Abstract: An oil-water separation apparatus is provided which can easily separate and collect oil from a liquid mixture containing water and oil at low cost. The oil-water separation apparatus includes an oil-water-separating member configured to separate a liquid mixture containing water and oil into moisture and oil, and a liquid reservoir subdivided into an upper region and a lower region by the oil-water-separating member. The oil-water separation apparatus filters the liquid mixture by gravity. The oil-water-separating member includes a base which includes a channel for the liquid mixture. The oil-water-separating member is formed in the base, and the oil-water-separating member contains a fluorine compound which has an oil-repellency-imparting group and a hydrophilicity-imparting group. A drain port for discharging the moisture is formed in the lower region of the liquid reservoir.

Abstract: A surface coating material is provided for forming a hydrophilic oil repellent layer on at least a part of the surface of a substrate, and the surface coating material includes one or more fluorine-based compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (4), a binder, and a solvent.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a first process for forming a first gate electrode for a first MOS transistor and a second gate electrode for a second MOS transistor on a substrate including a semiconductor region defined by an insulator region for element isolation, a second process for masking a portion located above the semiconductor region of the first gate electrode to introduce an impurity to a source-drain region of the first MOS transistor, and a third process for forming a first conductor member being in contact with the portion of the first gate electrode through a first hole disposed on an insulator member covering the substrate and a second conductor member being in contact with the second gate electrode through a second hole disposed on the insulator member.

Abstract: The filter medium is a filter medium which uses a liquid containing oil and water as a separation target, and has a channel for the liquid. The filter medium includes a base constituting the channel, and one or more of nitrogen-containing fluorine compounds which are provided on at least a portion of a surface of the channel. The nitrogen-containing fluorine compound includes an oil-repellency imparting group and any one hydrophilicity imparting group selected from a group consisting of an anion type, a cation type, and an amphoteric type, in a molecule.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a first process for forming a first gate electrode for a first MOS transistor and a second gate electrode for a second MOS transistor on a substrate including a semiconductor region defined by an insulator region for element isolation, a second process for masking a portion located above the semiconductor region of the first gate electrode to introduce an impurity to a source-drain region of the first MOS transistor, and a third process for forming a first conductor member being in contact with the portion of the first gate electrode through a first hole disposed on an insulator member covering the substrate and a second conductor member being in contact with the second gate electrode through a second hole disposed on the insulator member.

Abstract: The hydrophilic oil repellent includes one or more types of nitrogen-containing fluorine-based compounds. The nitrogen-containing fluorine-based compound includes any one hydrophilicity imparting group selected from the group consisting of anion type hydrophilicity imparting groups, cation type hydrophilicity imparting groups, and amphoteric type hydrophilicity imparting groups in the molecule.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image sensor including preparing a wafer including a pixel region where a photoelectric conversion element is provided, a peripheral circuit region where a gate electrode of a peripheral MOS transistor for constituting a peripheral circuit is provided, and a scribe region. The method includes forming an insulating film covering the pixel region, the peripheral circuit region, and the scribe region, and forming a sidewall spacer on a side surface of the gate electrode by etching the insulating film so that portions of the insulating film remains to cover the pixel region and the scribe region, and forming a metal silicide layer in the peripheral circuit region by using, as a mask for protection from silicidation, the insulating film covering the pixel region and the scribe region.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provide a coated film capable of exhibiting an excellent adhesion property to a prism resin used in optical applications such as a backlight unit for liquid crystal displays, etc., in particular, a prism resin adaptable for high-brightness prisms, i.e., a high-refractive index prism resin. The coating film of the present invention comprises a polyester film and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film which is prepared from a coating solution comprising a (meth)acrylate (A) and at least one crosslinking agent (B) selected from the group consisting of an oxazoline compound, an isocyanate-based compound and a melamine compound.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a first process for forming a first gate electrode for a first MOS transistor and a second gate electrode for a second MOS transistor on a substrate including a semiconductor region defined by an insulator region for element isolation, a second process for masking a portion located above the semiconductor region of the first gate electrode to introduce an impurity to a source-drain region of the first MOS transistor, and a third process for forming a first conductor member being in contact with the portion of the first gate electrode through a first hole disposed on an insulator member covering the substrate and a second conductor member being in contact with the second gate electrode through a second hole disposed on the insulator member.

Abstract: A novel fluorine-containing silane compound is provided. The fluorine-containing silane compound is capable of providing excellent water repellency and oil repellency, and is useful as a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent with applicability to a wide variety of applications, even if it has a chemical structure, which is free of a perfluoroalkyl group of 8 or more of carbon atoms; and has no risk of formation of PFOS or PFOA causing bioaccumulation potential and environment adaptability problems. A fluorine-containing silane compound containing at least one of each of a nitrogen-containing perfluoroalkyl group and an alkoxysilyl group in the molecule is selected.

Abstract: A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.

Abstract: An acrylic fiber for artificial hair includes an acrylic polymer and an organic solvent that can dissolve the acrylic polymer, wherein the acrylic polymer includes 29.5 to 79.5% by weight of acrylonitrile, 20 to 70% by weight of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0.5 to 5% by weight of a sulfonic acid-containing vinyl monomer with respect to a total weight of the acrylic polymer, and wherein a content of the organic solvent in the acrylic fiber is 0.1 to 3% by weight.

Abstract: Protein fibers for artificial hair include a polycation, wherein the protein fibers for artificial hair are crosslinked with an organic compound and/or a metal salt, and the protein fibers for artificial hair have curls. A method for producing the protein fibers for artificial hair includes treating artificial protein fibers that are crosslinked with an organic compound and/or a metal salt with a treatment solution containing a polycation, and curling the artificial protein fibers, or curling artificial protein fibers that are crosslinked with an organic compound and/or a metal salt, and treating the curled artificial protein fibers with a treatment solution containing a polycation.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a first process for forming a first gate electrode for a first MOS transistor and a second gate electrode for a second MOS transistor on a substrate including a semiconductor region defined by an insulator region for element isolation, a second process for masking a portion located above the semiconductor region of the first gate electrode to introduce an impurity to a source-drain region of the first MOS transistor, and a third process for forming a first conductor member being in contact with the portion of the first gate electrode through a first hole disposed on an insulator member covering the substrate and a second conductor member being in contact with the second gate electrode through a second hole disposed on the insulator member.

Abstract: An optical adhesive sheet having a lamination structure includes a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, and a substrate located between the first and the second adhesive layers. The first adhesive layer has a thickness of 30 ?m or more and a storage modulus of 1.0×104 Pa or more at 95° C. The second adhesive layer has a loss tangent of 0.08 or more at 95° C. A polarizing film having a lamination structure including a polarizing film and the optical adhesive sheet. A liquid crystal display device having a multilayer structure including a resin-made covering member, a liquid crystal panel, and the optical adhesive sheet. In the liquid crystal display device, the optical adhesive sheet is attached to the resin-made covering member on the side of the first adhesive layer and attached to the polarizing film of the liquid crystal panel on the side of the second adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an excellent optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having an excellent adhesion property to an optical member. The present invention relates to an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein a relative dielectric constant at a frequency of 1 MHz is 5 to 10, and an adhesion strength to a glass, which is measured with a peel angle of 180° and a tensile speed of 300 mm/min after 30 min of laminating the optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet to the glass, is 3 N/20 mm to 15 N/20 mm.

Abstract: The filter medium is a filter medium which uses a liquid containing oil and water as a separation target, and has a channel for the liquid. The filter medium includes a base constituting the channel, and one or more of nitrogen-containing fluorine compounds which are provided on at least a portion of a surface of the channel. The nitrogen-containing fluorine compound includes an oil-repellency imparting group and any one hydrophilicity imparting group selected from a group consisting of an anion type, a cation type, and an amphoteric type, in a molecule.

Abstract: The hydrophilic oil repellent includes one or more types of nitrogen-containing fluorine-based compounds. The nitrogen-containing fluorine-based compound includes any one hydrophilicity imparting group selected from the group consisting of anion type hydrophilicity imparting groups, cation type hydrophilicity imparting groups, and amphoteric type hydrophilicity imparting groups in the molecule.

Abstract: An oil-water separation apparatus is provided which can easily separate and collect oil from a liquid mixture containing water and oil at low cost. The oil-water separation apparatus includes an oil-water-separating member configured to separate a liquid mixture containing water and oil into moisture and oil, and a liquid reservoir subdivided into an upper region and a lower region by the oil-water-separating member. The oil-water separation apparatus filters the liquid mixture by gravity. The oil-water-separating member includes a base which includes a channel for the liquid mixture. The oil-water-separating member is formed in the base, and the oil-water-separating member contains a fluorine compound which has an oil-repellency-imparting group and a hydrophilicity-imparting group. A drain port for discharging the moisture is formed in the lower region of the liquid reservoir.

Abstract: A surface coating material is provided for forming a hydrophilic oil repellent layer on at least a part of the surface of a substrate, and the surface coating material includes one or more fluorine-based compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (4), a binder, and a solvent.