Can SiO2 deposition be used to protect gold electrodes (in direct contact with ionic solution) from electrolyis?

Will the electrodes remain conductive? What should be the thickness of SiO2 deposition?

03 April 2018 2,919 3 View

How can I protect thin film (30nm) gold electrodes from electrolysis?

I apply voltage (AC, DC and pulse) to biological cell monolayers using 30nm thick gold electrodes. My observations are significantly affected by electrolysis (formation of gas bubbles). Moreover,...

01 February 2018 7,950 6 View

When electrolysis occurs, does the anode or cathode heat up more (or by same extent)?

Does it depend on the relative size of the electrodes?

01 February 2018 9,611 4 View

When doing biological cell migration, can electrode be connected directly to agar bridge, or does it need to be immersed in salt solution?

Does the electrode need to be of a specific metal? Which salt solution and concentration to use?

09 October 2017 6,779 1 View

Is it possible to use trypan blue to stain a cell monolayer?

I wish to determine live/dead cell ratio while the cells are still in a monolayer

07 August 2017 3,861 1 View

Can a gold pattern on glass slide work as inductive coil?

If so, what is the most appropriate pattern shape and gold thickness?

06 July 2017 431 3 View

Is it possible to fabricate gold electrodes on pdms? what adhesion layer or pdms surface treatment is required?

will the electrodes withstand bending?

01 February 2017 8,921 1 View

Is there a reliable way of "visualising" an electric field between 2 planar electrodes?

My electrodes are 2 bands of gold with a gap in between || Is there any way of making sure an electric field exists between the electrodes?

09 October 2016 3,490 6 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 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

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 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

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View