How to take XRD of colloidal Ag NPs?

I have synthesized silver nanoparticles using sodium citrate as reducing agent. I have carried out XRD characterization by drop coating colloidal solution on the glass substrate ( since yield in...

27 January 2021 1,416 3 View

CFD steady state simulation not converging even after large number of iterations for multiphase flow?

Dear All, I have been working on multiphase flow through a complex geometry having porosity 0.25. I have patched it with oil and high-salinity brine. At the inlet I am flowing low-salinity brine....

04 December 2020 4,506 3 View

Absolute values in Leptin ELISA kit are higher than normal. Does it depend on washing procedure?

I have been using mouse leptin ELISA kit (Catalog number (90030) from crystal chem. I have been doing manual washing between my steps as I didn't have automatic washer instrument. Does this cause...

12 August 2020 4,352 4 View

Which book/study material would be best for a beginner in optimization research field ?

power system optimization problems and optimized unit commitment

20 April 2020 6,248 12 View

How to generate a magnetic field around a sand packed column?

Hi all! I want to make a lab scale setup. I want to generate a magnetic field around a sand packed column. I want to inject magnetic nanoparticles in th sand column and want to track them...

07 April 2020 1,393 1 View

What is the best way to euthanize invertebrate insects in the field for RNA sequencing?

Field work will be conducted in very harsh, windy, and cold environment.

08 March 2020 8,387 3 View

Is it possible to remotely detecting location of fluorescent nanoparticles in a core sample using a quencher?

Dear all, I have injected fluorescent-based nanoparticle fluids in core samples. Is it possible to remotely detect the location of fluorescent nanoparticles in a core sample using a quencher? Thanks

11 January 2020 3,102 3 View

Should oil recovered after water flooding be similar for all core flooding experiments to compare oil recovered by different surfactants in CEOR?

I am performing core flooding experiments to compare percentage of additional oil recovered during surfactant flooding in a sand pack column. Is it necessary that after secondary waterflooding...

16 December 2019 2,886 2 View

Is it possible to get the two laser spots produced by using a wedge prism in a single line ?

I split the laser light into two parts by using a wedge prism, but the two spots are not in a single line. How can I make it in a single line? Is it possible to increase the separation between the...

03 December 2019 7,168 3 View

Is it possible to split a laser light (1064 nm) into two equal parts by using wedge prism? Any other optics required along with wedge prism?

I have tried to split the 1064 laser light into two equal energy spots by using a wedge prism of wedge angle 2 degree. But I cannot split the laser light. There are so many papers reported the...

12 November 2019 7,645 3 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 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

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

How can we theoretically calculate Elemental analysis(percentage) of atoms in covalent organic framework?

For example in one research article the Elemental analysis values of COF-TpPa-1 ( Triformylphloroglucinol (Tp) (63 mg, 0.3 mmol), Paraphenylenediamine (Pa-1) (48 mg, 0.45 mmol) are as follows...

24 February 2021 1,265 6 View

Quantifying leaking DNA from bacteria - what's the secret?

Hi, all! I need to determine if my treatment causes membrane damage in bacteria (S. aureus and E. cloacae), but I cannot use a fluorescent probe such as PI and similar ones because my compound is...

24 February 2021 2,006 2 View

How the Ground Plane implantation is performed without damaging (and w/o varying the undoped nature) the top Si (8-10 nm) in FDSOI technology ?

It is a general practice to introduce Ground Plane in FDSOI devices under the BoX. The Ground Planes are introduced by Ion Implantation through Top Si layer and Buried Oxide. I wanted to know that...

24 February 2021 5,974 4 View

How to Control Whiteflies in coconut leaves?

24 February 2021 1,005 1 View