1. A battery electrode, comprising:
an active material layer,
wherein the active material layer is formed on a collector surface, and
the active material layer comprises an active material and a block copolymer having a vinyl alcohol polymer block wherein said vinyl alcohol polymer block is produced by saponifying a vinyl ester polymer and has a saponification degree of from 75 to 99.95 mol %.
2. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the vinyl alcohol polymer block has a saponification degree of from 80 to 99.92 mol %.
3. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the vinyl alcohol polymer block has a polymerization degree of from 200 to 3000.
4. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the block copolymer further comprises:
a polymer block comprising a constituent unit selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid unit, an acrylate salt unit, an acrylate ester unit, a methacrylic acid unit, a methacrylate salt unit and a methacrylate ester unit.
5. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the active material layer comprises the block copolymer in an amount of from 1 to 10% by mass.
6. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the active material comprises graphite.
7. A lithium ion secondary battery having a laminate structure, the lithium ion secondary battery comprising:
a pair of electrodes comprising an active material layer disposed such that active material layers face each other via a separator, and
an electrolyte composition comprising a lithium-containing electrolyte salt fills gaps between the pair of electrodes and the separator,
wherein at least one of the pair of electrodes is the battery electrode as claimed in claim 1.
8. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 7,
wherein the electrolyte composition comprises propylene carbonate.
9. The battery electrode according to claim 1,
wherein the block copolymer further comprises:
a polymer block comprising a constituent unit selected from the group consisting of an acrylate ester unit, a methacrylic acid unit, a methacrylate salt unit and a methacrylate ester unit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of treating a pelvic floor disorder with a sacrocolpopexy procedure, comprising:
providing an implant having an anterior vaginal mesh portion, a posterior vaginal mesh portion and a sacral mesh extension portion;
creating an incision;
attaching the anterior vaginal mesh portion to the anterior vaginal wall;
attaching the posterior vaginal mesh portion to the posterior vaginal wall;
attaching the sacral mesh extension portion to sacral fascia; and
adjusting the tension of the implant.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein attaching the mesh extension portion to the sacral fascia includes attaching the mesh extension portion to the anterior longitudinal ligament.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein attaching the mesh extension portion to the sacral fascia includes attaching the mesh extension portion to sacral soft tissue.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein creating an incision includes creating an abdominal incision.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein creating an incision includes creating a vaginal incision.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein attaching the anterior vaginal mesh portion to the anterior vaginal wall includes attachment with one or more sutures.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein attaching the posterior vaginal mesh portion to the posterior vaginal wall includes attachment with one or more sutures.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the anterior vaginal mesh portion is a substantially flat mesh portion.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the posterior vaginal mesh portion is a substantially flat mesh portion.
10. A method of treating a pelvic floor disorder with a sacrocolpopexy procedure, comprising:
providing an implant having an anterior vaginal mesh portion, a posterior vaginal mesh portion and a sacral mesh extension portion;
creating an incision;
suturing the anterior vaginal mesh portion to the anterior vaginal wall;
suturing the posterior vaginal mesh portion to the posterior vaginal wall;
affixing the sacral mesh extension portion to the longitudinal ligament of the sacral fascia; and
tensioning the implant.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein affixing the mesh extension portion to the longitudinal ligament of the sacral fascia includes affixing the mesh extension portion to the anterior longitudinal ligament of the sacral fascia.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein creating an incision includes creating an abdominal incision.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein creating an incision includes creating a vaginal incision.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the anterior vaginal mesh portion is a substantially flat mesh portion.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the posterior vaginal mesh portion is a substantially flat mesh portion.