Solid Phase Extraction of drug product containing nanoparticles ?

Hi Everyone, I am trying to develop an SPE method for the vaccine which contains Matrix-M (saponin Quillaja Saponaria ) which is in nano-particle form and size is around 40nm. These nanoparticles...

16 February 2021 1,389 2 View

Can an airplane stay up in the the air without moving forward just like helicopter ?

How the lift and weight cancel each other perfectly for a helicopter to stay it motionless? Because its propeller do generate huge amount of lift due to air pressure plus a blend of air stream...

09 February 2021 3,990 14 View

What is the best way to fix plasma derived miRNA for subsequent cDNA synthesis?

I need to quantify blood plasma derived miRNA through q-RT-PCR. For this I need to fix RNA content in my cDNA reaction. What is the best way to do this? Currently, I take readings of my plasma...

03 February 2021 9,330 3 View

What is the general miRNA yield one gets from the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit?

I am using the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit, using 400ul of frozen plasma. What is the yield you get on average? I am using nanodrop currently for quantification. I am getting...

02 February 2021 8,806 2 View

What dilution do I use for my GNP solution UV-Vis and DLS characterization?

I have prepared gold nanoparticles using the citrate reduction method in the lab. I need to characterize them using UV-Vis and DLS, by how much should I dilute my sample for using it in the...

26 January 2021 530 5 View

What should be the ideal Thiolated-Oligo:GNP ratio for effective conjugation?

I need to conjugate thiolated oligos to GNPs and I am wondering what concentrations of the oligo to use with what concentration of GNPs for effective conjugation.

08 December 2020 7,975 2 View

What methods can I use to confirm if my oligo-GNP conjugate is hybridizing with my target nucleic acid?

Once I have oligo-GNP conjugates, I need to use them as sensor for my target nucleic acid. Before doing that I need to confirm whether the oligo probe (conjugated to GNP) hybridizes well with my...

04 December 2020 4,734 2 View

I need to design primers for hybridization chain reaction for signal amplification (in-vitro). Anybody know a software/company that does this?

Hybridization chain reaction (HCR), a form of non-enzymatic method for amplification of target nucleic acids. I need to design the two HCR primers. Is there any special software for doing that?

27 August 2020 1,008 1 View

Suggestion for buying speed vaccum table top for conentrating samples ?

I need a suggestion for buying a speed vac system for drying solvents/concentrating samples after SPE.

24 August 2020 648 2 View

Can we design aptamers that target other nucleic acids?

Aptamers in most cases are themselves nucleic acids, generally used to target other bio-molecules. I wonder if we can design aptamers in such a way that they target other nucleic acids. Will...

06 June 2020 3,132 1 View

How to compare different concentrations of nanoparticles for characterization from ICP-MS?

I took measurements of different concentrations of 15 nm and 5 nm Au nano particle solutions. I'm trying to determine which concentration I measured gives the best reading overall. I also...

02 March 2021 7,626 1 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

Runs of nucleotides in Sanger sequencing?

I performed site directed mutagenesis, transformation, and then I sent out plasmids for Sanger sequencing and found out that there is extension of DNA just before the stop codon. I am not sure...

27 February 2021 547 3 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

I can detect my protein but the encoding DNA sequence has stop codons within. Should I ignore the stop codons?

I constructed a synthetic DNA library (scFv, VH-VL orientation) with a 3' reporter and 8x histag. I cloned and expressed this gene following which I performed an ELISA. The ELISA results suggested...

19 February 2021 7,006 5 View

Why ICP-MS test for Teflon filters that collected PM2.5, show really high results in the millions of ug/g ?

I analyzed soil and ash samples using ICP-MS for 28 metals, then I resuspended those samples to collect PM2.5 particles in a filter using a selective inlet inlet. My only issue that Fe and Al...

13 February 2021 7,592 3 View

What influences inter-day reproducibility in UPLC-MS/MS analysis?

I was analyzing some metabolites in human plasma. While the intraday precision of these metabolites was acceptable ( less than 20%), the interday precision was quite large. So what influences...

13 February 2021 9,183 9 View