How can we apply for own funding to support our postdoctoral application in UK universities?

I am looking for the information on funding agencies to support my postdoctoral studies in UK universities. My prospective supervisor had advised me to bring own funding to support my application....

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Does any negatively charged molecules (drug) can localize in mitochondria?

11 December 2014 1,936 1 View

How do you detect singlet oxygen and calculate its quantum yield by phosphorescence?

I wanted to measure the quantum yield of singlet oxygen by phosphorescence. In this regard my questions are: 1. How much concentration is required? 2. Do I need to measure both in aerated and...

10 November 2014 6,645 7 View

How to purify a sulfonated porphyrins or the other organic compounds?

I have prepared sulfonated porphyrins and purified by soxhlet extraction. But MALDI-TOF analysis showed other impurities. I would appreciate if you could suggest me some suitable method to purify...

08 September 2014 2,351 5 View

Is chloroform suitable for cell culture experiments?

Please suggest me whether minimal amount of chloroform (0.1%) is suitable to use in cell culture experiments. As my organic compound shows degradation behavior in DMSO solvents, I prefer using an...

07 August 2014 5,350 15 View

How can I measure Laser power using a power meter?

I wanted to measure Laser power for using it in a biological application. I can understand that as the distance of the laser is adjusted, the beam/spot size is also varied and subsequently power...

07 August 2014 8,548 5 View

Does anyone have knowledge Sulfonation of Thianaphthene (Benzo[b]thiophene)?

06 July 2014 3,937 1 View

Can anyone help me with a DLS measurement?

Could anyone suggest what the refractive index and viscosity value should be for DMEM cell culture media and PBS buffer at 25 C. This is required for measuring zeta potential and particle size...

05 June 2014 7,065 6 View

Can I perform ester hydrolysis reaction in "sealed tubes"?

I wanted to perform a reaction in a sealed tube. My reaction is ester hydrolysis. Since I use less amount of THF as solvent, its hard for me to maintain the reaction condition for long time under...

03 April 2014 7,252 6 View

How can one optimize the geometry of inorganic metal complexes?

I am working with synthesis of metal complexes. I am interested to use computational chemistry such as geometry optimization methods to support my metal complexes. But I am not aware of those...

11 December 2013 5,703 10 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Can I put a figure that was drawn by Bio-Render in publication paper?

I want to publish paper in journal but I have figures which have drawn with bio-renders, can I put them in the paper or which other software I can use to draw them?

27 February 2021 8,179 1 View

What program can I use to caclulate dipole moment efficiently and without the need of excessive computation?

Hi, I am a third year chemistry undergrad doing my group project in which I need to predict the HPLC retention time of 20 aromatic molecules. to do this we require the chemical properties of these...

24 February 2021 1,384 3 View