Abstract: An antistatic agent for thermoplastic resins (Z) containing a block polymer (A) having a block of a hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of a hydrophilic polymer (b) as structure units, and a C6-C18 branched alkylbenzenesulfonate (S); an antistatic resin composition (Y) containing the antistatic agent (Z) and a thermoplastic resin (E); and a molded article of the antistatic resin composition (Y).

Abstract: Provided are a composition for cell transplant and a method for cell transplant, both of which enable a myocardial tissue to favorably retain cardiac myocytes and/or cardiac progenitors and can improve the persistence and proliferation of transplanted cells. The composition for cell transplant of the present invention is a composition for cell transplant, containing cells and an aqueous solution containing a protein (A), the cells including a cardiac myocyte and/or a cardiac progenitor, the protein (A) having a degree of hydrophobicity of 0.2 to 1.

Abstract: Provided is an antistatic agent (Z) containing: a block polymer (A) having a block of a hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of a hydrophilic polymer (b) as structure units; and a sulfonate (S), the sulfonate (S) being a salt of an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid anion which has a C6-C18 alkyl group, the sulfonate (S) including at least two alkylbenzenesulfonates different in the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group in the anion, the sulfonate (S) satisfying the following formula: 0.40?W(n)/[W(n?1)+W(n)+W(n+1)]?0.90 wherein n is the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group in the anion of an alkylbenzenesulfonate accounting for the highest proportion by weight in the sulfonate (S); W(n) is a weight of said alkylbenzenesulfonate; and W(n?1) and W(n+1) are respectively a weight of an alkylbenzenesulfonate containing an anion having an alkyl group with (n?1) carbon atoms and a weight of an alkylbenzenesulfonate containing an anion having an alkyl group with (n+1) carbon atoms.

Abstract: A material for endobronchial occlusion capable of repairing or replacing tissue is disclosed. The material contains a protein (A), wherein the protein (A) contains at least one of a polypeptide chain (Y) or a polypeptide chain (Y?), a total number of the polypeptide chain (Y) and the polypeptide chain (Y?) in the protein (A) is 1 to 100, the polypeptide chain (Y) is a polypeptide chain consisting of 2 to 200 tandem repeats of at least one amino acid sequence (X) among an amino acid sequence VPGVG, an amino acid sequence GVGVP 4, GPP, GAP, and an amino acid sequence GAHGPAGPK, the polypeptide chain (Y?) is a polypeptide chain in which each of a total of 5% or less of amino acids in the polypeptide chain (Y) is replaced by at least one of a lysine residue or an arginine residue, with a total number of the lysine and arginine residues being 1 to 100.

Abstract: An antistatic agent for thermoplastic resins (Z) containing a block polymer (A) having a block of a hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of a hydrophilic polymer (b) as structure units, and a C6-C18 branched alkylbenzenesulfonate (S); an antistatic resin composition (Y) containing the antistatic agent (Z) and a thermoplastic resin (E); and a molded article of the antistatic resin composition (Y).

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor contains: an electrolytic solution additive for an electrolytic capacitor (B) containing a polymer (A) that has a (meth)acrylic monomer (a) as an essential component; an organic solvent (C) having a hydroxyl group concentration higher than 10 mmol/g; and an electrolyte (D), the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor being characterized in that the content of a (meth)acrylic monomer having a hydroxyl group (a1) is 60-100 wt % of the total monomers constituting the polymer (A).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a viscosity index improver composition and a lubricating oil composition having a low HTHS viscosity at 100° C., an excellent shear stability, and an excellent low temperature viscosity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a viscous adhesive capable of retaining the shape of an electrode and allowing for production of an electrode for a lithium-ion battery having a structure in which the energy density of the electrode does not decrease. The present invention relates to a viscous adhesive for a lithium-ion electrode which allows active materials to adhere to each other in a lithium-ion electrode, the viscous adhesive having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or lower, a solubility parameter of 8 to 13 (cal/cm3)1/2, and a storage shear modulus and a loss shear modulus of 2.0×103 to 5.0×107 Pa as measured in a frequency range of 10?1 to 101 Hz at 20° C.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor comprising an electrolyte and a solvent, in which the electrolyte contains an anion and a cation, and the anion is an anion having a structure obtained by removing at least one hydrogen ion from a carboxy group from a copolymer having a carboxy group, the copolymer having a carboxy group has a substituent having 5-20 carbon atoms bonded to a carbon atom of a backbone of the copolymer, the copolymer having a carboxy group does not include a hydroxy group or if it does include a hydroxy group, the content of monomers including a hydroxy group in the structural monomers of the copolymer having a carboxy group is less than 60 wt % based on the weight of all monomers constituting the copolymer having a carboxy group, and the copolymer satisfies a specific condition, and the solvent contains ethylene glycol.

Abstract: A magnetic particle composition (e) containing magnetic particles (c) and a chaotropic salt (D), the magnetic particles (c) each including a core particle (P) that is a magnetic silica particle containing a magnetic metal oxide particle (A), wherein the magnetic metal oxide particle (A) in the core particle (P) has a weight percentage of 60 wt % or more based on the weight of the core particle (P), and the magnetic particles (c) have a particle size distribution with a coefficient of variation of 5 to 50%.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a polyether polyol having a low aldehyde content, the method including simpler steps; and a method of producing polyurethane foam having a reduced amount of aldehyde volatilization. The present invention provides a method of producing a polyether polyol (F) including step (1) of obtaining a crude polyether polyol composition (D2) having a pH higher than 5.0 by contact of a crude polyether polyol composition (D1) containing a polyether polyol (A) with an acid catalyst (B) in the presence of water, the polyether polyol (A) being obtainable by ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide with an active hydrogen compound; and step (2) of removing a volatile component containing an aldehyde (C) after step (1).

Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing recycled water-absorbing resin particles from, as a raw material, discarded water-absorbing resin particles derived from used sanitary supplies, etc., the recycled water-absorbing resin particles having decreased little in absorption property and having various excellent properties. The method for producing water-absorbing resin particles of the present invention comprises a polymerization step (I) in which an aqueous gel containing a crosslinked polymer (A) of a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) is obtained, a gel reduction step (II) in which the aqueous gel is reduced into particles to obtain aqueous-gel particles, a step (Va) in which resin particles including the crosslinked polymer (A) and obtained from the aqueous-gel particles are mixed with a surface-crosslinking agent (d), and a reaction step (Vb) in which the surface-crosslinking agent (d) is reacted.

Abstract: A surfactant (a) having a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 0.10 g/L or lower, represented by formula (1): R1—[—O-(A1O)n—H]m (1), wherein R1 is a C7-C20 hydrocarbon group having a valence number of m; m is an integer of 2 to 6; A1 in (A1O)n in each of [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is each independently a C2-C4 alkylene group; n in [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is each independently an integer of 1 to 100; and the sum of n in [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is 13 or greater.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a polyol composition capable of producing a flexible polyurethane foam having excellent low resilience at room temperature and good breathability. The present invention provides a polyol composition (C) for producing flexible polyurethane foam, containing a polyester polyol (A) and a polyether polyol (B), wherein the followings (1) to (4) are satisfied: (1) the polyol composition (C) has an ester group concentration of 0.4 to 4.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery module capable of optically transmitting measurement data on characteristics of cells forming a battery pack and further reducing a complicated procedure of wiring. The secondary battery module of the present disclosure includes: a battery pack in which a plurality of cell units are connected, each of the cell units including a cell and a light-emitting unit, the cell including a stacked unit and an electrolyte, the light-emitting unit being configured to measure characteristics of the cell and generate an optical signal according to the characteristics; and an optical waveguide into which an optical signal is introduced from the light-emitting unit of each of the cell units, wherein the number of optical waveguides is less than the number of optical signals, and the optical waveguide provides a common optical path through which optical signals are propagated from the light-emitting units provided in the battery pack.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrode for lithium ion batteries which exhibits excellent electrical conductivity even if its thickness is large. The electrode for lithium ion batteries of the present invention includes a first main surface to be located adjacent to a separator of a lithium ion battery and a second main surface to be located adjacent to a current collector of the lithium ion battery. The electrode has a thickness of 150 to 5000 ?m. The electrode contains, between the first main surface and the second main surface, a conductive member (A) made of an electronically conductive material and a large number of active material particles (B). At least part of the conductive member (A) forms a conductive path that electrically connects the first main surface to the second main surface. The conductive path is in contact with the active material particles (B) around the conductive path.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersant for carbon materials, the dispersant containing a copolymer having a nitrogen-containing group, wherein the copolymer has a nitrogen content of 0.01 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less and the copolymer has an SP value of 8.0 to 12 (cal/cm3)1/2.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte solution for an electrolytic capacitor which has high withstand voltage. The electrolyte solution for an electrolytic capacitor that is used contains: an organic solvent; an acrylic polymer which has hydroxy group and/or carboxy group; and an electrolyte. A concentration of hydroxy groups included in the organic solvent is 10 mmol/g or less with respect to the weight of the organic solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a raw material for bulk drugs and a pharmaceutical additive which provide excellent formulation stability and excellent over-time stability of drug efficacy when used to modify a bulk drug, a polypeptide, a bioactive protein, an enzyme, and the like. The present invention relates to a raw material for bulk drugs or a pharmaceutical additive, containing: a polyether composition (A) represented by formula (1), wherein the polyether composition (A) has a unimodal molecular weight distribution, the polyether composition (A) has a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersant for carbon materials, the dispersant containing a copolymer having a nitrogen-containing group, wherein the copolymer has a nitrogen content of 0.01 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less and the copolymer has an SP value of 8.0 to 12 (cal/cm3)1/2.