Abstract:
A method of preparing a nanoparticle having a particle size of 1 nm to 1 nullm, said method comprising continuously supplying a solution containing a particle-forming precursor into a micro channel having a diameter of 1 nullm to 1 mm, said micro channel being disposed in a heating zone. The solution is heated rapidly up to a reaction initiation temperature to cause a reaction in said solution. The solution is rapidly cooled to prepare the nanoparticle.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a cell-manipulating apparatus and method, wherein a gene or a gene expression-related substance is immobilized onto a needle-shaped body such as a carbon nanotube, and the needle-shaped body is inserted into and held in a cell. The present invention allows temporal dynamic changes appearing in the cell to be intimately observed in real time from gene introduction to gene expression. The present invention is applicable to analysis or control of cell differentiation with minimized cell damage during a process of introducing the gene or the gene expression-related substance into the cell
Abstract:
The present invention provides a hexagonal mesoporous silica comprising a photo-dimerizable organic functional group provided at the entrances of the pores thereof, and a hexagonal mesoporous silica comprising a functional substance filled in the pores thereof and a dimerized organic functional group provided at the entrances of the pores to close the entrances. These hexagonal mesoporous silicas allow a substance incorporated therein to be controllably released. The present invention also provides a method of producing the mesoporous silica, and a method using the mesoporous silica to control the release of a functional substance incorporated therein.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a perfluoroolefin-hydrocarbon hybrid compound represented by the following general formula (1): null(CF3)2CXnull null(CF3)2CYnullCnullC(CF3)Z nullnull(1) wherein X, Y and Z may be the same or different, and independently represent F or R, excepting that all of X, Y and Z are F, wherein R represents straight chain or branched alkyl and aryl groups having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms. The present invention also provides a method of producing the above compound, and a method of producing a perfluoroalkyl radical by using the above compound as a starting material.
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The present invention provides a switchable mirror material comprising (1) a magnesium thin film having a thickness of 40 nm or less, or a magnesium-nickel alloy thin film having an alloy composition represented by MgNix (0.1
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing particles of a metal compound having a spherical particle shape and an average particle diameter larger than 0.3 nullm without employing high-pressure conditions. This object is achieved by a process for producing particle of a metal compound comprising a step of adjusting pH of an aqueous solution containing urea and at least one metal element to from 4 to 8, a step of heating the aqueous solution under normal pressure, a step of separating a solid from the solution, and a step of drying the solid.
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The present invention provides a method of forming a surface coating having a micro-Vickers hardness of about 1600 kgf/mm2 or more on a substrate made of metal, alloy or ceramic. The method comprises subjecting the substrate to a reactive plasma process which uses a target material consisting of tungsten or its alloy, a sputtering gas consisting of argon, and at least one reactive gas selected firm the group consisting of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, to form a tungsten oxycarbide coating on the surface of the substrate, wherein the reactive plasma process is performed additionally using at least one noble gas selected from the group consisting of helium, neon, krypton and radon, as an auxiliary gas, while maintaining the substrate at a temperature in the range of about 550 to 680 K. The method of the present invention can form a tungsten oxycarbide coating having a desirably enhanced surface hardness equivalent to that of a chromium or molybdenum oxycarbide coating on the surface of a metal, alloy or ceramics substrate without degrading the original properties of the substrate.
Abstract translation:本发明提供一种在由金属,合金或陶瓷制成的基材上形成具有约1600kgf / mm 2或更大的微维氏硬度的表面涂层的方法。 该方法包括对基板进行反应性等离子体处理,其使用由钨或其合金组成的靶材料,由氩组成的溅射气体,以及至少一种选自二氧化碳和一氧化碳组成的组的至少一种反应性气体,形成 在基材表面上的碳氧化钨涂层,其中使用至少一种选自氦,氖,氪和氡作为辅助气体的惰性气体,另外使用反应性等离子体工艺,同时将基板保持在 温度在约550至680K的范围内。本发明的方法可以形成具有与金属,合金或陶瓷基板表面上的铬或碳氧化钼涂层相当的表面硬度的理想的增强的碳氧化钨涂层 而不会降低基材的原始性能。
Abstract:
An electrolytic process for the production of metallic copper in an electrolytic cell including anode and cathode chambers separated from each other by a porous member, an anode disposed in the anode chamber, and a cathode disposed in the cathode chamber. The process comprises providing an ammoniacal alkaline electrolyte solution containing diammine cuprous ions in each of the anode and cathode chambers, and applying direct current to the anode and cathode to produce metallic copper on the cathode and to produce tetrammine cupric ions on the anode. An electrolytic cell apparatus including anode and cathode chambers separated from each other by a porous member, an anode disposed in the anode chamber, a cathode disposed in the cathode chamber, and a DC current source connected to the anode and cathode, wherein each of the anode and cathode chambers contains an ammoniacal alkaline electrolyte solution containing diammine cuprous ions.
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Provided is a method for efficiently producing a monoacyl MEL. The method comprises culturing a monoacyl-MEL-producing microorganism in the presence of a surfactant.
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Provided is a method of decomposing a crosslinked rubber that includes: a first decomposition step of decomposing a crosslinked rubber containing a diene rubber, using a catalyst represented by the following general formula (1), (2), or (3), where M is ruthenium, molybdenum, etc., X1, X2, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a ligand, R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, etc. (these groups may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, halogens, alkoxy groups, etc.), L1 and L2, R1 and R2, and L1 and R1 may respectively bond with each other to form rings; and a second decomposition step of pyrolyzing a decomposition product obtained by the first decomposition step under an inert gas atmosphere and in the absence of a catalyst at a temperature of 600° C. to 950° C.