Abstract: This invention provides a process for producing a vinylated nucleic acid in an efficient and cost-effective manner through the implementation of vinylation of an amino-containing nucleic acid with a vinylating agent. This invention also provides a process for producing a vinylated nucleic acid in an efficient and cost-effective manner by a method in which PCR is carried out in the presence of an amino-modified nucleotide and dNTP and a vinyl group is introduced into the resulting PCR amplification product or by a method in which PCR is carried out in the presence of a vinyl-modified nucleotide and cNTP.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active energy ray curable composition for coating optical disc, comprising a urethane (meth)acrylate compound having at least one amide group in the molecule, an ethylenically unsaturated compound other than the urethane (meth)acrylate compound and a photopolymerization initiator; and an optical disc having a cured coating layer obtained by curing the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active energy ray curable composition for coating optical disc, comprising a urethane(meth)acrylate compound having at least one amide group in the molecule, an ethylenically unsaturated compound other than the urethane(meth)acrylate compound and a photopolymerization initiator; and an optical disc having a cured coating layer obtained by curing the composition.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition according to the present invention is an epoxy resin composition with a viscosity at 25° C. of no more than 1000 mPa·s, incorporating (A) at least one of a bisphenol type epoxy resin (A1) and a phenol novolak type epoxy resin (A2), a polyvalent epoxy resin formed from a mononuclear aromatic backbone (B) and an aromatic amine curing agent (C), wherein a cured product produced by curing the epoxy resin composition displays a breaking elongation of at least, 5%. The epoxy resin composition has a low viscosity at room temperature which can be sustained with good stability for long periods. Furthermore, a cured product produced by curing the epoxy resin composition displays excellent heat resistance and mechanical characteristics, and is consequently ideally suited for use as a matrix resin for fiber reinforced composite materials.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for manufacturing a methyl methacrylate polymer comprising the steps of feeding a monomer containing at least 80 wt % of methyl methacrylate and a radical polymerization initiator represented formula (III) to a reactor; polymerizing the material at a polymerization temperature of 110 to 160° C. under the conditions satisfying particular equations between an initiator concentration and a polymerization temperature; feeding a reaction mixture taken out from the reactor to a devolatilization step (feeding step); and separating and removing volatiles from the reaction mixture (devolatilization step). A methyl methacrylate polymer having adequately good optical properties and a plastic optical fiber having improved transmission performance can be prepared according to this invention.

Abstract: A preform can be molded by resin transfer molding and yields a composite material having excellent strength and excellent interlaminar debonding resistance. The preform, which is for producing a fiber-reinforced composite, comprises layers of laminated structure of a reinforcing material comprising reinforcement fibers and has, between these layers, a layer comprising a thermoplastic resin and having space so as not to inhibit a liquid resin from flowing therethrough. The preform is molded to yield a fiber-reinforced composite material.

Abstract: A multi-stage sequentially produced polymer structure composition, comprising: an innermost layer (A), and successively seed polymerized thereupon an elastic polymer layer (B), an outermost layer (C) and at least one intermediate layer (D), said layer (A) which has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 10.degree. C. and which constitutes 5-35% by weight of the total polymer composition being the polymerized product of a monomer mixture comprising 51-100 parts by weight of styrene or a styrene derivative, 0-49 parts by weight of a monomer having a copolymerizable double bond, 0-10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and 0-5 parts by weight of a graft crosslinking agent; said layer (B) which has a glass transition temperature of 0.degree. C.