Using a fixed angle rotor with Sucrose gradient /cushion ultracentirfugation?

I am trying to fractionate virus from plasma into different densities by sucrose gradient but we only have fixed angle rotors... Has anyone tried doing that with a fixed angle? Should I use the...

13 January 2021 8,372 3 View

What is the sampling technique used in an online survey?

I am asking about the sampling technique used in an online survey. The survey will be distributed online via social media channels. We are targeting adolescents. The sample size will be estimated...

11 July 2020 8,685 14 View

Should the HCV Core protein fused with His-tag (without linker) be extracted in the insoluble or soluble protein fraction?

I have infected insect cells SF9 with recomb. baculovirus expressing Core.His and another with GFP. I have extracted the soluble proteins after 3 days and did western blot using anti-his,...

10 February 2020 2,359 4 View

in concrete application Which more benefit adding Nano Carbon tube or Nano cellulose from economic side and performance?

My dear colleagues, in concrete application which more benefit adding Nano Carbon tube or Nano cellulose from economic side and performance?

19 April 2019 4,501 8 View

What is the best way to of the waste plastic fiber to enhance some of the mechanical properties of concrete?

Dear Colleagues What is the best way to enhancing the shape and the outer surface of the waste plastic fiber to enhance some of the mechanical properties of concrete?

21 September 2018 7,603 1 View

Which is more useful in improving the impact resistance of the concrete. The use of aluminum waste as an alternative to sand or cement?

Dear Colleagues Which is more useful in improving the impact resistance of the concrete. The use of aluminum waste as an alternative to sand or cement?

31 May 2018 5,727 6 View

Polymer diposition on nanoparticles?

I wanted to diposite a polymer on nanoparticles,but the TEM results shows that that the polymer diposite on an aggregated nanopartilces together. is that a problem of the nanoparticles dispertion...

04 April 2017 204 5 View

What the best solvent for polystyrene other chloroform?

10 November 2016 5,045 1 View

How I can calculate vertex coordinates from vertex normal in triangular mesh ?

I have triangle mesh and calculate normal of triangles then calculate vertex normal and do some calculations on it and want to calculate vertex coordinates from this vertex normal after do...

01 November 2016 992 3 View

How to measure catalase activity in a plant extract?

can you describe please the contents of a simple reaction to measure catalase activity in a plant extract and is it possible to be a water extract or should it be in phosphate buffer? thanks a lot

05 April 2016 9,175 3 View

Buffer to disrupt platelet alpha granules for PF4 quantification?

Hello! I want to quantify by ELISA the secreted (from platelets poor plasma) and the non-secreted (from platelet lysate) PF4 before and after TRAP stimulation. I will use the ELISA from R&D...

03 March 2021 1,499 2 View

Buffer Exchange using column packed with sephadex G-25 effect on protein concentration?

Hello, If i am doing a buffer exchange for an antibody of 1mg/mL, does the elution lose protein in the process of buffer exchange? For example, if i flow through 500 uL of 1mg/mL sample, and...

03 March 2021 6,299 3 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 View

Why are my bands weird in this Agarose gel?

Can someone please give me some possible things that could go wrong? Here is my recipe: 0.5g Agarose 50 mL of TAE 1x 1 uL ethyl bromide. Gel was run at 100V for 1 hour. The buffer used is also TAE.

01 March 2021 9,952 3 View

What do I do with DLS peaks that are from the buffer?

I'm looking at the aggregation of my protein sample using DLS. Unfortunately, my buffer (20mM HEPES) also results in a set of peaks. These are at approximately 1 and 1000 d.nm. The lowest peak...

01 March 2021 9,015 2 View

What is the most suitable resuspension buffer for TCA/acetone precipitated protein?

I need to extract protein from fermented carbon sources for Bradford assay. Most researchers experiencing insolubility of pellet in resuspension buffer. Please assist me to select most suitable...

26 February 2021 7,129 3 View

What urea buffer can i use for biotagged protein extraction from streptavidin beads?

Hi all, I have been doing research on biotagged LDB1 proteins in Mel cells. I purify the proteins using M280 streptavidin beads. The yield is very low so I've been trying to optimize it by...

24 February 2021 5,749 3 View

What is the best way to manage Western blots?

Increasingly, more articles are being retracted because of duplicate or otherwise dubious Western blots. Consequently, journals are asking for original Western blots and authentication of...

23 February 2021 8,609 3 View

Cloudy/high background western blot - can anyone help me?

Hi everyone! I try to detect VDR protein (~48 kDa) using Western Blot. After SDS-PAGE using 10% MP TGX Stain-Free Gel from BioRad I transferred the protein onto an metOH activated PVDF membrane...

23 February 2021 6,266 3 View

I see 2 random bands in my ERK/pERK blot? Has anyone else seen this?

I ran a western blot using 12% gel and probing for ERK/pERK (cell signaling antibodies). The green is total ERK, the Red is supposed to be phospho-ERK. I see 2 bands below the total ERK that...

22 February 2021 1,777 3 View