Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition containing a polyester resin having an acid value of not less than 30 mgKOH/g and less than 70 mgKOH/g as a base resin, and a curing agent having a functional group capable of crosslinking with a carboxyl group. The aqueous coating composition is excellent in workability and can form a coating having favorable curability and corrosion resistance, and thus can be suitably used for a metal container like a beverage can or a metal lid.

Abstract: A method of producing aluminum cans, including an ironing step using an ironing die (30). The ironing die has a carbon film (50) formed as to cover a working surface thereof. The carbon film exhibits a Raman spectrum such that an intensity ratio represented by ID/IG wherein ID is a maximum peak intensity at 1333±10 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum of the surface of said carbon film, and IG is a maximum peak intensity at 1500±100 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum of the surface of said carbon film, is not less than 1.2. The surface of the carbon film is a smooth surface having an arithmetic mean roughness R of not more than 0.05 ?m. Further, the ironing step includes iron-working an aluminum sheet in a dry process using no lubricant while maintaining an ironing ratio in excess of 40%.

Abstract: A barrier film for electronic devices exhibiting and maintaining excellent water barrier property. The barrier film for electronic devices features a water permeability (23° C., RH50%) that is set to be not more than 10?4 g/m2/day and a water content that is maintained to be not more than 2000 ppm.

Abstract: A metallic worked article suppressing the worked surfaces from being scratched during the plastic work that is conducted aiming at reducing the thickness or decreasing the diameter. The metallic worked article has a reduced thickness or a decreased diameter as obtained through the plastic work, wherein on the worked surface thereof, the ratio Ra1/Ra2 of an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 measured in a direction at right angles with the direction of working and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 measured in the direction of working, is from 0.5 to 1.5.

Abstract: A sealing member used for absorbing the water in the interior of the organic electronic devices and for holding the interior of the devices in a dry state. The sealing member includes a laminate of a barrier sheet (5) provided with a metal foil (5a) and a moisture absorbing film (3).

Abstract: A package comprising a laminate of a two-layer structure including a barrier film 1 that is used for electronic devices and has a water permeability (23° C., RH 50%) that is set to be not more than 10?4 g/m2/day and a desiccant sheet 3 that is so provided as to cover the one surface of the barrier film 1, characterized in that the barrier film 1 is held being wound up like a roll.

Abstract: A packing member which effectively prevents the liquid repellent material from peeling off the surface and which is provided with the surface excellent in liquid repellency without the need of executing any particular means such as surface-roughening work, treatment with a plasma or vapor deposition. The packing member is characterized by having a surface layer of a blend of a base material polymer mixed with a fluorine-containing polymer, the surface layer forming a gradient of fluorine atom concentration in which fluorine atoms are more distributed in the surface than in the interior.

Abstract: A package including a container body (1) containing a fluid content (3) with leaving a head space (7), wherein the container body (1) has an inner surface (1a) on which ruggedness is formed entirely, the inner surface (1a) with the ruggedness of the container body (1) is coated with a lubricating liquid (30) immiscible with the fluid content (3), and the lubricating liquid (30) is present as a coating layer interposed between the inner surface (1a) and the fluid content (3), and the lubricating liquid (30) for forming the coating layer forms a liquid pool (31) at a periphery of an upper end face of the fluid content (3) contained in the container body (1) in a state of being held upright.

Abstract: A cutting device that cuts, with a predetermined length, an elongated GRIN lens fused with an optical fiber with tips thereof abutting each other, the cutting device including: a fiber holder placing unit on which a fiber holder for holding the optical fiber is placed; a lens holder placing unit on which a lens holder for holding the GRIN lens is placed; and a cutting unit arranged between the fiber holder placing unit and the lens holder placing unit, wherein the fiber holder placing unit includes a positioning init for positioning the fiber holder placed thereon, and the lens holder placing unit includes a positioning unit for positioning the lens holder placed thereon.

Abstract: A dual-structure container including an inner bag container (31) and an outer container (41) obtained by simultaneous stretch-blow molding according to a stack preform method using an inner bag container preform (1) and an outer container preform (3). On a body (33) of the inner bag container (31), contraction-control thin portions (50) are formal at a plurality of sites at intervals in the circumferential direction such that the thin portions (50) extend like strips in the axial direction.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced laminate including at least a layer of woven fibers and a layer of short fiber-containing resin composition, wherein the short fiber-containing resin composition is present in gaps formed by crossing fiber bundles composing the woven fibers. Also disclosed is a method for producing the laminate.

Abstract: A cell culturing method and device that uses a cell culture bag (1) that includes a bag body (2) configured from an upper surface film (21) and a lower surface film (22) having a sealed periphery, and a port (3) attached to the bag body (2), and a plurality of recesses (4) being formed in the lower surface film (22). The method including: a closing-off step for closing off the plurality of recesses (4) using the upper surface film (21) by discharging a culture medium (S) contained in the bag body (2) through the port (3); and a releasing step for releasing, in some or all of the plurality of closed-off recesses (4), cells or cell aggregates adhering to the inner surfaces of the recesses (4).

Abstract: A packing material for surfactant-containing products includes a solid surface layer (3) that contains a non-aromatic silicone type polymer and a silicone oil layer (1) held on the solid surface layer (3), wherein the non-aromatic silicone type polymer is at least the one kind of polymer selected from a silicone resin, a silicone-modified olefin resin, silicone-modified polysaccharides and a silicone-modified acrylic resin.

Abstract: A water-barrier laminated film (10) including a plastic film (A) that has an inorganic barrier layer (A1) on the surface thereof and a water-trapping layer (B), characterized in that: between the plastic film (A) and the water-trapping layer (B), an isocyanate type coating (C) is provided that contains, as a film-forming component, an isocyanate type polymer obtained by reacting an isocyanate as the reaction component; and the water-trapping layer (B) is formed on the isocyanate type coating (C) that is formed as the underlying layer.

Abstract: A cell culture apparatus for conducting cell culture in which a culture medium is supplied together with cells to a container formed of a flexible material, wherein, a base having a flat mounting surface that holds the container is provided, partition pieces that can be protruded from the mounting surface for a prescribed height are embedded in the base, and when the partition pieces are accommodated into the base, upper end surfaces of the partition pieces are flushed with the mounting surface.

Abstract: A multilayered structure having a liquid layer (5) on a surface of a plastic underlying layer (3), wherein a liquid diffusion prevention layer (1) is provided on the lower side of the underlying layer (3) to suppress or block a diffusion of a liquid that forms the liquid layer (5), and a covering ratio F of the liquid layer (5) is maintained to be not less than 0.5. With this structure, the surface properties of the liquid layer (5) can be stably maintained over long periods of time.

Abstract: Metallic copper fine particles coated with a fatty acid and an ester compound. Also disclosed is an antiviral agent containing the metallic copper fine particles and a method for producing the metallic copper fine particles.

Abstract: An oxygen-absorbing film having an oxygen-absorbing adhesive agent layer comprising an oxygen-absorbing adhesive agent resin composition, wherein the oxygen-absorbing adhesive agent layer has at least two glass transition temperatures, and wherein the lowest glass transition temperature among the glass transition temperatures is lower than 0° C. The oxygen-absorbing adhesive agent resin composition preferably comprises: (A) an oxygen-absorbing polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of ?20 to 10° C. made from a tetrahydrophthalic acid, a derivative thereof, a tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, or a derivative thereof, and (B) a saturated polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or lower that is a polyester resin containing substantially no carbon-carbon double bond group, and can be obtained by, for example, polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid component, a diol component, and a hydroxycarboxylic acid component.

Abstract: A pourer includes a pour spout, wherein the pour spout is configured to serve as a spout for a content liquid stored in a container main body, and is configured to be attached to a mouth part of the container main body, wherein the pour spout includes a surplus resin part provided on a part of a top surface of the pour spout through which the content liquid passes, and wherein the surplus resin part protrudes outwardly in the radial direction from an outer peripheral edge of the top surface of the pour spout.

Abstract: A culture container for activating lymphocytes includes immobilized anti-CD3 antibodies and an anti-CD3 antibody solution including anti-CD3 antibodies, wherein the culture container is formed in a bag-like shape and is formed of a soft-packaging material, the immobilized anti-CD3 antibodies are immobilized at a density of 10 to 300 ng/cm2 on one surface of opposing inner surfaces within the container, and the anti-CD3 antibody solution is enclosed in the container in an amount of 0.25 to 400 ng of the anti-CD3 antibodies in 0.1 to 800 ?l of the solution per 1 cm2 of a culture surface formed of the one surface.