Abstract:
Provided are a photocatalyst electrode, an artificial photosynthesis module, and an artificial photosynthesis device that have low electrical resistance, even in a case where the area is increased, in a case where a transparent conductive layer is used. The photocatalyst electrode is a photocatalyst electrode that has a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a photocatalyst layer, and a linear metal electrical conductor, and splits water with light to produce a gas. The substrate, the transparent conductive layer, and the photocatalyst layer are laminated in this order, and the linear metal electrical conductor is in contact with the transparent conductive layer. The artificial photosynthesis module has the oxygen evolution electrode that splits the water with the light to produce oxygen, and a hydrogen evolution electrode that splits the water with the light to produce hydrogen. The oxygen evolution electrode and the hydrogen evolution electrode are disposed in series in a traveling direction of the light. At least one of the oxygen evolution electrode or the hydrogen evolution electrode has the configuration of the above-described photocatalyst electrode. The artificial photosynthesis device has the artificial photosynthesis module, and circulates and utilizes water.
Abstract:
An immunochromatography includes steps of mixing a specimen capable of containing an antigen and a modified particle, which is a particle modified with a substance having a specific affinity to the antigen, to obtain a mixture containing particle composite bodies; sedimenting the particle composite bodies in the mixture using a centrifuge; dissociating the sedimented particle composite bodies into the particles and the antigen by mixing the sedimented particle composite bodies with a dissociation solution, recovering an antigen-concentrated solution by sedimenting the dissociated particles using a centrifuge; neutralizing the antigen-concentrated solution using a neutralization solution; spreading particle composite bodies for labeling on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site, in a state where the particle composite bodies for labeling, which are composite bodies of the antigen in the neutralized antigen-concentrated solution and a modified particle for labeling, are formed; and capturing the particle composite bodies for labeling at the reaction site.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide a method for detecting an objective substance, by which a plurality of kinds of objective substances can be detected by a single detection, in the detection of an objective substance from an analyte by utilizing magnetic force. In a case where an objective substance is detected by causing magnetic particles and labeling particles to bind to an objective substance and causing a conjugate thereof to move by magnetic force, the object is addressed by using a plurality of labeling particles including first labeling particles that bind to at least a first objective substance, and second labeling particles that bind to the first objective substance and bind to an objective substance to which the first labeling particles do not bind; and detecting an objective substance with a combination of bound labeling particles, the labeling particles satisfying at least one of a first condition that the particle sizes are different or a second condition that the signal lights generated upon light irradiation are different.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of producing a composite, which is capable of preventing a silicone coating solution, which becomes a silicone resin layer that prevents an acidic gas separation layer from entering a porous support, from entering the porous support, preventing a porous film and an auxiliary support film from being peeled off, and suitably forming a dense silicone resin layer on the surface of the porous support. The method thereof includes a coating process of coating the surface of the porous film side of the porous support with the silicone coating solution which becomes a silicone resin layer according to a roll-to-roll system. In the coating process, the conveying speed of the porous support is in a range of 0.5 m/min to 200 m/min, the viscosity of the silicone coating solution is in a range of 100 cP to 1000000 cP, and the peel force between the porous film and the auxiliary support film is 10 mN/min or greater.
Abstract:
Coating a hydrogel-state coating liquid containing at least a hydrophilic compound and an acid gas carrier on one surface of a hydrophobic porous body having three-dimensional network structure formed through intersecting, coupling or branching of a plurality of fibrils, and a large number of pores formed of microscopic interstices divided by the plurality of fibrils to form a facilitated transport membrane thereon. The hydrophobic porous body has an average inter-fibril distance of 0.001 μm or more and 2 μm or less inside a plane in parallel to a surface on which the acid gas separation facilitated transport membrane is formed, an average fibril length of 0.01 μm or more and 2 μm or less inside the plane, and an average inter-fibril distance of 0.001 μm or more and 2 μm or less in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
Abstract:
There are provided a concentration device that makes it possible to concentrate a sample solution in a short time, a sample solution concentration method using the concentration device to concentrate a sample solution, a sample solution concentration method using the sample solution examination method, and an examination kit including the concentration device and the detection device. The concentration device for concentrating a sample solution which is an aqueous solution containing a high-molecular-weight molecule contained in a biological fluid is a concentration device including a first container containing a super absorbent polymer and a second container, in which a part of the first container is constituted of a discharge unit consisting of a porous membrane having a hole diameter of 0.05 μm or more and 10 μm or less, the super absorbent polymer absorbs a solution contained in the sample solution injected into the first container to generate, in the first container, a sample solution concentrated solution which is a concentrated solution of the sample solution, and the second container recovers the sample solution concentrated solution discharged from the discharge unit.
Abstract:
The immunological test method includes a concentration step of concentrating an antigen-containable solution by mixing the antigen-containable solution with a superabsorbent polymer to obtain an antigen-concentrated solution, and a detection step of detecting an antigen in the antigen-concentrated solution using an antigen-antibody reaction, in which a swelling ratio of the superabsorbent polymer is more than 0.2 g/g and less than 800 g/g, and an antibody that is used in the antigen-antibody reaction is a monoclonal antibody.
Abstract:
An immunochromatography including steps of mixing an antigen-containable specimen and modified magnetic particles, which are magnetic particles modified with a substance having a specific affinity to the antigen; collecting the magnetic particles using magnetism; dissociating the modified magnetic particles to obtain an antigen-concentrated solution by mixing the collected magnetic particles with a dissociation solution, an amount of which is smaller than the antigen-containable specimen; obtaining a neutralized antigen-concentrated solution; spreading gold particle composite bodies on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site at which a second binding substance has been immobilized, in a state where the gold particle composite bodies which are composite bodies of an antigen in the neutralized antigen-concentrated solution and modified gold particles which are gold particles modified with a first binding substance are formed; capturing the gold particle composite bodies at the reaction site; and silver-amplifying the gold particle composite body.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a composite for carbon dioxide separation, containing, in the following order, a gas permeable support; a carbon dioxide separation layer containing a water absorptive polymer and a carbon dioxide carrier; a steam permeable porous protective layer having an average thickness of from 1 μm to 500 μm; and a supplied gas passage member.
Abstract:
The assay apparatus includes a loading part into which a cartridge including a carrier and a case is attachably and detachably to be loaded, the carrier having an assay region in which a color development state changes depending on whether the sample is positive or negative, and an index region which is optically distinguishable from other regions regardless of whether a sample is positive or negative, the case accommodating the carrier; a light source that illuminates the observation region on the carrier including the assay region and the index region; an imaging unit that images the observation region; and a processor configured to acquire an image including the observation region from the imaging unit, detect a position of the index region from the acquired image, and specify a position of the assay region with reference to the detected position of the index region.