Abstract:
Disclosed is a drug delivery system for delivering a drug at a sustained constant rate for a long period, which can be transplanted into an affected part safely and in a simple manner and can deliver a drug to the affected part for a long period. Specifically disclosed is a sustained drug delivery system in which an implant is implanted into a body, wherein the implant is a PEG capsule comprising a box-shaped PEG and a porous PEG sheet.
Abstract:
Providing a method of manufacturing a laminar ring, which permits an improvement of efficiency of a nitriding treatment of a plurality of metallic band members which constitute the laminar ring.The method includes a nitriding treatment step of subjecting first through ninth metallic band members to a nitriding treatment wherein the metallic band members are kept in an atmosphere including a nitriding gas by a predetermined concentration, for a predetermined length of time, while gaps are formed between circumferential portions of adjacent ones of the metallic band members laminated on each other such that a position of the gaps is moved relative to the metallic band members in a circumferential direction of the metallic band members, to permit nitrogen to diffuse into surface portions of the metallic band members, so that the nitriding gas can be sufficiently supplied between the adjacent ones of the metallic band members over their entire circumference, to permit the metallic band members to be sufficiently nitrided, even when the nitriding treatment is performed while the metallic band members are laminated on each other, whereby the metallic band members can be sufficiently nitrided, making it possible to increase the number of the metallic band members that can be nitrided at one time, and improve efficiency of the nitriding treatment of the metallic band members.
Abstract:
A velocimeter is disclosed that includes a plurality of photodetectors detecting scattered light in different directions, the light being emitted from a laser source and reflected on a moving object. The velocimeter includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit converting detection signals of the photodetectors, a velocity calculator calculating velocities of the moving object, an amplitude calculator calculating the amplitudes of the detection signals, a dropout detector detecting dropouts of the detection signals, a time keeper keeping detection times of the dropouts, a switching-time calculator calculating signal switching times, a storage memory storing the velocities, the amplitudes, and the signal switching times, and an output selector selecting one of the velocities stored in the storage memory based on the amplitudes and the signal switching times and outputting the selected velocity.
Abstract:
In a hybrid optical disk medium has data recording surfaces at both sides thereof, one of which is a first recording surface and the other is a second recording surface, a removable first label representing “HDDVD” and “NO DVD” to identify the disk format of the second recording surface is attached to a region outside a disk clamping region on the disk surface of the first recording surface, and a removable second label representing “DVD” and “NO HDDVD” to identify the disk format of the first recording surface is attached to a region outside the disk clamping region on the disk surface of the second recording surface.
Abstract:
A fuel cell includes a sheet-shaped solid electrolyte which exhibits ion conductivity, a fuel electrode to which is supplied fuel functioning as a negative electrode active material, and an oxygen electrode to which is supplied oxygen functioning as a positive electrode active material. The fuel electrode is positioned on one surface of the solid electrolyte while the oxygen electrode is positioned on the opposite surface of the solid electrolyte. A fuel electrode electricity collector has a plurality of first projection portions that contact the surface of the fuel electrode that faces away from the solid electrolyte. As a result, a plurality of fuel passages are formed through which fuel is to be passed. An oxygen electrode electricity collector has a plurality of second projecting portions that contact the surface of the oxygen electrode facing away from these solid electrolyte. As a result, a plurality of oxygen passages are formed through which oxygen is to be passed. At least one of the first projecting portions or one of the second projecting portions is provided with a curved portion. This results in an improvement in the electrical collectability of the fuel cell.
Abstract:
A fuel cell includes a sheet-shaped solid electrolyte having opposite surfaces, and exhibiting ion conductivity, a plurality of fuel electrodes disposed adjacent to each other on one of the opposite surfaces of the solid electrolyte, to which fuel working as a negative electrode active material is supplied, a plurality of oxygen electrodes disposed adjacent to each other on the other one of the opposite surfaces of the solid electrolyte, to which oxygen working as a positive electrode active material is supplied, the fuel electrodes being electrically connected to the oxygen electrodes in series. The fuel cell is downsized and lightweighted, but can produce a high voltage output, because a plurality of fuel and oxygen electrodes are disposed on one cell. A plurality of the cells can laminated so as to face the same electrodes of the neighboring cells. The cell can further include an electricity collector, a cooling member, or a separator which is laminated on at least one of the fuel and oxygen electrodes.
Abstract:
In a process for producing an amorphous thermoplastic resin composition comprising melt-kneading at least one amorphous thermoplastic resin, an improvement comprising melt-kneading the amorphous thermoplastic resin in the presence of not less than 1% by weight, based on the amorphous thermoplastic resin, of an organic solvent in a kneader having a vent hole(s) while maintaining at least one vent hole of the kneader under reduced pressure by means of an evacuator to remove the organic solvent so as to reduce the organic solvent content in the final composition to less than 1% by weight. Thermal deterioration of the resin during melt-kneading can be inhibited to provide a resin composition having well-balanced impact resistance and heat resistance and excellent hue.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising:30 to 97% by weight of at least one of (a) a crystalline thermoplastic resin component and (b) a non-crystalline thermoplastic resin component, 3 to 70% by weight of (c) a rubbery polymer component which is ununiformly mixed with at least one of Component (a) and Component (b) and 0 to 40% by weight of (d) an inorganic filler,wherein Component (c) forms a network and at least one of the ratio of flexural modulus of Component (a) to Component (c) and that of Component (b) to Component (c) is 5 or more.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises(A) 10 to 90% by weight of a polyphenylene ether,(B) 90 to 10% by weight of a saturated polyester,(C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an organic phosphorous acid compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein n represents 1 or 2; Ar represents an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted aryl group and when n is 2, Ars may be the same or different; and R represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or arylene group when n is 1 and represents an alkanetetrayl group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms when n is 2, based on 100 parts by weight of Components (A) and (B) , and(D) 0 to 10 parts by weight of an acid receptor based on 100 parts by weight of Components (A) and (B),and a process for preparing the same.
Abstract:
A dental composition comprising a vinyl monomer containing at least one acidic group in the molecule thereof and an initiator capable of photopolymerizing said monomer by visible light, characterized in that said initiator consisting essentially of:(a) a photosensitizer selected from an .alpha.-diketone, a quinone and a derivative thereof, and,(b) an accelerator selected from a compound containing at least one mercapto group in the molecule thereof is provided by the present invention.