Our instrument room at my Uni does not have the money to maintain its instruments, anyone know of any good grants for this?

How can students find enough money to fund the analytical instrument room (LC/MS, NMR, GC/MS) at their University so that they can can continue their doctoral research?

17 December 2019 563 3 View

What are the specifications for centrifuging reagents prior to ELISA?

I'm going to perform an ELISA for fish GnRH (using CUSABIO). The "Technical Tips" pamphlet that came with the instructions manual says I need to centrifuge all reagents before use "as to...

17 September 2019 5,627 2 View

Is there any problem with using 0.1%TFA in HPLC mobile phase if the purpose is isolation, structure elucidation by NMR and bioassay?

Is there any problem with using 0.1%TFA in HPLC mobile phase if the purpose is isolation, structure elucidation by NMR and bioassay?

19 July 2019 4,749 1 View

Is it possible to use hexane:ethyl acetate mobile phase on a reverse phase column?

I am reading a journal paper in which separation of a plant extract was done on a C18 HPLC column using normal phase solvents of hexane:ethyl acetate, is this possible?

24 July 2018 2,368 13 View

How to dissolve insoluble sample in methanol or acetonitrile for LC/MS analysis?

I separated a crude plant extract into fractions on a silica column using ethyl acetate and hexane, now I want to look at the fractions using LC/MS. The problem is that our instrument room only...

24 July 2018 4,146 6 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

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

What should a smart water system look like?

Our team is designing a smart water C&C dashboard for a smart city initiative. As we look into the current smart water system landscape, we couldn't reconcile to a definitive solution that...

16 February 2021 1,094 3 View

Why the battery connected on the load side for storing purpose is taking the volatge /current at whatever rating it is given in matlab simulation?

I am designing a DAB DC DC Converter and when I am connecting a battery block in Matlab and fix its specification lets say 350 V and 25 A, when I am giving input as 600V, Battery would charge to...

11 February 2021 3,110 1 View

What are the things you should keep in mind while designing a controller for a quadrotor and want to implement it on hardware (via arducopter) ?

I am designing a flight controller for a quadrotor. At first I am designing a nested/cascaded controller consisting of only proportional controllers Kp . Now, if i tune the rate controller for 10...

03 February 2021 5,001 3 View

Abaqus, how can I add a composite layup to a complex shape?

I am designing a knee simulation focusing on the meniscus. I want to add different material layers to the meniscus. I have tried to add composite layup to the menisci in a uniform way but the...

27 January 2021 4,998 1 View

Is there any books or journal that specifically discussed TPR in detail?

I am designing a metal oxide catalyst and among many characterization of this sample, TPR emerges quite significantly. The brief explanation in journal is limited to the sample that is...

21 January 2021 6,346 1 View

Is stabilizer good to use while designing an antenna using fabric?

13 January 2021 2,473 4 View

What are the insilico tools available to recognize transcription binding sites on a promoter ?

I have to control the expression of a gene ( in vitro ). For designing an optimal promoter assay, I would like to know more about Transcription factor binding region, enhancer and repressor...

11 January 2021 7,992 3 View

Can someone give some ideas for DAC in Aviation?

I'm trying to use this DAC technology in the aviation industry. Can anyone suggest some ideas on how to do so? I too have some ideas and am willing to work on them. My work will be designing a...

02 January 2021 5,323 2 View