Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having in their molecule a structure contributing to high hydrophilicity, and having high photopolymerizability, as well as polymers of such compounds, and a method for producing the compound. The compounds are diol (meth)acrylate having a urethane bond represented by the formula (1), and cyclic ketal (meth)acrylate having a urethane bond represented by the formula (2): (R1: H, —CH3; R2: —(CH2)n-; R3: —(CH2)m-; n: 1-4; m: 1-8; (AO): C2-C4 oxyalkylene group; x: 0-1000; R4, R5: H, —CH3, —C2H5).

Abstract: The invention provides a cosmetic product which has a good texture and allows full expression of the inherent functions of ceramide as an intercellular lipid, such as skin barrier function and hair protection effect, as well as nanoparticles for cosmetics and powder for cosmetics which may be used in the above cosmetic product, exhibit good skin barrier function and hair protection effect, and are easy to incorporate into the above cosmetic product. The cosmetic product, the nanoparticles, and the powder for cosmetics according to the present invention contain a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer material containing a glycerol(meth)acrylate monomer represented by the formula (1): (R1: —H, —CH3; R2: —(CH2)n-; n is an integer of 1 to 4).

Abstract: This invention provides PEG-modified semiconductor nanoparticles of which fluorescence intensity is effectively inhibited from lowering, which are capable of forming a stable dispersion in water, and which are capable of bonding easily with biomolecules having specific recognition, as well as methods for conveniently preparing such nanoparticles, and a material for biological diagnosis. The water-soluble PEG-modified semiconductor nanoparticles of the present invention includes a structure having PEG of a number average molecular weight of 300 to 20000 having a thiol group at one end, bonded via cadmium to II–VI semiconductor nanocrystals of a core-shell structure having a ZnX (wherein X stands for O, S, Se, or Te) shell.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having in their molecule a structure contributing to high hydrophilicity, and having high photopolymerizability, as well as polymers of such compounds, and a method for producing the compound. The compounds are diol (meth)acrylate having a urethane bond represented by the formula (1), and cyclic ketal (meth)acrylate having a urethane bond represented by the formula (2): (R1: H, —CH3; R2: —(CH2)n-; R3: —(CH2)m-; n: 1-4; m: 1-8; (AO) : C2-C4 oxyalkylene group; x: 0-1000; R4, R5: H, —CH3, —C2H5).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing semiconductor nanocrystals with a core-shell structure and the semiconductor nanocrystals obtained by the method, which enables continuous production in a compact system. The method includes (1) passing a stock solution of a core component such as CdSe through a first hollow microchannel having an inner diameter of 1 to 1000 ?m at a predetermined constant flowrate to form cores at 250 to 350° C., (2) passing a stock solution of a shell component such as ZnS through a second microchannel, and (3) passing the core stream merged with the shell component stream through a third microchannel at a predetermined constant flow rate to epitaxially grow the shell component on the cores at 100 to 250° C. to thereby form a core-shell structure. The microchannels communicate with each other, and step (3) is performed consecutively with steps (1) and (2).

Abstract: This invention provides PEG-modified semiconductor nanoparticles of which fluorescence intensity is effectively inhibited from lowering, which are capable of forming a stable dispersion in water, and which are capable of bonding easily with biomolecules having specific recognition, as well as methods for conveniently preparing such nanoparticles, and a material for biological diagnosis. The water-soluble PEG-modified semiconductor nanoparticles of the present invention includes a structure having PEG of a number average molecular weight of 300 to 20000 having a thiol group at one end, bonded via cadmium to II-VI semiconductor nanocrystals of a core-shell structure having a ZnX (wherein X stands for O, S, Se, or Te) shell.