What are the antimicrobial categories and agents that are currently considered to define a MDR, XDR and PDR Salmonella?

What antimicrobial categories and agents are currently considered to define non-typhoid Salmonella as multidrug resistant (MDR), extremely / extensively drug resistant (XDR) or pandrug resistant...

19 November 2020 755 3 View

What are your dreams for ICM?

Congratulations & Good Wishes ICM Celebrates 3rd Anniversary If there is ever a corporate history written on ICM, it will start with you and end with you. You are not just another amazing...

24 July 2020 6,454 3 View

Where to purchase Ba(MnO4)2 for Hollandite synthesis?

Dear all, for synthesis of Ba-Hollandite (BaMn8O16) described in: Cheng, S., Lin, J. T., Ocelli, M. L., & Robson, H. E. (1992). Expanded Clays and Microporous Solids (p.335 & 337), I need...

30 June 2020 3,846 7 View

Can anyone please explain about the significance of powder XRD in characterizing phosphor materials?

Greetings everyone, hope you are all doing well. I just want a clear definition about how we can analyze the structural morphology of RE doped phosphors with powder XRD and what are all the...

12 May 2020 6,567 4 View

What is the best way to do immunohistochemistry on perfused gut tissue from rat?

We have recently collected perfused whole mount sections of the rat gut, containing the duodenum, ilium and colon. Following perfusion the sections were cut longitudinally but kept all in one...

02 April 2020 328 3 View

Is it possible that in the future the softwares of any spectroscopy system can run on a dedicated OS on dedicated computers?

I'm asking this question because current modern Spectroscopy machines, which are fully based on digital electronics can become obsolete or their upgrading is extremely expensive everytime there...

11 November 2019 6,531 3 View

I need expert feedback. Can someone test my questionnaire?

Hello everybody, I need feedback on my survey before I publish it. I would be happy if someone could test it first. The survey is (unfortunately) in German. It is about competencies of founders in...

26 July 2019 5,288 3 View

What is the duration of pollinator activity after they emerge?

I have been looking for information about the duration of the activity of pollinators after they emerge. I am aware that this will vary among species. However, there may be some average value. I...

06 May 2019 6,458 4 View

How to synthesize pure feitknechtite?

04 May 2019 5,432 1 View

Does anyone have a QPCR assay for SV40 Large T antigen?

I would like to do QPCR for metastasis for a cancer model expressing the SV40 Large T antigen. Have you made primers that work for QPCR? I tried 3 primer sets from the literature that did not...

25 February 2019 1,638 2 View

How to measure the hardness for PLA & PHAs polymers?

Hello, I am a bit confused on whether to follow ASTM D785 (Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials) or ASTM D2240 (Standard Test Method for...

21 January 2021 7,487 4 View

Blow extrusion of PLA with the HDPE non rotary die. Is it possible?

Hello, I managed to run a small blown extrusion line, head diameter 70mm / screw 45mm. The machine is to be used for extrusion of sleeves from 200 to 500mm wide. Unfortunately, I have a draw...

13 December 2020 2,824 5 View

Which are the best methods to graft the polymeric nano/micro particles with lipids?

Good references (with clearly written methods/protocols) are highly appreciated. Polymers could be any, e.g., PLA, PCL, PLGA, etc. Similarly, lipids could be DSPE, DMPE, DMPA, DPPE, DLPC, DOTAP,...

07 December 2020 5,085 4 View

Anyone with experience conducting proximity ligation assay (PLA) in mouse heart tissue ?

I was wondering if anyone had any experience doing proximity ligation assays (PLA) using mouse whole heart (ventricular) tissue (in any state)?

29 November 2020 9,103 1 View

Strange exothermic bump to left side of PLA melting curve?

Hello everyone, I'd like to request your help regarding a strange phenomenon I noticed in some of my PLA samples. Between ~120-135 degrees C, a strange exothermic bump is seen in the second...

29 November 2020 4,964 4 View

How is theoretical proportion of the total organic carbon of PLA (polylacitc acid) ?

Dear Sirs, I have measured the proportion of the total organic carbon (TOC) of polylactic acid (PLA) method DIN 19539. The results are 35,1%. Is it correct? How is the theoretical proportion of...

04 November 2020 6,598 1 View

I want to create Amphiphilic Polysaccharide and PLA MPs by electrospray technique (single axial). Could you suggest suitable solvent ?

I know that PLA is soluble in DCM, not soluble in water and hard to dissolve in DMF. What kind of solvents will be suitable for electrospray system for the amphiphilic polysaccharide and...

13 October 2020 3,559 4 View

How to properly purge an injection molding machine?

Hello, We're trying to purge a mini injection molding machine after not using it for a while now. The resin inside is PHA and can be some PLA left over as well. We've tried using a purging...

08 October 2020 4,659 5 View

How can I determine the interaction radius (R0) of a polymer in terms of their Hansen solubility parameters?

I have two questions: (1) I want to analyze the miscibility between two polymers: poly(lactic acid) PLA and poly(glycerol sebacate) PGSeb. However, I haven't found any information about the...

06 October 2020 211 3 View

Technique to estimate the amount of nanoparticles in a coating?

Hi everyone, I am coating stainless steel with 10%PLA and Nanoparticles, and I am trying to find out techniques that I can use to characterize the coating surface aside from SEM and to quantify...

08 June 2020 2,293 7 View