PEG coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles in aqueous NH3?

Hello, I synthesized PEG coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles by coprecipitation methods and I would like to ask whether they can be dispersed in aqueous NH3 since they have a PEG coating and theoretically...

06 February 2021 5,217 4 View

Is there such a function? Is it unique?

21 January 2021 8,962 13 View

What are the current developments in terms research and publications in anthropology in general and social anthropology in particular?

I am interested in examples of anthropological methods that have been applied across different disciplines, for exmple in mathematics education.

20 January 2021 3,090 3 View

How did the tests or exams get to Latin America, specifically the written tests?

I am looking for some bibliographic references that explain how tests or exams (measurement and assessment in education) came to Latin America, specifically written tests. I would like to know if...

13 January 2021 8,607 0 View

Is this true for all values c > 0?

25 December 2020 3,621 45 View

Can children from 1 year old to 15 years be given MODANA and Pfizer Anti-COVID-19 vaccine?

The clinical disease of COVID-19 has been low in children generally and vaccine has been develop.Any evidence of its safety,efficacy and risk for allergy in children? any exemption for children...

23 December 2020 7,177 12 View

Can large samples be stored at -20 degrees prior to RNA extraction?

As part of a Covid project we are sampling urban rodents and performing RNA extractions and serology work. We have too many samples to store at -80 and have opted to perform extractions the same...

15 December 2020 5,252 2 View

Substrate functionalization and antibody deposition for biosensor work?

Hello, I am a bio student working in a lab on his free time and I just started working with an engineering group on sensors. My questions are: 1)Functionalization steps and what are the best...

21 November 2020 7,996 2 View

Why am I seeing RED fluorescence in control non transgenic plants?

Hi experts, I have cloned the DsRED gene into a plant vector under 35S promoter and used it for direct seed transformation of Chenopodium quinoa. When I checked the potential transformed...

24 October 2020 4,775 3 View

Do you think there are any prospects for hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas when operating a gas turbine?

At the moment it is very expensive, the price of 1 kg of hydrogen is from $ 2-5. Are there any prospects for green hydrogen? or will we extract hydrogen from gas? what promising technologies can...

19 October 2020 1,954 7 View

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

Experimental Design: How deal with pseudreplicates with immunological and clinical-chemical paramaeters?

Hello everybody, I am investigating the influence of a toxinon various clinical-chemical and haematological parameters in fish. I have three treatments (control, low dose, high dose) in my...

24 February 2021 1,243 1 View

What should be the duration of exposure to simulated space environments with Rodents?

Hi, I am currently working on a pilot study to get some data related to the impact of long duration spaceflight to the microbiome and the immune system. I plan to use rats and simulate...

22 February 2021 592 1 View

Which way will be better to give OGT inhibitors doses through intravenous or orally for pregnant female rats and concentration suggestion?

I'm planning to use ST078925 OGT inhibitor from TimTec (OGT-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase) for female rats.

16 February 2021 7,850 2 View

How can you tell if your organotypic slice culture is healthy ?

I'm working on organotypic cerebellar slice cultures from postnatal rats and I'm not sure how to tell if the slices are healthy at any given point. I know there should be a lot of microglial...

15 February 2021 2,830 2 View

Why daily dexamethasone given to rats fed high fat/fructose/salt cause very high mortality rate?

rats were given daily dexamethasone in drinking water corresponding to 0.5 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg. These rats are simultaneously fed 25% fat, 3% salt in diet and 10% fructose in drinking water but...

15 February 2021 7,634 2 View

How to calculate the sample size required to detect the difference in pharmacokinetics of methotrexate?

I came across with this study here, https://www.clinexprheumatol.org/abstract.asp?a=5066 And this study says: "The sample size calculation was done to compare two different MTX starting dose...

14 February 2021 3,017 3 View

Can anyone suggest a way to dissolve insulin which is for rat/mouse injection?

We are trying to inject insulin to rat or mouse, but the insulin we've got is powder, and there are many ways for dissolve, like in saline, PBS, DMSO, or in Tris-HCl, can anyone give us a...

13 February 2021 8,426 10 View

How to calculate ultraviolet dose in Gy or J/kg?

Currently I'm doing a literature review regarding the comparisons of different types of radiation such as uv, electron beam and gamma radiation. But I'm having a difficult time converting uv unit...

11 February 2021 7,642 3 View

How do I fix tissue rolling while cutting frozen rat brain section with a cryostat?

I am cutting rat brain sections at 20um at -20C. The tissue is cutting nicely out of the O.C.T solution, but I can not get a decent section to adhere to the slide. I have included an image.

09 February 2021 1,345 5 View