Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a gas separation membrane that can be used continuously. The gas separation membrane comprises: a porous support membrane that contains an aromatic polyamide in which an aromatic ring has been replaced with a chloro group; and a separation functional layer that is disposed on the surface of the porous support membrane and contains a cross-linked polyamide obtained by polycondensation of a polyfunctional amine and a polyfunctional acid halide.

Abstract: A powder mixture including spherical barium titanate particles and spherical oxide particles and having an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, wherein the spherical oxide particles have an average particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more and 1.5 ?m or less, and the spherical oxide particles are contained in an amount of 0.02% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less based on the powder mixture. The spherical oxide particles are preferably amorphous silicon dioxide particles and/or aluminum oxide particles. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a spherical barium titanate-based powder which enables to prepare a high dielectric resin composition with which reduced wire sweep amount and burr are achieved.

Abstract: A powder mixture including spherical barium titanate particles and spherical oxide particles and having an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, wherein the spherical oxide particles have an average particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more and 1.5 ?m or less, and the spherical oxide particles are contained in an amount of 0.02% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less based on the powder mixture. The spherical oxide particles are preferably amorphous silicon dioxide particles and/or aluminum oxide particles. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a spherical barium titanate-based powder which enables to prepare a high dielectric resin composition with which reduced wire sweep amount and burr are achieved.

Abstract: A filler composition is excellent in heat dissipation. A silicone resin composition includes the filler composition. A heat dissipation element is made by molding the silicone resin composition. More specifically, the filler composition has a filler (A1) having an average particle diameter of 0.3-1.0 ?m, a filler (A2) having an average particle diameter of 3-15 ?m, and a filler (A3) having an average particle diameter of 35-140 ?m, wherein the filler (A1), the filler (A2) and the filler (A3) are one or more kinds selected from alumina, magnesia, AlN covered alumina, AlN and SN.

Abstract: A powder mixture including spherical barium titanate particles and spherical oxide particles and having an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, wherein the spherical oxide particles have an average particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more and 1.5 ?m or less, and the spherical oxide particles are contained in an amount of 0.02% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less based on the powder mixture. The spherical oxide particles are preferably amorphous silicon dioxide particles and/or aluminum oxide particles. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a spherical barium titanate-based powder which enables to prepare a high dielectric resin composition with which reduced wire sweep amount and burr are achieved.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method for monolithic structure that is a porous body formed of polysaccharide being a naturally-occurring polymer, has continuous pores with an average pore diameter suitable for biomolecule separation, and allows formation into arbitrary shape. The polysaccharide monolithic structure is manufactured by a method including a first step of obtaining a polysaccharide solution by dissolving polysaccharide into a mixed solvent of a first component and a second component at temperature lower than a boiling point of the mixed solvent, and a second step of obtaining polysaccharide monolithic structure by cooling the polysaccharide solution, wherein the first component is a solvent selected from lactate, and the second component is a solvent selected from water, lower alcohol, and a combination thereof. The monolithic structure obtained is a porous body having continuous pores with an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 20.0 micrometers, and a thickness of 100 micrometers or more.

Abstract: A high-purity barium titanate powder according to the present invention has a Cl? concentration of 20 ppm or less, an electric conductivity of extracted water of 70 ?S/cm or less, and an average particle diameter of 1 ?m to 30 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is an external additive for toner, which is suitable for producing a toner having excellent storage stability and chargeability. A silica fine powder suitable for being added to the external additive for toner is also provided. The silica fine powder has a specific surface area of 15 m2/g or more and 90 m2/g or less, a loose bulk density of 0.09 g/cm3 or more and 0.18 g/cm3 or less, a carbon content of 0.25 wt % or more and 0.90 wt % or less, and a hydrophobicity of 60% or more and 75% or less. It is preferable that a ratio (A)/(B) of the loose bulk density of the silica fine powder after surface treatment (A) to a loose bulk density of the silica fine powder before the surface treatment (B) be 1.05 or more and 1.60 or less.

Abstract: Provided is an external additive for toner, which is suitable for producing a toner having excellent storage stability and chargeability. A silica fine powder suitable for being added to the external additive for toner is also provided. The silica fine powder has a specific surface area of 15 m2/g or more and 90 m2/g or less, a loose bulk density of 0.09 g/cm3 or more and 0.18 g/cm3 or less, a carbon content of 0.25 wt % or more and 0.90 wt % or less, and a hydrophobicity of 60% or more and 75% or less. It is preferable that a ratio (A)/(B) of the loose bulk density of the silica fine powder after surface treatment (A) to a loose bulk density of the silica fine powder before the surface treatment (B) be 1.05 or more and 1.60 or less.

Abstract: When a battery is supported on a cooling plate, since a heat transfer sheet, which is deformable by pressure, is held between the cooling plate and a cooling surface of the battery, it is possible to efficiently transfer the heat of the battery from the cooling surface to the cooling plate via the heat transfer sheet, thereby enhancing the effect in cooling the battery. Since the heat transfer sheet includes a plurality of through holes, compared with a case in which a heat transfer sheet does not include the through hole, the reaction force generated by restoration of the compressively deformed heat transfer sheet to its original shape is decreased, thus reducing the load acting on a mounting flange securing the battery to the cooling plate and thereby preventing the mounting flange from being broken.

Abstract: An object is to provide a method for producing an ever-larger molecular weight collagen-like polypeptide single strand. Another object is to provide a method for controlling a molecular weight of a product to be obtained in desired magnitude upon producing a collagen-like polypeptide single strand. A solution is a method for producing a polypeptide including a step for allowing a condensation reaction of peptide oligomers represented by any one of formulas (1) to (3) (SEQ ID No:1 to SEQ ID No:3), wherein the condensation reaction is carried out in an aqueous solvent containing a phosphate ion in the range of 0 M to less than 0.01 M in the presence of a condensing agent, or a condensing agent and a condensing auxiliary: H-(Pro-Y-Gly)n-OH??(1); H-(Y-Gly-Pro)n-OH??(2); and H-(Gly-Pro-Y)n-OH??(3); wherein, in formulas (1) to (3), Y is hydroxyproline or proline, and n is an integer from 1 to 10.

Abstract: When a battery is supported on a cooling plate, since a heat transfer sheet, which is deformable by pressure, is held between the cooling plate and a cooling surface of the battery, it is possible to efficiently transfer the heat of the battery from the cooling surface to the cooling plate via the heat transfer sheet, thereby enhancing the effect in cooling the battery. Since the heat transfer sheet includes a plurality of through holes, compared with a case in which a heat transfer sheet does not include the through hole, the reaction force generated by restoration of the compressively deformed heat transfer sheet to its original shape is decreased, thus reducing the load acting on a mounting flange securing the battery to the cooling plate and thereby preventing the mounting flange from being broken.

Abstract: The invention provides a metal salt of a crosslinked cellulose derivative represented by the following formula (I), wherein the degree of substitution of the hydroxyl group of glucose unit of the crosslinked cellulose derivative by a functional group a is 1 or more. R—O—A??(I) {In the formula (I), R represents a crosslinked cellulose residue and A represents a functional group a having cation-exchange ability.

Abstract: Provided is a suitable toner external additive which has an excellent spacer effect, without causing image defects in repeated image formation and which is suitable in preparing a toner with stable printing properties and to provide a fine spherical silica powder suitable for adding to the toner additive. A fine spherical silica power having an average particle size measured by a laser diffraction/scattering distribution measuring apparatus of 0.090 ?m or more and 0.140 ?m or less, a particle content ratio of 5.0% by mass or more and 25.0% by mass or less when the particle diameter is 0.150 ?m or more, and a particle content ratio of 1.0% by mass or less when the particle diameter is 0.300 ?m or more.

Abstract: An object is to provide a method for producing an ever-larger molecular weight collagen-like polypeptide single strand. Another object is to provide a method for controlling a molecular weight of a product to be obtained in desired magnitude upon producing a collagen-like polypeptide single strand. A solution is a method for producing a polypeptide including a step for allowing a condensation reaction of peptide oligomers represented by any one of formulas (1) to (3) (SEQ ID No:1 to SEQ ID No:3), wherein the condensation reaction is carried out in an aqueous solvent containing a phosphate ion in the range of 0 M to less than 0.01 M in the presence of a condensing agent, or a condensing agent and a condensing auxiliary: H-(Pro-Y-Gly)n-OH??(1); H-(Y-Gly-Pro)n-OH??(2); and H-(Gly-Pro-Y)n-OH??(3); wherein, in formulas (1) to (3), Y is hydroxyproline or proline, and n is an integer from 1 to 10.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound selected from sulfated cellulose and salts thereof which can be used as an active ingredient for a cutaneous external preparation produced intending to prevent, soften, improve or cure atopic cutaneous symptoms and the like and which are excellent in a hydrolytic resistance, and dermatitis therapeutic agents and cosmetics using the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sodium absorption inhibitor, a potassium absorption inhibitor, and a phosphorus absorption inhibitor, and a preventive agent, a therapeutic agent and a food for diseases caused by overconsumption of common salt, potassium and phosphorus or diseases which require restriction of ingestion of common salt, potassium and phosphorus to actively and safely excrete overconsumed common salt, potassium and phosphorus excreted outside the body. R—O-A ??(I) {In the formula (I), R represents a crosslinked cellulose residue and A represents a functional group a having cation-exchange ability.

Abstract: The invention provides a metal salt of a crosslinked cellulose derivative represented by the following formula (I), wherein the degree of substitution of the hydroxyl group of glucose unit of the crosslinked cellulose derivative by a functional group a is 1 or more. R—O-A??(I) {In the formula (I), R represents a crosslinked cellulose residue and A represents a functional group a having cation-exchange ability.

Abstract: The present invention herein provides silica powder which can be incorporated into a sealing material at a high content to thus give a sealing material having excellent moldability. The silica powder at least has, in the volume-based frequency distribution of particle size as determined by the laser diffraction-scattering technique, a maximum frequency value for a mode peak 1present in a particle size range extending from 1 to 4 ?m and a maximum frequency value for a mode peak 2 present in a particle size range extending from 15 to 55 ?m, wherein the maximum frequency value for the mode peak 2 is greater than that for the mode peak 1, the mode peak 2 has a shoulder, and the content of particles whose particle size ranges from 15 to 55 ?m is larger than that of particles whose particle size ranges from 1 to 4 ?m.