Abstract: The present invention provides a biocompatible material that has a membrane capable of achieving osteogenesis therearound in a relatively short period of time. The biocompatible material provided by the present invention has a membrane that co rises magnesium optionally together with calcium, wherein: when the total weight of magnesium and calcium in the membrane is regarded as 100 wt %, the calcium content of the membrane is 0-40 wt %; and the arithmetic mean surface height Sa1 of the surface roughness of the membrane is 2 ?m or less and/or the arithmetic mean surface height Ra1 of the line roughness of the membrane is 2 ?m or Less.

Abstract: Degradation rate is suppressed to be low by suppressing the occurrence of structural defects. Provided is an implant manufacturing method including a molding step of molding a molded item by treating a raw-material piece constituted of a biodegradable metal material with plastic processing and a grain-size adjusting step of increasing metal grain size by applying a heat treatment to the molded item molded in the molding step.

Abstract: A metallic glass fastening screw that is not susceptible to loosening, and is capable of implementing fastening with high strength and reliability. In processing a screw thread and a screw groove of a screw, amorphous bulk metallic glass is form-rolled at glass transition temperature or less of the bulk metallic glass serving as a member to be processed. The bulk metallic glass has a plastic strain property introduced by plastic working such as form rolling, to improve ductility. A relationship of d>0.022×D is set so that a depth from a bottom of the screw groove in the region where the plastic strain is introduced is d and an outside diameter of the screw is D, to relax stress concentration of tensile stress generated in a region at the bottom of the screw groove due to tension (axial force) applied to the screw in fastening.

Abstract: A metallic glass fastening screw that is not susceptible to loosening, and is capable of implementing fastening with high strength and reliability. In processing a screw thread and a screw groove of a screw, amorphous bulk metallic glass is form-rolled at glass transition temperature or less of the bulk metallic glass serving as a member to be processed. The bulk metallic glass has a plastic strain property introduced by plastic working such as form rolling, to improve ductility. A relationship of d>0.022×D is set so that a depth from a bottom of the screw groove in the region where the plastic strain is introduced is d and an outside diameter of the screw is D, to relax stress concentration of tensile stress generated in a region at the bottom of the screw groove due to tension (axial force) applied to the screw in fastening.

Abstract: In an active matrix display device, one source line is arranged for every two pixels arranged along a gate line direction, and each two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction across one of the source lines share the source line and are each connected to different gate lines. A gate driver block performs a first driving control which sequentially selects, in a first order, the gate lines in a pair of two gate lines corresponding to two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction and are connected to different source lines. The gate driver block also performs a second driving control which sequentially selects, in a second order which is opposite to the first order, the gate lines in such a pair of two gate lines.

Abstract: In an active matrix display device, one source line is arranged for every two pixels arranged along a gate line direction, and each two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction across one of the source lines share the source line and are each connected to different gate lines. A gate driver block performs a first driving control which sequentially selects, in a first order, the gate lines in a pair of two gate lines corresponding to two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction and are connected to different source lines. The gate driver block also performs a second driving control which sequentially selects, in a second order which is opposite to the first order, the gate lines in such a pair of two gate lines.

Abstract: A rolling guide device 160 is provided with a track rail 161 as a track member and a movable member 163 mounted to the track rail 161 to be movable through balls 162. A solid lubricant film is formed to the ball 162 by using a closed magnetic field unbalanced magnetron spattering apparatus (CUMS apparatus). The solid lubricant film has a low friction coefficient at the outermost surface of the film, withstands an inner repeated stress, and has a high adhesion performance. Such solid lubricant film has never been from its inside or boundary portion and wears at the minimum speed from the film surface, so that a reliable and highly ideal solid lubricating function can be attained, and by applying the solid lubricant film having improved adhesion performance and abrasion resistance to the rolling guide device, there can be provided a rolling guide device usable in a specific environmental condition such as an undesirable lubricating environment, high temperature vacuum condition, or an oil-free condition.

Abstract: A decoloring ink for ink jet printing containing an Monascus pigment. An inclusion of an Monascus pigment enables printed characters and/or images to be preserved as long as they are kept in the dark, but they are quickly decolored on exposure to visible light and/or ultraviolet light when they are no longer needed.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 1 to 9 nm and a width of 250 to 1000 nm. The bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containig a cell division inhibitor. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis (width), and is improved in Young's modulus, etc.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 160 to 1000 nm or a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 50 to 70 nm. The former bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containing a cell division inhibitor, and the latter can be produced by culturing the bacterium in a culture medium containing an organic reducing agent. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis, and is improved in Young's modulus, etc.

Abstract: The spore germination inhibitor of the invention is 6-carbamoyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid which is produced by a microorganism of genus Bacillus, such as Bacillus subtilis, and can inhibit germination of sporogenous bacteria resulting in the prevention of spoilage and putrefaction of foods, particularly in combination with D-alanine.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 160 to 1000 nm or a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 50 to 70 nm. The former bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containing a cell division inhibitor, and the latter can be produced by culturing the bacterium in a culture medium containing an organic reducing agent. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis, and is improved in Young's modulus, etc.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a transglutaminase, which comprises culturing microorganisms of any of the genus Micrococcus, Clostridium, Torulopsis, Rhizopus and Monascus in a medium to produce the intended transglutaminase in the medium or in the cells of the microorganisms and then isolating the transglutaminase, and a process for producing a gelled proten with the thus-obtained transglutaminase. According to the process of the present invention, transglutaminase can be rapidly produced at a low cost.

Abstract: A surface-sizing agent for providing a recording paper contains bacterial cellulose and/or plant-originated fine fibrous cellulose (having an average diameter of 10 &mgr;m or less), and a cationic polymer. The cationic polymer may be at least partially bonded to the bacterial cellulose and/or the plant-originated fine fibrous cellulose. The cationic polymer may be an acrylic polymer, a vinyl polymer or an allyl polymer each comprising a quaternary amino group.

Abstract: A surface-sizing agent for providing a recording paper contains bacterial cellulose and/or plant-originated fine fibrous cellulose (having an average diameter of 10 &mgr;m or less), and a cationic polymer. The cationic polymer may be at least partially bonded to the bacterial cellulose and/or the plant-originated fine fibrous cellulose. The cationic polymer may be an acrylic polymer, a vinyl polymer or an allyl polymer each comprising a quaternary amino group.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 1 to 9 nm and a width of 250 to 1000 nm. The bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containig a cell division inhibitor. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis (width), and is improved in Young's modulus, etc.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 1 to 9 nm and a width of 250 to 1000 nm. The bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containig a cell division inhibitor. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis (width), and is improved in Young's modulus, etc.

Abstract: A ball rolling groove 1c is defined in an inner peripheral surface of A ball screwed nut 1 by a rolling process, not by a grinding process so that a ball screwed nut having small diameters or large leads can be manufactured. The surface of the ball rolling groove 1c is finished to be sharp without concave and convex by a plastic working by the rolling process, so that the surface is less rough. By rolling the surface by the rolling process excellent in durability, the precision of R shape of the ball rolling groove 1c can be made excellent.

Abstract: The spore germination inhibitor of the invention is 6-carbamoyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid which is produced by a microorganism of genus Bacillus, such as Bacillus subtilis, and can inhibit germination of sporogenous bacteria resulting in the prevention of spoilage and putrefaction of foods, particularly in combination with D-alanine.

Abstract: This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 160 to 1000 nm or a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm and a width of 50 to 70 nm. The former bacterial cellulose can be produced by culturing cellulose-producing bacteria in a culture medium containing a cell division inhibitor, and the latter can be produced by culturing the bacterium in a culture medium containing an organic reducing agent. The bacterial cellulose is modified from conventional bacterial cellulose in the major axis, and is improved in Young's modulus, etc. This invention provides a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 1 to 9 nm and a width of 160 to 1000 nm or a bacterial cellulose comprising ribbon-shaped microfibrils having a thickness of 1 to 9 nm and a width of 50 to 70 nm.