A simple Colorimetric method to measure cell viability for adherent cells in 96-well plates using dye /stain?

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Can anyone help me to get a protocol for cresyl violet acetate staining for cultured neural cells?

I undergo differentiation of stem cells into neural cells in 6 well plate and i want to do cresyl violet acetate staining for those cultured cells as a step to confirm differentation.

06 July 2018 2,316 8 View

What is the optimal method for preservation of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid sample) for usage in cell culture as a source of growth factor?

I collect multiple CSf samples and i want to preserve them until collection of all samples complete for usage in cell culture as a source of growth factor. How can i transport the sample? How can...

05 June 2018 5,605 3 View

What is the best anticoagulant (& its conc.)to prevent PRP/culture media from gel formation?

When i add PRP on the culture media it converted from liquid state into gel but i need it in the liquid state . how can i dissolve this problem!

02 March 2018 6,137 0 View

What are the different concentration of a new compound can i start on cancer cell line to calculate IC50?

I have a new compound and i want to calculate IC50 but i dont know what are the concentrations i must start with as a bilot study.

11 December 2017 3,863 0 View

What are the different concentration of a new compound can i start on cancer cell line to calculate IC50?

I have a new compound and i want to calculate IC50 but i dont know what are the concentrations i must start with as a bilot study.

11 December 2017 6,043 8 View

What is the mechanism of stem cell differentiation ?

I want to Know how stem cell differentiation occur for general either in vivo or in vitro and if this mechanism differ from one cell type to another or not.

03 April 2017 3,023 3 View

How to perform MTS assay on suspended cells like Ehrilch cells or lymphocyte?

i want to put MTS on suspended cells to evaluate viability but the data sheet demonstrate the details for attached cells but not demonstrate the fine detalis for suspended cells and there is some...

31 December 2016 7,957 2 View

How can calculate IC50 ?

I put different doses of certain drug on tumor cell , how can I choose the correct dose ( IC50 ) and draw the curve to complete my experiment.

11 December 2016 1,714 2 View

What are the difference between PRP and PRF and which method is preferable ?

I am confused between PRP and PRF Which is better!

09 October 2016 8,882 1 View

What are different methods for characterization of neural cells other than pcr or immunocytochemistry ?

my research work is depend on differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into neurons,i need specific stain for neural cells to characterize it .

09 October 2016 9,278 6 View

Why Do TDS and EC Increase with Larger Wastewater Volumes, While BOD and COD Decrease?

I have carried out MFC experiments on three different volumes, 50, 500 and 1000 mL of wastewater. Results after MFC treatment shows that TDS and EC are more in larger volumes of water i.e. TDS and...

09 August 2024 9,621 0 View

Could it be a cell culture contamination?

Hello everyone! I observed in my culture (htert-RPE1 cells) an orange- red particle at the bottom of the dish. It is visible to the naked eye as a very very small red dot. Could it be a...

09 August 2024 2,824 3 View

Does Anyone have expertise in in vitro transcription and RNA pull down assay?

I am currently working on LncRNA; to know the lncRNA-protein interactions I want to do RNA pull down assay, so I need to design primers with T7 promoter. I need assistance in this regard.

07 August 2024 6,622 1 View

Is there any way to quantify bacterial and fungal cells in their mixed culture?

I am working in fungal fermentation of soybean meal and there is bacterial growth in them at times. I am trying to quantify fungal cell counts and bacterial cells; but I haven't been able to do at...

07 August 2024 7,535 4 View

How to normalize and take the significance of the MTT OD values with 3 replicates for the same cell-line?

Hi, I have a question about normalizing the MTT OD values for doing the statistical analysis. So, if we have 3 different plates and we call them 3 different replicates, so, first we would...

07 August 2024 8,106 4 View

How to improve plaques in Double Layer Agar Assay?

Hi all! My thesis groupmates and I are working on purifying an E. coli bacteriophage. The phage was handed down to us by the previous thesis group, but they only managed to purify it to about...

06 August 2024 5,801 4 View

Why activated CAR-Jurkat cell could not kill targets?

Previously when I co-coluture anti-CD19(FMC63) CAR-Jurkat with Raji with E:T=5:1, Jurkat can eliminate Raji in 24h. However, when I test another CAR construct, although I can dectect totally CD69...

06 August 2024 641 2 View

Could dyes amplify the spectrum of light to a specific wavelength?

I am interested to know the behavior of dyes toward light. Specifically, Blue dyes re-emit the spectrum, especially from the green zone (known as principal in LED lamps, and blue dyes are known...

05 August 2024 3,290 1 View

How to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen?

I have tried several times to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. I tried most available protocols. I used different dissociation media (HBSS with Ca...

04 August 2024 9,913 7 View

How to Add Missing Water Molecules in Protein-Membrane Simulations?

I have protein-membrane simulations (PDB, PSF, DCD) and have noticed that water molecules near the protein are not visible in the simulations. How can I fix this issue? Is there a way to place the...

04 August 2024 1,200 2 View