How can I avoid clumping of TiO2 rod-like particles in the water meniscus?

I have rutile TiO2 grown on Si rods(100 microns long) with Ni bulb on one end of the cylindrical rod. They are supposed to float on the surface of the water but they tend to clump. How can I...

05 November 2020 9,068 2 View

Can you recommend a polymer which has viscosity as low as water or somewhere in that range?

I want to embed some metallic particles in a polymer (like PDMS which is very viscous for my purpose) by coating a glass slide with it, drop-casting the particles on it, and then subjecting it to...

26 September 2020 5,454 4 View

Why drones are pushed out of hive by Apis mellifera wokers during dearth period ?

Reasons are likely shortage of food stores or avoiding infestation by varooa mites... But i m looking for published literature for specific reasons as well

12 October 2019 5,225 2 View

Anyone familiar with MANET's changing sink implementation in ns2?

In MANETs, there are towers for a particular region and if we move out of range of a particular tower while moving we get connected to another tower. How to implement similar scenario in ns2 if a...

13 March 2015 1,790 2 View

Can I create surface mesh on cylinderical solid body with sweep method?

I have a 3D problem of cylinders and I would like to create a structured mesh around it using ANSYS workbench. Can I do structured mesh on the surface of solid cylinder only? Please suggest what...

05 February 2015 964 1 View

What are some useful methods & tools for finding relevant biomarkers for projects?

With the growing number of biomarkers regularly discovered, going through clinical trials and more slowly translating into the clinic, what options are available to shortlist and find biomarkers?...

26 May 2014 1,260 2 View

Can anyone recommend a protocol for ion pair reverse phase hplc?

I am looking for a protocol for ion pair reverse phase hplc using Luna C18(2) column for estimation of intracellular nucleotide precursors (e.g. UTP, UDP, ATP, AMP etc.). The major concern is that...

09 March 2014 7,821 4 View

Is there any method for quantification/estimation of NAD/NADH using colorimetric method?

I know one kit but I am looking preferentially for some colorimetric analysis or quantification using fluorescence spectroscopy. Help regarding any of the methods would be appreciated.

19 January 2014 926 2 View

What is the approximate range of concentration of NAD/NADH in bacterial samples?

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02 January 2014 4,349 1 View

Adding reactions to already existing mfa model - can anyone help?

I need to add reactions to an already existing set of reactions used for metabolic flux analysis for a pathway. While doing that I am getting all random and unrealistic values for fluxes. What...

01 January 2014 8,275 4 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

Is there a deep reason for using the squared modulus of the wave function as the probability density of the existence of the particle?

I think we were all surprised at the first time we got to know quantum mechanics that the squared modulus of the wave function is the probability density of the existence of the particle? The role...

28 February 2021 6,282 9 View

Which one carries more value? A research paper in a Scopus Indexed conference proceedings or the same paper in a Journal without Scopus indexing?

I am looking for the suggestion among which one to pick from the above two categories for a research work.

27 February 2021 10,025 1 View

Which indexation is better Scopus or Web of Science?

Both are very repetitive indexing agencies.

26 February 2021 9,455 4 View

What could be reason for getting such type of graph for complex impedance in case of polymer blend films?

Its effect appears in real part of ac conductivity also. Can anyone suggest any reason behind it?

26 February 2021 3,487 3 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

Data Analysis K-S and S-W tests?

Hello, I have conducted analysis where the K-W and S-W have come out as p

25 February 2021 9,648 3 View

Uncertianiny in using dry or wet basis in mixing a sediment with fuel oil?

Hello I'm currently working on a topic related to studying the anaerobic biodegradation of TPH in marine sediments. In this work, sediment should be mixed with fuel oil to a concentration of 20 g...

24 February 2021 9,839 3 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

How to prepare a thin polymer film by post-polymerization/crosslinking?

24 February 2021 2,362 5 View