Abstract: By a securing structure 4, a diaphragm 3 dividing a space 20 into a first chest 21 and a second chest 22 is secured to a case 2 forming the space 20 therein. The case 2 has a first frame 5 having a first concave portion 50 for forming the first chest 21, and a second frame 6 having a second concave portion 60 for forming the second chest 22. The edge portion 32 of the diaphragm 3 is compressed and secured between the first frame 5 and the second frame 6 which are fitted with each other. The first frame 5 has a first securing portion 52 for retaining the second frame 6 upon the fitting so as not to come off.

Abstract: By a securing structure, a diaphragm dividing a space into a first chest and a second chest, is secured to a case forming forms the space therein. The case has a first frame having a first concave portion for forming the first chest, and a second frame having a second concave portion for forming the second chest. An edge portion of the diaphragm is compressed and held between the first frame and the second frame which are fitted with each other. The securing structure has a fastener for constricting the first arm portions of the first frame and the second arm portions of the second frame from the outside of the case.

Abstract: The valve device has a valve main body defining a valve chest provided with a NO outlet port and a NC outlet port through which a fluid flows, and a valve for opening/closing the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The valve includes a diaphragm disposed so as to cover the valve chest, and a drive means for pressing the diaphragm to open/close the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The first valve seat and the second valve seat are formed around the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The diaphragm is made of an elastic material of which JIS-K6253 durometer A hardness is A50-A85. The pressure of the diaphragm seated on the first valve seat and the second valve seat is 0.5-1.0 N/sq·mm.

Abstract: A recess 22 provided in a passage block 20; a diaphragm covering the recess 22 to form a valve chest 21 in which a fluid flows; an inflow port 23 opened at the recess 22 and allowing the fluid to flow into the valve chest 21; an NC outflow port 24 and an NO outflow port 25 opened at the recess 22 and allowing the fluid to flow out from the valve chest 21; by oscillating the diaphragm, the diaphragm is closely fitted to any one of a first valve seat 24b formed by an opening 24a of the NC outflow port 24 and a second valve seat 25b formed by an opening 25a of the second outflow port 25, to allow the fluid in the valve chest 21 to flow out from the other outflow port. The recess 22 has a first inclined portion 81 and a second inclined portion 82 having a depth gradually increasing from the first valve seat 24b and the second valve seat 25b toward the inflow opening 23.

Abstract: A fluororubber tube is provided, which is formed from a rubber composition containing a fluororubber, and not less than 3.8 parts by mass and not greater than 4.1 parts by mass of a polyol crosslinking agent and not less than 3 parts by mass and not greater than 7 parts by mass of a carbon black based on 100 parts by mass of the fluororubber. Thus, the fluororubber tube is made less tacky by suppressing the intrinsic adhesiveness of the crosslinked fluororubber without formation of a coating film which may otherwise complicate the structure of the tube and the production process of the tube or may result in contamination.

Abstract: A rubber tube has an inner surface at least partly roughed so that the ratio (Rz/D) of the maximum height Rz of the inner surface to the inner diameter D of the tube is not less than 0.038. The ratio (Rp/D) of the maximum peak height Rp of the inner surface to the inner diameter D of the tube may be not less than 0.019. The ratio (Rv/D) of the maximum valley depth Rv of the inner surface to the inner diameter D of the tube may be not less than 0.019. The ratio (Ra/D) of the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the inner surface to the inner diameter D of the tube may be not less than 0.0036. The ratio (Rq/D) of the root mean square height Rq of the inner surface to the inner diameter D of the tube maybe not less than 0.0046. Thus, the rubber tube has a reduced adhesiveness.

Abstract: By a securing structure 4, a diaphragm 3 dividing a space 20 into a first chest 21 and a second chest 22 is secured to a case 2 forming the space 20 therein. The case 2 has a first frame 5 having a first concave portion 50 for forming the first chest 21, and a second frame 6 having a second concave portion 60 for forming the second chest 22. The edge portion 32 of the diaphragm 3 is compressed and secured between the first frame 5 and the second frame 6 which are fitted with each other. The first frame 5 has a first securing portion 52 for retaining the second frame 6 upon the fitting so as not to come off.

Abstract: By a securing structure, a diaphragm dividing a space into a first chest and a second chest, is secured to a case forming forms the space therein. The case has a first frame having a first concave portion for forming the first chest, and a second frame having a second concave portion for forming the second chest. An edge portion of the diaphragm is compressed and held between the first frame and the second frame which are fitted with each other. The securing structure has a fastener for constricting the first arm portions of the first frame and the second arm portions of the second frame from the outside of the case.

Abstract: A recess 22 provided in a passage block 20; a diaphragm covering the recess 22 to form a valve chest 21 in which a fluid flows; an inflow port 23 opened at the recess 22 and allowing the fluid to flow into the valve chest 21; an NC outflow port 24 and an NO outflow port 25 opened at the recess 22 and allowing the fluid to flow out from the valve chest 21; by oscillating the diaphragm, the diaphragm is closely fitted to any one of a first valve seat 24b formed by an opening 24a of the NC outflow port 24 and a second valve seat 25b formed by an opening 25a of the second outflow port 25, to allow the fluid in the valve chest 21 to flow out from the other outflow port. The recess 22 has a first inclined portion 81 and a second inclined portion 82 having a depth gradually increasing from the first valve seat 24b and the second valve seat 25b toward the inflow opening 23.

Abstract: The valve device has a valve main body defining a valve chest provided with a NO outlet port and a NC outlet port through which a fluid flows, and a valve for opening/closing the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The valve includes a diaphragm disposed so as to cover the valve chest, and a drive means for pressing the diaphragm to open/close the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The first valve seat and the second valve seat are formed around the NC outlet port and NO outlet port. The diaphragm is made of an elastic material of which JIS-K6253 durometer A hardness is A50-A85. The pressure of the diaphragm seated on the first valve seat and the second valve seat is 0.5-1.0 N/sq·mm.

Abstract: Provided are artificial turf with which a temperature alleviation effect can be sustained over an extended period and which is easily maintained, and an artificial turf facility wherein the artificial turf is laid. A first pile (41), and a second pile (42) which comprises a water absorbent void therein which absorbs water, which configure the artificial turf, are placed mixed among each other in a base fabric (31) at a prescribed proportion.

Abstract: A medical tube is provided, which has a detachment preventing function and provides a joint structure at lower costs without forming a step on an inner surface of the joint structure. The medical tube (1) is made of a chemical-resistant material, and includes a tube body (2) having a predetermined inner diameter (F) and a predetermined outer diameter (G), and an annular joint (3) provided at one end of the tube body (2) with respect to a longitudinal direction (X) of the tube body (2) integrally with the tube body (2), the annular joint (3) projecting outward from an outer peripheral surface (5) of the tube body (2) at an angle (D) smaller than a right angle, the annular joint (3) having a diameter progressively decreasing in a direction from a projection edge (8) toward the one end of the tube body (2).

Abstract: The inventions provides a method for immunologically determining a keratan sulfate level which method includes bringing an anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody into contact with a biological sample, the anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody exhibiting a relative reaction specificity between keratan sulfate-I and keratan sulfate-II represented by IC50KS-I/KS-II of 0.4 to 5, to thereby provide a signal; and detecting keratan sulfate contained in the biological sample from the signal. On the basis of the method, the invention also provides a joint disease detection method and a method for assessing the effect of a remedy for a joint disease and a candidate substance therefor. Through these methods, a very small amount of keratan sulfate contained in a sample, can be determined. Particularly, these methods can determine, at high-sensitivity and high-specificity, the total keratan sulfate including keratan sulfate-I, which have been difficult to determine through a conventional technique.

Abstract: Provided are artificial turf with which a temperature alleviation effect can be sustained over an extended period and which is easily maintained, and an artificial turf facility wherein the artificial turf is laid. A first pile (41), and a second pile (42) which comprises a water absorbent void therein which absorbs water, which configure the artificial turf, are placed mixed among each other in a base fabric (31) at a prescribed proportion.

Abstract: A stabilizing agent for enhancing stability of a specific-binding-pair-forming substance during storage and a novel blocking agent for preventing non-specific adsorption for use in an assay employing a specific-binding-pair-forming substance. The agent may contain a plant-derived polypeptide as an active ingredient; a blocking agent for preventing non-specific adsorption in an assay employing a specific-binding-pair-forming substance; a composition for use in an assay employing a specific-binding-pair-forming substance, the composition may contain the specific-binding-pair-forming substance and the stabilizing agent or the blocking agent; and a kit for use in an assay employing a specific-binding-pair-forming substance, the kit may contain a stabilizing agent or a blocking agent for preventing non-specific adsorption.

Abstract: A conductive roller has a core and a conductive foam formed on a peripheral surface thereof. The conductive foam constitutes a three-phase rubber composition containing 35 to 50 parts by mass of epichlorohydrin rubber, 25 to 35 parts by mass of ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer rubber, and 25 to 30 parts by mass of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber as a rubber component thereof. The conductive foam does not have a coating layer formed on a surface thereof. The conductive roller has an Asker C hardness, an electric resistance value, an average surface-cell diameter, and a number of surface cells set to 30 to 36°, 106 to 107?, 100 to 200 ?m, and 50 to 120/1.5 mm square respectively.

Abstract: An antibody that reacts with 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate, a hybridoma that produces the antibody, a detection method and a detection kit to which the antibody is applied are disclosed. The antibody that reacts with 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate can be produced by immunizing a mammal using as an antigen a substance obtained by chemically bonding a protein to 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate.

Abstract: The inventions provides a method for immunologically determining a keratan sulfate level which method includes bringing an anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody into contact with a biological sample, the anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody exhibiting a relative reaction specificity between keratan sulfate-I and keratan sulfate-II represented by IC50KS-I/KS-II of 0.4 to 5, to thereby provide a signal; and detecting keratan sulfate contained in the biological sample from the signal. On the basis of the method, the invention also provides a joint disease detection method and a method for assessing the effect of a remedy for a joint disease and a candidate substance therefor. Through these methods, a very small amount of keratan sulfate contained in a sample, can be determined. Particularly, these methods can determine, at high-sensitivity and high-specificity, the total keratan sulfate including keratan sulfate-I, which have been difficult to determine through a conventional technique.

Abstract: A recycling technique for long-pile artificial turfs is provided in which a spent artificial turf is recycled and formed into an elastic particulate substance suitable for use as a filler for long-pile artificial turfs. The particulate substance (5), with which the space among the piles (4) of an artificial turf (3) is filled, is obtained by using as a raw material an artificial turf comprising at least 50 wt. % thermoplastic resin, adding an elastomer to the raw material, and forming the resultant mixture into particles. The particulate substance (5) has a specific gravity regulated to 1.10 or higher and is used for the filling.

Abstract: A heat insulation sheet (16) covers a temperature fuse (10) arranged on a sealing plate (23) of a rechargeable battery (2) so as to provide a shield from heat of resin that is filled in a gap between the rechargeable battery (2) and a circuit substrate (3) to form a primary mold (11) and to prevent destruction of the temperature fuse (10) caused by the heat.