How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

How to calculate stress at the cross section of spherical particles within a matrix?

Hi all, I am currently working on some background calculations before I start a new project related to metal matrix particulate composites. I am trying to find a way to calculate the stress at...

19 February 2021 8,503 3 View

Simulation or Experiment? How do we choose?

If we want to assess if a phenomenon is going in a direction we expect, we can simulate it, using digital models, possibly agent models factoring in known properties and interaction features. We...

12 February 2021 1,141 21 View

Posthoc test after two-way ANOVA (two factors with two levels)?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if runnig a posthoc test regardeless of a significant interaction might make sense. I have prepared a dataset with obviously invented data but which can help to the...

02 February 2021 8,061 1 View

Matrix based scientific data analysis: extrapolating to matrices of sets?

Data sets, when structured, can be put in vector form (v(1)...v(n)), adding time dependency it's v(i, t) for i=1...n and t=1...T. Then we have a matrix of terms v(i, j)... Matrices are important,...

30 January 2021 9,295 6 View

How can I use amylase enzyme to digest molluscan tissue before DNA extration?

Hi, I have a problem with a hight contet of mucopolysaccharides in some molluscan samples. I tried different DNA extration procolols but I can't already remove all the molecules that inhibit PCR...

01 January 2021 8,900 3 View

Will the spread of the new SARS-Cov-2 strain affect the efficacy of mRNA-based vaccines?

Recent studies have highlighted the isolation of a new strain of SARS-Cov-2. Could the new discovery compromise the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign ???

21 December 2020 7,516 4 View

How to calculate the gas composition for a heat treatment where a very low oxygen partial pressure is needed?

I'm interested in a selective oxidation in an austenitic stainess steel so that Chromia rather then ferrous oxide is formed on top of my metal. I know I should have a value of pO2 around...

16 December 2020 8,541 7 View

The loss of hyperbolicity in PDE?

Question about the loss of hyperbolicity in nonlinear PDE: when complex eigenvalues appear, what is the effect on flow? I understand that we do not have general results on existence in this case,...

16 December 2020 2,571 3 View

How to resolve the sample contamination issue in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) even after long-time plasma cleaning?

Hi, I am doing TEM routinely in my daily research work. Most of my TEM samples are the inorganic oxide-metal nanocomposite films deposited on single crystal oxide substrate (such as STO, MgO)....

11 December 2020 2,695 5 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

Anyone know of a good progesterone antibody?

I am looking for a good progesterone antibody to quantify levels of progesterone in zebrafish. Applications would be ELISA, and immunohistochemistry.

28 February 2021 5,929 2 View

Which polarizers are usually used to measure the birefringence of zebrafish muscles?

I already found several publications on that topic, however, the specifications for the used filters are often missing. Some more specific information than "fish is placed between to polarizing...

23 February 2021 1,934 1 View

How to get/count refractive index in gasses?

20 February 2021 8,202 6 View

Is there any free software for behaviour analysis of zebrafish ?

I need to do novel tank test and light/dark test for zebrafish. So I need a tracking software for tracking in these tests. Is there any free softwares available for tracking of zebrafish ?

16 February 2021 1,541 1 View

Want to ask about equivalence ratio?

09 February 2021 5,273 2 View

What recipe of homemade lenti-virus concentrator do you use?

My lab is using a lenti-X concentrator. And we are looking for a homemade recipe. I have tried this recipe....

08 February 2021 5,965 1 View

Has anyone used a premade hybridization buffer (from Roche for example) for zebrafish in situ hybridizations?

Our in situs (alkaline phosphatase based) have stopped working. Probes are fine, but or homemade hybridization buffer seems to be the issue. Using the same supplier of deionized formaminde as...

03 February 2021 8,540 2 View

Can any tell me or suggest any research article or review about the concentration of peptide dissolve in system water and given to Adult Zebrafish?

Hello, everyone! I have chemically synthesized antioxidant peptide isolated from the plant. I have to validate its bioactivities in Adult zebrafish. I have to administer this peptide to zebra...

01 February 2021 5,809 3 View

Has anybody a protocol to determine the AChE activity in larvae zebrafish brain?

Even following the instruction of Karnovsky and Roots (1964), I still do not know how long I should fix the larvae and in what fixative. Could anyone help me? Thank you!

14 January 2021 385 2 View