What does this phrase means, "0.5M in sulfuric group of poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) (PSS)"?

I dont understand how to prepare the solution because i dont understand what does it mean, and i dont know the conc. of the PSS stock solution.

31 December 2018 2,181 1 View

Is there a free pogram to analyze the .pro file with profiling also from alpha step 500 as the main software is not free?

trying to analyze data at home while not in the lab

05 June 2018 8,276 0 View

What is an optimum parameter to C coat MO on glass substrate for SEM?

Using JEC 560 auto carbon coater 3KPa , and 30 s I think its a bit too long.

04 May 2018 9,555 2 View

Need advice to cut cross section of porous film on FTO for SEM. Sample came off when cut with glass cutter, no sample seen at edge of cut FTO. Help?

Cross section cut of porous sample /FTO scratch off sample from the edge of the FTO making it hard to check in SEM. Need help to cut it so the film stays on the edge of the cut.

31 December 2017 9,636 0 View

Can I freeze a CoPi/ metal oxide in N2 before cutting it cross section for SEM?

Planning to do it this way, but cannot help worrying about possible changes that will happen to Co-Pi coating.

31 December 2017 5,110 2 View

Do I mix the binder into ultra-sonicated powder immediately or wait for 2-3 hours to settle then mix supernatant with binder, and then stir it ?

Plan to make a paste but confused if we should wait for the sonicated powder to settle first and add binder to only the supernatant, or do we just add binder to the ultrasonicated powder...

07 August 2017 8,755 0 View

What paper have these ingredients: tungsten isopropoxide , acetic acid, ethanol and distilled water to synthesis WO3?

looking for a research paper synthesizing WO3 with the above ingredients.

05 June 2017 1,467 0 View

Can i add dispersant after precipitating metal oxide from addition of alkali and acid to metal oxide NP (chemical deagglomeration)?

31 December 2016 5,938 6 View

How to find concentration of solution based on solid content. The solution is made of synthesized powder suspended in liquid?

31 December 2016 7,328 2 View

Can 1- nonanol, acetyl acetone and triton X-100 be put in the same medium?

its for thin film paste making.

31 December 2016 7,819 5 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Does anyone know how to plot my station to a section plot on Ocean Data View (ODV)?

I made a vertical section plot with WOA .nc file on ODV, and now I want to plot my stations (csv. file) in it. Does anyone know how to import my points to the section? They are two different...

01 March 2021 3,610 1 View

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 View

How to assign different material properties to each element in Abaqus ?

Hello, I am writing a python script to generate my model and write the input file. The problem is I have 1000 elements in my mesh and I want to assign different material properties to each...

01 March 2021 9,511 3 View

Why am i not getting solid after reacting APTES with salicylaldehyde?

The reaction of APTES with salicylaldehyde in ethanol leads to the formation of imine compound yellow solid which is mention in literature, but I am not getting yellow solid I don't know why? when...

28 February 2021 2,955 2 View

How to calculate the crystallinity of cellulose film?

27 February 2021 2,753 4 View

How to best wash a 96-well plate containing microplastic?

I am planning my protocol for my dissertation for an experiment quantifying bacterial (E. coli) biofilm formation on micro-plastic (5mm discs of polyethylene bags) by conducting a crystal violet...

23 February 2021 7,868 2 View

Which microtomy technique do you suggest for thin and delicate root sectioning ?And, how to preserve and process the roots before sectioning?

We have thin roots of from 1 year old different species of plants. We are looking into anatomical details of the roots. What's the best method to preserve and process the roots once they are...

23 February 2021 1,898 1 View

Are there any known solvothermal methods to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets using solvents other than water (like ethanol/ethanol-water mixture) ?

I need to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets by alternate methods without pure water as a solvent.

22 February 2021 9,246 1 View