How to delaminate copper in water-based anodes?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a way to delaminate copper current collector of water-based anodes in Li-ion batteries without damaging the graphite film. I tried different materials such as HNO3...

24 February 2021 3,785 3 View

Can tannins that are dissolved in water interact with silicone oil?

Hello everyone, Does anybody know if phenolic plant extracts such as tannins dissolved in water can interact with silicone oil? (although silicone oil and water are immiscible).

03 February 2021 5,656 2 View

Aeration requirement in sludge buffer tank?

Hi, Normally the thickened sludge is kept in 'buffer tanks' before further dewatering. The buffer tanks should be aerated to avoid septic/anaerobic conditions. I am wondering how the air...

10 September 2020 395 3 View

How to define CCCV protocol by applied current and rest time?

Hello, I'm using COMSOL to model batteries (not the battery module) and I need to define the applied current as: charge (CCCV) + rest + discharge (CCCV) + rest I'm wondering if it is possible to...

19 August 2020 9,359 2 View

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I am trying to dehydroxylate glass powder. The powder is a mix of different types of glasses. Thus there are absolutely considerable amounts of hydroxyl units in the microstructure. I've checked...

10 October 2019 4,598 4 View

Is there any way to detect heavy metal conatminated areas using remote sensing? If so what data do you suggest to use?

Hello everyone. I am working on sustainable infrastructures and my goal is to select the most optimum site for infrastructures in my area of interest to gain maximum sustainability. To achieve my...

03 August 2019 1,081 8 View

The function of salt bridge in electrochemistry?

Hi We use a salt bridge in a Galvanic cell to maintain electron neutrality by transferring anions to the anode side and cations to the cathode side. The question is that why the existing SO4(2-)...

31 July 2019 4,224 7 View

What is the best approach to evaluate the hot corrosion resistance of the aluminide coatings?

What method do you propose to accurately assess the hot corrosion resistance of a NiAl coating applied on a nickel-based superalloy?

25 July 2019 7,188 3 View

Supporting researches on internal combustion engines despite the development of alternative vehicles. Is it necessary or not?

As alternative vehicles are rapidly expanding, it seems that some research institutes have decided to withdraw their supports from researches on internal combustion engines. Do you think this is...

04 May 2019 2,822 18 View

Reference exchange current density in Tafel equation for modeling of ORR in an alkaline fuel cell?

Hello, I'm going to model the cathode side (Pt/C) of an alkaline fuel cell. To use Tafel equation for obtaining Oxygen reduction reaction kinetic, I need to know the exchange current density...

28 April 2019 8,400 2 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

Which of the Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunoprotection and why?

I want to know which of the available Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunological response and why

02 March 2021 1,388 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

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

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

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View