Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

How can we raise the figure when we writing a paper with Latex ?

Hi, everyone. I'm a starter to write a paper by Latex. But I have some difficulty using it. I'm writing the paper with 2 columns. And, there is one figure that occupies the 2 both-sides. I want to...

26 February 2021 3,738 3 View

How can we limit artifacts caused by rotation in fiber photometry?

We are trying to run fiber photometry experiments for long time scales, but we get these sinusoidal artifacts that come up. We think they may be caused by twisting of the fiber optic subject...

25 February 2021 568 1 View

Satellite orbit estimation using Recurrent Neural Network - what should I use?

Hello, I am a master's student studying in Yonsei Univeristy, Korea. I am trying to estimate the state of satellite, using Neural Network. Below is a simple flow of my study. 1. Train (t0 ~ t1)...

23 February 2021 6,383 3 View

What is the system of units used in the thermal conductivity by Spitzer and Harm?

23 February 2021 9,253 1 View

How many days do we need to detect adoptively transferred Treg in the tumor site in tumor-bearing recipient mice?

Hello, I've got a plan to isolate mouse splenic Treg (WT and KO of target gene) and inject these CD45.2 Treg into tumor-bearing CD45.1 mice. My question is how many days do I need to wait to see...

11 February 2021 8,238 1 View

Is it possible to antibody labeling with FITC cause antibody disfuction?

Hello, I studied how much bound my test antibodies to the target antigen using FITC labeling to test antibodies. I tested 3 types of antibodies, the elisa binding affinity and cytotoxicity...

07 February 2021 8,335 2 View

Can you use MTS assay with cells cultured in media containing phenol red?

I am trying to run a cell viability assay with LN229, but these cells are cultured in DMEM which contain phenol red. Is the MTS assay sensitive to the additional of phenol red in the media? If so,...

03 February 2021 9,478 2 View

Which one is better for storing energy: Fuels synthesized from CO2 or Hydrogen?

Based on educated guesses, which one of the following promises a better future for storing energy for grid scale, automobiles etc as opposed to batteries: 1) Fuels synthesized form CO2 2)...

02 February 2021 8,741 6 View

What is the best way to create a Vector file for any figure?

Some journals ask for a vector file for the figures/diagrams submitted for the article. What is the best way to create a vector file from your Microsoft Excel chart?

01 February 2021 6,344 2 View

How to determine number concentration of polymer solutions using viscosity experiment?

I have synthesized PNIPAM (Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)) microgels, which are copolymerized with oligo-ethylene glycol based comonomers. I have to determine the exact number concentration for each...

19 February 2021 5,205 5 View

About H NMR Exercise?

I have 2 excercise about determining composition of monomers (%) in the copolymer by H NMR. There are images of excercise. Can anyone help me solve it? Thank you!

10 December 2020 4,078 3 View

Dissolving AN-MA-IA copolymer in 50 % w/w sodium thiocyanate water solution. What is the white residue forming after polymer dissolved?

Dear colleagues! Recently I tried to dissolve commercially available samples of PAN precursors (acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate-itaconic acid terpolymers) in water solutions of sodium thiocyanate...

17 October 2020 6,083 4 View

What materials are usually chosen for efficient gas sensing(at least 3 different metal oxides as well as the precursor materials)?

I have just started to gain basic information about gas sensing materials. So here, I want to know what materials are in touch nowadays for efficient gas sensing, and what are the corresponding...

11 May 2020 5,277 1 View

Do I need to do a polymerization reaction under a nitrogen atmosphere?

I am polymerizing styrene with Potassium Peroxodi Sulfate and Acrylic acid by an emulsion polymerization method. The literature I am referring to mentions stirring the reagents with a nitrogen...

18 December 2019 8,158 4 View

Do I need to do a polymerization reaction under a nitrogen atmosphere?

I am polymerizing styrene with Potassium Peroxodi Sulfate and Acrylic acid by an emulsion polymerization method. The literature I am referring to mentions stirring the reagents with a nitrogen...

11 December 2019 8,142 4 View

Would you explain me the correlation between the fracture stress of a hydrogel and its polymer density (=swelling ratio)?

Hello, I assume that higher polymer density makes its fracture stress higher in charged hydrogels like PVA/CMC and PAAm/PAMPS (not DN gel but copolymer) whose polymer density vs. water can be...

10 November 2019 1,355 3 View

What amount of ammonium persulfate and TEMED is necessary to perform NiPam Polymerization?

I am working on NiPam Polymerization and I am unsure of the necessary amount of ammonium persulfate and TEMED necessary in the polymerization process. I am using water as the solvent and the...

10 November 2019 6,345 3 View

How to encapsulate hydrophobic drug in micelles ?

Hello, I am trying to encapsulate a hydrophobic drug (that is only soluble in DMSO) in Micelles. The Micelles preparation method is emulsion-solvent evaporation. After mixing the drug/DMSO and...

04 November 2019 1,300 3 View

Is there any method to reveal PEG-based-copolymer on TLC, the monomer is UV-active but after polymerization only its own spot is viewed under UVlight?

Is it possible that the monomer and its PEG based copolymer have same migration profile and how it is possible to monitor the polymerization with TLC to know either there is a reaction or not...

26 October 2019 5,212 1 View