Which variables can be used to increase/decrease the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon?

Which variables (such as pull speed, melt temperature, annealing temperature/duration, cooling rate, etc.) affect the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon? In what direction...

10 January 2021 2,204 6 View

Can somebody recommend me a decent textbook to learn more about signaling pathways and their mechanistic principles in general?

I studied biochemistry and molecular biology in my bachelors and Immunology in my masters. I never came across a suitable course for general signaling pathways and principles. My interest is...

13 December 2020 5,690 5 View

Do you have any application suggestion for automated data collection for surveys?

I'm planning to do survey for about more than 700 people online. Is there has any software you can suggest to collect the data? Thanks

05 October 2020 8,079 7 View

Where can I obtain Streptomyces lividans strains for enzyme production?

I am having trouble figuring out where to obtain Streptomyces lividans strains that are commonly used for enzyme production. Specifically I am searching for the following strains: S. lividans...

25 May 2020 6,205 3 View

What devices are available for percutaneous pH monitoring?

I'm interested in percutaneously measuring local changes in tissue pH in vivo with and without a therapy. What devices are available for percutaneous pH monitoring in large animals?

20 March 2020 2,731 3 View

How to genotype between wild-type and heterozygous mutant zebrafish with only 1 bp difference?

22 January 2020 7,703 4 View

How can I make interpretation of kendall's Tau-b correlation magnitude?

Hi. do somebody know if Kendall's tau-B value of 0,06 or 0,11, 0,14, 0,20 is a fair or weak association? or how to make interpretation? Thing is, we are writing a descriptive study, the sample...

14 January 2020 6,514 7 View

What is the best way to approach building a custom polypeptide?

I am trying to build a custom poly peptide that is ~50 amino acids in length, and it will ideally have a charge of ~+4 at pH 7. I can get the positively charged attributes from incorporating a...

08 December 2019 3,597 1 View

Whole Blood Over Recovering Compared to Blood Plasma?

My Immunoassay is giving higher analyte concentrations for the same sample before plasma separation vs after plasma separation. For instance, I run my assay with whole blood, and I get a reading,...

10 July 2019 7,391 3 View

How can I perform a meta-analysis of incidence rates (X events per 100,000 person years) with 95% CI without a comparison group?

I'm performing a meta-analysis, attempting to produce a summary statistic for incidence rate of events of sudden death per 100,000 person years with 95% CI, and eventual subgroup analysis. I am...

11 June 2019 5,867 5 View

Sutter electrode holder leaking after applying positive pressure. How to fix?

I am using a Sutter electrode holder for my patch clamp experiments, but I'm having trouble keeping positive pressure inside my electrode due to a leak out of the back of the holder. I have added...

02 March 2021 5,829 1 View

What thickness need for ITO to use as conductive layer?

I want to do RF sputtering of ITO on glass substrate using magnetron sputtering. what thickness do i need to make it good conductive layer to use it for PSC. Moreover, whats about thickness of...

01 March 2021 395 3 View

What is the indication of the absence of peaks in Methanol electrooxidation CV curves ?

I have several question regarding the MOR; hope anyone help me better understand. 1- in CV using (KOH+MEOH) what is the indication of absence of the redox peaks? shouldn't they exist as a sign...

28 February 2021 4,851 8 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

How does charge on working electrode changes with rising potential?

During performing CV of a GCE or modified GCE, we rise the potential in the first half of the cycle and reduce it in reverse half. During the first half, what is the nature of charge on GCE or...

25 February 2021 7,994 3 View

What software programs can directly simulate Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition (DED)?

I understand there are a lot of software programs that can simulate DED by going through specific modeling, simulation, and commands. For me, that was time consuming and results were not accurate....

24 February 2021 4,428 3 View

How to troubleshoot Electrochromic Films and Electrochromic Devices?

I am trying to characterize an electrochromic system. The system uses ITO electrodes on glass, WO3 as the electrochromic film, and NiO as the ion storage layer. When I deposit NiO and WO3 and...

23 February 2021 9,592 2 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

How does elongation affect the resistance of an electrode?

What are the testing rate for electrodes recommended by ASTM for cochlear implants. I am currently doing the 15mm/min elongatio testing.

22 February 2021 1,515 1 View

Is that possible to do an impedance measurement without FRA module?

One of my colleagues said, "the impedance you can measure with the three electrodes and with the specific sequence varying the frequency" Is it possible to configure the potenciostat without the...

21 February 2021 418 2 View