Abstract: The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly which includes: at least one rod-form or tubular electrode; a tubular diaphragm disposed around the periphery of the electrode; and a wire-form counter electrode disposed around the periphery of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being fixed to the rod-form or tubular electrode with the wire-form counter electrode to thereby form an electrode chamber having a gas/liquid passage between the diaphragm and the rod-form or tubular electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly which includes: at least one rod-form or tubular electrode; a tubular diaphragm disposed around the periphery of the electrode; and a wire-form counter electrode disposed around the periphery of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being fixed to the rod-form or tubular electrode with the wire-form counter electrode to thereby form an electrode chamber having a gas/liquid passage between the diaphragm and the rod-form or tubular electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a membrane-electrode assembly having a first electrode having a shape of a rod-form or a cylindrical-form, a strip-form diaphragm covering the periphery of the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the strip-form diaphragm; an electrolytic unit containing the membrane-electrode assembly; an electrolytic water ejecting apparatus containing the electrolytic unit; and a method of sterilization using the membrane-electrode assembly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of sterilization with an electrolytic water, including: electrolyzing a raw water with an electrolytic unit including: a cathode; and an anode at least having a part containing a conductive diamond to prepare an electrolytic water; and ejecting the electrolytic water to a substance to be sterilized, and an electrolytic water ejecting apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly which comprises: at least one rod-form or tubular electrode; a tubular diaphragm disposed around the periphery of the electrode; and a wire-form counter electrode disposed around the periphery of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being fixed to the rod-form or tubular electrode with the wire-form counter electrode to thereby form an electrode chamber having a gas/liquid passage between the diaphragm and the rod-form or tubular electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a membrane-electrode assembly having a first electrode having a shape of a rod-form or a cylindrical-form, a strip-form diaphragm covering the periphery of the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the strip-form diaphragm; an electrolytic unit containing the membrane-electrode assembly; an electrolytic water ejecting apparatus containing the electrolytic unit; and a method of sterilization using the membrane-electrode assembly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of sterilization with an electrolytic water, including: electrolyzing a raw water with an electrolytic unit including: a cathode; and an anode at least having a part containing a conductive diamond to prepare an electrolytic water; and ejecting the electrolytic water to a substance to be sterilized, and an electrolytic water ejecting apparatus.

Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprises: a power amplifier for amplifying an amplitude of a signal to supply the signal as power to the ultrasonic oscillator; a phase comparator for obtaining a difference between a phase of a current flowing through the ultrasonic oscillator and a phase of a voltage applied to the ultrasonic oscillator and for generating a voltage in accordance with the phase difference; and a voltage control oscillation device for generating a frequency of the signal in accordance with the voltage generated by the phase comparator and for controlling the frequency so that the phase difference is kept within ±30°, wherein the power supplied to the ultrasonic oscillator is regulated to a range from 1W to 10W, and a difference between a resonance frequency of the ultrasonic oscillator and an anti-resonance frequency thereof is regulated to 1 kHz or more.

Abstract: Provided is a vibrating section having an ultrasonic transducer of piezoelectric elements and a rear ultrasonic horn and a front ultrasonic horn, the horns being joined to the transducer. The ultrasonic transducer has a consumption power set at 8W or less. The ultrasonic horn has a flat front end surface, the area of the front end surface being set at 0.07 to 1 cm2.

Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprises: a power amplifier for amplifying an amplitude of a signal to supply the signal as power to the ultrasonic oscillator; a phase comparator for obtaining a difference between a phase of a current flowing through the ultrasonic oscillator and a phase of a voltage applied to the ultrasonic oscillator and for generating a voltage in accordance with the phase difference; and a voltage control oscillation device for generating a frequency of the signal in accordance with the voltage generated by the phase comparator and for controlling the frequency so that the phase difference is kept within ±30°, wherein the power supplied to the ultrasonic oscillator is regulated to a range from 1 W to 10 W, and a difference between a resonance frequency of the ultrasonic oscillator and an anti-resonance frequency thereof is regulated to 1 kHz or more.

Abstract: Provided is a vibrating section having an ultrasonic transducer of piezoelectric elements and a rear ultrasonic horn and a front ultrasonic horn, the horns being joined to the transducer. The ultrasonic transducer has a consumption power set at 8 W or less. The ultrasonic horn has a flat front end surface, the area of the front end surface being set at 0.07 to 1 cm2.

Abstract: The present invention is a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer, wherein said magnetic layer is coated on said substrate, said magnetic layer is an Fe--N--O magnetic layer, each of Fe content F.sub.1, N content N.sub.1 and O content O.sub.1 contained in said Fe--N--O magnetic layer satisfies respective requirements F.sub.1 =50-80 at. %, N.sub.1 =9-25 at. %, O.sub.1 =11-36 at. % and N.sub.1 <O.sub.1, and said magnetic layer exhibits a coercive force Hc in a horizontal direction ranging from 1200 to 2400 Oe. This magnetic recording medium exhibits excelleny C/N.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer, a protective layer and a lubricant layer, wherein the magnetic layer is coated on the substrate, the protective layer is coated on the magnetic layer, the lubricant layer is coated on the protective layer, the magnetic layer is an Fe--C--O metal magnetic layer containing Fe, C and O, the protective layer is a diamond-like carbon layer and the lubricant is a fluorine-contained lubricant. The magnetic recording medium using an inexpensive Fe as a magnetic material, has excellent electromagnetic conversion characteristic, durability, corrosion resistance and running capability.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer, wherein the magnetic layer is an Fe--N--O magnetic layer, and a distribution of N density in a depth direction of said Fe--N--O magnetic layer has a maximum value N1 in an intermediate layer section of said Fe--N--O magnetic layer, and the maximum value N1 ranges from 20 to 50 at. %, and an area where a density value is equal to or more than half of said maximum value N1 ranges from 100 to 500 .ANG. in a depth direction of said Fe--N--O magnetic layer. The magnetic recording medium has an excellent C/N.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer, wherein the magnetic layer is coated on the substrate, the magnetic layer is an Fe--C--O magnetic layer and has a oblique column structure, and an O concentration (at. %) Oc in a center part of the column and an O concentration (at. %) Os around a surface part of the column satisfy Oc<Os. The magnetic recording medium has an excellent S/N, and has excellent corrosion resistance and durability.

Abstract: The present invention is a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer including a binder resin and a plate-like magnetic powder of which easy axis of magnetization exists in a plane, and this magnetic recording medium is excellent in recording and regeneration characteristics.

Abstract: A system for magnetic contact duplication by transferring an information signal recorded on a mother tape onto a blank tape, wherein the mother tape and the blank tape each includes at least one magnetic thin film having columns of magnetic grains grown obliquely, the column gradient .theta..sub.B1 of the magnetic grains in an uppermost magnetic thin film of the blank tape being smaller than the column gradient .theta..sub.M1 of the magnetic grains in an uppermost magnetic thin film of the mother tape, the mother tape and blank tape are superposed such that the column growth direction of the magnetic grains in the uppermost magnetic thin film of the mother tape and the column growth direction of the magnetic grains in the uppermost magnetic thin film of the blank tape intersect and such that these uppermost magnetic films face each other, and a bias magnetic field is applied from the substrate side of the blank tape.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon a thin magnetic metal film comprising columns of magnetic metal grains grown obliquely, wherein each of said columns is bent having a curvature rate of 10% or more.

Abstract: In order to improve a corrosion resistance and a running stability of a magnetic recording medium having a protective layer comprising a diamond-like carbon thin film and reduce cupping, the protective layer formed on the magnetic layer is composed of the diamond-like carbon thin film containing a material which fluoresces.

Abstract: A metal deposition magnetic recording medium comprising a support and at least one magnetic layer formed thereon by deposition, said recording medium having a residual magnetic flux density and a coercive force which satisfy the relationships of (1) and (2): ##EQU1## Br: Residual magnetic flux density H.sub.CV : Coercive force in the vertical directionH.sub.CL : Coercive force in the longitudinal direction.The magnetic recording medium exhibits good output characteristics over a wide frequency range.