Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition with good oil permeability resistance (oil impermeability). The present disclosure pertains to a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing an ethylene copolymer (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 350,000 or more, a crystalline olefin polymer (B), a crosslinking agent (C), and a plasticizer (D), wherein the content of the plasticizer (D) is less than 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the copolymer (A).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells, comprising: irradiating a test culture medium in which pluripotent stem cells are cultured with wavelength light having a wavelength in the range of 190 nm to 2,500 nm or a partial range thereof; detecting the reflected light, transmitted light or transmitted reflected light thereof to obtain absorbance spectrum data; and analyzing the absorbance at all or part of the measurement wavelengths in the absorbance spectrum data to determine the undifferentiated state of the pluripotent stem cells.

Abstract: A medical device operation training apparatus, used in performing training for operation of a medical device, includes: an affected-area simulated organ holding unit configured to hold a sheet-like affected-area simulated organ able to be incised or excised at least in part; and a path simulated organ holding unit configured to hold a path simulated organ for guiding the medical device to the affected-area simulated organ. With this apparatus, trainees can train for various manipulations with simple preparatory operations.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition or a shaped article thereof. The thermoplastic elastomer composition includes 100 parts by mass of an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A) including constituent units derived from ethylene, a C3-C20 ?-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene; 1 to 100 parts by mass of a crystalline polyolefin (B); 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a polyorganosiloxane (C) having a viscosity at 25° C. (measured by a method in accordance with ASTM D 445-46T) of 100,000 cSt or less; and 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of a higher fatty acid amide (D).

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a processed-image acquisition part for acquiring a processed image including image information of a surface of a substrate having a target film formed thereon; an estimation part for estimating a shape characteristic value of the target film, by applying an estimation model for estimating the shape characteristic value of the target film to the processed image; an underlying influence model creation part for creating an underlying influence model associated with a correlation between a difference between an estimation result of the shape characteristic value of the target film and a shape characteristic value of the target film acquired without using the estimation model, and information related to a color of a surface of an underlying substrate before the target film is formed, and an estimated-result correction part for correcting the estimation result of the shape characteristic value of the target film based on the underlying influence model.

Abstract: An olefin-based polymer composition comprising: a component derived from a copolymer (A) (100 parts by mass) comprising a constitutional unit derived from ethylene, a constitutional unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a constitutional unit derived from non-conjugated polyene and having (a-1) the Mooney viscosity of 50 to 200; one or more types of crystalline propylene-based polymers (B) (10 to 50 parts by mass in total) that satisfy the requirements (b-1) and (b-2); one or more types of crystalline propylene-based polymers (C) (5 to 30 parts by mass in total) that satisfy the requirements (c-1) and (c-2); and low-molecular-weight polyolefin (D) (4 to 18 parts by mass) that satisfies the requirement (d-1), and at least a part of the component derived from the copolymer (A) is crosslinked by a phenol resin-based crosslinking agent (E); and a formed product obtained from the olefin-based polymer composition.

Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition with excellent heat aging resistance and also excellent hardness and mechanical properties as well as excellent moldability. [Solution] A thermoplastic elastomer composition (I) including a cross-linked product of an ethylene.?-olefin.nonconjugated polyene copolymer (A) with a phenolic resin cross-linking agent (E), and 360 to 460 parts by mass of a crystalline polyolefin (B), 70 to 140 parts by mass of a softener (C), and 2 to 6 parts by mass of a lubricant (D) (provided that the amount of the copolymer (A) is 100 parts by mass).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing 20 to 60 parts by mass of a component derived from an ethylene-based copolymer rubber (A), 5 to 30 parts by mass of a component derived from a polypropylene resin (B), 4 to 14 parts by mass of a component derived from a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (C) and 5 to 70 parts by mass of a component derived from a softening agent (D) (with the total amount of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) being 100 parts by mass), wherein a mass ratio of the component derived from the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (C) to the component derived from the softening agent (D) ((C)/(D)) is 0.01 to 1; a skin member of an automobile interior part, the skin member comprising the composition; and an automobile interior parts having the skin member.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a processed-image acquisition part for acquiring a processed image including image information of a surface of a substrate having a target film formed thereon; an estimation part for estimating a shape characteristic value of the target film, by applying an estimation model for estimating the shape characteristic value of the target film to the processed image; an underlying influence model creation part for creating an underlying influence model associated with a correlation between a difference between an estimation result of the shape characteristic value of the target film and a shape characteristic value of the target film acquired without using the estimation model, and information related to a color of a surface of an underlying substrate before the target film is formed, and an estimated-result correction part for correcting the estimation result of the shape characteristic value of the target film based on the underlying influence model.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a culture container capable of preventing a concave meniscus without using a jig. In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention provides a culture container (1A) provided with: a base (3) having a concave portion (4); and a water-repellent layer (5) formed on an outer edge region (411) of the bottom (41) of the concave portion (4) and the inner circumferential surface (42) of the concave portion (4). One of the surfaces of the water-repellent layer (5) is exposed to the space in the concave portion (4).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells, comprising: irradiating a test culture medium in which pluripotent stem cells are cultured with wavelength light having a wavelength in the range of 190 nm to 2,500 nm or a partial range thereof; detecting the reflected light, transmitted light or transmitted reflected light thereof to obtain absorbance spectrum data; and analyzing the absorbance at all or part of the measurement wavelengths in the absorbance spectrum data to determine the undifferentiated state of the pluripotent stem cells.

Abstract: A cell-holding container comprises: an elastic body for holding cells including at least any one of adherent cells at least one selected from the group consisting of stem cells, progenitor cells, somatic cells and germ cells, and suspended cells at least one selected from the group consisting of blood cells, T cells and B cells; and the elastic body is formed of a rubber material containing a rubber component including an additional crosslinking silicone rubber and is able to hold the cells.

Abstract: A cell-holding container comprises: an elastic body for holding cells including at least any one of adherent cells at least one selected from the group consisting of stem cells, progenitor cells, somatic cells and germ cells, and suspended cells at least one selected from the group consisting of blood cells, T cells and B cells; and the elastic body is formed of a rubber material containing a rubber component including an additional crosslinking silicone rubber and is able to hold the cells.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a culture container capable of preventing a concave meniscus without using a jig. In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention provides a culture container (1A) provided with: a base (3) having a concave portion (4); and a water-repellent layer (5) formed on an outer edge region (411) of the bottom (41) of the concave portion (4) and the inner circumferential surface (42) of the concave portion (4). One of the surfaces of the water-repellent layer (5) is exposed to the space in the concave portion (4).

Abstract: A buffer tank for storing a culture medium for cell culture, includes: a tank main body including a cylindrical inner surface extending in a vertical direction, an inverted conical storage bottom surface formed below the cylindrical inner surface, and a storage space defined by the cylindrical inner surface and the inverted conical storage bottom surface and configured to store the culture medium an injection portion configured to inject the culture medium from the inverted conical storage bottom surface of the tank main body into the storage space; and a discharge portion configured to discharge the culture medium stored in the storage space, wherein the injection portion is configured to inject the culture medium toward a central axis line of the cylindrical inner surface of the tank main body and obliquely upward with respect to the central axis line.