I get tumor tissue from the patients after the surgery. How to isolate the top layer of cells from a tumor?

I work on gastric cancer. I want to separate the top layer of tumor cells from the lower layers.

25 January 2021 6,663 1 View

How to measure porosity/diameter of electrospun nanofibers using imagej?

Hi all, I have SEM images of electrospun nanofibers and I'd like to measure its porosity/diameter. However I'm not sure how to do it with ImageJ or any other software. Can anybody help me please?...

27 July 2020 5,925 7 View

How important is it to check the psychometric properties of translated version of a gold standard scale?

There is a scale in English that has well established psychometric properties. I want to use the translated version of the scale in my study. Do I have to test all the psychometric properties of...

11 June 2020 3,951 14 View

Can anyone provide a reliable protocol with tips and tricks for miRNA isolation from human plasma using Trizol?

Trizol protocol I am using, provides good total RNA concentration and quality but the miRNA spike (Cel-miR39) is not being amplified in qPCR. Starting volume: 600microlitre Plasma Elution:...

13 June 2019 2,228 9 View

Can anyone help me understanding why am I getting jagged amplification curve for my miRNAs in plasma sample?

I have used mircury exosome serum/plasma kit along with trizol for extraction of my miRNAs from human plasma. RNA concentration was 623.8ng on nanodrop with 260/280 ratio of 2.12. For RT-PCR and...

11 June 2019 3,679 4 View

What is the best way to purify the ear clip genomic DNA from TaqMan DNA extraction reagent?

13 October 2018 3,427 3 View

Significance of pAkt/Akt and pErk/Erk ratio?

Hi, I'm testing the effect of a drug on cardiomyocytes. The treated cells are then used for Akt and Erk ELISA. Can anyone tell me how do I interpret the pAkt/Akt or pErk/Erk ratio? For...

10 September 2018 3,959 3 View

Insulin concentration in culture medium?

Hi all, to mimic the hyperinsulinemia, what concentration of insulin should be used in the culture medium of growing cell lines (for example L6/MIN6) ? Also what should be the normal concentration...

21 March 2018 2,255 2 View

How to find quantitative determination of fe2+,fe3+ ratio from xps?

In my sample fe deped BaTiO3, both Fe2+ ferrous and fe3+ Ferric ion i.e.,multi valence states present which identified from XPS. How to find fe2+:Fe3+ ration present in my sample? which method I...

20 May 2017 8,210 4 View

How to index hkl which is not in JCPDS file?

14 April 2016 3,325 1 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 3 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

How to get started building and analyzing a UTAUT model?

Hello all, I need help getting started building and analyzing a UTATU model. I have a survey ready with some questions but I had some confusions on UATAUT and on how to analyze the data. I will...

02 March 2021 9,271 1 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

Is stone a sustainable material? Is it a sustainable approach to use natural stone waste in architecture?

I'm designing a zero-waste restaurant and considering using marble waste to make some tables and a bar countertop. My clients think it's not "sustainable enough" and I would like to have more...

01 March 2021 4,326 7 View

Anyone found any research papers on solar furnace design calculations (for solar concentration)?

I am thinking about working on solar furnace with heliostats that concentrate sunlight and heat molten salt, but currently no luck with research. Not a lot of papers based on the subject. (check...

01 March 2021 5,023 5 View

Could anyone tell me what is the range of submillimeter wave?

There is confusion regarding the submillimeter-wave range. Many papers specify its range from 300GHz but some also consider its range from 100GHz. If I design an antenna on 122ghz what would I...

01 March 2021 516 7 View

How to size battery banks?

I am designing a small grid connected solar PV power-plant. As the battery's capacity is specified in Ah and demand in kWh. What is the best way to size the battery bank? I have battery price in...

28 February 2021 1,638 3 View

Microstrip antenna design tutorial of HFSS 3D layout module ?

I have designed a 24 GHz rectangular antenna on HFSS 3D model and got desired results while desing the same antenna with same dimensions I am getting resonance frequency at 27 GHz I am...

28 February 2021 4,426 2 View

How to design a boost converter for a mppt controller?

I have a doubt on how to select the inductor and capacitor value when I want to implement MPPT controller. This is because we always take a maximum output voltage and current but in this case, we...

28 February 2021 3,637 2 View