What does a negative real part of impedance indicate in a Nyquist plot?

I am trying to quantify Parylene C's hermetic encapsulation quality using EIS with a 2 electrode configuration (WE/WS and RE/CE). I am simply using two patterned gold layers on glass as my...

12 January 2021 7,399 14 View

What is the difference between the near field and the far field effects in optics?

A simple definition might help to understand the diffraction pattern in an aperiodic nano-micro structured surface.

19 July 2018 3,865 6 View

Is there a way to attach a nano particle to the cell membrane and prevent it from entering the cell?

01 June 2016 5,159 3 View

Will RGD coated nanoparticles be internalised by cells?

24 December 2015 6,303 4 View

Do we have "mesenchymal" breast cancer cell lines?

24 November 2015 8,669 6 View

What is the difference between various breast cancer cell lines?

24 November 2015 8,487 5 View

Is there any correlation between substrate stiffness and substrate roughness?

Can tuning roughness leads to different stiffness of a material?

18 October 2015 3,286 8 View

Is flow cytometry capable of calculating the viability rate of a low viscous cell solution?

As trypan blue fails to calculate the accurate viability rate of my [cell+alginate 1.2%] suspension, I was thinking about using dual florescent dye (PI & AO). However, I am concerned about whether...

22 February 2013 5,130 2 View

Dual-fluorescence viability VS Trypan blue, which one is more accurate and why am I observing such a distinctive difference?

While encapsulating ADMSCs in sodium alginate, providing a 3D environment for the cells, I come across different viability rates. Trypan blue shows a lower viability rate, as low as 50%. On the...

19 February 2013 6,200 5 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

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

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

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

How does charge on working electrode changes with rising potential?

During performing CV of a GCE or modified GCE, we rise the potential in the first half of the cycle and reduce it in reverse half. During the first half, what is the nature of charge on GCE or...

25 February 2021 7,994 3 View

How to troubleshoot Electrochromic Films and Electrochromic Devices?

I am trying to characterize an electrochromic system. The system uses ITO electrodes on glass, WO3 as the electrochromic film, and NiO as the ion storage layer. When I deposit NiO and WO3 and...

23 February 2021 9,592 2 View

How to clean up TEM grid with plasma cleaner?

I need to clean the hydrocarbon contamination on the carbon substrate of TEM grid. However, I heard that substrate could be broken by the powerful plasma. My substrate is pure carbon, with ~3nm,...

23 February 2021 3,262 5 View

How does elongation affect the resistance of an electrode?

What are the testing rate for electrodes recommended by ASTM for cochlear implants. I am currently doing the 15mm/min elongatio testing.

22 February 2021 1,515 1 View

Is that possible to do an impedance measurement without FRA module?

One of my colleagues said, "the impedance you can measure with the three electrodes and with the specific sequence varying the frequency" Is it possible to configure the potenciostat without the...

21 February 2021 418 2 View

Do you know this error? The experiment was stopped by a potential overload on Vs (auxiliary electrode)?

Hello everyone Do you have any information about this error 'The experiment was stopped by a potential overload on Vs (auxiliary electrode)' in Origamaster software? I tried everything possible,...

19 February 2021 3,152 7 View