Can a nanostructured material be considered as a nanomaterial?

In ISO/TS 80004, nanomaterial is defined as a "material with any external dimension in the nanoscale or having internal structure or surface structure in the nanoscale" . Does this mean that...

08 September 2018 2,172 0 View

Someone can bring new light on applications of conducting polymers in fuel cells?

The idea is to find cheap and alternative material with similar performance to the one platinum (Pt) has and without poisoning intermediates (such as carbon monoxide). It can be done for example...

07 August 2018 2,324 4 View

How can I know if my modified electrode can be used for fuel cells?

At the present time, I'm working on the development of novel electrode materials based on thin films of conductive polymers as polypyrrole (PPy) and polyaniline (PAni) that I then modify by...

06 July 2018 9,563 3 View

How can determine the effective surface area of a modified electrode using cyclic voltammetry method?

When studying the electrocatalytic properties of an electrode material we need to determine the effective surface area of this electrode. According to the available literature, this latter can be...

04 May 2018 8,601 5 View

How can composite materials based on a conducting polymer with metal inclusion be used for fuel cell technologies?

The nano- and micro-particles of noble metals, such as Ag, Pt and Pd, entrapped in a conducting polymer film were extensively used for preparing functional electrodes for sensing purposes due to...

01 February 2018 8,262 4 View

Is a short communication more important than a full-lenght paper?

Knowing that a short communication provides rapid publication of important and urgent findings, does that mean it has more importance than a full-lenght article?

01 January 1970 5,157 8 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Sutter electrode holder leaking after applying positive pressure. How to fix?

I am using a Sutter electrode holder for my patch clamp experiments, but I'm having trouble keeping positive pressure inside my electrode due to a leak out of the back of the holder. I have added...

02 March 2021 5,829 1 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

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

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View