Why to use acid or base for the development of fluorescent carbon dots?

Salam all. according to the reported work in the literature, some authors used strong acid (like refluxing with HNo3) in conjugation with carbon-based precursor, while others used base such as...

11 December 2019 9,322 3 View

Full width at a half maximum (FWHM)?

Hi experts. can anyone give me some details about the advantages of FWHM? is the narrower better than wider? and why? How to explain that in a scientific way so that it can be clear for any reader...

07 August 2019 8,331 8 View

Anyone can help me to explain this graph?

Based on response surface methodology (RSM) of the design experts software, two-dimension graph were obtained. The influence of two independent variables (X1X2) on the response (QY) is shown in...

04 May 2019 8,695 4 View

Excitation-dependent/ independent emission of carbon dots?

04 May 2019 2,937 1 View

Polymer carbon dots and graphene carbon quantum dots?

As we know that polymer carbon dots (PDs) and graphene carbon quantum dots (GCQDs) are two types of carbon dots (CDs). How to distinguish between them so that we can decide that our synthesized...

11 December 2018 8,012 0 View

Cross linker for coating nanomaterial on the surface of fiber optic sensor?

Hi all. what other alternative chemicals can be used as a cross linker for coating nanomaterial on the surface of fiber optic sensor based on layer-by-layer assembly. For instance,...

10 November 2018 2,670 3 View

How to confirm the existence of carboxylic (-COOH) groups ?

Based on FTIR and XPs analysis, how to confirm that the obtained carbon dots (CDs) has (-COOH). In which form these groups can present in our material where C-C, C-N, O-H, C-H, C=O, C-O and C-O-C...

07 August 2018 1,972 5 View

Free software for drawing chemical reactions?

Hi all. Can you suggest me an easy software for drawing any chemical reactions.

06 July 2018 2,363 0 View

How to calculate the concentration of the as-synthesized carbon dots?

Can any one please explain to me the easiest way to calculate the concentration of fluorescent carbon dots obtained from natural resources and added to nitrogen doping agent (N-CDs). It would be...

05 June 2018 10,055 0 View

Is the concentration of carbon dots important to calculate?

Hi all. fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) have been synthesized in solution form. the concentration is still un known as most of literature focusing on the absorbance (kept below 0.1) before...

05 June 2018 9,621 0 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

Does any one know how i can prepare liver tissue with transmission electron microscope with good fixation?

i have problem in preparation of liver tissue with bad cell organelles and how i can adjust osmolarity

03 March 2021 8,890 1 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 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

Why Trivalent chromium start precipitating above PH 5 ? Moreover discuss difference between adsorption of chromium and precipitation of chromium ?

I am a student of MS Environmental Engineering and started my research phase. I am working on metal removal ( chromium iii ) by using activated carbon prepared from the agricultural feedstock. So...

01 March 2021 5,475 2 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

Heat exchanger with liquid Nitrogen as coolant?

I want to cool Natural Gas from 195 Kelvin to 138 Klevin in a heat exchanger by using liquid nitrogen as the coolant medium. When entering the heat exchanger, the liquid nitrogen will have a...

01 March 2021 6,450 5 View

Apart from Nanosilica and CNT's what are the other nanomaterials readily available to use in concrete mixture?

Nanotechnology in concrete materials

01 March 2021 3,379 3 View