Abstract: A cell culture method includes performing adherent culture of cells on a coat layer layered on a surface of a cell culture container by placing a culture medium and the cells in the cell culture container. The coat layer includes a layer (i) that includes a layer (i-1) including gelatin or casein and a layer (i-2) that includes a polycationic material and a layer (ii) that is layered on the layer (i) and includes a cell adhesion factor. The layer (ii) is disposed at a position at which the layer (ii) comes into contact with the cells, or the coat layer includes the layer (i) and the layer (i) is disposed at a position at which the layer (i) comes into contact with the cells, and the culture medium includes the cell adhesion factor.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a variable-power optical system including a focus lens group; a focus actuator configured to move the focus lens group supported by a support forward or backward in a direction of the optical axis to change a shooting distance; and a moving unit configured to, in response to receiving a driving force for changing a zoom magnification, move a position of the focus lens group in the direction of the optical axis to a position corresponding to the changed zoom magnification. The moving unit is configured to move the focus lens group in the direction of the optical axis by the driving force such that a change in a shooting distance due to a change in the zoom magnification is within a predetermined tolerance when the focus lens group is at a position corresponding to the minimum shooting distance, at every zoom magnification.

Abstract: A cell-containing structure is provided that allows ready-to-use nerve drug response evaluation with high reproducibility to be easily performed. The cell-containing structure for evaluating an electrical property of neurons includes: (a) a culture surface to which the neurons are able to be adhered; (b) a cell mass that is adhered to the culture surface and contains at least one of the neurons; and (c) a plurality of electrodes for measuring the electrical property of the cell mass, wherein a spontaneous firing frequency of cells contained in the cell mass is 0.25 Hz or more per electrode.

Abstract: A device for processing a medium includes: a conveyor for conveying the medium; an internal storage for storing the medium, the internal storage being disposed inside a body of the device and connected to the conveyor; an external storage for storing the medium, the external storage being disposed outside the body and connected to the conveyor; a temporary storage for storing the medium temporarily, the temporary storage being connected to the conveyor; and a controller for controlling the conveyer to perform at least one of collection processing and replenishment processing, the collection processing being processing of conveying the medium from the internal storage to the external storage via the temporary storage, the replenishment processing being processing of conveying the medium from the external storage to the internal storage via the temporary storage.

Abstract: The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells, (Calculation Method) Calcium transient assays are conducted for each of a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids, a number of spontaneous oscillations in a 10-minute period is measured, an average and standard deviation for the number of spontaneous oscillations are calculated, and a variation is calculated using formula (1) below: Variation (%)=standard deviation for number of spontaneous oscillations/average number of spontaneous oscillations×100??(1).

Abstract: A method of producing a cell-containing container is provided, including a process in which pluripotent stem cells that have been induced to differentiate into neurons, and astrocytes are mixed and seeded in a cell culture container in which an electrode array is arranged on a culture surface, and a process in which the cell culture container is incubated, and as a result, the pluripotent stem cells and the astrocytes adhere to the culture surface, and the pluripotent stem cells differentiate into neurons.

Abstract: Provided is a cell-containing container including nerve cells and a medium, in which the nerve cells adhere to a culture surface of the cell-containing container, an adhesion area between the nerve cells and the culture surface is 0.5 mm2 or more per 80,000 nerve cells, and a concentration of glucose in the medium is 1 g/L or higher.

Abstract: A drying suppression device including: a main body housing a well plate; and an openable/closable lid provided on the main body, the main body including: a holder section that holds the well plate; a liquid storage tank that stores liquid; and a support section that supports the holder while keeping the holder section away from an inner bottom surface of the liquid storage tank, wherein, with the lid being closed, an inner space surrounded by the liquid storage tank and the lid communicate with an outside space.

Abstract: A cell-containing container includes at least one recessed part accommodating cells, in which the cells adhere to a bottom surface of the recessed part, and a cell density in a first region of the bottom surface is 250 to 20,000 cells/mm2, and a cell density in a second region surrounding a periphery of the first region is less than 250 cells/mm2.

Abstract: A cell culture vessel includes: a base member having a plurality of recesses; and a frame member having through-holes and configured to be detachable from and attachable to the base member, wherein when the frame member is stacked on the base member, the plurality of recesses and the through-holes communicate with each other, the frame member includes a plurality of kinds of frame members, and the plurality of kinds of frame members have mutually different combinations of the through-holes communicating with the plurality of recesses.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging head including: a membranous member including a discharging port through which a liquid is discharged; and a displacement member disposed at membranous member's one side at which the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port is provided and configured to displace a position of the membranous member to cause the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging head including: a membranous member including a discharging port through which a liquid is discharged; and a displacement member disposed at membranous member's one side at which the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port is provided and configured to displace a position of the membranous member to cause the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port.

Abstract: Provided is a cell contained container including at least two concaves, wherein the concaves contain cells, wherein a number of kinds of the cells is at least two with respect to the cell contained container, and wherein a shortest distance between centers of most closely adjacent two concaves of the at least two concaves is 9.0 mm or less. In a preferable mode, the concaves contain a liquid, and a total liquid amount of the liquid with respect to the concaves is 10.0 microliters or less. In a more preferable mode, a filling accuracy in terms of a number in which the cells are contained in the concaves is 30% or lower.

Abstract: In the present invention a highly reliability and waterproof glass integrally molded product is manufactured by glass insert molding.

Abstract: In a tubular knitted fabric with a stripe pattern knitted by a flat knitting machine, to cause cross-over yarns to appear inside the tubular knitted fabric so as to eliminate cutting operation of the cross-over yarns. For each knitting of a plurality of courses, a first knitted fabric portion and a second knitted fabric portion are continuously knitted by switching a first knitting yarn and a second knitting yarn. The first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion are knitted by continuously performing a first knitting process for knitting the first knitted fabric and a second knitting process for knitting the second knitted fabric alternately.

Abstract: In a tubular knitted fabric with a stripe pattern knitted by a flat knitting machine, to cause cross-over yarns to appear inside the tubular knitted fabric so as to eliminate cutting operation of the cross-over yarns. For each knitting of a plurality of courses, a first knitted fabric portion and a second knitted fabric portion are continuously knitted by switching a first knitting yarn and a second knitting yarn. The first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion are knitted by continuously performing a first knitting process for knitting the first knitted fabric and a second knitting process for knitting the second knitted fabric alternately.

Abstract: A knitted fabric joining method is provided wherein at least two tubular knitted fabrics are knitted and then those tubular knitted fabrics are overlapped with and joined to each other in such a manner that a joining region of a front knitted fabric part is different in number of wales from a joining region of a back knitted fabric part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a knitting method for knitting a knitted fabric having gores that can allow smooth and comfortable movement of one's body and further provide an eye-pleasing appearance. The present invention is directed to a knitted fabric joining method wherein at least two tubular knitted fabrics are knitted and then those tubular knitted fabrics are overlapped with and joined to each other in such a manner that a joining region of a front knitted fabric part is different in number of wales from a joining region of a back knitted fabric part.