Unusually Busy Raman Background?

Hello, I am observing a nearly periodic background spectrum for a wide variety of SERS substrates. I see this response (attached below) for bare Au films, Cu films, and Au nanoparticles on...

15 February 2021 9,922 5 View

What crossover operators can be used for a GA that finds suboptimal positions for a set of buildings?

I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis where I develop a genetic algorithm that finds suboptimal 2D positions for a set of buildings. The solution representation is a vector of real...

11 January 2021 9,835 4 View

How did Rutherford and Thomson derive the equation for average deflection of a particle hitting an atom?

08 November 2020 9,046 2 View

Converting csv files with data for mapping rainfall on QGIS?

Hi, I am hoping to produce rainfall and temperature maps for a current project in QGIS. I have csv data downloaded which have been imported into QGIS. My aim is to be able to produce rainfall...

10 October 2020 4,930 5 View

How to control variables in a water hammer experiment?

I'm doing a high school experiment on how the impulse of water hammer is affected by pipe diameter, and I'm unsure of how to set up my experiment. My primary concern is safety and validity: - Is...

06 September 2020 1,252 3 View

Incorrect simulated conductance value compared to analytical solution using ANSYS Maxwell 2D?

31 May 2020 7,991 3 View

Reaction of hexamethyldisiloxane (HDMSO)+O2=SiO2+?

I'm giving a presentation on semiconductors and specifically the SiO2 insulating layer. The presentation is on kinetics so I kind of need to know the reaction. Problem is the papers I'm reading...

30 March 2020 8,643 3 View

Efficient preps for chunky human adipose tissue?

Hi all, I aim to isolate SVF from the tissue. However, we sometimes receive big chunks of tissue that is not through liposuction. I've been wondering is there a ingenious way to efficiently prep...

24 February 2020 6,104 1 View

Predicting the Age of home buyers - model based method?

All, I have a data-set which contains information on both the type of property an individual(s) purchased, along with some information on the individuals themselves. However, I am missing age...

19 February 2020 5,728 3 View

Are full-scale performance-based drama projects for adult EFL learners worthwhile?

Hello, I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to help with research for my dissertation concerning attitudes and approaches to full-scale stage or screen performance-based drama projects for...

27 January 2020 3,167 2 View

Buffer to disrupt platelet alpha granules for PF4 quantification?

Hello! I want to quantify by ELISA the secreted (from platelets poor plasma) and the non-secreted (from platelet lysate) PF4 before and after TRAP stimulation. I will use the ELISA from R&D...

03 March 2021 1,499 2 View

Buffer Exchange using column packed with sephadex G-25 effect on protein concentration?

Hello, If i am doing a buffer exchange for an antibody of 1mg/mL, does the elution lose protein in the process of buffer exchange? For example, if i flow through 500 uL of 1mg/mL sample, and...

03 March 2021 6,299 3 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 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

What do I do with DLS peaks that are from the buffer?

I'm looking at the aggregation of my protein sample using DLS. Unfortunately, my buffer (20mM HEPES) also results in a set of peaks. These are at approximately 1 and 1000 d.nm. The lowest peak...

01 March 2021 9,015 2 View

What is the most suitable resuspension buffer for TCA/acetone precipitated protein?

I need to extract protein from fermented carbon sources for Bradford assay. Most researchers experiencing insolubility of pellet in resuspension buffer. Please assist me to select most suitable...

26 February 2021 7,129 3 View

What urea buffer can i use for biotagged protein extraction from streptavidin beads?

Hi all, I have been doing research on biotagged LDB1 proteins in Mel cells. I purify the proteins using M280 streptavidin beads. The yield is very low so I've been trying to optimize it by...

24 February 2021 5,749 3 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

How to improve the buffer capacity of sea water?

Hello everyone I would like to improve the buffer capacity of seawater (pH ~8) in order to dissolve as much CO2 as possible without dropping the pH below 7.5 (a range between 7 - 7.5 is...

17 February 2021 2,797 2 View

Why does flow deformation occur at the test line and control line on nitrocellulose membranes (LFIA)?

I use 1% BSA in 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) solution when striping my nitrocellulose membranes with antigens and antibodies. However, I always observe deformed flow when my sample or running...

16 February 2021 4,224 3 View