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17 February 2021 4,217 3 View

Which CGRP I could use to treat murine cells in vitro?

Does anyone worked with CGRP on mice. I m stuck with which the product good to use. I found Sigma products are good but Sigma has a lot of CGRP products and papers didnt mention the code or cat#...

16 February 2021 8,344 2 View

Why do cells die after adding MTT dye?

I was doing MTT assay, and in the last day before adding the MTT; the cells looked good (or so I think), but after aspiration of the drug and addition of MTT dye I noticed that most cells seemed...

07 February 2021 3,846 4 View

How do I get spectral power distribution (SPD) of my photoluminescence sample to calculate chromaticity coordinates?

Hi, I have photoluminescence samples which I already characterized and from that I already obtained the steady-state photoluminescence (SSPL) property. I want to draw CIE chromaticity diagram to...

24 January 2021 7,770 1 View

How can I stain 3d printed cells in hydrogel without damaging the gel?

I tried staining my cells in a gel using standard protocols with 4PF% for fixation and triton-X or saponin for permeabilization but the gel always gets damaged throughout the steps, and at the end...

17 January 2021 4,170 1 View

How can one synthesize the Inverted Core-Shell Particles (ICS)?

Dear RG colleagues, how can one synthesize the inverted core-shell particles (ICS) from a polymer and a Nano-metal oxide? Where the polymer is a core and the metal oxide is a shell. Under which...

01 December 2020 9,895 2 View

Why do I get low absorbance in MTT assay?

I have been trying to do MTT assay using HCT-116 cells but I have been getting very low absorbance readings (absorbance is usually 0.25 and below) even though iam seeding 30,000 cell/ well. I have...

16 November 2020 3,588 3 View

How can I remove dead cells from viable ones in Expi293 cell culture?

Hi everyone ! I am working with Thermo Expi293 cells for a while for high-yield protein production in lab scale. Sometimes, viability of the cells decreases day by day although nothing was...

12 November 2020 1,102 5 View

What do you think the percentage of educational lost by students in courses where labs and workshops are necessary?

During the current pandemic, most educational institutions all over the world were forced to on-line education which led students to be away from practice applications such as labs and workshops....

30 October 2020 3,254 16 View

What is the relationship (equation) between node transmission range and node density in wsn?

I am simulating routing protocol in wsn the orginal simulation was based on 802.11 mac and physical layer and I am using 802.15.4 as you know the transmission range in 802.15.4 is less, which...

20 August 2020 8,888 2 View

How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

Estemeed colleagues, I found some issues regarding the quantification of the data for TNBS assay. There are different protocols on how to perform that but it is clear to me the "fil rouge" that...

02 March 2021 2,616 1 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

I have a time series data of some biochemical studies ( DNA and Chromosomal damage) which I intend to use to further predict into future ?

I have a time series data of some biochemical studies ( DNA and Chromosomal damage) which I intend to use to further predict into future without necessarily conducting the assay for an extended...

23 February 2021 7,842 1 View

What is the standard protocol in doing replicates for C. elegans lifespan assay on solid media (thru worm picking)?

I would like to know what is the standard protocol in the number of worms per plate and number of plates per concentration of extract X in a lifespan assay done in solid media and not automated...

23 February 2021 9,933 1 View

Why anti-CD20 or other antibodies are not used to label target cells in flow cytometry t-cell cytotoxicity assay?

New to the field of cell therapy. Why fluorescent-labeled antibodies to target cell antigens are not used for determining target cell count by flow cytometry in cytotoxicity assay (eg car-t)? Cell...

21 February 2021 3,278 3 View

Can anyone help or comment on solubilising chlorobutanol in aqueous injections in minimum time possible?

Please suggest solubilisation of chlorobutanol in injections. Tried pH and high temperature. But the issue is of assay drop. If anyone can suggest any solution. Its a commonly used excipient for...

21 February 2021 7,397 1 View

Did anyone perform CD107a degranulation assay without the use of inhibitors like monensin?

I am planning to perform a degranulation assay using CD107a antibody. Some resources suggest to use inhibitors like monensin to inhibit the intracellular traficking and acidification of the...

21 February 2021 6,260 3 View

Are exogenous molecules transferred between human cells during doubling ?

Hello RG community, I wonderer whether exogenous molecules (e.g. reporter plasmids, miRNAs or other artificial molecules) are transferred between cultured human cells during their doubling ? So,...

21 February 2021 6,633 3 View