Abstract: In a sieve, unit blocks are arrayed along an up-down direction and a left-right direction. Each unit block includes elongated holes and short holes that are shorter than the elongated holes. In each of the unit blocks, the elongated holes include a first elongated hole extending along a first length direction and a second elongated hole extending along a second length direction intersecting an extension line running along the first length direction. Plural of the short holes are arranged in each of the unit blocks so as to be arranged between long edges of adjacent elongated holes of the elongated holes.

Abstract: A device for preparing a glass slide specimen of cells has: a filter that has recesses, which capture target cells that are at least one of circulating tumor cells within blood or rare tumor cells within a body fluid, and pores that are formed in the recesses and that pass non-target cells therethrough; a glass slide that is superposed onto a surface of the filter, at a side at which the target cells are captured, and onto which the target cells are transferred; a cover member that is placed on a surface of the filter at a side opposite from the glass slide, and that seals in a buffer solution for immersing the target cells at interiors of the recesses; and a container into which the glass slide is immersed and in which is stored a preservation liquid that preserves the target cells that have been transferred onto the glass slide.

Abstract: A device for isolating periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells includes a metal filter having depressions that can capture periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells that are in a body fluid, and pores that are formed at the depressions and that can pass therethrough body fluid cells other than periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells.

Abstract: A main body (10) of a percutaneous administration device is formed from a resilient biodegradable resin, such as an elastomer resin or a silicone rubber, and includes a substrate (12) and multiple micropiles (14) formed on the substrate. The leading ends of each micropile (14) is shaped with a flat contact face (14A) that stops upon the contact with the skin and does not perforate the skin. Depressed portions (18) are formed in the contact face (14A). The depressed portions hold a functional substance (16) having a whitening effect, such as powdered or liquid vitamin C or provitamin C, or fine ceramic particles impregnated with vitamin C.

Abstract: A safety vent including: a vent 3 that allows gas generated inside a laminate type battery 2 to release to the outside, a gas permeated membrane 4 through which the gas permeates, and a housing case 5 that internally houses the vent 3 and the gas permeated membrane 4, and that is attached to a gas spout out port 24 formed in a laminated exterior casing 21 of the laminate type battery 2.

Abstract: To provide a probe card that is used when carrying out electrical inspection of a high-density fine circuit board to be measured. A probe card has plural probe pins, an insulator having plural through-holes through which the probe pins pass, and a pair of substrates that are positioned at both sides of the insulator and that have supporting holes into which end portions of the probe pins are inserted respectively. The pair of substrates and the insulator are provided so as to be slidable. One substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a fine circuit board to be measured, and another substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a wiring board for signal input/output.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical element to which a high-concentration and high-viscosity electrolyte is supplied. The electrolyte is dispersed and supplied instantaneously to the electrochemical element in a small fixed quantity.

Abstract: To provide a probe card that is used when carrying out electrical inspection of a high-density fine circuit board to be measured. A probe card has plural probe pins, an insulator having plural through-holes through which the probe pins pass, and a pair of substrates that are positioned at both sides of the insulator and that have supporting holes into which end portions of the probe pins are inserted respectively. The pair of substrates and the insulator are provided so as to be slidable. One substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a fine circuit board to be measured, and another substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a wiring board for signal input/output.

Abstract: A stent that is extremely useful in practice, with excellent proof stress (elastic limit stress). The stent (1) is in a tubular shape that is expandable in a radial direction, the stent being placed in a tubular vessel of a living body. The stent (1) is formed of a main stent element (2) that is formed at an imaginary cylinder surface. The main stent element (2) is fabricated of an alloy with a proof stress of from 500 to 2700 MPa, or is fabricated of an electroformed alloy with a repetition fatigue strength at least 1.5 times the strength of a nickel member or a nickel/cobalt alloy member, which is an alloy containing any of gold, silver, copper, nickel, cobalt and palladium. Therefore, the stent (1) may be easily and uniformly expanded in the radial direction, and is not easily crushed in the radial direction after being expanded.

Abstract: A main body (10) of a percutaneous administration device is formed from a resilient biodegradable resin, such as an elastomer resin or a silicone rubber, and includes a substrate (12) and multiple micropiles (14) formed on the substrate. The leading ends of each micropile (14) is shaped with a flat contact face (14A) that stops upon the contact with the skin and does not perforate the skin. Depressed portions (18) are formed in the contact face (14A). The depressed portions hold a functional substance (16) having a whitening effect, such as powdered or liquid vitamin C or provitamin C, or fine ceramic particles impregnated with vitamin C.

Abstract: This invention aims to enhance efficiency of a sieve and to greatly improve productivity of a sifting operation. There is provided a sieve comprising a metal plate including long holes, wherein the long holes are plurally provided such that lines extending in length directions thereof cross one another.

Abstract: This invention aims to enhance efficiency of a sieve and to greatly improve productivity of a sifting operation. There is provided a sieve comprising a metal plate including long holes, wherein the long holes are plurally provided such that lines extending in length directions thereof cross one another.

Abstract: The method of the present invention can 1) produce spherical and scaly ultrafine particles without pulverization, 2) obtain spherical ultrafine particles having a sharp spherical particle diameter distribution without requiring a sieving step, 3) produce spherical ultrafine particles extremely approximating a true circle and possessing a particle diameter of 100 nm˜50,000 nm allowing selection of a size suitable for the particular purpose of use and 4) produce spherical ultrafine particles on a commercial scale at low cost. There is also provided spherical ultrafine particles produced by the above production process. The spherical ultrafine particles of the present invention are characterized by a form having circularity of 0.9 to 1.0 and a particle diameter of 0.01 ?m to 10 ?m without pulverization. The spherical ultrafine particles can be produced by the method of the present invention using as a nozzle a base having special through holes and hole density.

Abstract: The method of the present invention can 1) produce spherical and scaly ultrafine particles without pulverization, 2) obtain spherical ultrafine particles having a sharp spherical particle diameter distribution without requiring a sieving step, 3) produce spherical ultrafine particles extremely approximating a true circle and possessing a particle diameter of 100 nm˜50,000 nm allowing selection of a size suitable for the particular purpose of use and 4) produce spherical ultrafine particles on a commercial scale at low cost. There is also provided spherical ultrafine particles produced by the above production process. The spherical ultrafine particles of the present invention are characterized by a form having circularity of 0.9 to 1.0 and a particle diameter of 0.01 ?m to 10 ?m without pulverization. The spherical ultrafine particles can be produced by the method of the present invention using as a nozzle a base having special through holes and hole density.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a battery explosion prevention safety device includes the steps of electroforming a first metal floor layer on a conductive substrate, coating the first metal layer with a photoresist layer, overlaying the photoresist layer with a photomask having windows that define the shape of a safety valve, irradiating the photoresist layer with ultraviolet light, developing the photoresist layer, and removing unexposed portions of the photoresist layer to expose the first metal layer at those portions, electroforming a second metal layer on the first metal layer, removing exposed portions of the photoresist layer, and separating the conductive substrate from the first metal layer. This method is used to fabricate a plurality of connected explosion prevention safety devices, which can then be readily detached one at a time when needed.