Could someone suggest a facile method to remove dissolved gases from water?

I have read that boiling and stirring should degas the water, but does it dissolve again upon cooling?

09 October 2018 5,416 3 View

Lowering the zeta potential by applying an external voltage?

Do you believe it is possible to adjust the Zeta potential by applying an external voltage? I have managed to reach an absolute value of the Zeta potential below 30 mV by adjusting the pH. Thank you!

31 December 2017 4,800 5 View

Is there a formula to link the sedimentation rate to the liquid density?

I am trying to obtain a soft cake. I know for slow sedimentation rate, the cake will be hard. What could I add in water to ensure a fast sedimentation rate?

03 April 2017 613 8 View

How to choose the proper flocculant?

07 August 2016 3,399 3 View

FTIR: Which vibrational bands are expected for 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-on?

31 December 2015 7,193 1 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 add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

Centrality measures computation in Biblioshiny/ Vosviewer?

26 February 2021 7,279 2 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

Why do we wash azolectin with acetone?

I want to prepare liposomes made of azolectin (sometimes spelled as asolectin). I start with the azolectin powder, and many protocols say that I should wash it with acetone (dissolve, centrifuge,...

04 February 2021 2,738 3 View

Buffer for protein solubilization after acetone/AS precipitation that is compatible with cell stimulation?

Hello! I am precipitating some proteins (with either acetone or ammonium sulphate) and I need to resuspend the protein pellet in a buffer that properly keeps the proteins soluble AND which is...

27 January 2021 6,958 4 View

How to calculate radial distribution function (RDF) of a complex from Ab initio MD simulation trajectory?

Hi all, Is there any software or webserver to read the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation trajectory which obtained from Ab initio MD simulation to calculate the atom-atom radial distribution...

25 January 2021 9,474 3 View

Solving diffusion- reversible chemical reaction equation: How to solve both terms numerically?

I am using finite difference method to discretize the parabolic equation (explicit method), but confused about the chemical reaction term. Solving the generic equation for i specie involves a...

24 January 2021 1,149 18 View

Doubt in DFT geometry preparation?

Hi all, I am trying to perform some ab inito DFT calculations using cp2k code. I have a unit cell of 120 atoms and would like to know how to refine or reduce the number of atoms in the unit cell...

20 January 2021 6,024 3 View