Abstract: A method for estimating a cause of coagulation time prolongation includes 1) detecting a coagulation reaction end point Pe in a coagulation reaction curve of a subject blood specimen having a prolonged coagulation time; 2) calculating T(X), wherein T(X) represents a measurement point or time at which the coagulation reaction curve reaches X % of Pe, and X is a variable of greater than 0 and equal to or less than 100; and 3) estimating a cause of coagulation time prolongation of the subject blood specimen based on a form of T(X).

Abstract: Provided is a blood coagulation reaction analysis method. The method includes measuring a blood coagulation reaction of a subject specimen and acquiring first data for calculating a blood coagulation time of the subject specimen and second data for estimating a blood coagulation abnormality factor of the subject specimen, wherein the acquiring of the second data includes: obtaining a first derivative V(i) of a coagulation reaction curve R(i); and determining a point pk where V(i) assumes Xk before reaching a maximum value of V(i), Vmax, and a point qk where V(i) assumes Xk after reaching Vmax.

Abstract: Provided is a blood analysis method including: acquiring coagulation reaction data on a blood specimen; calculating a parameter related to a centroid point from a differential curve of the coagulation reaction data; and evaluating coagulation properties of the blood specimen using the parameter related to the centroid point.

Abstract: An APTT prolongation factor estimation system includes one or more facilities each including an analyzer which measures a blood coagulation reaction of a subject blood specimen, a database which stores data on a blood coagulation reaction and APTT prolongation factor of blood specimens, and a computer which estimates an APTT prolongation factor of the subject blood specimen based on the data on the blood coagulation reaction from the analyzer and the data stored in the database. The facilities each further includes a data transmission unit which transmits, to the computer, the data on the blood coagulation reaction of the subject blood specimen obtained by the analyzer, and a data reception unit which receives a result of the estimation of the APTT prolongation factor, which is obtained by the computer, regarding the subject blood specimen measured by each of the analyzers.

Abstract: Provided is a method by which a titer of a coagulation factor inhibitor can be measured simply and in a short time. The present invention relates to a method for measuring a titer of a coagulation factor inhibitor. The method includes: preparing a mixed specimen containing a subject blood specimen and a normal blood specimen; heating the mixed specimen and acquiring a coagulation reaction curve for the heated mixed specimen; acquiring a coagulation reaction curve for the mixed specimen that has not been heated; calculating a parameter related to the coagulation reaction curve of the mixed specimen that has not been heated as a first parameter; calculating a parameter related to the coagulation reaction curve of the heated mixed specimen as a second parameter; and calculating a titer of a coagulation factor inhibitor in the subject blood specimen on the basis of the ratio or the difference between the first parameter and the second parameter.

Abstract: To provide a method for analyzing coagulation characteristics of a blood specimen. To provide a method for analyzing a blood specimen, including: acquiring a waveform related to a coagulation rate or coagulation acceleration of a sample obtained by mixing a subject blood specimen with a reagent for measuring coagulation time; extracting multiple parameters characterizing the waveform related to a coagulation rate or a coagulation acceleration; and determining an activity level or activity abnormality of a coagulation factor in the subject blood specimen on the basis of the multiple parameters.

Abstract: Excellent analysis of a coagulation characteristic of a blood sample is implemented. A method for analyzing a coagulation characteristic of a blood specimen according to the present invention includes: acquiring data for a coagulation reaction curve indicating a coagulation reaction amount of a mixed solution containing a blood sample and a reagent with respect to reaction time; calculating data for a differential curve obtained by differentiating the coagulation reaction curve; calculating information related to a center-of-gravity point of the differential curve; and evaluating the coagulation characteristic of the blood sample using the information related to the center-of-gravity point.

Abstract: Provided is a battery armoring stainless steel foil which, without the need for a special treatment such as corona discharge, has excellent adhesiveness to resin after being thermally shocked and after being immersed in an electrolyte solution. A battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) includes an oxide film (1a), having a thickness of not less than 2 nm, which contains (i) one or more metallic elements, existing as a hydroxide, in an amount of not less than 35 mol percent and (ii) SiO2 in an amount of not more than 40 mol percent, the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of less than 0.1 ?m but not less than 0.02 ?m in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) has been rolled.

Abstract: Provided is a battery armoring stainless steel foil which has excellent adhesiveness to resin after being thermally shocked and after being immersed in an electrolyte solution. A battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) includes an oxide film (1a), having a thickness of not less than 2 nm, which contains (i) Fe in an amount of not less than 40 mol percent, (ii) Cr in a lesser amount than Fe, and (iii) Si in an amount of not more than 40 mol percent, the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of less than 0.1 ?m but not less than 0.02 ?m in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) has been rolled.

Abstract: Provided is a battery armoring stainless steel foil which, without the need for a special treatment such as corona discharge, has excellent adhesiveness to resin after being thermally shocked and after being immersed in an electrolyte solution. A battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) includes an oxide film (1a), having a thickness of not less than 2 nm, which contains (i) one or more metallic elements, existing as a hydroxide, in an amount of not less than 35 mol percent and (ii) SiO2 in an amount of not more than 40 mol percent, the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of less than 0.1 ?m but not less than 0.02 ?m in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the battery armoring stainless steel foil (1) has been rolled.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nitrogen-containing metallic powder at high productivity, which powder contains a metal such as niobium or tantalum containing nitrogen uniformly, and enables production of an anode electrode that has high specific capacitance and low leakage current and that exhibits excellent reliability for a prolonged period of time. There is provided nitrogen-containing metallic powder which is a solid solution containing 50-20,000 ppm nitrogen, in which the metal that constitutes the metallic powder is niobium or tantalum. The nitrogen-containing metallic powder is produced through the process in which while a metallic compound is reduced with a reducing agent, a nitrogen-containing gas is introduced into a reaction system to thereby form metal, and nitrogen is simultaneously incorporated into metal.

Abstract: A niobium or tantalum powder of the present invention comprises aggregates in which primary particles of niobium or tantalum are aggregated, and have a pore distribution having a peak in the range from 1 to 20 ?m as measured by mercury porosimetry. That is, the niobium or tantalum powder of the present invention comprises aggregates having large pores, which connect with vacancies between the primary particles and facilitate the permeation of an electrolyte over the entirety of the inside of each aggregate. Accordingly, a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising an anode electrode made of the niobium or tantalum powder has high capacity and also a low ESR.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nitrogen-containing metallic powder at high productivity, which powder contains a metal such as niobium or tantalum containing nitrogen uniformly, and enables production of an anode electrode that has high specific capacitance and low leakage current and that exhibits excellent reliability for a prolonged period of time. There is provided nitrogen-containing metallic powder which is a solid solution containing 50-20,000 ppm nitrogen, in which the metal that constitutes the metallic powder is niobium or tantalum. The nitrogen-containing metallic powder is produced through the process in which while a metallic compound is reduced with a reducing agent, a nitrogen-containing gas is introduced into a reaction system to thereby form metal, and nitrogen is simultaneously incorporated into metal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nitrogen-containing metallic powder at high productivity, which powder contains a metal such as niobium or tantalum containing nitrogen uniformly, and enables production of an anode electrode that has high specific capacitance and low leakage current and that exhibits excellent reliability for a prolonged period of time. There is provided nitrogen-containing metallic powder which is a solid solution containing 50–20,000 ppm nitrogen, in which the metal that constitutes the metallic powder is niobium or tantalum. The nitrogen-containing metallic powder is produced through the process in which while a metallic compound is reduced with a reducing agent, a nitrogen-containing gas is introduced into a reaction system to thereby form metal, and nitrogen is simultaneously incorporated into metal.

Abstract: A niobium powder can be used to manufacture a niobium capacitor of excellent electrical properties The niobium powder when formed into a sintered body of 3.15 to 3.9 g/cm3 density exhibits a capacitance (CV value at a formation voltage of 20V) ranging from 80 to 240 kCV/g and a CV retention of 57% or higher. With respect to the production of the niobium powder, the employed potassium niobate fluoride has a water content of 1000 ppm or less as determined from the amount of water generated upon heating at 600° C. according to the Karl Fischer method.

Abstract: A nitrogen containing metal powder wicth a large specific surface area, and containing a suitable quantity of nitrogen dispersed uniformly within the metal is produced with good productivity, and provides a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacitance, minimal leakage current, and excellent long term reliability. This nitrogen containing metal powder has a ratio W/S between the nitrogen content W [ppm] of the powder, and the specific surface area S [m2/g], as measured by a BET method, that falls within a range from 500 to 3000. This type of powder can be produced by a process in which a metal salt containing the metal is reacted with a reducing agent and undergoes reduction within a diluent salt, thereby generating the metal, wherein a nitrogen containing gas is introduced into the space contacting the reaction melt comprising the metal salt, the reducing agent and the diluent salt, thereby generating the metal and incorporating the nitrogen within the metal.

Abstract: A nitrogen containing metal powder with a large specific surface area, and containing a suitable quantity of nitrogen dispersed uniformly within the metal is produced with good productivity, and provides a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacitance, minimal leakage current, and excellent long term reliability. This nitrogen containing metal powder has a ratio W/S between the nitrogen content W [ppm] of the powder, and the specific surface area S [m2/g], as measured by a BET method, that falls within a range from 500 to 3000. This type of powder can be produced by a process in which a metal salt containing the metal is reacted with a reducing agent and undergoes reduction within a diluent salt, thereby generating the metal, wherein a nitrogen containing gas is introduced into the space contacting the reaction melt comprising the metal salt, the reducing agent and the diluent salt, thereby generating the metal and incorporating the nitrogen within the metal.

Abstract: The tantalum powder for capacitors of the present invention has a specific surface area SB as determined by the BET method of 1.3 m2/g or more, and an SB/SF ratio between the specific surface area SB as determined by the BET method and the specific surface area SF determined by the FSS method of 4 to 10. This tantalum powder not only has a large specific surface area SB, but also has suitable cohesive strength and uniform porosity. Consequently, a solid state electrolytic capacitor having high capacitance and low ESR can be obtained by providing with a capacitor anode formed from a sintered body of this tantalum powder. In addition, whether or not this tantalum powder is suitable for the production of a tantalum capacitor having high capacitance and low ESR can be determined easily and reliably by evaluating the tantalum powder using the specific surface area SB as determined by the BET method and the SB/SF ratio between SB and the specific surface area SF determined by the FSS method.

Abstract: A niobium or tantalum powder of the present invention comprises aggregates in which primary particles of niobium or tantalum are aggregated, and have a pore distribution having a peak in the range from 1 to 20 &mgr;m as measured by mercury porosimetry. That is, the niobium or tantalum powder of the present invention comprises aggregates having large pores, which connect with vacancies between the primary particles and facilitate the permeation of an electrolyte over the entirety of the inside of each aggregate. Accordingly, a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising an anode electrode made of the niobium or tantalum powder has high capacity and also a low ESR.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nitrogen-containing metallic powder at high productivity, which powder contains a metal such as niobium or tantalum containing nitrogen uniformly, and enables production of an anode electrode that has high specific capacitance and low leakage current and that exhibits excellent reliability for a prolonged period of time. There is provided nitrogen-containing metallic powder which is a solid solution containing 50-20,000 ppm nitrogen, in which the metal that constitutes the metallic powder is niobium or tantalum. The nitrogen-containing metallic powder is produced through the process in which while a metallic compound is reduced with a reducing agent, a nitrogen-containing gas is introduced into a reaction system to thereby form metal, and nitrogen is simultaneously incorporated into metal.