Samples to study circular dichroism (chirality)?

I want to build a low-cost polarimeter to study circular dichroism (chirality). What type of samples can I use? I am looking for samples that can be found outside the laboratory.

01 March 2021 9,101 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

Benefits of the 24 welled plate?

We have always used the 96 welled plate, the 48 welled plate but apparently there is much evidence on the 24 welled plate and above all its benefits.It states it is the same you would use on ELISA...

28 February 2021 1,149 1 View

Algorithms to filter corrective max and min from a set of data?

I've got this 5 year Direct Normal Irradiance data I downloaded from https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/. I ordered this by year and by every 24 hours because I need the DNI curve by max in summer, min...

17 February 2021 2,777 5 View

Flexibility of RNAseq?

When you use RNAseq I understand that it must follow certain conditions when you use it. One of them is the insertion of a polyA tail. The insertion of the polyA must include then...

05 February 2021 3,770 4 View

Is there an open source tool the measures the GRAVY index of a peptide incorporating the PTMs and unusual amino acids (e.g. hydroxyproline)?

Right now, I am using ProtParam to compute GRAVY index of peptides. However, some of my peptides are post-translationally modified, and contains unusual amino acids. I assume that ProtParam does...

29 January 2021 8,300 4 View

What type of spectral radiation has greater penetration on materials, UV or IR? What book or source do you recommend for information on this?

I need information concerning the penetration and reflection capacity of ultraviolet and infrared radiation wavelengths on different most common materials. Edit. Can somebody recommend a book to...

16 January 2021 8,051 6 View

Could be estimate or simulated the electrical properties of thin films obtained from new organo-metallic compounds?

In the context of synthesized organo-metallic compounds, I am interested in the formation of thin-films over silicon wafers. Among another characteristics to be investigated, electric properties...

13 January 2021 7,575 2 View

How long does the peptide cleavage cocktail last before it gets expired?

The cleavage cocktail is composed of Phenol/thioanisole/water/TFA/triisopropylsilane. I only prepare 10 mL cocktail per peptide but can the activity of the cocktail prepared at 100 mL last for a week?

10 January 2021 7,424 3 View

What is Flat Lens Antenna?

28 February 2021 5,433 3 View

Can impedance of antenna be less than 50 ohms?

I am simulating helix antenna in hfss, right now, giving excitation with 50 ohms port. When I see the results of Z parameter (real). It shows lower than 50 ohms. Do not understand, if it can be...

27 February 2021 4,218 7 View

How to resolve Gaussian error termination " Error termination via Lnk1e in F:\G16W\l103.exe" for TS(QST3)?

When I run the job for TS(QST3) in gaseous phase, it was completed without any error. But when I add water in CPCM model it terminated with an error: Inconsistency: ModMin= 2 Eigenvalue=...

21 February 2021 3,198 2 View

Helix antenna coupling problem?

Dealing with a helix antenna, made with flexible material and not rigid like using a PCB board or wire. At the beginning of the helix is too close to the ground plane, causing coupling. How can I...

21 February 2021 4,453 3 View

How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor using DFT ?

Dear friends, I am a beginner at DFT calculation. I have done a structure optimization using DFT- B3LYP/6-31G*, Nevertheless, I don't know How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor (APT) in...

17 February 2021 9,082 3 View

Access to supercomputer resources in India?

Hello everyone, I want to perform some gaussian calculations and want to use Materials studio for my research work. Can anyone guide me how to get access to supercomputer resources in India for...

15 February 2021 8,264 3 View

Why we use feature normalization before using the Gaussian kernel in SVM?

Support vector machine

09 February 2021 6,405 3 View

Does Gaussian 09W software take too long to give a result if we have a large chemical structure ?

DFT - gaussviev - gaussian09W - HOMO - LUMO

08 February 2021 6,012 5 View

Which method need to be used to predict crack propagation?

Need to predict the crack propagation phenomenon in a CI component. Suggestions are needed regarding the the methods ( XFEM, J integral, etc.,) which will predict the crack propagation behavior...

06 February 2021 1,936 4 View

How to calculate enthalpy of formation of Polymers taking into account the terminal end groups?

I am trying to find methods for theoretical calculation of enthalpy of formation of Polymers. till now I have found the oligomeric method (Gaussian) which uses the extrapolation of results from...

05 February 2021 9,707 4 View