Why I couldn't obtain a gel from APTES? Does the Amine group affect the gelation process?

I am trying to make a gel from APTES as a precursor using the sol-gel reaction. I tried different solvents (ethanol, acetone, DMF) and different catalysts (basic and acidic) with different...

03 October 2020 9,673 5 View

How to estimate Lipid-Protein interactions durations from MD trajectories ?

Hi, I have trajectories of a protein embedded in an explicit membrane and water environment. I would like to estimate lipid-protein interaction durations i.e., the average duration of the...

26 October 2019 5,374 3 View

How can we separate between the fluorescent effect and second-order vibration in the wavenumber [1000-2000cm-1] in Raman Spectroscopy?

I am researching BaTiO3 ceramics and i find peaks in the wavenumber [1000-2000cm-1].How can we separate between the fluorescent effect and Second-Order vibration in the wavenumber [1000-2000cm-1]...

30 April 2019 9,125 8 View

How to read Gaussian Cube file?

Hi, I have a Gaussian cube file (.cube) that I obtained with gmx spatial. It represents the spatial density of cholesterol during a simulation (Protein in a membrane with explicit solvent). I...

21 April 2019 8,430 1 View

What is the difference between 633nm and 785nm lamp in Raman Spectroscopy?

I am researching rare earth doped pervoskite ceramics and found that most researchers used 633nm Laser. What is the difference between them and will there be much difference in the results?

15 April 2019 5,396 8 View

How to calculate the tilt angle of a protein (or a helix) with respect to the membrane plane?

Hi, I have a Coarse-grained simulation of a dimer with 5 transmembrane helices for each monomer and I would like to calculate the tilt angle of each monomer with the respect to the membrane...

24 January 2019 9,853 2 View

What is the lipid composition of the mitochondrial Outer Membrane (omm)?

Dear all, I would like to simulate a protein which is located in the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane (OMM). I was searching in the literature about lipid composition of this latter (in Mammals) but...

04 February 2018 5,094 2 View

Cyclophosphamide (Cy) and Scid mice !!

08 June 2017 536 7 View

Is it necessary to confirm the RNA-seq results by quantitative RT-PCR?

29 August 2016 1,740 3 View

How to generate a topology for a HEM protein using CHARMM 27 as FF?

Dear all, I'm working on simulating a homodimer with its cofactors (hem, THG) and its substrate with GROMACS. Since my system is complex, I decided to start first with a monomere taking only...

11 May 2016 6,272 2 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

How vaccines of covid 19 work?

Millions ask how vaccines of covid 19 be successful and safe, its here to explain generally how vaccine of pfizer work ,mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that will trigger an...

28 February 2021 2,723 4 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

How long do vaccines protect us against COVID 19?

Or will we have to get vaccinated every year, as in the case of influenza?

27 February 2021 1,048 5 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View