Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a lithium-ion battery electrode, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode contains a water-soluble polymer (A). The water-soluble polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 5 mol % to 80 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether (a). In one embodiment, the monomer group contains 20 mol % to 95 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (b).

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery contains a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A). The water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 30 mol % to 95 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), and 5 mol % to 40 mol % of an alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (b) represented by the following general formula (1), CH2?C(R1)—CO—O—R2—O—R3??(1) (in which R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a total number of carbon atoms of the groups R1, R2 and R3 is 5 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode contains an acidic group-containing water-soluble polymer (A) and an amino group-containing water-soluble polymer (B). The acidic group-containing water-soluble polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 30 mol % to 90 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), 3 mol % to 20 mol % of an unsaturated organic acid (b), and 5 mol % to 40 mol % of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt (c) of the unsaturated organic acid. A 1% by mass aqueous solution of the amino group-containing water-soluble polymer (B) has a pH of 9 or higher.

Abstract: To provide a conductive carbon material dispersing agent for a lithium ion battery, a slurry for a lithium ion battery electrode, an electrode for a lithium ion battery, and a lithium ion battery The disclosure provides a conductive carbon material dispersing agent for a lithium ion battery including a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A-1) which contains 2 to 60 mol % of structural units derived from a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a) and 10 to 70 mol % of structural units derived from an unsaturated sulfonic acid or salts thereof (b), and which has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000.

Abstract: Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery contains a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) and a divalent or higher valent metal ion. The water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) contains 2 mol % to 60 mol % of a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), and 10 mol % to 50 mol % of a constituent unit derived from one or more unsaturated acids selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated sulfonic acids or an inorganic salt thereof (b). The divalent or higher valent metal ion is contained in an amount of 0.5 mol % to 30 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of an acid group contained in the component (b).

Abstract: Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery negative electrode material, as well as a lithium-ion battery and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A biological substance detection method for detecting a biological substance specifically in a pathological specimen, includes a step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen using a fluorescent label, a step of staining the pathological specimen with a staining reagent for morphology observation purposes (eosin) to observe the morphology of the pathological specimen, a step of irradiating the stained pathological specimen with excited light to cause the emission of a fluorescent and detecting the biological substance in the pathological specimen. In the step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen, a special fluorescent particle for which the excitation wavelength appears in a region that is different from the excitation wavelength region of eosin is used as the fluorescent label.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a plastic substrate (A); a hardened organic polymer layer (B) provided on a surface of the plastic substrate (A) and having a storage elastic modulus of from 0.01 to 5 GPa and tan ? of from 0.1 to 2.0 at 25° C. which are measured at a temperature elevating rate of 2° C./min by a dynamic viscoelasticity test stipulated in JIS K 7244; an organic/inorganic composite layer (C) provided on a surface of the hardened organic polymer layer (B) and containing covalently bound organic polymer and metal oxide nanoparticles; and an inorganic layer (D) provided on a surface of the organic/inorganic composite layer (C) and comprising secondary particles of ceramic or metal.

Abstract: There is provided an information provision method for providing support information for supporting a judgement based on information obtained from a tissue section. The method includes: obtaining a digital bright-field image of a tissue section stained to be observable in a bright field; creating an analysis score by obtaining, combining, and scoring multiple kinds of information on the bright-field image; and presenting the analysis score as the support information.

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium ion battery, a negative electrode slurry for a lithium ion battery, a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery, and a lithium ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium ion battery has a pH of 5 or higher and contains: a water-soluble polymer (A) that is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 15 mol % to 99.9 mol % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an inorganic salt thereof, and that has a glass transition temperature of 110° C. or lower; and a hydrolyzed partial condensate (B) of an amino group-containing trialkoxysilane.

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode contains an acidic group-containing water-soluble polymer (A) and an amino group-containing water-soluble polymer (B). The acidic group-containing water-soluble polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 30 mol % to 90 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), 3 mol % to 20 mol % of an unsaturated organic acid (b), and 5 mol % to 40 mol % of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt (c) of the unsaturated organic acid. A 1% by mass aqueous solution of the amino group-containing water-soluble polymer (B) has a pH of 9 or higher.

Abstract: To provide a conductive carbon material dispersing agent for a lithium ion battery, a slurry for a lithium ion battery electrode, an electrode for a lithium ion battery, and a lithium ion battery The disclosure provides a conductive carbon material dispersing agent for a lithium ion battery including a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A-1) which contains 2 to 60 mol % of structural units derived from a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a) and 10 to 70 mol % of structural units derived from an unsaturated sulfonic acid or salts thereof (b), and which has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a plastic substrate (A); a hardened organic polymer layer (B) provided on a surface of the plastic substrate (A) and having a storage elastic modulus of from 0.01 to 5 GPa and tan ? of from 0.1 to 2.0 at 25° C. which are measured at a temperature elevating rate of 2° C./min by a dynamic viscoelasticity test stipulated in JIS K 7244; an organic/inorganic composite layer (C) provided on a surface of the hardened organic polymer layer (B) and containing covalently bound organic polymer and metal oxide nanoparticles; and an inorganic layer (D) provided on a surface of the organic/inorganic composite layer (C) and comprising secondary particles of ceramic or metal.

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery contains a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A). The water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 30 mol % to 95 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), and 5 mol % to 40 mol % of an alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (b) represented by the following general formula (1), CH2?C(R1)—CO—O—R2—O—R3??(1) (in which R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a total number of carbon atoms of the groups R1, R2 and R3 is 5 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a slurry for a lithium-ion battery electrode, a lithium-ion battery electrode, and a lithium-ion battery. The binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery electrode contains a water-soluble polymer (A). The water-soluble polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer group containing, with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer group, 5 mol % to 80 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether (a). In one embodiment, the monomer group contains 20 mol % to 95 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (b).

Abstract: Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, and a lithium-ion battery. The thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery contains a water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) and a divalent or higher valent metal ion. The water-soluble poly(meth)acrylamide (A) contains 2 mol % to 60 mol % of a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylamide group-containing compound (a), and 10 mol % to 50 mol % of a constituent unit derived from one or more unsaturated acids selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated sulfonic acids or an inorganic salt thereof (b). The divalent or higher valent metal ion is contained in an amount of 0.5 mol % to 30 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of an acid group contained in the component (b).

Abstract: Provided are a thermally crosslinkable binder aqueous solution for a lithium-ion battery, a thermally crosslinkable slurry for a lithium-ion battery negative electrode, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery negative electrode material, as well as a lithium-ion battery and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A coil sheet includes a conductor layer, a thermally resistant organic insulating layer, a thermosetting adhesive layer in a B-stage state, and a base layer, such that the conductor layer and the insulating layer are bonded to the base layer with the adhesive layer. A coil is formed of a laminate sheet including a conductor layer, an insulating layer, and an adhesive layer of the coil sheet which are released from the base layer thereof, wherein the laminate sheet is wound around a specific axis a plurality of times, and the adhesive layer is thermally cured.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for evaluating a surface state of particles for judging suitability of colored particles used for staining a biological material. The method includes: a dispersion step of dispersing colored particles in a two-component dispersion medium containing two types of dispersion media having different polarities to form an interface; an indicator acquisition step of acquiring an indicator indicating the amount of particles contained in one of the two types of dispersion media; and a judgement step of judging, on the basis of the indicator, suitability of a surface state of the colored particles for staining a biological material.

Abstract: A biological substance detection method for detecting a biological substance specifically in a pathological specimen, includes a step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen using a fluorescent label, a step of staining the pathological specimen with a staining reagent for morphology observation purposes (eosin) to observe the morphology of the pathological specimen, a step of irradiating the stained pathological specimen with excited light to cause the emission of a fluorescent and detecting the biological substance in the pathological specimen. In the step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen, a special fluorescent particle for which the excitation wavelength appears in a region that is different from the excitation wavelength region of eosin is used as the fluorescent label.