Why does the fatigue cracks initiate from surface to interior as the stress level decreases?

It is well known that low-cycle and high-cycle fatigue cracks initiate from the surface, while ultra-high cycle fatigue cracks initiate from the inside. I am very curious why this transformation...

17 January 2021 9,633 6 View

How to understand the chemo-mechanical coupling?

Recently, I came into contact with a new discipline named chemo-mechanical coupling. I found that chemo-mechanical coupling phenomena exist in many research areas, ranging from development of...

17 December 2020 1,065 3 View

How to spin coat thin film for PEC devices (improve viscosity)?

I am trying to repeat the fabrication of BiVO4 (BVO) using the metal-organic deposition method. This is a well-reported way to make BVO thin film on FTO. So basically, I just dissolve Bi(NO3)3...

18 March 2020 8,405 7 View

Why ecology system allows virus exsit?

27 February 2020 5,293 3 View

Reliable PGP9.5 antibody to visualize intraepidermal nerve fibres in rat paw skin?

Hi, I'm looking for a reliable PGP9.5 antibody that can visualize INEF in rat paw skin. Most publications with good image on rat paw uses Ultraclone or AbD Serotec's rabbit anti-human antibody...

19 February 2020 979 2 View

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) protein aggregation?

I am working on Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for my protein. Mainly I want to check its melting temperature and enthalpy changes. I first tried two standard proteins ( BSA and...

17 February 2020 1,733 3 View

Why does DAB staining not work, given that TSA on the same tissue works?

I am staining for c-fos in ferret brain sections using this antibody (https://www.cellsignal.com/products/primary-antibodies/c-fos-9f6-rabbit-mab/2250). The sequence of ferret c-fos is highly...

09 January 2020 4,671 1 View

What gas flow rate should I choose for calcinating CaCO3 in the air ?

A lot of papers talk about calcination temperature, but little of them mention the gas flow rate. I find gas flow has a strong influence of my catalyst... I am preparing an organic Calcium...

18 November 2019 2,879 1 View

How to perform GC manual headspace sampling?

Hi everyone. May I know is there an established method for GC-FID headspace sampling? I did triplicates for the same concentration of analyte via manual sampling technique (using a air-tight gas...

17 July 2019 3,428 3 View

Effect of Glycine betaine on circular dichroism (CD) spectra of protein ?

I am trying to test the effect of Osmolytes on protein folding using circular dichroism. Osmolytes, such sucrose, TMAO and Glycine Betaine are used. I found big background noise when using...

05 June 2019 8,317 4 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

Why can't make aluminum nitride film successfully by use sputter?

We use reactive sputtering process to make aluminum nitride film, and want to make c-axis aluminum nitride film on a silicon substrate, but the crystal orientation cannot be seen with...

03 March 2021 7,975 3 View

Is there any test to determine the cardiovascular risk of patients with obesity? from the perspective of obesity?

We found tests to determine cardiovascular risk taking into account lipid profile, blood pressure, age, history of diabetes, other laboratories. But when weight is involved, there is a paradox. I...

02 March 2021 6,036 1 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 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

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

Research on Supply Chain Management in Indian context?

Hi, I am planning to apply for the PhD degree in the Supply Chain Mgt. with specific area of "Cold Storage warehouses" during Pandemics and wars. Where lock downs and shut downs are frequent....

02 March 2021 285 2 View

What SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

How much pressure we can reduce at the outlet to avoid Reverse Flow?

I am simulating Heat Exchanger. I have tried and tested all the methods to resolve this issue from the internet like refining mesh, improving skewness and orthogonal quality ,extending outlet to...

01 March 2021 6,985 3 View