Can I use acetic acid with an ELITE WAX Perkin Elmer column for Gas Chromatography?

Hi! I would want to know if I can use acetic acid with an ELITE WAX Perkin Elmer column for Gas Chromatography. This column has a polyethylene glycol phase, but I can't find the manual to check...

22 February 2021 730 2 View

How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

Simulation or Experiment? How do we choose?

If we want to assess if a phenomenon is going in a direction we expect, we can simulate it, using digital models, possibly agent models factoring in known properties and interaction features. We...

12 February 2021 1,141 21 View

Matrix based scientific data analysis: extrapolating to matrices of sets?

Data sets, when structured, can be put in vector form (v(1)...v(n)), adding time dependency it's v(i, t) for i=1...n and t=1...T. Then we have a matrix of terms v(i, j)... Matrices are important,...

30 January 2021 9,295 6 View

In order to simulate a DWC in steady state, how to put the unit operations in the flowsheet of any process simulator?

14 January 2021 3,938 6 View

How to calculate the gas composition for a heat treatment where a very low oxygen partial pressure is needed?

I'm interested in a selective oxidation in an austenitic stainess steel so that Chromia rather then ferrous oxide is formed on top of my metal. I know I should have a value of pO2 around...

16 December 2020 8,541 7 View

Which is the best bibliography to search for experimental data of process engineering?

16 December 2020 7,894 2 View

The loss of hyperbolicity in PDE?

Question about the loss of hyperbolicity in nonlinear PDE: when complex eigenvalues appear, what is the effect on flow? I understand that we do not have general results on existence in this case,...

16 December 2020 2,571 3 View

How to resolve the sample contamination issue in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) even after long-time plasma cleaning?

Hi, I am doing TEM routinely in my daily research work. Most of my TEM samples are the inorganic oxide-metal nanocomposite films deposited on single crystal oxide substrate (such as STO, MgO)....

11 December 2020 2,695 5 View

How to set Decouplers in control systems?

09 December 2020 1,409 5 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 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

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

What software is capable of opening a file with the extension ".cad" ?

It seems like quick cad was the software but had been discontinued. I tried with other Autodesk software such as fusion 360, AutoCAD. I also tried with QCAD. Please let me know if you know of any...

22 February 2021 9,634 3 View

What are the best cations for preparing competent cells, Ca2+ or Mg2+?

I have been reading various articles and most state that treatment with CaCl2 produces higher efficiency of transformation than MgCl2. Can anyone explain why Ca2+ is better than Mg2+ at...

16 February 2021 8,519 5 View

What is the best technique for combining images?

Hi, Sorry I don't have much experience in image processing. In my research, I need to combine 2 grayscale images(like attached images) into one! I came across the image fusion process. In the...

16 February 2021 7,317 7 View

Does the property of GFP affect a fusion protein's localization?

Hello, I am planning to insert GOI between CaMV 35 promoter and mGFP in pCambia1302 to produce a fusion protein and see subcellular localization of the protein. But the vector says it's membrane...

15 February 2021 4,353 3 View

How we can correct the slide?

i am doing research on E.feacalis that is grown in dentin and after that, we did a gram stain for the sample my Q first does the gram stain consider as reliable tool for testing and seeing the...

14 February 2021 6,697 1 View

Plasmid amplification in S2 cell?

When co-transfect S2 cell with selection vector (pCoHygro or pCoBlast ) to make a stable cell line, does the gene integrate into the genome or just like E.coli? How do the plasmids amplify within...

09 February 2021 5,423 1 View

Buillding 3D Model Fussion Protein with Modeller?

Hello May i ask you about using Modeller for making 3D model fussion protein. I want to build a fusion/chimera protein structure which is including 2 different protein and then evaluate quality...

09 February 2021 9,369 2 View