Why the storage moduli E' decrease with highr fiber volume?

Hi guys, I am facing problems to interpret a DMA results. Material: Composite Bisphenol A + curaua fiber What is being tested: the influence of fiber volume on the composites properties...

12 February 2021 174 7 View

Which buffer should I use to aliquot antibody in?

for western blot analysis the buffer in which the antibody already is, written in the datasheet, or should I use already the bsa or milk solution that I use for final diluition?

17 November 2020 4,804 3 View

What is the best protocol for simultaneous extraction and purification of DNA and RNA from animal tissues?

I need to perform a co-extraction of DNA and RNA from pools of juvenile Daphnia magna. I used the AllPrep DNA/RNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN) but with poor results in terms of DNA yeld and quality. I would...

22 October 2020 9,746 3 View

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The threat of pandemic disease is not new: For decades, public health experts advised that a coronavirus outbreak was looming, global proportions, and that the world was not equipped to fight it...

27 May 2020 2,871 25 View

Is it correct to compare Fst values obtained from different genetic markers?

Fst is used in many genetic studies which involve different markers (mtDNA, microsatellites, SNPs...) as methodologies and next-generation genetics improve. I was wondering if it would be correct...

27 April 2020 7,175 3 View

My work entails comparing the effect of tax on economic growth of two countries. Asides the panel regression, which other technique can I use?

MY specific objective is to make comparative analysis on the effect of tax revenue on GDP of country A and country B

26 June 2019 6,619 3 View

In Morris water maze training results for scopolamine-injected rats, is it normal that scopolamine doesn't cause difference on day 5 ?

And if so, is it related to short term memory or inability of scopolamine to impair spatial learning?

17 June 2019 9,461 3 View

How to prepare aqueous solution of Methyl Jasmonate dissolved in Tween 20?

I need to prepare 500 mL of aqueous solution of 1mM Methyl Jasmonate dissolved in 0.1% of Tween 20 for foliar application. How much MJ and how much Tween 20 do I need to use? Both compounds are...

02 May 2019 6,228 2 View

May I express a protein in C. glutamicum using a commercialy availabe vector?

29 March 2019 7,700 1 View

How can i use ethidium bromide for sample staining?

I don't want to add it directly into the gel but just using it as loading dye.

25 March 2019 5,889 3 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

Physical-chemical formation of stalactites/stalagmites. what promotes the formation/growth of these structures?

I know, or think I do, the basic idea behind these natural structures, as from what I know they form due to water dripping from the top leaving a salt deposit behind. But started to wonder about...

22 February 2021 1,400 4 View

Is there an ideal incubation time of RGO-modified SPCE before subsequent use, i.e., electrochemical characterization or further modification?

I notice that upon washing and air-drying of my RGO/SPCE surface and characterizing again via DPV, the current response towards ferricyanide probe significantly decreases. My worry is that the...

22 February 2021 5,324 3 View

How can I measure the surface interaction or surface interfacial chemistry between polishing abrasives and upper surface of substrate ?

I am working on polishing abrasives. I need to do few characterizations ? which can provide the on time surface chemistry of substrate with polishing abrasive during optical polishing. I would...

18 February 2021 5,319 3 View

Despite single-cell RNA, how can I characterize a new cell subtype/phenotype?

A new cell subtype was found out only during regeneration phases after a cuprizone-induced demyelination model. How can I characterize this cell? It is important to highlight that was already...

13 February 2021 1,245 1 View

How can I spin a thick layer of organic polymer?

I need to spin a 120um thick film. My current procedure consists of spinning the polymer (about 20um), uv exposure, plasma etch, and then spinning another 20um thick layer, uv again, plasma etch...

10 February 2021 2,055 6 View

How to model in HFSS or FEKO Free Space Material Characterization?

I am having trouble setting up this problem in HFSS or FEKO. In HFSS, I've tried both FEM and FEBI-IE solvers. With FEKO, I've tried it's MoM solver and default settings. I am would like model...

09 February 2021 375 2 View

Is it possible to find out the wettability and contact angle of water on the rough or corrugated substrate?

First of all, whether it is possible to identify the presence of water and its amount on the Silicon substrate by using only FT-IR spectroscopy. Can ATR-FTIR spectroscopy find out the wettability...

03 February 2021 9,085 4 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

In your view, which current SEM is most recommended for EBSD/TKD and EDS analysis?

I know that this is a very difficult question, as the areas of application can vary greatly. However, if you want to operate low as well as high resolution (from a few millimeters to nanometers),...

02 February 2021 4,985 4 View