Abstract: A method of concentrating nanoparticles, having the steps of: adding and mixing an extraction solvent with a nanoparticles-dispersion liquid that nanoparticles are dispersed in a dispersion solvent, thereby concentrating and extracting the nanoparticles into a phase of the extraction solvent, and removing the dispersion solvent by filter-filtrating a liquid of concentrated extract, in which the extraction solvent is substantially incompatible with the dispersion solvent, and the extract solvent can form an interface after the extraction solvent is mixed with the dispersion solvent and left the mixture still; further a method of deaggregating aggregated nanoparticles, having the steps of: applying two or more ultrasonic waves different in frequency to a liquid containing aggregated nanoparticles, and thereby fining and dispersing the aggregated nanoparticles.

Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide organic particles containing pharmaceutical particles of which the particles are small and the particle size distribution is narrow, and a manufacturing method for the same. [Solution] Provided are pharmaceutical multimeric particles of which the particles are small and the particle size distribution is narrow and which are characterized in being obtained by pouring into water a solution of a pharmaceutical multimer dissolved in a water-miscible organic solvent, and a manufacturing method for the pharmaceutical multimeric particles. Pharmaceutical dimeric particles thereof are characterized in being obtained by pouring into water a solution of a compound represented by general formula (I) dissolved in a water-miscible organic solvent.

Abstract: A method for fabricating metal-coated organic crystal wherein a reaction of an organic crystal with transition metal salt in alkaline aqueous solution under visible light irradiation, wherein, when energy at the top of valence band of the organic crystal is defined as A (eV) and energy at the bottom of conduction band of the organic crystal is defined as B (eV), redox potential C (V) of transition metal ion or transition metal complex ion, when said transition metal salt is dissolved in the alkaline aqueous solution, these three parameters should satisfy the following relation (1): ?A?4.5?C??B?4.5.

Abstract: A method for concentration of fine particles dispersed in a dispersion into an ionic liquid comprising, adding an ionic liquid, especially an organic ionic liquid at ordinary temperature, e.g., a salt of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium with PF6? to a dilute dispersion of fine particles so as to concentrate the fine particles into the ionic liquid.

Abstract: A method for fabricating metal-coated organic crystal wherein a reaction of an organic crystal with transition metal salt in alkaline aqueous solution under visible light irradiation, wherein, when energy at the top of valence band of the organic crystal is defined as A (eV) and energy at the bottom of conduction band of the organic crystal is defined as B (eV), redox potential C (V) of transition metal ion or transition metal complex ion, when said transition metal salt is dissolved in the alkaline aqueous solution, these three parameters should satisfy the following relation (1): ?A?4.5?C??B?4.

Abstract: A method of concentrating nanoparticles, having the steps of: adding and mixing an extraction solvent with a nanoparticles-dispersion liquid that nanoparticles are dispersed in a dispersion solvent, thereby concentrating and extracting the nanoparticles into a phase of the extraction solvent, and removing the dispersion solvent by filter-filtrating a liquid of concentrated extract, in which the extraction solvent is substantially incompatible with the dispersion solvent, and the extract solvent can form an interface after the extraction solvent is mixed with the dispersion solvent and left the mixture still; further a method of deaggregating aggregated nanoparticles, having the steps of: applying two or more ultrasonic waves different in frequency to a liquid containing aggregated nanoparticles, and thereby fining and dispersing the aggregated nanoparticles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing solid particulates and solid particulates prepared by using the method. The method of preparing solid particulates includes dissolving an organic or inorganic compound in a first solvent to provide an organic or inorganic compound-included solution, dispersing the organic or inorganic compound-included solution in a second solvent to provide an emulsion, and concentrating the emulsion in a dispersing medium to precipitate the organic or inorganic compound as solid particulates to provide a dispersion including the solid particulates. The first solvent is an organic solvent or an aqueous solvent, and the second solvent is an organic solvent or an aqueous solvent that is not compatible with the first solvent.

Abstract: A method for preparation of inorganic fine particle-organic crystal hybrid fine particle comprising; pouring an organic material having ?-conjugated bond as a water soluble solution into aqueous dispersion in which inorganic fine particles of 50 nm or less selected from the compound group consisting of metal fine particles, semi-conductor fine particles, fine particles of inorganic fluorescent material and fine particle of inorganic luminescent material, are dispersed, co-precipitating said inorganic fine particle which forms a core into said organic material which forms a shell in said dispersion and forming shell of fine crystal of said organic material on the surface of the core of said inorganic fine particles of 50 nm or less by controlling the size of said inorganic fine particle and by controlling the adding amount of said organic material.

Abstract: This invention provides nanocrystals or polymer doped nanocrystals of hydrophobic organic fluorescent dyes as stable dispersions in an aqueous system. The dispersions can be prepared without stabilizers such as surfactants and the like. The aqueous dispersions of the nanocrystals or the polymer doped nanocrystals can be used for bioimaging.

Abstract: The process for producing highly concentrated nanometer-size fine particles of an organic pigment, which comprises dissolving the organic pigment in an amide solvent, especially an organic solvent comprising at least 50 vol % 1-methyl-2-pyrrodinone, and pouring the resultant organic pigment solution with stirring into a poor solvent which is not compatible with the organic pigment. The pigment may be a quinacridone pigment, phthalocyanine pigment etc. Any atmospheric pressure to a sub-critical and/or supercritical state can be employed as the production conditions.

Abstract: A rewritable photomemory material obtained by combining a polymer possessing a carbonyl group in a main chain or a side chain with a function-imparting component such as a compound which produces rare earth ions is disclosed. The magnitude of fluorescence level of the rewritable phtomemory material can be intensified by light irradiation, while an initial state can be recovered by a heat treatment. Fine particle materials imparted with functions such as fluorescence characteristics, magnetic characteristics, coloration or non-linear characteristics are also disclosed, and particularly a fine particle material imparted with heat resistance through combination with polyimide is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for concentration of fine particles dispersed in a dispersion into an ionic liquid comprising, adding an ionic liquid, especially an organic ionic liquid at ordinary temperature, e.g., a salt of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium with PF6? to a dilute dispersion of fine particles so as to concentrate the fine particles into the ionic liquid.

Abstract: The process for producing highly concentrated nanometer-size fine particles of an organic pigment, which comprises dissolving the organic pigment in an amide solvent, especially an organic solvent comprising at least 50 vol % 1-methyl-2-pyrrodinone, and pouring the resultant organic pigment solution with stirring into a poor solvent which is not compatible with the organic pigment. The pigment may be a quinacridone pigment, phthalocyanine pigment etc. Any atmospheric pressure to a sub-critical and/or supercritical state can be employed as the production conditions.

Abstract: A method for preparation of porous polyimide microparticles comprising, forming polyamide acid microparticles by pouring polymer solution prepared by dissolving polyamide acid containing 0.5 to 80 weight % of alkali metal salt to polyamide acid by 0.1 to 15 weight % concentration into a poor solvent selected from the group consisting of aliphatic solvents, alicyclic solvents, aromatic solvents, CS2 and mixture of two or more these solvents and the temperature of which is adjusted to the range from ?20° C. to 60° C., wherein particle size of said polyamide acid microparticles is adjusted to 50 nm to 10000 nm by controlling the temperature of said poor solvent, pore size of said polyamide acid microparticles is adjusted to the range from 20 nm to 500 nm and porosity of said polyamide acid microparticles is adjusted to the range from 0.

Abstract: The method for preparation quinacridone pigment nanocrystals with sub micrometer to nanometer in average size comprising, supplying supercritical or semi-critical liquid, which dissolves quinacridone pigment, into a specimen tube (ST) composing a reactor possessing a filter of desired opening to the upper stream side and to the down stream side in which quinacridone pigment is set up, flowing out the supercritical or semi-critical liquid in which quinacridone pigment is dissolved from said reactor to a mixing apparatus to which coolant is supplied, and by selecting the kind of supercritical of semi-critical liquid and combination of conditions e.g. supplying speed of each liquids, temperature of the liquid and the reacting pressure.

Abstract: A method for preparation of inorganic fine particle-organic crystal hybrid fine particle comprising; pouring an organic material having &pgr;-conjugated bond as a water soluble solution into aqueous dispersion in which inorganic fine particles of 50 nm or less selected from the compound group consisting of metal fine particles, semi-conductor fine particles, fine particles of inorganic fluorescent material and fine particle of inorganic luminescent material, are dispersed, co-precipitating said inorganic fine particle which forms a core into said organic material which forms a shell in said dispersion and forming shell of fine crystal of said organic material on the surface of the core of said inorganic fine particles of 50 nm or less by controlling the size of said inorganic fine particle and by controlling the adding amount of said organic material.

Abstract: The method for preparation quinacridone pigment nanocrystals with sub micrometer to nanometer in average size comprising, supplying supercritical or semi-critical liquid, which dissolves quinacridone pigment, into a specimen tube (ST) composing a reactor possessing a filter of desired opening to the upper stream side and to the down stream side in which quinacridone pigment is set up, flowing out the supercritical or semi-critical liquid in which quinacridone pigment is dissolved from said reactor to a mixing apparatus to which coolant is supplied, and by selecting the kind of supercritical or semi-critical liquid and combination of conditions e.g. supplying speed of each liquids, temperature of the liquid and the reacting pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel aromatic ester compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## in which Pn is a 1,4-phenylene group, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a group selected from the group consisting of perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyano group, nitro group, 2,2-dicyanoethenyl group and methylsulfonyl group and the subscript n is a number of 2, 3 or 4. These aromatic ester compounds are useful as a second-order non-linear optical material in the ultraviolet wavelength range so that a resin film containing the compound has a good second-order non-linear optical coefficient d.sub.33 of 2-4.times.10.sup.-9 esu.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polydiphenyldiacetylenes having the following repeating unit (III): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group; R.sup.2 denotes a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group or a methylamino group; R.sup.3 denotes a hydrogen atom or a trifluoromethyl group; and R.sup.4 denotes a hydrogen atom or a trifluoromethyl group; provided that R.sup.1 is not a hydrogen atom when R.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, and R.sup.3 is not a hydrogen atom when R.sup.4 is hydrogen atom).

Abstract: A polymeric nonlinear optical material is produced by mixing a polyelectrolyte solution with an ionic pigment solution thereby obtaining a solution containing a composite of said polyelectrolyte and said ionic pigment, and separating said composite from said solution.