Abstract: A composition for copper patterning and a method of copper patterning using the composition are provided, which composition is excellently safe in copper patterning, sintering at lower temperatures, and capable of forming a highly conducive copper pattern of a desired shape even on a plastic substrate. The composition contains Component A: a copper ?-ketocarboxylate compound of formula (1): (R1, R2: H or C1-C6 straight- or C3-C6 branched-hydrocarbon group, etc.); and based on 1 mol of this compound, Component B: an amine compound having a boiling point of not higher than 250° C. at 0.1 to 500 mol; and Component C-1: an organic acid having pKa of not more than 4 at 0.01 to 20 mol, and/or Component C-2: an organic copper compound composed of copper and an organic acid having pKa of not more than 4 at 0.01 to 100 mol. The composition is useful in the field of electronics.

Abstract: There is provided a method for production of a high-purity biodegradable polyoxyethylene derivative on an industrial scale using a polyoxyethylene compound containing polylactic acid at the terminal thereof. A biodegradable polyoxyethylene compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (I) are caused to react with each other at 60° C. to 120° C. using toluene as a solvent in the presence of sodium acetate to obtain a biodegradable polyoxyethylene derivative represented by formula (2).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a novel CTL epitope peptide of the SARS coronavirus. The present invention provides a peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23 and 24.

Abstract: A polyalkylene glycol derivative containing a compound of the formula (1): wherein R is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 are each an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the groups represented by R are the same or different from each other in one molecule, the groups represented by OA2 are the same or different from each other in one molecule, m is an average number of moles of the above oxyalkylene group added, m represents 10 to 1000, X represents a functional group capable of chemically reacting with a bio-related substance, and Y is a linker and represents an ether bond, an amide bond, a urethane bond, an ester bond, a secondary amino group, a carbonate bond, or an alkylene group containing these bonds, polydispersity Mw/Mn of the above polyalkylene glycol derivative in gel permeation chromatography satisfying the following relationship: Mw/Mn?1.08 wherein Mw represents a weight average molecular weight and Mn represents a number average molecular weight.

Abstract: A polyfunctional polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein Z represents a hydroxyl group-removed residue of pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol, R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 represent an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, L1 and L2 represent an alkylene group which may have an ester bond or the like in the alkylene chain or at the terminal end, and X represents a functional group capable of reacting chemically; R, OA1, OA2, L1, and L2 are the same or different from one another in one molecule, m and n are an average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, m represents 5 to 1,000, and n represents 0 to 1,000; p and q represent 0 or 1; r1+r2=4 or 6; and r1 and r2 are an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: Provided are a thiol-reactive polyoxyalkylene-modified lipid which can be used to chemically modify bioactive substances and which can be used for drug delivery systems such as liposomes and a method for producing the same. The polyoxyalkylene-modified lipid is represented by the following formula (1): (wherein, R1 and R2 are hydrocarbon groups which are the same as or different from each other and which contain 4 to 24 carbon atoms, R3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, OA is oxyalkylene groups containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n is the average addition mole number of the oxyalkylene groups and is 5 to 1,000, and Z is a group containing either maleimide or iodoacetamide.

Abstract: Provided is a defoamer for fermentation which has excellent dispersibility in water and forms neither a precipitate nor oil droplets when the dispersion is heated, and which is highly effective in defoaming fermentation media. This defoamer contains a reaction product obtained by mixing a fat or oil having an iodine value of 40 to 130 with glycerin or like in a molar ratio of from 3/2 to 1/2 to obtain a mixture, causing 4 to 17 mol of propylene oxide to add to 1 mol of the mixture, and then causing 20 to 40 mol of ethylene oxide and 70 to 110 mol of propylene oxide to block-wise add thereto in this order, the reaction product having an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide molar ratio of from 1/4 to 2/5.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic composition which has a structure-recovering property, is transparent, is satisfactory in smoothness when applied to the skin or hair, and has a good feeling in use, which comprises components (A) to (D) as described.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer having low cytotoxicity and capable of imparting surface hydrophilicity and biocompatibility to medical device surfaces by simple processing, a method for producing the polymer, and a surface treatment agent for medical devices. The polymer of the present invention has a particular ratio of structural units represented by the formulae (1a) and (1b), and a particular weight average molecular weight, and is useful as a surface treatment agent for various medical devices.

Abstract: A multibranched polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 are the same or different and are an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n and m are the same or different and are an average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, n represents 0 to 1000, m is the same or different and represents 10 to 1000, X represents a functional group capable of reacting with an amino group, a mercapto group, an aldehyde group, a carboxyl group, a triple bond, or an azide group to form a chemical bond, and L1 and L2 are the same or different and are a single bond, an alkylene group, or an alkylene group in which at least one bond selected from an ester bond, a urethane bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, and an amino is interposed.

Abstract: Provided are amino group-containing phosphorylcholine compound and a method for production thereof, that has a highly active amino group efficiently reactive with a wide variety of functional groups and the like under mild conditions, and is capable of introducing a phosphorylcholine-like group to various substrate surfaces to provide functionalities of the group. The amino group-containing phosphorylcholine compound of the present invention is represented by at least one of formulae (1) and (1?), and may be used as a compound, or a material thereof, capable of introducing a phosphorylcholine-like group to the surface of various substrates, such as medical instruments, cosmetics materials, and medicinal substances.

Abstract: A fuel oil flow improver comprising the ester compound (A) below and the copolymer (B) below, which is the fuel oil flow improver in which the mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the ester compound (A) and the copolymer (B) is from 30/70 to 70/30. (A) The ester compound represented by Formula (I) below. R1 is e.g. a linear saturated C19 alkyl group, and X, Y, and Z each represent an integer of 1 or higher. (B) A copolymer of a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000 obtained by polymerizing (b1) to (b3) below at a molar fraction of (b1)/(b2)/(b3)=0.4 to 0.8/0.1 to 0.3/0.1 to 0.3. R2 is e.g. a linear saturated C14 alkyl group. R3 is e.g. a linear saturated C10 alkyl group. R4 is e.g. a linear saturated C12 alkyl group.

Abstract: Provided are amino group-containing phosphorylcholine compound and a method for production thereof, that has a highly active amino group efficiently reactive with a wide variety of functional groups and the like under mild conditions, and is capable of introducing a phosphorylcholine-like group to various substrate surfaces to provide functionalities of the group. The amino group-containing phosphorylcholine compound of the present invention is represented by at least one of formulae (1) and (1?), and may be used as a compound, or a material thereof, capable of introducing a phosphorylcholine-like group to the surface of various substrates, such as medical instruments, cosmetics materials, and medicinal substances.

Abstract: The invention provides a silicone monomer which is suitable for the manufacture of ophthalmic devices, such as contact lenses, intraocular lenses, and keratoprosthesis, a monomer composition containing the monomer, and a polymer which fulfills both surface hydrophilicity and oxygen permeability at the same time. The silicone monomer of the present invention is represented by the formula (1a) or (1b): (X: a monovalent C2 to C6 organic group having one or more —OH and optionally one O or N in its main chain; Z1 to Z9: a C1 to C4 alkyl group; n: 1 to 3; a and b: 0 or 1).

Abstract: A curable resin composition is provided which uses a fumarate copolymer which is excellent in thermal discoloration resistance as a binder component and is capable of forming details of a color filter. The curable resin composition of the present invention is a photocurable resin composition for forming a protective layer, RGB pixels, a black matrix or a spacer of a color filter, and contains as a binder component a fumarate copolymer having at least a molecular structure wherein a constituent unit represented by the following Formula 1 and a constituent unit having an acidic functional group(s) are linked, preferably further having a constituent unit with an ethylenically unsaturated bond: wherein, each of R1 and R2 is independently a branched C3-8 alkyl group which may be substituted, or a C4-8 cycloalkyl group which may be substituted.

Abstract: Provided is a polyethylene glycol derivative which contains two PEG chains, which is bound to a diacylglycerol, which has high purity, and which enhances the stability of liposomes. Polyethylene glycol is represented by the following formula (1) and which is bound to a diacylglycerol: In Formula (1), R1 is a hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing 9 to 21 carbon atoms, n is the average number of moles of added polyethylene glycol chains, 10?n?100, and X is a linker site between branched polyethylene glycol and the diacylglycerol and is represented by the following formula (2): —(CH2)l-Y—(CH2)m-??(2) In Formula (2), Y is an ether bond, an ester bond, a urethane bond, an amide bond, or a carbonate bond and l and m are an integer of 0 to 6.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition containing a graft material and an organic peroxide group dispersion medium in which the graft material is dispersed. The graft material is obtained by melt-mixing a metal oxide fine particle having an organic peroxide group on the surface and a thermoplastic resin, and has a structure in which the thermoplastic resin is grafted to the metal oxide fine particle. The organic peroxide group on the surface of the metal oxide fine particle is preferably a peroxymonocarbonate group. The organic peroxide group on the surface of the metal oxide fine particle is preferably obtained by reacting a hydroxy group of a silicon oxide fine particle with an amino-modified silane coupling agent, thereby introducing an amino group to the surface of the silicon oxide fine particle, and then reacting the amino group with a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group and an organic peroxide group.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyalkylene glycol derivative having such high molecular weight and purity that the derivative can be used in pharmaceutical applications, which produces a polyalkylene glycol derivative of the formula (X) by steps (A), (B), (C) and (D), wherein R is as defined: R—(OA)nOH??(X) (step (A)) 5 to 50% by mol of an alkali catalyst is added to a compound represented by the formula (Y), wherein R is as defined: R—OH??(Y) (step (B)) an alkylene oxide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms is reacted under a condition of 50 to 130° C. until the average number of moles of an oxyalkylene group OA added reaches the range of 5 to 500 to obtain a polyalkylene glycol derivative; (step (C)) 10 to 5000% by mass of a hydrocarbon solvent is added to the derivative of the step (B) to dilute it, and remaining water is removed by azeotropy; and (step (D)) the derivative of the step (B) is reacted with an alkylene oxide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms under a condition of 50 to 130° C.

Abstract: The invention provides a herbicidal composition containing, as an active ingredient, glycerol fatty acid ester obtained from fatty acid having an even-numbered carbon number of 6-12 and glycerol.

Abstract: A method for producing a biodegradable polyoxyalkylene derivative, includes: reacting a biodegradable polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the formula (1) as defined herein with a compound represented by one of the formulae (I) to (IV) as defined herein in a presence of an alkaline solid salt, the biodegradable polyoxyalkylene derivative being represented by the formula (2) as defined herein.