Abstract: A fiber dispersion liquid includes ultrafine fibers having a fiber diameter of 100 to 5000 nm dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein the fiber dispersion liquid has a solid content concentration of 0.01% to 10% by weight and a dispersion index of 20 or less, in which the dispersion index is measured by preparing a fiber dispersion liquid such that a solid content concentration is 0.01% by weight with respect to a total amount of the fiber dispersion liquid, an image of the obtained fiber dispersion liquid at a magnification of 50 times is captured with a microscope under transmitted illumination, the image is converted into a monochrome image by using an image processing software, then a luminance histogram is formed with 256 grades, and a standard deviation obtained from the luminance histogram is used as the dispersion index.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition includes: 100 parts by weight of (A) a polyarylene sulfide; and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of (B) an organic silane coupling agent having at least one epoxy group, an amino group, and an isocyanate group, wherein, when a cumulative integral value from a molecular weight of 100 to 10,000 in a molecular weight distribution curve of (A) the polyarylene sulfide is taken as 100, the cumulative integrated value at a molecular weight of 4,000 is 48 to 53, and when a melt flow rate of (A) the polyarylene sulfide is defined as MFR1, and when the melt flow rate obtained after mixing (A) the polyarylene sulfide with an epoxy silane coupling agent at a weight ratio of 100:1, and heating the resulting mixture at 315.5° C. for 5 minutes is defined as MFR2, a rate of change (MFR2/MFR1) is not more than 0.085.

Abstract: A composite fiber is described that is capable of forming various fiber cross section shapes with high accuracy and maintaining high dimensional stability of a cross section shape. Also provided is a method for producing the composite fiber, the method comprising: distributing a sea-component polymer and at least one other-component polymer different from the sea-component polymer; discharging the sea-component polymer and the other-component polymer distributed by the distribution plate respectively from sea-component discharge holes and other-component discharge holes of a discharge plate positioned at a downstream side of the distribution plate with respect to a polymer spinning path direction; and discharging the composite polymer from a discharge hole of a spinneret discharge plate positioned at a downstream side of the discharge plate with respect to the polymer spinning path direction.

Abstract: A balloon catheter includes a balloon, a catheter shaft, a heating unit, and an electrode temperature sensor. The catheter shaft has an outer cylinder shaft connected to the proximal end of the balloon, and an inner cylinder shaft extending into the balloon to be connected to the distal end of the balloon. The inner cylinder shaft passes inside the outer cylinder shaft. The gap between the inner cylinder shaft and the outer cylinder shaft defines a liquid flow path leading to the inner space of the balloon. The heating unit includes multiple heating electrodes. The multiple heating electrodes are distributed over the outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder shaft in the balloon. The electrode temperature sensor is provided in the balloon to acquire information on the temperature of the heating electrodes.

Abstract: A cerium oxide nanoparticle is produced by mixing a solution of an aromatic heterocyclic compound having no substituent or at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a methyl group, an ethyl group, an amino group, an aminomethyl group, a monomethylamino group, a dimethylamino group, and a cyano group and containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms and 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms in a ring structure of the aromatic heterocyclic compound, with a solution containing a cerium (III) ion or with a cerium (III) salt, followed by addition of an oxidant.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite porous film comprising: (a) inorganic particles; and (b) a binder polymer coating layer formed partially or totally on surfaces of the inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles are interconnected among themselves and are fixed by the binder polymer, and interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles form a micropore structure. A method for manufacturing the same film and an electrochemical device including the same film are also disclosed. An electrochemical device comprising the organic/inorganic composite porous film shows improved safety and quality.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin base material includes continuous reinforcing fibers or a reinforcing fiber base material in which discontinuous fibers are dispersed, the continuous reinforcing fibers or a reinforcing fiber base material being impregnated with a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, wherein the fiber-reinforced resin base material has a glass-transition temperature, as measured by the DMA method (bending mode), of 115° C. or higher.

Abstract: A high-quality microporous hollow fiber membrane having high gas permeability, gas selectivity, and strength. A microporous hollow fiber membrane, having a carbon dioxide gas flux of 10×10?5 to 200×10?5 (cm3(STP)/cm2/sec/cmHg), a value (carbon dioxide gas flux/nitrogen gas flux) obtained by dividing a value of a carbon dioxide gas flux by a value of a nitrogen gas flux (cm3(STP)/cm2/sec/cmHg) of 1.3 or more, and a tensile strength of 0.5 cN/dtex or more.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-woven fabric having a smooth surface and an excellent adhesive force with respect to an adhesive tape, for example, a waterproof tape.

Abstract: A bioelectrode having a textile form, and which is flexible, highly versatile, excellent in fastness, and curbs lowering in conductivity due to washing is described along with a method for manufacturing the same, where the bioelectrode has a multilayer structure of a conductor and a fiber base material composed of non-conductive fibers, in which the conductor contains carbon black and a polyurethane resin, the carbon black being dispersed in a particulate form at least on a surface of the conductor, where a ratio of a longest distance to a shortest distance between particles of the carbon black and adjacent particles of the carbon black (longest distance/shortest distance) is 1 to 20 on the surface of the conductor, and the surface of the conductor has a wet rubbing fastness of grade 4 or higher.

Abstract: An unevenness measuring device for a sheet-shaped material, the device including: a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate a measurement target with illumination light such that the illumination light is partially blocked at the measurement target; a time-delay integration type imaging unit arranged to face the light irradiation unit and configured to receive the illumination light that is irradiated from the light irradiation unit and that is not blocked at the measurement target; a luminance-profile calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance profile in a main-scanning direction from a captured image generated by the imaging unit; an unevenness determination unit configured to determine, based on the luminance profile, whether the sheet-shaped material has a recessed portion and/or a projecting portion; and an unevenness calculation unit configured to estimate, based on the luminance profile, a depth of the recessed portion and/or a height of the projecting portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode which is capable of restraining the progression of carbon corrosion at an anode gas diffusion electrode of a fuel cell even in a reverse potential state that is caused by deficiency of a fuel supplied to the anode gas diffusion electrode, and which is therefore free from a decrease in the power generation performance of the cell.

Abstract: A stent for a respiratory organ, the stent having an inside surface and an outside surface, includes a base member and a hydrophilic polymer layer. The hydrophilic polymer layer contains a hydrophilic polymer having a hydroxy group and an amide group. The hydrophilic polymer layer is provided on at least a part of the inside surface and/or on at least a part of the outside surface.

Abstract: A molding base material includes: a discontinuous reinforcing fiber; and a matrix resin. The molding base material contains a discontinuous carbon fiber having a curved portion as the discontinuous reinforcing fiber, and the molding base material has expandability in a thickness direction at a glass transition temperature or a melting point of the matrix resin.

Abstract: There are provided a laminated polyester film which is excellent in coating uniformity and adhesiveness of water-based coating, a laminate using the same, and a method for producing a laminated polyester film. The laminated polyester film of the present invention includes an easy-adhesion layer (X) on an outermost surface of at least one side of a polyester base material, in which a ratio (?h/?d) of hydrogen bonds (?h) to a dispersive force (?d) in surface free energy of the easy-adhesion layer (X) is 0.250 or less. In addition, the laminated polyester film according to another aspect of the present invention includes an easy-adhesion layer (X) on an outermost surface on at least one side of a polyester base material, in which an advancing angle ?a of water in the easy-adhesion layer (X) is 75.0° or more and 110.0° or less, and a receding angle ?r of water is 5.0° or more and 40.0° or less.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a kit or device for the detection of liver cancer and a method for detecting liver cancer. The present invention relates to a kit or device for the detection of liver cancer, comprising a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to miRNA in a sample of a subject, and a method for detecting liver cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA in vitro.

Abstract: A method of producing ?-caprolactam includes bringing a resin composition (A) containing at least polyamide 6 and water (B) heated to a temperature of 290° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower into contact with each other. The contact is made under a condition that a product of X and Y is 2,000 or less when a mass ratio of the water to the polyamide 6 is represented by X:1 and a reaction temperature is represented by Y° C.

Abstract: [Problem to be solved] An object of the present invention is to provide a CFRP in which the risk of edge glow is decreased without relying on expensive electroconductive particles.