Abstract: Provided are ultrasonic endoscope and a balloon with improved balloon detachment resistance. An ultrasonic endoscope includes an ultrasound oscillator unit disposed in a distal end part of an insertion part, and a balloon attachably and detachably attached to the distal end part to cover an outside surface of the ultrasound oscillator unit, the distal end part is provided on at least one of a distal end side or a proximal end side of the ultrasound oscillator unit and has balloon attachment grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface of the distal end part along a peripheral direction, the balloon has a balloon body provided with openings, and a first annular locking part and a second annular locking part that are provided in the opening of the balloon body and are locked in the balloon attachment grooves, and the first annular locking part and the second annular locking part have a detachment prevention shape for restraining detachment from the balloon attachment grooves.

Abstract: A process for separating a feed gas comprising a polar gas and a non-polar gas into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, one of which is enriched in the polar gas and the other of which is depleted in the polar gas, the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation module comprising: (i) a feed carrier comprising a membrane envelope and a feed spacer located within the membrane envelope; and (ii) a permeate carrier comprising: (a) a macroporous sheet; and (b) a protective sheet; and wherein: i) the feed gas is fed along the feed spacer of the feed carrier and a part of the feed gas passes through the membrane envelope and into the permeate carrier to give the permeate gas and a part of the feed gas is rejected by the membrane to give the retentate gas; ii) the protective sheet shields at least a part of the membrane envelope from contact with the macroporous sheet; and iii) the protective sheet comprises a non-woven material.

Abstract: A process for separating a feed gas comprising a polar gas and a non-polar gas into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, one of which is enriched in the polar gas and the other of which is depleted in the polar gas, the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation module comprising: (i) a feed carrier comprising a membrane envelope and a feed spacer located within the membrane envelope; and (ii) a permeate carrier comprising: (a) a macroporous sheet; and (b) a protective sheet; and wherein: i) the feed gas is fed along the feed spacer of the feed carrier and a part of the feed gas passes through the membrane envelope and into the permeate carrier to give the permeate gas and a part of the feed gas is rejected by the membrane to give the retentate gas; ii) the protective sheet shields at least a part of the membrane envelope from contact with the macroporous sheet; and iii) the protective sheet comprises a non-woven material.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising gas separation elements, said elements comprising at least two membrane sheets and a permeate carrier sandwiched between the membrane sheets, wherein the permeate carrier comprises at least two macroporous layers and a gas-impermeable sheet located between the macroporous layers.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising: (a) a permeate collection tube; (b) a membrane envelope wound spirally around the tube to provide a wound membrane structure comprising two end faces; and (c) an anti-telescoping device (ATD) secured to the permeate collection tube, the ATD comprising: (i) an inner peripheral part, (ii) an outer peripheral part which surrounds the inner peripheral part, (iii) one or more connection parts which connect the inner peripheral part and the outer peripheral part and which contacts with one of said end faces; (iv) vents which allow gas to flow through the ATD; wherein the ATD satisfies Formula (1): (L CP?L contact)/(L VENT)=R Formula (1) wherein: R is from 1.47 to 1.88; L VENT is the cross sectional area of the vents which allow gas to flow through the ATD; L CP is the total area inside the outer peripheral part; and L contact is the contact area of the connection parts and the end face of the wound membrane envelope. Clamps are also claimed.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising one or more gas separation elements, said elements comprising at least two membrane sheets and a permeate carrier sandwiched between the membrane sheets, wherein the contact area of the membrane sheets with the permeate carrier is less than 50%.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising gas separation elements, said elements comprising at least two membrane sheets and a permeate carrier sandwiched between the membrane sheets, wherein the permeate carrier comprises at least two macroporous layers and a gas-impermeable sheet located between the macroporous layers.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising one or more gas separation elements, said elements comprising at least two membrane sheets and a permeate carrier sandwiched between the membrane sheets, wherein the contact area of the membrane sheets with the permeate carrier is less than 50%.

Abstract: A gas separation module comprising: (a) a permeate collection tube; (b) a membrane envelope wound spirally around the tube to provide a wound membrane structure comprising two end faces; and (c) an anti-telescoping device (ATD) secured to the permeate collection tube, the ATD comprising: (i) an inner peripheral part, (ii) an outer peripheral part which surrounds the inner peripheral part, (iii) one or more connection parts which connect the inner peripheral part and the outer peripheral part and which contacts with one of said end faces; (iv) vents which allow gas to flow through the ATD; wherein the ATD satisfies Formula (1): (L CP?L contact)/(L VENT)=R Formula (1) wherein: R is from 1.47 to 1.88; L VENT is the cross sectional area of the vents which allow gas to flow through the ATD; L CP is the total area inside the outer peripheral part; and L contact is the contact area of the connection parts and the end face of the wound membrane envelope. Clamps are also claimed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal nanowire-containing composition containing at a least metal nanowire and a heterocyclic compound having an interaction potential of less than ?1 mV.

Abstract: The present invention provides metal nanowires containing at least metal nanowires having a diameter of 50 nm or less and a major axis length of 5 ?m or more in an amount of 50% by mass or more in terms of metal amount with respect to total metal particles.

Abstract: A transparent conductive coating film comprising at least a metal nanowire, wherein the transparent conductive coating film has a ratio of a bent wire in the metal nanowire of 10% or less, a surface resistivity of 150 ?/? or less, and a haze value of 1.0% or less.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing a conductive film includes cleaning a metal nanowire dispersion, which contains metal nanowires with an average short axis length of 150 nm or less as metal particles and a dispersing agent by performing ultrafiltration using an ultrafiltration film, and coating a coating liquid for forming a conductive film, which contains the metal nanowire dispersion after cleaning, onto a support, where the content ({mass of the dispersing agent/(mass of all metal particles+mass of the dispersing agent)}×100) of the dispersing agent in the metal nanowire dispersion after cleaning is 3.2 mass % or more.

Abstract: A positive-type photosensitive composition including an alkali-soluble polymer formed through copolymerization of monomer (A) represented by the following General Formula (I) and other radical polymerizable monomer (B), a 1,2-quinonediazide compound, and a nanowire structure: where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C5 alkyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and m is an integer of 1 to 7.

Abstract: To provide a conductive composition including: a binder, a photosensitive compound, metal nanowires, and a solvent, wherein the solvent has a solubility parameter value of 30 MPa1/2 or less.

Abstract: A solar battery including a transparent conductive film; and a solar battery element, wherein the transparent conductive film is bonded to a surface of the solar battery element, and the transparent conductive film is electrically connected to the solar battery element.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition including a random copolymer formed through copolymerization of at least one compound represented by the following General Formula (1) and another monomer having an unsaturated bond, a photosensitive compound, and a nanowire structure: where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C1 to C5 alkyl group and n is an integer of 0 to 5.

Abstract: A positive-type photosensitive composition including an alkali-soluble polymer formed through copolymerization of monomer (A) represented by the following General Formula (I) and other radical polymerizable monomer (B), a 1,2-quinonediazide compound, and a nanowire structure: where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C5 alkyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, and m is an integer of 1 to 7.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal nanowire-containing composition containing at a least metal nanowire and a heterocyclic compound having an interaction potential of less than ?1 mV.

Abstract: The present invention provides metal nanowires containing at least metal nanowires having a diameter of 50 nm or less and a major axis length of 5 ?m or more in an amount of 50% by mass or more in terms of metal amount with respect to total metal particles.