How to interpret the surface roughness trend in PES/GO membrane?

adding graphene oxide / rGO / graphene have shown conflicting surface roughness changes in Polyethersulfone. for rGO in specific, why do we have roughness decrease whilst porosity has increased?

01 February 2019 9,601 5 View

Does Graphene oxide experience electrophoresis also in NMP ?

GO in NMP - considering NMP is not an electrilyte on itself, can the flakes move towards the opposite electrode?

08 September 2018 9,227 0 View

How to interpret the increase of water contact angle in polymer / graphene oxide ?

when the loadings of GO in the polymer increased the contacact angle was almost the same as the pure polymer and in one case higher... what can be the reason ... it is expected to have more...

04 May 2018 7,944 3 View

Why does my polymer solution tends to stick to the electrode while being imposed to electric field?

when I apply an electric field over my polymer solution it tries to move toward the negative electrode (the distance between the two electrodes is very low) this local movement is different every...

02 March 2018 9,968 4 View

Which side of the membrane is the top side?

while casting a carbon filler /polymer composite membrane on glass, during inversion in water , it gets up with a convex surface which is a little shiny. is this side the top surface of the...

01 February 2018 7,868 9 View

Why water does not reach to the edge of the blade while sectioning in ultramicrotome?

when i want to try thick sectioning of my sample, I fill in the tray with water bu even with angular and axial regulations and also filling and vacuuming water , it does not wet the upper part !...

31 December 2017 6,374 6 View

How to calculate the average viscosity and the dielectric constant of a solution of polymer?

I need to know the viscosity and dielectric of my solution. (polymer in a polar solvent)please advise if there is simple models or estimation techniques just to know an approximate estimation

31 December 2017 5,926 2 View

What are the techniques for adherence improvement between polymer thin film (water soluble ones) and metal surfaces?

I need to cover a metal surface with a thin layer of a water soluble polymer and this layer should adhere very well and not separate , also no-toxic ... what are the feasible methods?please...

31 December 2017 3,620 10 View

Is it possible to use membranes of diameter lower than 5 cm in Sterlitech setup?

my membranes are produced about 4.5 cm . is it possible to test them by a sterlitech HP4750 cell with some modifications of the setup?

11 December 2017 3,742 2 View

How to get more homogeneous membrane while casting ?

when we are using phase inversion method, how can we avoid formation of holes in the film casting on a glass slide? what parameters are effective?

09 October 2017 4,670 1 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

Where can I find life cycle inventory or assessment of non woven materials?

Dear network, I am looking for the LCA or LCI or at least the energy balances of the non woven fabrics process for my master project, in specific for natural fibers, yet I have found...

02 March 2021 9,662 1 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

POlymer+DMSO solution and moisture??

What could be the reason of moisture at the sides of Vial when I am preparing my polmyer+DMSO solution for membrane fabrication? What etiquettes I am possibly missing here?

28 February 2021 6,516 5 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

Protocol for membrane extraction E. coli?

Hello! I am interested in determining whether a poly-unsaturated fatty acid I have engineered E. coli to produce is being incorporated into the membrane of the cells or if it is simply a free...

21 February 2021 7,447 2 View

Database of European Football Players Salaries ?

Hello everyone, I am interested in writing about a dissertation about the wages of the football players of the 5 main leagues in Europe. I wanted to know if someone had an up to date data base...

17 February 2021 8,847 3 View

How do you prepare a porous crosslinked Polyvinyl alcohol and Glutaraldehyde membrane or film?

I am trying to prepare a Polyvinyl alcohol membrane for carbondioxide adsorption

08 February 2021 7,493 3 View

Background and spots in Western Blot membrane?

Do you know why my membrane looks like this? I did this western for Anti-hnRNP D/AUF1 antibody ab50692, as primary antibody in 1:1000 overnight at 4c and Anti-rabbit IgG HRP linked antibody...

07 February 2021 5,591 4 View