Abstract: A nucleic acid-binding solid-phase carrier includes a magnetic particle of an amorphous metal containing Fe, Cr, Si, and B, and a silicon oxide film provided on the surface of the magnetic particle.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method to obtain an antibody for a hydrophobic peptide, which can be used for general purposes easily and with great reliability. Also provided is a method for preparing an antigen characterized in that a hydrophobic peptide, which is unbound to carrier protein, is used as high-molecular-weight aggregates in an aqueous solution containing a nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide an antibody against an amyloid precursor protein signal peptide. The invention provides an amyloid precursor protein signal peptide.

Abstract: A micro bio sensor which detects a microbe existing in a specimen is provided. The microbial sensor includes a base, a detector formed on the base, and a reaction layer formed on the detector, wherein the reaction layer is comprised of a self-assembled monolayer which is formed on the detector and an antibiotic which is immobilized through the self-assembled monolayer on the detector. By using the micro bio sensor, it is possible to detect species of the microbe concurrently and improve sensitivity for detecting the species of the microbe. Further, a method for manufacturing such a micro bio sensor is also provided.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method to obtain an antibody for a hydrophobic peptide, which can be used for general purposes easily and with great reliability. Also provided is a method for preparing an antigen characterized in that a hydrophobic peptide, which is unbound to carrier protein, is used as high-molecular-weight aggregates in an aqueous solution containing a nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide an antibody against an amyloid precursor protein signal peptide. The invention provides an amyloid precursor protein signal peptide.

Abstract: A liquid for ejection includes a bio-specimen, and at least one kind of first compounds expressed by Formula (1), wherein, in Formula (1), m?8, and 8?n?18.

Abstract: A liquid for discharge includes: a biospecimen; and at least one kind of compounds represented by the formula (1). In the formula (1), m?8, and 6?n?20.

Abstract: An electrode substrate including an electrode and a membrane provided on the electrode and having a thickness with which a carrier is exchanged between the electrode and the membrane.

Abstract: A display, comprising: a planar display section; a pixel space provided next to a side adjacent to one surface of the display section and encapsulating a plurality of kinds of colorants, each kind having a different color; an accumulation section provided in the pixel space and accumulating the colorants; a separation system that separates a specific kind of colorant from the accumulated colorants in the accumulation section; a transfer system that selects at least one kind of colorant from the separated colorants and transfers this colorant to the side adjacent to the display section of the pixel space. The separation system performs separation utilizing the magnitude of a dielectrophoretic force generated in each colorant upon receipt of an alternating electric field of a specific frequency applied by this system, the magnitude varying depending on the kind of the colorant. A color of at least the one kind of colorant transferred by the transfer system is displayed at the display section.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can be an inexpensive biosensor capable of measuring a number of samples in a short time, and suitable for only one-time use (expendable). The biosensor according to the invention can include a light transmissive substrate, a probe fixing region provided on one face of the light transmissive substrate, a light emitting element provided on the other face of the substrate that irradiates the probe fixing region from the back side thereof, and a light receiving element provided on the other face of the substrate that detects the light intensity of the reflected light from the back side of the probe fixing region. Thereby, a biosensor formed in one substrate can be obtained.

Abstract: A liquid for discharge includes: a biospecimen; and at least one kind of compounds represented by the formula (1). In the formula (1), m?8, and 6?n?20.

Abstract: An electronic device substrate includes a substrate having at least one of a metal and a metal oxide on a surface thereof and an underlying layer having a compound expressed by a following general formula (1): wherein X presents one of a hydrogen atom and a protecting group; Y1 represents one of an oxygen atom, an alkylene group and —N(R1)—, in which R1 represents an alkyl group; Z1 represents a polymerization initiating group; n1 represents an integer from 1 to 4; and m1 represents an integer from 1 to 15.

Abstract: A liquid for ejection includes a bio-specimen, and at least one kind of first compounds expressed by Formula (1), wherein, in Formula (1), m?8, and 8?n?18.

Abstract: A biochip, includes: an ink-jet head portion detachably mountable to a biosensor; a sensing electrode formed with a work electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode; and a thin film transistor.

Abstract: A biochip, includes: an ink-jet head portion detachably mountable to a biosensor; a sensing electrode formed with a work electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode; and a thin film transistor.

Abstract: A dendron (2) comprising a focal point (4) and a plurality of fluorinated end groups (9) is disclosed, including one having a thiol, a silane, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonate or another moiety at the focal point suitable for chemisorption to a substrate (3). A self-assembled monolayer comprising a plurality of dendrons bonded to a substrate and a device comprising the self-assembled monolayer are also disclosed.

Abstract: A micro bio sensor which detects a microbe existing in a specimen is provided. The microbial sensor includes a base, a detector formed on the base, and a reaction layer formed on the detector, wherein the reaction layer is comprised of a self-assembled monolayer which is formed on the detector and an antibiotic which is immobilized through the self-assembled monolayer on the detector. By using the micro bio sensor, it is possible to detect species of the microbe concurrently and improve sensitivity for detecting the species of the microbe. Further, a method for manufacturing such a micro bio sensor is also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided to enable high-density absorption when immobilizing nucleic acid probes onto a solid support surface by suppressing electrostatic repulsion among the nucleic acids. A nucleic acid immobilization method to immobilize a nucleic acid onto a solid support, includes: preparing a solution containing a probe molecule which includes a nucleic acid, a spacer molecule, and at least one kind of a divalent cation; and contacting the solution with the solid support for incubation.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a method of controlling the solid-state property of the solid-phase surface or controlling forming reactive region. The method can be attained by using a device for ejecting droplets and a molecule for inclusion in a SAM which can be photo-patterned in a short period of time using low energy UV radiation, that is TV radiation having a relatively long wavelength. The invention can provide monomolecular film that is formed from molecules comprising a structural component (B) which is hydrophobic and/or lipophobic, and a structural component (A) which decomposes when irradiated with UV light having a wavelength in the range 254-400 nm to cleave away a part of the molecule having the structural component (B) leaving a residual hydrophilic structural component (C).