Is MDPI still a predatory publisher?

MDPI was a predatory publisher, but some colleague told me that it was retrieved from predatory list. Is this correct?

01 July 2020 9,785 62 View

How to separate top cell from bottom cell in a tandem solar sell to do single cell simulation in Silvaco Atlas?

I have the example 12 of silvaco atlas in wich there is a tandem solar cell. I am asking how to separate top cell from bottom cell to get single cell simulation. I tried to cut the top/bottom cell...

27 July 2019 1,337 8 View

Which is the best solvent for dried plant material?

I want to extract phytochemicals as well as carbohydrate and protein from dried plant material. Is water is proper solvent?

27 April 2019 6,593 11 View

Does Sodium dodecyl sulphate damage the DNA .?

When Sodium dodecyl sulphate is used to disrupt the cell membrane to extract the the genomic DNA , doesn't the SDS used in the experiment damage the DNA that has to be extracted ?

25 August 2015 4,452 3 View

mean fluorescence intensity

what is mean fluorescence intensity? what is its use and how it is measured?

08 August 2011 4,102 18 View

What is the difference between predictive & model predictive control?

Dear Sir, I have read few articles about predictive torque control of an Induction machine. Is there any specified difference in designing or control aspects between predictive & model...

01 January 1970 9,279 7 View

COVID-19 started showing wildfire in India

The Indian scenario of increasing COVID-19 cases may not be a flareup of the disease persee but is a result of the improvement of the testing strategies. Previously poor testing number and now...

01 January 1970 889 7 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

How to prepare electrolyte of NaClO4 salt for Na-ion battery? Any problem with this salt?

Hello, I am trying to make anode for Na-ion batteries. I have no experience with preparation of the electrolyte for any batteries. NaClO4 salt are available and I am planning to use EC:PC as...

21 February 2021 8,132 1 View

Can any one explain why the ethyl ester Biodiesel (FAEE) has higher than that of the metyl ester FAME- both of them are derived from the same oil?

Biodiesels derived from waste vegetable oil transesterification with Ethanol (FAEE) show higher peroxide values than those derived by transesterification with methanol (FAME) prepared under the...

13 February 2021 193 6 View

Does any one have experience with Autoclavable cell culture media (RPMI 1640/DMEM)? Does it work well?

12 February 2021 2,958 1 View

How to determinate of molecular structure of salt into the liquid?

I need to determine the open formula of our complex, presumably consisting of sodium tungstate Na2WO4 and aluminum sulfate Al2 (SO4) 3. Our problem is that with an increase in the concentration...

11 February 2021 5,821 1 View

How do I change g/l into mM for bacto agar. I am trying to get the millimolar content of sodium and chloride percentage in bacto agar. How do I do it?

I am doing a salt tolerance-related experiment and for that I need to relate my salt levels to that in bacto agar. I don't want my salt concentrations to increase due to already salt content...

09 February 2021 4,158 1 View

Can tannins that are dissolved in water interact with silicone oil?

Hello everyone, Does anybody know if phenolic plant extracts such as tannins dissolved in water can interact with silicone oil? (although silicone oil and water are immiscible).

03 February 2021 5,656 2 View

Why does sodium metabisulfite generate turbidity when mixing with sodium hydroxide?

When I tried to mix a sodium metabisulfite solution with sodium hydroxide solution, the mixture solution quickly became turbid. Before mixing both were clear solutions. Please help explain the...

03 February 2021 8,075 2 View

Where to buy optically clear, low viscosity, refractive index 1.5-1.4 Silicone Oil ?

For research purposes, it is required to have optically clear, low viscosity silicone oil with a refractive index of 1.5-1.4. It is going to be used in optoelectronic research. Online purchase is...

01 February 2021 9,160 3 View

I want to extract engine oil from a soil sample,please how much amount of anhydrous sodium sulphate am i going to add to 10kg soil?

Engine oil extraction from contaminated soil,10kg of contaminated soil+20ml of dicholoromethane+? of anhydrous sulphate

01 February 2021 9,509 1 View