Abstract: Powdery fullerene is milled in an oxygen atmosphere, whereby mechanical impacts are applied to the fullerene and a carbon cage of the fullerene is dynamically distorted to the extent that an energy for conversion of atmospheric oxygen to a singlet excited state is accomplished from the distorted carbon cage to atmospheric oxygen. Singlet oxygen, i.e. an efficient oxidant in various industrial fields, is generated by solid-state reaction under stable conditions without necessity of photo-irradiation. The singlet oxygen also enables efficient oxidation of fullerene itself.

Abstract: Powdery fullerene is milled in an oxygen atmosphere, whereby mechanical impacts are applied to the fullerene and a carbon cage of the fullerene is dynamically distorted to the extent that an energy for conversion of atmospheric oxygen to a singlet excited state is accomplished from the distorted carbon cage to atmospheric oxygen. Singlet oxygen, i.e. an efficient oxidant in various industrial fields, is generated by solid-state reaction under stable conditions without necessity of photo-irradiation. The singlet oxygen also enables efficient oxidation of fullerene itself.

Abstract: This invention provides a drug nanoparticle 7 obtained by irradiating laser beam 3 to a solid target 2 composed of drug powder so as to release the drug as downsized component particle from the solid target 2, wherein the drug nanoparticles 7 has an average diameter of 100 nm or less. According to the above structure, there can be provided: a drug nanoparticle having a high bioavailability, a high purity and an excellent handling property in a case where the drug nanoparticle is used as medical agent, agricultural chemical (agrichemical), chemical fertilizer or the like. The method of manufacturing the drug and the medical agent manufacturing apparatus are capable of effectively manufacturing the drug nanoparticles through simple manufacturing steps.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of synthesizing hydroxy apatite comprising the steps of preparing a mixed material slurry by dispersing calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) powder into a phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution; conducting a mechanochemical milling treatment in which shearing force and compressive force based on a centrifugal force of a mechanical rotating body are imparted to the mixed material slurry, and reacting the calcium hydrate component with the phosphoric acid component under normal temperature and pressure thereby to prepare hydroxy apatite (HAp) powder having fine crystals. According to the structure described above, there can be provided a method of synthesizing hydroxy apatite having fine and uniform particle size which can be directly synthesized under normal temperature and pressure in a short time through simple and single process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing calcium phosphate powder comprising the steps of preparing a mixed material by mixing calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) powder and calcium hydrogenphosphate powder so that a molar ratio (Ca/P) of calcium to phosphor is set to a range of 1.45-1.72; conducting a mixing/milling treatment to the mixed material to cause a soft-mechanochemical compositing reaction thereby to prepare a calcium phosphate precursor; and conducting a heat treatment to thus obtained precursor at a temperature of 600° C. or more thereby to prepare calcium phosphate powder. According to the present invention, the manufacturing process is simple and the manufacturing cost can be remarkably reduced. In addition, fine calcium phosphate powder excellent in characteristics can be easily manufactured in a short time.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a nanocrystal light emission substance having a nano structure crystal, doped with an activator and cured with ultraviolet light. The nanocrystal light emission substance is synthesized by a liquid phase co-precipitation process. During the liquid phase reaction, an organic acid, such as acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, is added. Alternatively, a high molecular organic acid, such as polyacrylic or polymethacrylic acid, polystyrene, is added after the liquid phase reaction. The resulting substance is then cured with ultraviolet light.

Abstract: An organic acid salt is deposited on the surface of a solder powder containing Sn and Zn. Alternatively, 0.5 to 10 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant is added to a flux. By a method comprising such a procedure, provided are a lead-free solder powder and solder paste having good soldering characteristics wherein the reaction of an activating component with an alloy component in a flux is suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing composite oxide ceramics which is capable of efficiently producing single-phase multi-component metal oxide ceramics having less impurity phase and excellent dielectric characteristics, by a simple process comprising sintering at a low temperature. The method has the steps of mixing a metallic hydroxide or hydrous gel with a plurality of metallic oxide powders to prepare a raw material mixture powder, activating the raw material mixture powder by mechanochemical treatment for grinding the raw material mixture powder with a degree of impact, which provides a centrifugal effect of 15 or more, to form a precursor, and synthesizing composite oxide ceramics by heat treatment of the activated raw material mixture powder (precursor).