Abstract: The present invention is a conductive material composition containing: (A) metal nanowires; (B) a resin whose main chain is to be decomposed by an acid, heat, or both; and (C) a solvent. This can provide a conductive material composition for forming a conductive film having high-conductivity and high-transparency.

Abstract: The present invention is a positive resist material containing a compound having two or more urethane groups and having a carboxyl group and a sulfonium salt or iodonium salt of a carboxylic acid, the carboxyl group being substituted with an acid-labile group and being bonded to a first urethane group via a first linking group, and the sulfonium salt or iodonium salt being bonded to a second urethane group directly or via a second linking group. This provides a positive resist material that has higher sensitivity than conventional positive resist materials, achieves excellent resolution, and small edge roughness and CDU, and allows excellent pattern profile after exposure to light.

Abstract: A bio-electrode includes an electro-conductive base material and a living body contact layer. The living body contact layer includes a water-free resin layer and a permeation layer on a surface side of the resin layer where a living body comes into contact. The permeation layer is permeated with water and a water-soluble salt selected from the group consisting of sodium salts, potassium salts, calcium salts, magnesium salts, and betaines. This aims to provide: a dry-type bio-electrode that enables quick signal collection after attachment to skin, the bio-electrode being excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and capable of preventing significant reduction in the electric conductivity even when wetted with water or dried; a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode; and a method for measuring a biological signal.

Abstract: A bio-electrode including an electro-conductive base material and a living body contact layer formed on the electro-conductive base material, where the living body contact layer includes an electro-conductive polymer composite including a component A: a ?-conjugated polymer and a component B: a dopant polymer, and the component B dopant polymer contains a repeating unit having any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide and has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000. This provides: a bio-electrode that is a thin film of high transparency, has high sensitivity to biological signals, has excellent biocompatibility, is light-weight, can be manufactured at low cost, can control significant reduction in sensitivity to biological signals either when soaked in water, dried, or attached to the skin for a long time, causes no itchiness, red spots, rashes, etc. of the skin, and is comfortable; a bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing a bio-electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is a bio-electrode composition containing: an electro-conductive polymer composite including (A) a ?-conjugated polymer and (B) a dopant polymer containing a repeating unit-a1 having a hydroxy group and/or a carboxy group and a repeating unit-a2 having a sulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide, the dopant polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000; and (C) a crosslinking agent. This provides: a bio-electrode composition that allows a thin film of high transparency, has high sensitivity to biological signals, has excellent biocompatibility, is light-weight, can be manufactured at low cost, can control significant reduction in sensitivity to biological signals when soaked in water for a long time or when attached to the skin for a long time, causes no itchiness, red spots, rashes, etc. of the skin, and is comfortable; a bio-electrode; and a method for manufacturing a bio-electrode.

Abstract: A positive resist material contains a base polymer containing: a repeating unit having two carboxyl groups whose hydrogen atoms are substituted with two tertiary carbon atoms each bonded to a double bond or triple bond; and a repeating unit having an acid generator shown by any of the following formulae (b1) to (b3). Thus, the present invention provides: a positive resist material having higher sensitivity than conventional positive resist materials, and smaller dimensional variation; and a patterning process using this inventive positive resist material.

Abstract: A resist composition comprising an acid generator containing a sulfonium salt containing a sulfonic acid anion having a carbon atom to which an iodine atom is bonded and a sulfonium cation having formula (1).

Abstract: A chemically amplified resist composition is provided comprising (A) a polymer adapted to increase its solubility in an aqueous alkaline under the action of an acid, the polymer comprising repeat units, represented by the formula (A1), and repeat units, represented by the formula (B1), and lacking repeat units adapted to generate an acid upon exposure, and (B) a photoacid generator represented by the formula (PAG-a) or (PAG-b) which generates an acid under the action of KrF excimer laser, ArF excimer laser, electron beams or extreme ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: A resist composition is provided comprising a base polymer and a quencher comprising a cyclic ammonium salt having a fluorinated saturated hydrocarbyl group or fluorinated aryl group. The resist composition has a high sensitivity and forms a pattern with improved LWR or CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.

Abstract: A bio-electrode composition contains: (A) a polymer compound containing a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide; and (B) a silicone compound having a polyglycerin structure. This bio-electrode composition is able to form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which enable quick signal collection after attachment to skin.

Abstract: A sulfonium salt of specific structure has a high decomposition efficiency and a high acid diffusion controlling ability upon exposure. A resist composition comprising the sulfonium salt offers a high sensitivity, reduced LWR and improved CDU independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.

Abstract: A resist composition comprising a quencher containing a sulfonium salt composed of a C5-C20 aromatic carboxylic acid anion substituted with a halogen atom or a halogen atom-containing group and a sulfonium cation having the following formula (1).

Abstract: A negative resist composition is provided comprising a base polymer and an acid generator in the form of a sulfonium salt consisting of a sulfonate anion having a maleimide group and a cation having a polymerizable double bond. The resist composition adapted for organic solvent development exhibits a high resolution and improved LWR or CDU.

Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising repeat units having a salt structure consisting of a sulfonic acid anion bonded to a polymer backbone and a sulfonium cation having formula (1).

Abstract: A positive resist material containing a compound having two or more urethane groups and having a carboxy group and a sulfonium salt or iodonium salt of a sulfonic acid, the carboxy group being substituted with an acid-labile group and being bonded to a first urethane group via a first linking group, and the sulfonium salt or iodonium salt being bonded to a second urethane group directly or via a second linking group. This provides: a positive resist material that has higher sensitivity and higher resolution than conventional positive resist materials and smaller edge roughness and CDU, and allows excellent pattern profile after exposure to light; and a patterning process.

Abstract: The present invention is a positive resist material containing a compound having two or more urethane groups and having two or more carboxy groups that are each substituted with an acid-labile group and are bonded to the urethane groups via a linking group. This provides: a positive resist material that has higher sensitivity and higher resolution than conventional positive resist materials and smaller edge roughness and CDU, and allows excellent pattern profile after exposure to light; and a patterning process.

Abstract: A resist composition comprising a sulfonium salt composed of a sulfonate anion having a carbon atom to which an iodine atom is bonded and a sulfonium cation having the formula (1) exhibits a high sensitivity and reduced LWR or improved CDU.

Abstract: A bio-electrode composition contains (A) an ionic polymer material. The component (A) is a polymer compound containing: a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide; and a repeating unit-b having a side chain with a radical-polymerizable double bond in a structure selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate, vinyl ether, and styrene. Thus, the present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode to enable signal collection immediately after attachment to skin and prevention of residue on the skin after peeling from the skin; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

Abstract: An onium salt type monomer having the following formula (a1) or (a2).

Abstract: A resist composition contains an acid generator which is a sulfonium or iodonium salt containing a sulfonic acid anion having a cyclic structure and a fluorosulfonic acid site which are linked by a linker. The resist composition has a high sensitivity and forms a pattern with improved LWR or CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.