various culture and/or tests, especially anticancer agent sensitivity tests, and the contamination with bacteria can be inhibited without damaging physiological activity of cells, especially sensitivity to anticancer agents. The process for culturing animal cells, according to the present invention, comprises the step of culturing a sample containing animal cells obtained from living body tissue in order to subject the sample to further culture and/or a test, with the process being characterized in that a culture medium is used wherein the culture medium has a proliferating action and physiological activity-retaining action on the animal cells, and further has a killing action and/or multiplication-inhibition action on bacteria.