Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a lower display electrode provided on the first substrate, an insulating layer provided on the lower display electrode, an upper display electrode provided on the insulating layer and having a mesh pattern including opening portions, a common electrode provided on the second substrate, and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state in which the upper display electrode and the common electrode face each other.

Abstract: A transfection agent is provided that has lower toxicity and can be applied in the clinical setting. The transfection agent comprises a peptide surfactant.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a lower display electrode provided on the first substrate, an insulating layer provided on the lower display electrode, an upper display electrode provided on the insulating layer and having a mesh pattern including opening portions, a common electrode provided on the second substrate, and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state in which the upper display electrode and the common electrode face each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material for wound healing and skin reconstruction containing a peptide, wherein the peptide is a self-assembling peptide which is an amphiphilic peptide having 8 to 200 amino acid residues with periodic repeats of alternating hydrophilic amino acids and hydrophobic amino acids, and forms a stable ?-sheet structure in an aqueous solution in the presence of a monovalent ion. The material for wound healing and skin reconstruction of the present invention is capable of healing a wound area of mammals quicker than spontaneous recovery without leaving any scars, wherein the material has no potential risk of infectious disease such as virus transmission.

Abstract: A transfection agent is provided that has lower toxicity and can be applied in the clinical setting. The transfection agent comprises a peptide surfactant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material for wound healing and skin reconstruction containing a peptide, wherein the peptide is a self-assembling peptide which is an amphiphilic peptide having 8 to 200 amino acid residues with periodic repeats of alternating hydrophilic amino acids and hydrophobic amino acids, and forms a stable ?-sheet structure in an aqueous solution in the presence of a monovalent ion. The material for wound healing and skin reconstruction of the present invention is capable of healing a wound area of mammals quicker than spontaneous recovery without leaving any scars, wherein the material has no potential risk of infectious disease such as virus transmission.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a plurality of TFTs connected to the pixel electrodes respectively, and a plurality of gate lines and data lines, on the inner surface of one substrate of a pair of substrates facing each other via a liquid crystal layer. A first opposing electrode for forming, between itself and the plurality of pixel electrodes, a vertical electric field parallel with the direction of a normal line of the substrates, and a second opposing electrode for forming, between itself and the plurality of pixel electrodes, an oblique electric field obliquely inclined from the direction of the normal line are formed on the inner surface of the other substrate.

Abstract: An angular rate sensor 100 comprises a first structure 110 which includes a fixed portion 111 having an opening 114, a displacing portion 112 placed in the opening 114, and a connecting portion 113 adapted to connect the fixed portion 111 and the displacing portions 112; a second structure 130 which includes a weighting portion 132 joined to the displacing portion 112, and a pedestal portion 131 arranged to surround the weighting portions 132 and joined to the fixed portion 111, and is laminated in place on the first structure 110. A first body 140 formed by laminating a first metal layer 142 and a first insulating layer 141 thereon is joined to the fixed portion 111 such that the first insulating layer 141 faces the fixed portion 111. A second substrate 150 formed by laminating a second metal layer 152 and a second insulating layer 151 thereon is joined to the pedestal portion 131 such that the second insulating layer 151 faces the pedestal portion 131.

Abstract: An angular rate sensor 100 comprises a first structure 110 which includes a fixed portion 111 having an opening 114, a displacing portion 112 placed in the opening 114, and a connecting portion 113 adapted to connect the fixed portion 111 and the displacing portions 112; a second structure 130 which includes a weighting portion 132 joined to the displacing portion 112, and a pedestal portion 131 arranged to surround the weighting portions 132 and joined to the fixed portion 111, and is laminated in place on the first structure 110. A first body 140 formed by laminating a first metal layer 142 and a first insulating layer 141 thereon is joined to the fixed portion 111 such that the first insulating layer 141 faces the fixed portion 111. A second substrate 150 formed by laminating a second metal layer 152 and a second insulating layer 151 thereon is joined to the pedestal portion 131 such that the second insulating layer 151 faces the pedestal portion 131.

Abstract: There is provided a filter-equipped microplate including: an upper container 41 having openings 50 for injection of a substance to be tested; a top packing 44 and a bottom packing 45 that hold filters 46; a middle container 42 that fits with the upper container 41 and has openings 63 through which a test sample that has passed through the filters 46 runs, and that clamps the top packing 44 and the bottom packing 45 against the upper container 41: and a lower container 43 having reservoirs 80 that retain the test sample, the lower container 43 being held in a freely detachable manner against the middle container 42, wherein the middle container 42 has guide walls 64 that suspend down from the openings 63 and provide downward openings 65 to the bottom end, and the reservoirs 80 in the lower container 43 house the guide walls 64, the reservoirs 80 receiving the test sample supplied from the downward openings 65 of the guide walls 64 through the filters 46, and the lower container 43 having vents 90 at a widening

Abstract: An angular rate sensor 100 comprises a first structure 110 which includes a fixed portion 111 having an opening 114, a displacing portion 112 placed in the opening 114, and a connecting portion 113 adapted to connect the fixed portion 111 and the displacing portions 112; a second structure 130 which includes a weighting portion 132 joined to the displacing portion 112, and a pedestal portion 131 arranged to surround the weighting portions 132 and joined to the fixed portion 111, and is laminated in place on the first structure 110. A first body 140 formed by laminating a first metal layer 142 and a first insulating layer 141 thereon is joined to the fixed portion 111 such that the first insulating layer 141 faces the fixed portion 111. A second substrate 150 formed by laminating a second metal layer 152 and a second insulating layer 151 thereon is joined to the pedestal portion 131 such that the second insulating layer 151 faces the pedestal portion 131.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a plurality of TFTs connected to the pixel electrodes respectively, and a plurality of gate lines and data lines, on the inner surface of one substrate of a pair of substrates facing each other via a liquid crystal layer. A first opposing electrode for forming, between itself and the plurality of pixel electrodes, a vertical electric field parallel with the direction of a normal line of the substrates, and a second opposing electrode for forming, between itself and the plurality of pixel electrodes, an oblique electric field obliquely inclined from the direction of the normal line are formed on the inner surface of the other substrate.

Abstract: An angular rate sensor 100 comprises a first structure 110 which includes a fixed portion 111 having an opening 114, a displacing portion 112 placed in the opening 114, and a connecting portion 113 adapted to connect the fixed portion 111 and the displacing portions 112; a second structure 130 which includes a weighting portion 132 joined to the displacing portion 112, and a pedestal portion 131 arranged to surround the weighting portions 132 and joined to the fixed portion 111, and is laminated in place on the first structure 110. A first body 140 formed by laminating a first metal layer 142 and a first insulating layer 141 thereon is joined to the fixed portion 111 such that the first insulating layer 141 faces the fixed portion 111. A second substrate 150 formed by laminating a second metal layer 152 and a second insulating layer 151 thereon is joined to the pedestal portion 131 such that the second insulating layer 151 faces the pedestal portion 131.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises an active matrix type homogeneously aligned liquid crystal display device; a drive device for sequentially display the images of the monochromatic colors; and an illumination device which selectively emits lights of the plural monochromatic colors to illuminate the liquid crystal display device. The drive device applies a reset voltage and a voltage corresponding to image data to be displayed between the opposing electrodes of the liquid crystal display device, then causes the liquid crystal display device to sequentially display images of the plural monochromatic colors. The illumination device sequentially emits lights of monochromatic colors each corresponding to an image of a single color displayed by the liquid crystal display device driven by the drive device and irradiates the light on the liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A wireless suspension blank is made using a two-layer laminate composed of a metallic layer with the spring property and an electrically insulating layer. The first method includes a first step for working the metallic layer by the photo etching method, a second step for forming a wiring part on the insulating layer by the semi-additive method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the wet-etching method. The second method includes a first step for working the metallic layer by the photo etching method, a second step for forming a wiring part on the insulating layer by the semi-additive method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the plasma etching method. The third method includes a first step for forming a wiring part on the metallic layer by the semi-additive method, a second step for working the metallic layer by the wet-etching method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the dry-etching method or the wet-etching method.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises an active matrix type homogeneously aligned liquid crystal display device; a drive device for sequentially display the images of the monochromatic colors; and an illumination device which selectively emits lights of the plural monochromatic colors to illuminate the liquid crystal display device. The drive device applies a reset voltage and a voltage corresponding to image data to be displayed between the opposing electrodes of the liquid crystal display device, then causes the liquid crystal display device to sequentially display images of the plural monochromatic colors. The illumination device sequentially emits lights of monochromatic colors each corresponding to an image of a single color displayed by the liquid crystal display device driven by the drive device and irradiates the light on the liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A wireless suspension blank is made using a two-layer laminate composed of a metallic layer with the spring property and an electrically insulating layer. The first method includes a first step for working the metallic layer by the photo etching method, a second step for forming a wiring part on the insulating layer by the semi-additive method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the wet-etching method. The second method includes a first step for working the metallic layer by the photo etching method, a second step for forming a wiring part on the insulating layer by the semi-additive method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the plasma etching method. The third method includes a first step for forming a wiring part on the metallic layer by the semi-additive method, a second step for working the metallic layer by the wet-etching method and a third step for working the insulating layer by the dry-etching method or the wet-etching method.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device using color filters, the area of each of color filters arranged on the inner surface of one of substrates in correspondence with the pixel areas is set to be smaller than that of each pixel area to form non-colored light exit areas, and color pixels are displayed with non-colored light which is not transmitted through the color filters and colored light which is transmitted through the color filters. Since high-luminance color pixels are displayed with these colored light and non-colored light, the screen can be made brighter. The liquid crystal display device further includes a reflecting member for reflecting external light incident from the front side of the device and transmitted through the liquid crystal layer toward the front side.

Abstract: One frame of a video signal is separated to a plurality of display frames. To display a color specified by the video signal by mixing display colors of a plurality of display frames, the video signal is converted to data indicative of a voltage to be applied to each pixel over the display frames by using a conversion table. A voltage corresponding to the converted data is applied to a birifringence control type liquid crystal display device to drive the liquid crystal display device multiple times in one frame period of the video signal. When the response speed of the liquid crystal is fast, a color obtained by mixing the display colors of a plurality of display frames is recognized by an observer. When the response speed of the liquid crystal is slow, a color corresponding to an average value of the voltages applied to a plurality of display frames is recognized by the observer.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical card having a preformat portion comprising a low reflectance area having an excellent contrast to high reflectance area. An optical card original plate whose portions corresponding to preformat portions 4, 5 of an optical card 1 each have a stereostructure of an inverted pyramidal shape is prepared. An optical card is duplicated from this optical card original plate. The stereostructure in an inverted pyramidal shape can be formed by the anisotropic etching of a single crystal substrate. An original plate free from defects and surface roughnesses and ensuring a sufficiently low reflectance is obtained. An optical card produced from this original plate has a preformat portion comprising a low reflectance area with a satisfactory contrast to a high reflectance area. A replica duplicated using a molding resin from the original plate can be used as a resin original plate.