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

HPLC baseline failure (ACN/Water)?

My baseline increases without any explanation, it is only fixed by changing the solution B, will it be the column? Reagents? Bomb? Detector? Solution A: H3PO4 0.01% IN WATER Solution B: H3PO4...

21 February 2021 5,656 3 View

Which drug is better to modify blood pressure in awake monkey, if I provide it in the food or drink reward?

I need to modify the blood pressure in a monkey while is awake in the recording chamber, and I am planing on provide a drug for that in the food or water used for reward... any advise? Thank you

08 February 2021 9,900 1 View

Why do my cells die during transfection with JetPei?

Hello everyone, two months ago I did a transfection of HEKs cells to insert a miR using the JetPei reagent. On that occasion, the transfection was highly efficient and the cells were in perfect...

03 February 2021 1,296 6 View

Moving bacteria-like organisms in my HEK293T cell culture?

Hi everyone, I have been culturing HEK293T cells that have been engineered to overexpress the mechanosensitive protein Piezo1. However, I am finding it very difficult to keep them in culture -...

02 February 2021 7,892 4 View

Has anybody a protocol to determine the AChE activity in larvae zebrafish brain?

Even following the instruction of Karnovsky and Roots (1964), I still do not know how long I should fix the larvae and in what fixative. Could anyone help me? Thank you!

14 January 2021 385 2 View

What fluorescent dye can be used in fixed cells for membrane imaging?

07 January 2021 4,802 2 View

R package for multivariate dispersion as a measure of beta diversity?

Hello, everyone: I've been reading some old and new papers on how to compute beta diversity using incidence or abundance data from several assemblages/communities. For my data, I am interested...

03 January 2021 9,293 1 View

Measurement invariance of a bifactor model with categorical indicators. What is the recommended approach?

I have a bifactor model with categorical indicators: 4-option Likert-type items. One of my research objectives involves testing measurement invariance between two groups. I have been doing it as...

16 December 2020 4,601 2 View

How to structure a Knowledge Management model, to strengthen research and improve educational quality in higher education institutions?

22 November 2020 8,558 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

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 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

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 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

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

How to do a surface treatment of uncoated TiO2 with polymer?

Basically, I would like to know how to treat or coat on the uncoated bare TiO2 (Ti-OH rich) surface with polymer which has anchoring groups in the polymer structure like trimethoxygroups. What is...

21 February 2021 4,657 6 View