Using a fixed angle rotor with Sucrose gradient /cushion ultracentirfugation?

I am trying to fractionate virus from plasma into different densities by sucrose gradient but we only have fixed angle rotors... Has anyone tried doing that with a fixed angle? Should I use the...

13 January 2021 8,372 3 View

What is the sampling technique used in an online survey?

I am asking about the sampling technique used in an online survey. The survey will be distributed online via social media channels. We are targeting adolescents. The sample size will be estimated...

11 July 2020 8,685 14 View

Can I leave blot in block buffer for 48 hours?

Is it ok ti leave the blot in non fat milk for 48 hours in +4 degrees or is it better to leave it tbs-t for that extra 24hrs?

23 February 2020 7,475 2 View

Should the HCV Core protein fused with His-tag (without linker) be extracted in the insoluble or soluble protein fraction?

I have infected insect cells SF9 with recomb. baculovirus expressing Core.His and another with GFP. I have extracted the soluble proteins after 3 days and did western blot using anti-his,...

10 February 2020 2,359 4 View

in concrete application Which more benefit adding Nano Carbon tube or Nano cellulose from economic side and performance?

My dear colleagues, in concrete application which more benefit adding Nano Carbon tube or Nano cellulose from economic side and performance?

19 April 2019 4,501 8 View

What is the best way to of the waste plastic fiber to enhance some of the mechanical properties of concrete?

Dear Colleagues What is the best way to enhancing the shape and the outer surface of the waste plastic fiber to enhance some of the mechanical properties of concrete?

21 September 2018 7,603 1 View

Which is more useful in improving the impact resistance of the concrete. The use of aluminum waste as an alternative to sand or cement?

Dear Colleagues Which is more useful in improving the impact resistance of the concrete. The use of aluminum waste as an alternative to sand or cement?

31 May 2018 5,727 6 View

Polymer diposition on nanoparticles?

I wanted to diposite a polymer on nanoparticles,but the TEM results shows that that the polymer diposite on an aggregated nanopartilces together. is that a problem of the nanoparticles dispertion...

04 April 2017 204 5 View

What the best solvent for polystyrene other chloroform?

10 November 2016 5,045 1 View

How I can calculate vertex coordinates from vertex normal in triangular mesh ?

I have triangle mesh and calculate normal of triangles then calculate vertex normal and do some calculations on it and want to calculate vertex coordinates from this vertex normal after do...

01 November 2016 992 3 View

How vaccines of covid 19 work?

Millions ask how vaccines of covid 19 be successful and safe, its here to explain generally how vaccine of pfizer work ,mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that will trigger an...

28 February 2021 2,723 4 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Best plasmid could be used as a standard curve for AAV titration?

I have been trying to have a good AAV titration for my production and I have tried different plasmids to set up as a standard curve but each one behaves differently. i am trying to use ITR for...

23 February 2021 5,167 3 View

How to control the variants vof covid 19 in second and third waves?

A the world find means to control covid 19 by vaccination ,new variants came to spread and make the world in fear and danger, to understand the conduct of these variants, es constantly change...

21 February 2021 3,080 6 View

Surprisingly low antibody titers against SASRS-COV-2 RBD in hamsters compared to mice?

21 February 2021 6,958 2 View

Can the intensity of this broad band in XRD mask other crystaline phases present?

I obtained a XRD diffractogram with significant broad band at low 2theta levels, also around 30 2theta another smaller broad band appears. It all points out to the existence of an amorphous phase....

19 February 2021 8,414 4 View

Will SARS-CoV-2 Spike be broken into S1 and S2 by denaturing conditions?

Hello, I am performing a western blot of my SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentiviral particles. I denature my virus by adding concentrated virus to 2X Laemmli buffer at 1:1, then boiling for...

17 February 2021 4,844 4 View

How to get better phase shift in C-V curves for ferroelectric devices?

I tried to sweep my ferroelectric devices from -2V to 2V and then from 2V to -2V and The two hysteresis peaks are off by several microFarads. Should i increase bias voltage? I am doing these...

16 February 2021 8,514 2 View

How to calculate the TCID50 when the highest CPE is 50% or less?

I am doing TCID50 to measure progeny virus and some treatments protected the cells in a way that the highest CPE observed is 50% or less. How should I do the titre calculation in that case? Thank you!

16 February 2021 8,768 1 View

Trouble shooting with his tagged protein expression in E.Coli?

i have issues in expressing a chicken protein in BL21 cells with his tag. I do not see induction even at 18 degrees. Any suggestions

15 February 2021 8,939 3 View