My polymer is glassy solid yet stuck to whatmann fiter paper. how can I obtain my polymer?

I precipitated the polymer in methanol and then tried to filter the polymer. However, my polymer stuck to whatman filter paper. how can I obtain the polymer now?

08 September 2018 373 2 View

Can I dry macromonomers with Norbornene end cap at 120 degrees centigrade for 4 hours?

I synthesized polymers of PEO with different molecular weights with Norbornene end cap. I want to dry the sample in order to perform for the Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Can I dry my...

05 June 2018 2,273 4 View

Is silica gel soluble/partially soluble in acetone?

we need to purify the pyrrolidone derivatives. When we checked the TLC, the compound Has Rf of 0.6 in acetone. But other solvents showed no movement of the spot from the base line. However, when I...

05 June 2018 2,345 3 View

Can we really trust the procedures published in the scientific journals?

I found that many procedures reported in the journals are not reproducable even when same conditions are maintained? why is it so?

10 November 2017 1,852 2 View

How to prepare 1, 1-Dipheynylmethyl Potassium ?

I want to prepare DPMK initiator for my polymerizations. Please give me a pdf file of the journal necessary.

08 September 2017 384 4 View

Is the refractive index of both monomer and polymer same?

07 August 2017 4,315 4 View

How to remove moisture from the polyethers?

I synthesized polyethylene glycol. I need to remove moisture from the polymer. T tried freeze drying but it didn't work please suggest me some other method which removes moisture. Thanking You in...

07 August 2017 2,411 9 View

Please let me know about the good practical books for learning glass blowing techniques.?

glass blowing for Schlenk techniques

03 April 2016 943 2 View

What is the weight of the polymer 'polyisoprene' with a molecular weight of 10000?

please help me in calculating the weight of the polyisoprene whose molecular weight is 10000.

02 March 2016 974 0 View

Can anyone help me in converting micromolar concentration into ppb and ppm?

Please explain in detail so that I can figure out the calculation with full knowledge.

02 March 2015 9,968 9 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

Should we change media after1st 6hrs after plating HUVEC bought from INVITROGEN?it's not recomended by invitrogen.Will DMSO present in stock matter?

We have HUVEC bought from Invitrogen. Cat no -C-003-5c. while first plating the cells we have bought the protocol suggests not to centrifuge the cell with media to remove the DMSO. Should we...

02 March 2021 3,713 2 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

How can extract ciprofloxacin hydrochloride disolve in water er to organic solvent such as dichloromethan or any other solvent?

I need a procedure to extract the ciprofloxacin hydrochloride from aqueous solution by using dichloromethane in detail,. I thank you very much.

01 March 2021 4,306 1 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

How to make fractions of chloroform extract of plant, using seperating funnel?

28 February 2021 8,466 2 View

Bought HUVEC from Invitrgen.need to revive it.expected it is cryofreezed in DMSO.Do I need to remove the DMSO for plating the cell for the 1st time?

After I cryofreeze the cell do I need to remove the DMSO for culturing the cell for next passages .

28 February 2021 7,738 3 View

POlymer+DMSO solution and moisture??

What could be the reason of moisture at the sides of Vial when I am preparing my polmyer+DMSO solution for membrane fabrication? What etiquettes I am possibly missing here?

28 February 2021 6,516 5 View

Why am i not getting solid after reacting APTES with salicylaldehyde?

The reaction of APTES with salicylaldehyde in ethanol leads to the formation of imine compound yellow solid which is mention in literature, but I am not getting yellow solid I don't know why? when...

28 February 2021 2,955 2 View