Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.

An imide resin composition including a terminal-modified imide oligomer of General Formula (1) and a thermoplastic aromatic polyimide of General Formula (2). (In Formula (1), either R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 shows a phenyl group and the other shows a hydrogen atom; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 show a divalent residue of aromatic diamine; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 show a tetravalent residue of aromatic tetracarboxylic acid; m and n satisfy relationships of m1, n0, 1m+n20, and 0.05m/(m+n)1; and an arrangement of repeating units may be either a block or random.) (In Formula (2), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 show a divalent residue of aromatic diamine; R.sub.3 shows a tetravalent residue of aromatic tetracarboxylic acid; m and n satisfy relationships of m1 and n0, and an arrangement of repeating units may be either a block or random.)

A polyimide laminated film containing a thermoplastic polyimide layer that includes a block (A) having a storage elastic modulus of 0.15 GPa or more at 380 C. and a block (B) having a storage elastic modulus of 0.10 GPa or less at 380 C. is used as a polyimide laminated film that has high peel strength and can suppress occurrence of a crack in an alkaline environment.

An intermediate transfer body includes: a base layer made of a resin; and a surface layer disposed on the base layer, wherein the surface layer is an integral object of inorganic oxide and contains a black titanium compound dispersed in the surface layer.

Provided is a laminate that excels in adhesion among a plurality of resin layers formed as insulating layers containing polyimide and so forth, a method for manufacturing the laminate, a semiconductor device, and, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device. The laminate comprises a substrate, and at least two resin layers, each of the resin layers is independently brought into contact, in at least a part of the surface thereof, with other resin layer, and the layers independently has a Young's modulus exceeding 2.8 GPa and not exceeding 5.0 GPa, and, an elongation after fracture exceeding 50% and not exceeding 200%, and further has a three-dimensional radical crosslinked structure, and at least one of the resin layers contains at least either polyimide or polybenzoxazole.

A decorative decal for altering the aesthetics of a barbeque grill, with the decal comprising a flexible and heat resistant substrate having a visually discernible aesthetic element on its first surface and a smooth non-porous second surface, with the second surface suitable for attaching the substrate to the outer surface of the barbeque grill by use of static cling; and a method of use of the decal.

The present invention discloses a polyimide-based composite carbon film with high thermal conductivity and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method includes: uniformly coating the surface of a polyimide-based carbon film with an aqueous graphene oxide solution, and then covering the same with another polyimide-based carbon film uniformly coated with an aqueous graphene oxide solution; repeating such operation; after the polyimide-based carbon films are dried, bonding the polyimide-based carbon films by means of graphene oxide so as to form a thick film; bonding the polyimide-based carbon films more tightly by means of further low-temperature hot pressing; and finally, obtaining a thick polyimide-based carbon film with high thermal conductivity by repairing defects by means of low-temperature heating pre-reduction and high-temperature and high-pressure thermal treatment. The thick polyimide-based carbon film with high thermal conductivity has a thickness greater than 100 m and an in-plane thermal conductivity of even reaching 1700 W/mK or above.

A repair seal that is resistant to cracking and peeling during an attachment procedure and that is not noticeable after repair is provided. In addition, this repair seal is manufactured. Furthermore, a repair structure that is resistant to cracking and peeling during an attachment procedure and that is not noticeable after repair is provided. A repair seal 7 or 8 of the present invention is used for a decorative panel 1 including at least one undercoat layer 1b or 1c, a colored layer 1d, and a clear layer 1e stacked in this order on a substrate 1a. The repair seal 7 or 8 includes a repair multilayer body 70 and an adhesive layer 71. The repair multilayer body 70 includes a transparent or translucent resin base material sheet 70a, a repair colored layer 70b disposed on a front surface of the base material sheet 70a and formed from the same paint as the colored layer 1d, and a repair clear layer 70c formed from the same paint as the clear layer 1e. The adhesive layer 71 is disposed on a back surface of the base material sheet 70a and is transparent or translucent.

A method for manufacturing a flexible metal-clad laminated plate includes the steps of: (a) obtaining a laminated body by laminating a polyimide resin film including a non-thermoplastic polyimide layer and an adhesive layer containing thermoplastic polyimide, the adhesive layer being provided on at least one side of the non-thermoplastic polyimide layer, and a metal foil; and (b) subjecting the laminated body obtained in the step (a) to heat treatment under an inert gas atmosphere and a pressure of 0.20 to 0.98 MPa at a temperature of a glass transition temperature Tg of the thermoplastic polyimide20 C. to the glass transition temperature Tg+50 C.

A membrane electrode assembly is provided that includes a polymer electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer provided on a surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane. The catalyst layer comprises catalyst particles and an ionomer film surrounding each of the catalyst particles. The ionomer film has an oxygen permeability of approximately 6.010.sup.12 mol/cm/s to 15.010.sup.12 mol/cm/s at 80 C. and a relative humidity of approximately 30% to 100%.