What is the difference between aptamer treated nanoparticles and functionalized nanoparticles?

03 April 2017 7,724 3 View

How to synthesize powdered gold and silver nanoparticles so that they do not agglomerate?

Colloidal solution of gold and silver nanoparticles tend to agglomerate when centrifuged.

02 March 2017 9,198 4 View

How many research papers have been published on "Smartphone based sensing devices" in the last 10 years?

I want to make a statistical collection of number of research papers published on "smartphone based sensing devices" on various fields in the last 8-10 years. How can I get the information on the...

03 April 2016 411 0 View

Can we use plano-convex lens for producing uniform illumination?

A plano-convex lens is supposed to make the light rays parallel along the optical axis of the lens. Does it ensure that the collimated beam falling on a surface gets uniformly illuminated?

03 April 2016 7,006 4 View

How does size of AuNPs affects the adsorption of BSA on the AuNPs?

31 December 2015 6,359 2 View

How can we improve the selectivity of LSPR based sensing in complex biological media?

In complex biological media, many biomolecules can have the affinity to bind with the nanoparticles' surface but when it comes to selectivity, it becomes difficult to control the selective binding...

31 December 2015 1,564 1 View

Where can I find the number of published research papers in a given area?

Can anybody help me in finding the year wise publication record on a given area of research?

31 December 2015 4,971 1 View

Apart from TEM imaging, what are other characterization technique available to ensure binding of BSA protein and Trypsin enzyme on AuNPs colloids?

What are the characterization technique available to ensure binding/ adsorption of BSA protein and Trypsin enzyme on citrate capped gold nanoparticles in colloidal form. It means I want to do the...

11 December 2015 4,093 14 View

How does sensitivity (nm/RIU) differ for LSPR in solution phase as compared to LSPR using nanoparticle substrate fabricated using lithography?

11 December 2015 971 3 View

Can we say Catalase enzyme and BSA protein as biomolecules?

Can we say that BSA protein and catalase enzyme are biomolecules?

11 December 2015 762 4 View

How to normalise data on OPM package from R Studio ?

Good afternoon, I recently used OmniLog from BIOLOG for my experimentations : I tested the metabolism of different strains on 2 types of plates. I have 16 strains of 3 different groups...

02 March 2021 3,584 1 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 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

How to plot the probability paper of Gumbel distribution using R programing?

In R-studio, there are many commands of Gumbel package. Arguments are also different. I`m asking about the alpha parameter of the Copula which must be greater than 1. If this is the one used to...

25 February 2021 5,229 3 View

Bayesian decision trees and bayesian regression trees in Python and/or R?

I am looking for implementation of bayesian decision trees and bayesian regression trees in Python and/or R.. Do you know if the existing libraries support this

23 February 2021 6,689 3 View

Alternative to mediation analysis?

I am currently working on my dissertation and want to explore the role of competence as a mediator between the effect of colour of clothes on voting intention (focus on Western countries)....

21 February 2021 8,609 1 View

Are there packages (R or Python) for simple models (bucket?) to assess soil water content?

Hi everyone. I am researching droguht effects on soil water drought. I am looking for already implemented functions in R or Python to estimate soil water content from precipitation,...

21 February 2021 2,084 1 View

Color of spiro-ometad film?

What does the color of a spiro-ometad film indicate? I got purple, green, red, even black color of the spiro film. Is there anything we can get from the preliminary color analysis(e.g. oxidation...

21 February 2021 1,831 4 View

How to resolve Gaussian error termination " Error termination via Lnk1e in F:\G16W\l103.exe" for TS(QST3)?

When I run the job for TS(QST3) in gaseous phase, it was completed without any error. But when I add water in CPCM model it terminated with an error: Inconsistency: ModMin= 2 Eigenvalue=...

21 February 2021 3,198 2 View

Using the Pfaffl method: Is it possible that the ratio of the calibrator does not equal 1?

Hi all, I have a question regarding calculations using the Pfaffl method. I have 3 groups per experiment: 1 control group (calibrator) and 2 treatment groups with 6 to 7 biological repeats per...

19 February 2021 8,351 2 View