I am trying to amplify my gene of interest (GOI, 2000 kb long) by PCR. My previously designed primers are not working. How can I optimize the primers?

As I wanted to amplify my GOI, I chose first 18 nucleotides including start codon in my forward primer. I add BAMHI recognition site at the beginning and 3 nucleotide extension for the efficient...

12 January 2021 3,327 3 View

Does anyone knows the solubility or miscibility of xylene in tetrachloroethylene?

I need to learn if xylene and tetrachloroethylene are miscible or not. It is also will be usefull to learn a solvent that is not miscible with tetrachloroethylene. Thanks,

09 December 2020 3,383 2 View

I treated my fixated cells with PI for Cell Cycle Analysis but our Flow Cytometry did not work. How long can I keep my samples stable(+4) with PI dye?

I prepared my samples with ethanol, RNase and PI. However I could not use the Flow Cytometry machine because of an technical problem. I covered my samples with foil and put them in +4. As my...

21 November 2020 9,132 6 View

Do you have any practical methods of dipping the same amount of leads into the cell as a working electrode each time?

Dear colleagues, What kind of way do you follow to immerse the same amount of heads as pencil graphite electrodes into the cell every time for the cyclic voltammetry in sensor studies? May you...

18 October 2020 6,045 4 View

How to start with MFCC's features extraction for speaker identification ?

What are the next steps in speaker identification after we extract the MFCC features? Thank you so much.

09 May 2020 3,125 1 View

How should I cite the images (or should I according to my description below)?

Hello! I have a question regarding citing the images that I have draw for articles. I have planned the basic representation by Biorender for myself, I am happy with my design at this point. Now...

22 April 2019 8,717 5 View

What is the optimum dose for in vivo administration of fluorescent ag sio2 nanoparticles?

I'd like to administer Rhodamine B-AgSiO2 nanoparticles that I commercially purchased to mouse brain via carotid artery. The solution I have has the concentration of 0,25 mg/ml. What should be the...

03 April 2018 5,615 2 View

Which solvent(s) dissolves for both nylon 6 and SEBS g-MA?

I need one solvent or solvent system (max 2 solvent) which is suitable for my working polymers (nylon 6 and SEBS g-MA). If any one has an idea regarding this issue please share with me. Thank you.

03 October 2017 4,535 3 View

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01 February 2016 7,728 2 View

How can I eliminate ethanol contamination from phage DNA samples?

I isolated M13 phage DNA from bacteria cells with NaI and ethanol steps (for sequencing of phage DNA), but I got very low values of 260/230 as 0,2. I think I have ethanol contamination in my...

03 May 2015 6,707 8 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

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Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

17 March 2021 0 0 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

Modeling viscosity using model of Chung?

Hello, As part of simulation of gases mixture and water, I need to calculate viscosity of the fluid components and I am using relationships proposed by Chung et al. (1988). The irony is while I...

25 February 2021 8,053 5 View

Are there any candidates for an Einstein's bare cosmological constant?

It is commonly accepted that General Relativity has its own 'bare' cosmological constant that contributes together with the cosmological constant resulting from vacuum energy density for an...

23 February 2021 5,448 8 View

Are there any open-source datasets containing physiological information about exercises to be used for an OR-model?

I have just recently started a new "weekend project" in addition to my master's studies and I am looking for a data-set. I would like to use some Operations Research to design an optimal gym...

22 February 2021 8,023 1 View

Resistivity of PVD TiNx thin films vs. N2 flow?

In the PVD of TiN thin films (~100A), I've found the resistivity of the TiN films dropped from ~100 to 60um*cm with N2 flow increasing up to the metallic mode ending point; then the resistivity...

21 February 2021 1,864 2 View

What is the original citation for the commonly used activity factors for converting basal metabolic rate to total caloric need?

I see the same activity factor (multipliers) in research papers and websites, but I cannot find where they come from. Does anyone know where these originated? I am looking for an original...

18 February 2021 7,635 2 View

Can anyone provide an advice on running a validation study of a commercially available product in collaboration with the manufacturer?

We are planning to run a study validating a commercially available product (i.e. software) and while we initially planned to do it independently of the manufacturer, they heard about our intention...

17 February 2021 2,295 3 View

What are the thermodynamic and kinetic similarities and differences among dendrite formation during solidification of metals, ceramics and polymers?

Basic dendrite formation of metallic alloys are explained by thermal and constitutional degree of supercooling and most-supercooled band of liquid somewhat ahead of solidification front that...

30 January 2021 8,450 2 View