How can cellulose and starch be modified to enhance the processability?

Please explain the difference between starch and cellulose in terms of the molecular architecture. Thanks!

03 April 2018 199 3 View

Does anyone know how to improve scratch resistance of polystyrene (PS)?

Parts both for modified and homopolymer of PS. How can I measure the scratch resistance property of PS (Non Destructive). Would appreciate any suggestion.

02 March 2018 8,367 2 View

Can someone give me some idea about the pH sensitive polymer?

Polymers which are stable or unstable depending upon the pH environment they are subjected to. The application of this material would be a layer (intermattalic layer) in some micro-system. Thank...

02 March 2018 4,814 1 View

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01 February 2018 7,976 2 View

What do you think about a product that is made of "100% nylon coated Polyurethane"?

01 February 2018 9,982 0 View

How safe is the polyurethane in the new interior car seats from toyota and others?

I want to know if it is safe to buy. It has been on my mind as we are purchasing a car with softech or softtex.

01 February 2018 231 3 View

Have you heard of "Ryanair Pledges to Go Plastic-Free by 2023"?

01 February 2018 2,269 1 View

What temperature do you recommend using all parchment paper?

Maximum all parchment paper that is free of non-stick coatings. The parchment paper I have seen has a silicone coating. Do you know what a typical parchment paper coating is made of?. What type of...

01 February 2018 5,079 0 View

MALDI-TOF MS of PDMS based ligand - What matrix should I select in order to obtain a good MS?

As I know, correct selection of the matrix is crucial for the success and correct interpretation. Could you suggest any matrix for long-chain PDMS ligand (masses range 10-20 kDa)? What conditions...

31 December 2017 5,882 2 View

Is there any relation between phase mixing/miscibility and phase separation/immiscibility in the polymer blends?

What exactly is the main result for this? Kindly explain briefly... I have checked so many publications associated with it, however, it is difficult for me to find the exact and clear definition....

31 December 2017 266 0 View

Can we distinguish the type of free fluid inside the pelvic and abdominal cavities whether blood or serous fluid using the ultrasound?

during ultrasound examination of acute abdomen, sometimes we see free fluid , can we know the type of fluid ,whether blood or not , using ultrasound only? if yes , what are the sonographic...

01 March 2021 7,476 4 View

How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Is there an open source free software for text mining and sentiment analysis?

I am looking for a free software for text mining and sentiment analysis for my research on customer review mining (it involves calculating polarity of attributes,opinion oriented information...

25 February 2021 1,920 6 View

Which are the journals for free paper publication?

A bunch of flower for everybody. I would like to ask about the list of journals which we can publish our paper for free. Thanks in advance. Sincerely Walid

25 February 2021 9,790 3 View

Suggestions for occupational stress surveys?

I am currently writing a masters thesis on reasons for occupational stress in the early childhood classroom, and want to include a short survey assessing participants work-related stress levels. I...

24 February 2021 8,678 2 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

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23 February 2021 4,014 3 View

Hello, does any one know a free medical text dataset?

a free multi label clinical text dataset , containing text as entry and several labels as classes. Best regards

22 February 2021 5,988 2 View

Does anyone have any ideas why drug-resistant malaria is increasing in Southeast Asia even when those drugs are no longer used?

When dealing with bacterial toxins, there are three varieties of microbes that develop in your petri dish: toxic, resistant, and susceptible. Initially, there are only toxic and vulnerable...

21 February 2021 6,084 5 View