PCR inhibitor: Isopropyl acetate (2.5%)?

If extracted viral RNA contains 2.5% isopropyl acetate, would it be acting as PCR inhibitor?

20 October 2020 3,058 3 View

Does all mineral oil contains asphaltenes?

I had a mineral oil of 460cSt (containing sulphur and phosphorus), after addition of nanparticles (carbon nano tubes and graphene) the viscosity decreased significantly. literatures says that the...

16 August 2018 6,476 1 View

Which is more preferable mixed lubrication regime or boundary lubrication regime?

04 July 2016 1,862 6 View

How does Young's modulus,shear modulus,Poisson ratio of a nano wire/tube/particle influence the coefficient of friction?

Mechanical properties influencing coefficnet of friction.

21 June 2016 1,344 2 View

I run opensim- matlab for arm, but error in matlab "block error" ,how i correct it?

I use S function in matlab ,it get opensim file but error in initial callback, how i check in model properties initial callback?

03 February 2016 4,737 1 View

Can we get lower coefficient of friction with larger scar diameter in a Four Ball Test rig?

Two tests were carried out. One with a vegetable oil and the other with mineral oil. The mineral oil viscosity was almost twice than the vegetable oil. It was observed that the Coefficient of...

10 January 2016 8,250 6 View

I performed an experiment and the following were negative outputs in the response table. Why?

An L9 orthogonal DOE was performed using Minitab. The S/N in case of frictional force is negative.The response of the frictional force and rpm were negative. But in case of other output...

10 July 2015 6,731 5 View

While analyzing a pin-on-disc experiment using Taguchi analysis which type of problem has to be considered- static or dynamic?

21 March 2015 3,441 2 View

In pin on disk how are you calculating the total wear track distance?

Formula.

12 May 2014 4,071 10 View

When we add solid particles to a liquid what can we call them: emulsions or dispersions?

Addition of additives in lubricant is to be called what?

06 May 2014 6,107 9 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

I need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles that are in ~100 nm size and do high resolution TEM to look at mesopores. what grids should I use?

Need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles using the TEM. Also, need high resolution TEM images to see the mesoporous structure. Kindly suggest what kind of grids to use. Thanks, Shatadru

02 March 2021 1,787 2 View

How to clean up TEM grid with plasma cleaner?

I need to clean the hydrocarbon contamination on the carbon substrate of TEM grid. However, I heard that substrate could be broken by the powerful plasma. My substrate is pure carbon, with ~3nm,...

23 February 2021 3,262 5 View

What is difference between In-line transmission (%) and Total transmission (%) value of optically transparent Ceramics?

I am working on transparent/translucent zirconia-based ceramics. In many papers, I have seen that they are reporting both In-line transmission (%) & Total transmission (%) value of...

20 February 2021 9,405 6 View

Specify the Burgers vectors for dislocations, which cannot be uniquely identified.?

1. A bcc metal single crystal was sliced along (1 -1 0) plane for TEM study. Assuming that the TEM available is equipped with a goniometer stage which tilts up to 45o. The Burgers vector of...

20 February 2021 2,370 1 View

Which test should I use in SPSS if I have two independent variables and one dependent variable that is measured using two tests?

I am researching the effect of gender and video game use on reaction times. To do this, I will have participants complete two reaction time tests (a simple test and a four choice test). I am a...

17 February 2021 9,343 4 View

How to convert isotrophic Deriche filter into anistrophic?

12 February 2021 5,889 6 View

Hi all, would you suggest good books for Image processing, Computer vision, AI, Deep learning, machine learning, and remote sensing?

I would like to get good books for Image processing, Computer vision, AI, Deep learning, machine learning, and remote sensing. Kindly suggest good authors books for the above topics and its links...

09 February 2021 3,561 11 View

Sound transmission loss (Acoustic Metamaterial)?

My design contains three parts. A silicon rubber membrane is placed between upper and lower part. I want to calculate sound transmission loss by using comsol Multiphysic. There are lots of...

05 February 2021 466 4 View

Alpha and dense granules in platelets not visible in Transmission Electron Microscopy?

I am trying to visualize alpha and dense granules in platelets. However, it seems like the granules were not stained well. Is there any way I can improve my staining technique to obtain better...

04 February 2021 5,925 9 View