How to calculate the crystallinity of cellulose film?

27 February 2021 2,753 4 View

How does GROMACS calculate the average structure of proteins?

I want to get a average structure from a pdb file containing multiple models. I used the command below: gmx cluster -f input.pdb -s topol.tpr -cutoff 20 -method gromos -av GROMACS...

25 February 2021 6,314 1 View

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The regenerated cellulose film was prepared by zinc chloride/H2O system. The zinc chloride had been washed away in the regeneration process, and the wet film which was not dried had uniform...

18 February 2021 9,538 1 View

R/Python package for time-intensity or progressive profiling in sensory evaluation?

Hi I've been looking for a stat package for my sensory evaluation data (progressive profiled which is a multi-timepoint version of descriptive analysis). Is there any available one to...

08 February 2021 9,170 3 View

Can you use MTS assay with cells cultured in media containing phenol red?

I am trying to run a cell viability assay with LN229, but these cells are cultured in DMEM which contain phenol red. Is the MTS assay sensitive to the additional of phenol red in the media? If so,...

03 February 2021 9,478 2 View

How to prepare protein samples in EMSA assay?

Recently l was studying EMSA assay, but l didn't find any detailed information about protein sample. we can use two kinds of protein, including crude protein extracts and recombinant proteins. but...

02 February 2021 10,047 3 View

How can I make sure the simulation results of the water droplet impacting on the wall using the FLUENT agree with the experimental results?

Dear researchers, I am modeling the process of the water droplet impacting on the wall with a constant contact angle. The specific calculation parameters are as follows: The droplet diameter is...

24 January 2021 1,020 5 View

Is it possible to mix TCEP-HCl and NaI chaotropic reagent?

I have a lack of knowledge on sample preparation for RNA extraction to test molecular diagnosis. I just want to know whether it is plausible to mix TCEP-HCl lysis/reducing buffer and NaI...

21 January 2021 9,309 1 View

Mysterious line across SDS gel?

Does anyone have the similar issue? A line across the denature SDS gel shows up after staining with Coomassie blue and there are many lines in every lane if you take a closer look. This gel had 15...

07 January 2021 5,610 4 View

How can I calculate packing density of particles by fomulas or softwares?

I have all data of particles, such as size distribution, or numbers. Is there any way that I can calculate the packing density of these particles? Assume that all particles are circular.

05 January 2021 4,272 2 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Why my agarose gel staining sometimes looks not homogenic but like gradient (see the figure)?

I am worried about this overexposure of the upper part of the gel in the picture. Is it possible that this is the result of too much concentration of ethidium bromide? Why is there such a big...

25 February 2021 8,140 3 View

Markers of mitochondrial activity in FFPE tissues?

Hello everybody, Does someone have any experience with assessing/extimating mitochondrial activity on FFPE tissues? Precisely, no TOM20, ATP5B, etc: we are trying to get an approximative idea of...

24 February 2021 4,618 4 View

Can a Golgi-stained dendritic spines picture processed by Image J be directly used for publication?

24 February 2021 3,348 2 View

Is there an appropriate CD8 antibody for IHC-P for staining human breast cancer tissues?

Hello, We are planning on staining Formalin-fixed paraffin breast cancer tissue sections (FFPE) with CD8 Ab via immunofluorescence (Tissue IF). Based on our existing protocol and imaging...

24 February 2021 9,578 4 View

Reagents for histology slides?

Dear all, I am planning to study histology and want to do that at home. I have only stained a blood smear with Giemsa but now want to try a wider range of animal tissues. What reagents will I...

24 February 2021 5,430 3 View

Are there lab markers/pens resistant to Roti-Histol?

Hi, I'm looking for a pen/marker to write on the smooth, transparent (non-frosted) part of microscopy slides which does not get washed away by alcohols and most importantly Roti-Histol. I want to...

24 February 2021 9,902 5 View