Abstract:
A method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes filtering plasma-treated water containing hydrogen peroxide which has been produced by generation of plasma in or near water; and applying ultrasound to the plasma-treated water after the filtering.
Abstract:
A liquid treatment unit includes: an inlet for supplying liquid; a flow passage tube connected to the inlet, the flow passage tube defining a circulation flow passage along which the liquid supplied from the inlet circulates; a plasma generator generates plasma in the liquid in at least a partial area of the flow passage tube; a distributor, provided midway in the flow passage tube, for distributing a portion of liquid from the liquid flowing through the flow passage tube; and an outlet, connected to the distributor, for ejecting the portion of liquid from the flow passage tube.
Abstract:
A cosmetic ink includes a colorant, a higher alcohol having 3 or more carbon atoms, purified water, an acrylic-based resin, and a film-forming agent. The colorant includes a white-based pigment, a yellow-based pigment, a red-based pigment, and a blue-based pigment. In a coating film of the cosmetic ink, a spectral reflectance curve obtained by measuring spectral reflectances in wavelengths of 400 nm to 700 nm has a first inflection point in a wavelength region of 550 nm or more and 610 nm or less, and a second inflection point in a wavelength region of less than 550 nm; a spectral reflectance at the first inflection point is higher than a spectral reflectance at the second inflection point; and spectral reflectances throughout a wavelength region of more than 580 nm are equal to or higher than a spectral reflectance at a wavelength of 580 nm.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for determining whether or not a capillary filled with an electrophoretic medium is suitably used for electrophoresis before electrophoresis is performed using the analytes. The method comprises (a) applying an alternating-current voltage between a first electrode which is in contact with a first electrolyte solution in which one end of the capillary is immersed and a second electrode which is in contact with a second electrolyte solution in which the other end of the capillary is immersed to measure an electric conductivity of the electrophoresis medium with which an inside of the capillary is filled; and (b) determining that the capillary filled with the electrophoresis medium fails to be used suitably for the electrophoresis, when the electric conductivity is more than 4.2 mS/cm.
Abstract:
A cosmetic sheet to be attached to a skin includes a thin film, one surface of which is to be attached to a skin, a complementary color layer used for obscuring a discolored portion of the skin, the complementary color layer being disposed on the thin film and containing a colorant complementary to a color of the discolored portion, a light-scattering layer disposed on the complementary color layer and containing a reflective material; a coloring layer disposed on the light-scattering layer and containing a colorant; and a glossy layer disposed on the coloring layer and containing a gloss agent.
Abstract:
There are provided a cosmetic sheet that obscures a discolored portion of the skin and a method for producing the cosmetic sheet. There are also provided an image-processing apparatus and an image-processing method for producing the sheet. The cosmetic sheet is put on a discolored portion of the skin. The cosmetic sheet includes a thin film, one surface of which is to be put on the skin, a complementary color layer placed on the other surface of the thin film and having a color tone complementary to the color of the discolored portion, a light scattering layer placed on the complementary color layer and containing a reflective material, and a coloring layer placed on the light scattering layer and containing a coloring material.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for acquiring an aptamer capable of specifically binding to the low molecular nitrogen-containing organic compound. The method comprises (a) preparing an aqueous solution containing the low molecular nitrogen-containing organic compound and a DNA library; (b) fractionating the aqueous solution by electrophoresis using an electroosmotic-flow-eliminated capillary to provide a fraction containing a composite including the low molecular nitrogen-containing organic compound and a single-stranded DNA contained in the DNA library; and (c) amplifying the single-stranded DNA included in the composite by a PCR method to acquire the amplified gene as the aptamer capable of specifically binding to the low molecular nitrogen-containing organic compound. The present invention provides a method for acquiring an aptamer capable of specifically binding to the low molecular nitrogen-containing organic compound contained in a DNA library by an electrophoresis method.
Abstract:
A liquid treatment apparatus includes a dielectric tube through which a liquid flows, a first electrode, at least one end of which is disposed in the dielectric tube, a second electrode, at least one end of which is disposed in the dielectric tube, and a power supply for applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the dielectric tube has a protrusion projecting outwardly from an inside of the dielectric tube, an inner wall face of the protrusion facing the first electrode.
Abstract:
A liquid treatment method according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: starting application of a power between a pair of electrodes to generate plasma, which causes active species to be produced in a liquid; measuring the hydrogen ion concentration in the liquid while the plasma is generated; measuring a time elapsed after the starting the application of the power; and stopping the application of the power when a value calculated by (a) multiplying the hydrogen ion concentration by the elapsed time or (b) integrating the hydrogen ion concentration with respect to the elapsed time is larger than a first threshold.
Abstract:
A liquid treatment apparatus includes a dielectric tube through which water to be treated flows, a first electrode at least a part of which is disposed in the dielectric tube, a second electrode at least a part of which is disposed in the dielectric tube at a position upstream of the first electrode, a gas supplier operative to generate a bubble by supplying a gas into the water to be treated, and a power supply operative to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode in a state in which the bubble covers a conductor-exposed portion of the first electrode.