Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition containing at least microcapsules and cell structures, where the composition can exhibit a high treatment effect in a case of being transplanted into a living body. There is provided a composition including at least (a) a microcapsule containing a polymer hydrogel; and (b) a cell structure containing a biocompatible polymer block and a cell, in which a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of cells, where at least a part of the cell structures are encapsulated in the microcapsules.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, there is provided a membrane for immunoisolation, including a porous membrane that contains a polymer, in which Formulas (I) and (II) are satisfied for at least one surface of the porous membrane, B/A≤0.7 (I) and A≥0.015 (II) (in the formula, A represents a ratio of an N element to a C element on a surface of the membrane, and B represents a ratio of the N element to the C element at a depth of 30 nm from the surface of the membrane); a chamber for transplantation for enclosing a biological constituent therein, including the above-described membrane for immunoisolation on at least a part of a surface forming an inside and an outside of the chamber for transplantation; and a device for transplantation includes the above-described chamber for transplantation enclosing the above-described biological constituent therein. The membrane for immunoisolation of the present invention has a high bioaffinity.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film in which impact resistance and slipperiness of the film are excellent, and the occurrence of rainbow-like unevenness is suppressed. The present invention relates to an optical film containing a cyclic olefin-based resin and an elastomer, in which a content ratio of the elastomer is 5 mass % to 40 mass % with respect to the total mass of the optical film, and retardation Rth in a thickness direction in terms of a thickness of 40 μm is 6 nm to 90 nm. The present invention further relates to a transparent conductive film, a touch panel, a surface protection film, and a display device.
Abstract:
There is provided a liquid filter having a small pressure loss and a manufacturing method for a liquid filter. The liquid filter is a liquid filter that is composed of a nonwoven fabric formed of fibers containing a water-insoluble polymer and a hydrophilizing agent. In the nonwoven fabric, a fiber density continuously changes in a film thickness direction, a fiber density difference is present in the film thickness direction, the fiber density of one surface of the nonwoven fabric in the film thickness direction is maximal, and the fiber density of the other surface of the nonwoven fabric in the film thickness direction is minimal.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell transplant device having an ability to induce angiogenesis around the cell transplant device, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a cell transplant device including a cell structure (A) that includes a plurality of biocompatible polymer blocks and a plurality of cells of at least one type, and in which at least one of the biocompatible polymer blocks is disposed in gaps between the plurality of cells; and an immunoisolation membrane (B) that encloses the cell structure is provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an optical film in which heat resistance or moisture resistance is excellent, and visibility is able to be sufficiently ensured. In the optical film used in a display apparatus including a polarizer, Re is 1,000 nm to 30,000 nm, and Rth is −30,000 nm to −1,000 nm. Further, disclosed are a polarization plate including the optical film, a transparent conductive film including the optical film, a surface protection film including the optical film including the optical film, and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the optical film.
Abstract:
A polyester resin composition including: a polyester resin; a titanium compound derived from a catalyst; and a phosphorous compound, wherein formula (1): 0.10
Abstract:
There is provided a production method for a microcapsule in which cells are encapsulated with alginic acid and a polycation, the method including dropwise adding a cell suspension containing cells and alginic acid into a calcium ion-containing solution to obtain a liquid droplet in which the cells are encapsulated in alginic acid, and immersing the liquid droplet in a coating liquid containing a polycation, to obtain the microcapsule, where the coating liquid contains a calcium ion or a barium ion at a concentration of 0.1 mM or more and 50.0 mM or less. According to the production method of the present invention, it is possible to produce a microcapsule having a uniform shape and particle size.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, there are provided a membrane for immunoisolation, including: a porous membrane that contains a polymer, in which the porous membrane includes a layered compact portion where a pore diameter is the smallest within the membrane, and a pore diameter continuously increases in a thickness direction from the compact portion toward at least one surface of the porous membrane; a chamber for transplantation for enclosing a biological constituent therein, including the above-described membrane for immunoisolation on at least a part of a surface forming an inside and an outside of the chamber for transplantation; and a device for transplantation, including the above-described chamber for transplantation enclosing the biological constituent therein. In the membrane for immunoisolation of the present invention which can be manufactured at low costs, a deterioration in substance permeability is unlikely to occur.
Abstract:
A fiber composite includes a cellulose fiber and a metal, in which the cellulose fiber contains a cellulose acylate, at least a part of a surface of the cellulose fiber carries at least a part of the metal, a degree of crystallinity of the cellulose fiber is from 0% to 50%, an average fiber diameter of the cellulose fiber is from 1 nm to 1μm and an average fiber length of the cellulose fiber is from 1 mm to 1 m.