Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit, and a liquid refrigerant pipe and gas refrigerant pipe. The utilization unit has utilization unit internal pipelines. The liquid refrigerant pipe and the gas refrigerant pipe connect the heat source unit and the utilization unit internal pipelines. A refrigerant circulates through the heat source unit, the utilization unit, the liquid refrigerant pipe, and the gas refrigerant pipe. The refrigerant contains a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds. A disproportionation inhibitor for reducing a disproportionation reaction of the refrigerant is applied to at least a part of inner surfaces of the liquid refrigerant pipe, the gas refrigerant pipe, and the utilization unit internal pipelines.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus pertaining to the invention can suppress clogging due to polymers formed by the polymerization of refrigerant and improve safety. The refrigeration apparatus is equipped with a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator are connected in a loop. The refrigeration apparatus is equipped with a polymer catcher. The polymer catcher is attached to piping interconnecting an outlet side of the compressor and an inlet side of the condenser and catches polymers of refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant includes a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: A refrigerant recovery system is equipped with an extraction pipe, a stabilizer holding container, a recovery pipe, a recovery container, and a recovery device. The extraction pipe is connectable to a refrigerant extraction port of an air conditioning apparatus. The stabilizer holding container is connected to the extraction pipe—and holds a stabilizer. The stabilizer holding container causes refrigerant guided by the extraction pipe to come into contact with the stabilizer. The recovery pipe guides the refrigerant discharged from the stabilizer holding container. The recovery container is connected to the recovery pipe and recovers the refrigerant guided by the recovery pipe. The recovery device causes the refrigerant to move from the refrigerant extraction port to the recovery container. The refrigerant includes a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: Provided are a stent to be placed in the bile duct and a process for producing the stent, the stent hollow being less apt to be blocked even when the stent is placed in the bile duct for a long period. The inner peripheral surface of the stent is coated with a resin layer with resistance to sludge formation that includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing 2-methoxyethyl acrylate. This stent is produced by applying a coating fluid that contains 0.1-0.5 mass % polymer obtained by polymerizing 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, to the inner peripheral surface of a stent.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, the apparatus including a memory configured to memorize the captured image; and a processor configured to process the memorized image memorized in the memory. The processor is configured to perform a highlighting process which includes separating the captured image into the brightness component and a color information component; separating the brightness component into a base component and a detail component; highlighting the separated brightness component; and adding a region to be diagnosed in the captured image to the highlighted brightness component while a specified color of the region to be diagnosed is maintained.

Abstract: A separation membrane for blood processing, wherein the separation membrane for blood processing includes: a separation membrane containing polysulfone-based polymer and polyvinylpyrrolidone; and a coating film provided on at least a part of the surface of the separation membrane and containing a polymer material having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 is a methyl group or an ethyl group; n is 2 to 6 and m is 1 to 3; P denotes the number of repetition; and a plurality of each of R1, R2, n, and m present in one molecule may be the same or different.

Abstract: A part installation machine, when having entered a part installation work area, operates a separation/coupling device to bring a drive carriage section and a part mounting carriage section from a coupled state into a separated state. The part installation machine also operates an engagement device such that the part mounting carriage section is engaged with a transfer system and transported by the transfer system. In this state, the part installation machine controls a travelling speed of the drive carriage section such that a relative position detected by a relative position detection device is maintained within a predetermined range.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method with which it is possible to count the number of cancer cells, culture the cancer cells, and determine the effect of drugs on the cancer cells. The present invention relates to a medical analysis device intended to capture cancer cells, the medical analysis device having multiple wells.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method, which can capture many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM. The present invention relates to a medical analysis device having a well portion, the well portion having a hydrophilic polymer layer formed at least partly on the inner surface thereof, the hydrophilic polymer layer having fibronectin adsorbed thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing cancer cells which can capture many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM. The present invention relates to a method for capturing cancer cells present in biological fluid, the method including reducing the protein level of sampled biological fluid, followed by capturing cancer cells using a hydrophilic polymer layer.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, the apparatus including a memory configured to memorize the captured image; and a processor configured to process the memorized image memorized in the memory. The processor is configured to perform a highlighting process which includes separating the captured image into the brightness component and a color information component; separating the brightness component into a base component and a detail component; highlighting the separated brightness component; and adding a region to be diagnosed in the captured image to the highlighted brightness component while a specified color of the region to be diagnosed is maintained.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area includes an image-memorizing unit configured to memorize the captured image and a processing unit configured to process the captured image memorized in the image-memorizing unit. The processing unit includes a separating unit configured to separate the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component, an extracting unit configured to extract a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the captured image to highlight likeness of the region, and a highlighting unit configured to highlight the extracted region in accordance with the extracted likelihood V representing the likeness of the region.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a block copolymer that has excellent adhesion to a base material and that can impart excellent antithrombogenicity to the base material surface, and providing a medical device comprising the block copolymer. The block copolymer according to the present invention comprises an A block and a B block. The A block is capable of containing intermediate water. The B block is more hydrophobic than the A block. The medical device according to the present invention is obtained by coating a medical device with an antithrombotic coating agent containing the block copolymer.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a memorizing step of memorizing the captured image (Step S12), and a processing step of processing the captured image memorized (Step S13), wherein in the processing step a region to be diagnosed is subjected to a highlighting process with a specified color thereof maintained.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a separating step of separating the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component; and an extracting step of extracting a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the configured image to highlight likeness of the region.

Abstract: Provided are a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method which can capture many cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM. A medical analysis device including a flow channel zone that includes a chamber zone, the inner surface of the flow channel zone being at least partially provided with a layer of a hydrophilic polymer having a thickness of 2 to 200 nm.

Abstract: Provided are methods for surface-modifying a thermoplastic resin which produce surfaces that show not only low adsorption of proteins and cells but also selective adsorption or adhesion of specific cells such as cancer cells, and further have excellent durability. A method for surface-modifying an object made of a thermoplastic resin, the method including: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on the surface of the object; and step 2 of radically polymerizing at least a hydrophilic monomer starting from the polymerization initiation points by irradiation with UV light having a wavelength of 300 to 400 nm to form a graft layer having a thickness of 2 to 100 nm on the surface of the object.

Abstract: A switching method includes receiving a failure notification through each of two or more paths included in a plurality of paths; by referring to path management information in which a group and a combination of a plurality of predetermined paths are associated with each other for each of a plurality of groups generated by grouping the plurality of paths according to a combination of an initial point and an end point, determining, for each of the plurality of groups, whether a combination of paths through which the failure notification is received matches with the combination of the plurality of predetermined paths; and switching a path included in an object group corresponding to the two or more paths from an active system to a standby system, when it is determined that the combination of the two or more paths matches with the combination of the plurality of predetermined paths.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer material having effective antibacterial properties and having bio adaptability in which cytotoxicity, especially low hemolysis, when used in contact with in vivo tissue and blood is suppressed so as to be low. The polymer is characterized by comprising a main chain and a side chain portion which is linked to the main chain via a linker and which contains at least a structure specified by the following (A) and (B). (A) A structure containing a cationic group and (B) a structure in which expression of bio adaptability is expected.

Abstract: To Provide is a polymer having high antithrombogenicity compared to a conventional polymer having a glycerol group and suitable as a medical device material. It is the polymer having a structural unit derived from a glycerol group-containing monomer, and a structural unit derived from an unsaturated monomer having a structure in which an organic group having a structure site having 4 or more carbon atoms continuously bound is bound to an ethylenically unsaturated group; and satisfying a glass-transition temperature of 10° C. or less and/or a glass-transition temperature of ?25° C. or less at a saturated water content.