What thickness need for ITO to use as conductive layer?

I want to do RF sputtering of ITO on glass substrate using magnetron sputtering. what thickness do i need to make it good conductive layer to use it for PSC. Moreover, whats about thickness of...

01 March 2021 395 3 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

Special issue on PLS-SEM in Mathematics. Are you interested?

21 February 2021 5,601 3 View

How to calculate the TCID50 when the highest CPE is 50% or less?

I am doing TCID50 to measure progeny virus and some treatments protected the cells in a way that the highest CPE observed is 50% or less. How should I do the titre calculation in that case? Thank you!

16 February 2021 8,768 1 View

Which drug is better to modify blood pressure in awake monkey, if I provide it in the food or drink reward?

I need to modify the blood pressure in a monkey while is awake in the recording chamber, and I am planing on provide a drug for that in the food or water used for reward... any advise? Thank you

08 February 2021 9,900 1 View

Why stop the reaction in ice for the fluorescent probe FDA (fluorescein diacetate)?

Hi, In literature I noticed that who stains haemocytes with FDA for 30 min then stop the reaction in ice while this does not apply for 15 min incubation time (or maybe authors did not write this...

08 February 2021 3,366 3 View

How to make Fast Green FCF from powder?

Hi everyone We need Fast Green to electroporate plasmid into mice embryos, therefore we simply need it to see some color in the liquid we are electroporating so that electroporation is more...

07 February 2021 1,671 2 View

Why do high doses of humic substances inhibit the growth of corn roots? Is there a toxicity effect?

Length, volume, surface area and dry mass of corn roots treated with humic substances increased up to 13 liters per hectare and decreased with higher doses.

02 February 2021 2,190 4 View

Using a nucleosil c18 column, i get no negative peaks in real time and two negative peaks in post run.Software problem?

Simadzu, lc solutions

02 February 2021 1,969 2 View

Any ideas on fast and easy way to stain mucus on intact cell layer?

Dear RG community, We are looking for a fast and easy way to stain mucus on a cell layer that allows for macroscopic visualization of mucus distrubution. Our epithelium is grown in conventional...

31 January 2021 6,790 2 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

IF troubleshooting: looking at an intracellular protein that localizes to the cell's and how to reduce increase in signal due to cell ruffles?

I am currently trying to stain for PI3KBeta in MDA-MB-231 cells. My current issue is that 1) beta stains all over the cell and 2) there is an increase in signal at the edge of the cell and this...

24 February 2021 8,582 1 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

How to clean up TEM grid with plasma cleaner?

I need to clean the hydrocarbon contamination on the carbon substrate of TEM grid. However, I heard that substrate could be broken by the powerful plasma. My substrate is pure carbon, with ~3nm,...

23 February 2021 3,262 5 View

How to prepare electrolyte of NaClO4 salt for Na-ion battery? Any problem with this salt?

Hello, I am trying to make anode for Na-ion batteries. I have no experience with preparation of the electrolyte for any batteries. NaClO4 salt are available and I am planning to use EC:PC as...

21 February 2021 8,132 1 View

Using the Pfaffl method: Is it possible that the ratio of the calibrator does not equal 1?

Hi all, I have a question regarding calculations using the Pfaffl method. I have 3 groups per experiment: 1 control group (calibrator) and 2 treatment groups with 6 to 7 biological repeats per...

19 February 2021 8,351 2 View