Abstract: The present invention provides an application auxiliary tool that enables easy and quick application of a protective patch to a teat of a domestic animal, and a method of easily and quickly applying a protective patch to a teat of a domestic animal using the application auxiliary tool. An application auxiliary tool (2) for applying a protective patch (54) to a teat (64) of a domestic animal so as to protect a teat orifice (66) of the domestic animal includes: paired operation pieces (4a, 4b) that are rotatably connected to each other at their base ends (10a, 10b); and an elastic member (6) located between free ends (12a, 12b) of the paired operation pieces (4a, 4b).

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for manufacturing a metallized substrate by which a fine pattern can be formed more easily; a metallized substrate manufactured by the method; and a metal paste composition to be used in the method. The metallized substrate has: a sintered nitride ceramic substrate (10); a titanium nitride layer (20) on the sintered substrate (10); an adhesion layer (30) on the titanium nitride layer (20); and a copper plating layer (40) on or above the adhesion layer (30), wherein the adhesion layer (30) contains copper and titanium, and has a thickness of no less than 0.1 ?m and no more than 5 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a plating method of a circuit substrate comprising a conductive pattern in which a metal layer containing at least silver and copper is exposed on an outer surface. The plating method comprises: step (A) of treating the circuit substrate with a first liquid agent containing an oxidizing agent; step (B) of treating the circuit substrate after the step (A) with a second liquid agent which dissolves copper oxide, and thereby removing copper oxide from the conductive pattern's surface; step (C) of treating the circuit substrate after the step (B) with a third liquid agent whose rate of dissolving silver oxide (I) at 25° C. is 1000 times or more faster than its rate of dissolving copper (0) at 25° C., and thereby removing silver oxide from the conductive pattern's surface; and step (D) of performing electroless plating on the conductive pattern of the circuit substrate after the step (C).

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for manufacturing a metallized substrate by which a fine pattern can be formed more easily; a metallized substrate manufactured by the method; and a metal paste composition to be used in the method. The metallized substrate has: a sintered nitride ceramic substrate (10); a titanium nitride layer (20) on the sintered substrate (10); an adhesion layer (30) on the titanium nitride layer (20); and a copper plating layer (40) on or above the adhesion layer (30), wherein the adhesion layer (30) contains copper and titanium, and has a thickness of no less than 0.1 ?m and no more than 5 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a plating method of a circuit substrate comprising a conductive pattern in which a metal layer containing at least silver and copper is exposed on an outer surface. The plating method comprises: step (A) of treating the circuit substrate with a first liquid agent containing an oxidizing agent; step (B) of treating the circuit substrate after the step (A) with a second liquid agent which dissolves copper oxide, and thereby removing copper oxide from the conductive pattern's surface; step (C) of treating the circuit substrate after the step (B) with a third liquid agent whose rate of dissolving silver oxide (I) at 25° C. is 1000 times or more faster than its rate of dissolving copper (0) at 25° C., and thereby removing silver oxide from the conductive pattern's surface; and step (D) of performing electroless plating on the conductive pattern of the circuit substrate after the step (C).