I get tumor tissue from the patients after the surgery. How to isolate the top layer of cells from a tumor?

I work on gastric cancer. I want to separate the top layer of tumor cells from the lower layers.

25 January 2021 6,663 1 View

How to measure porosity/diameter of electrospun nanofibers using imagej?

Hi all, I have SEM images of electrospun nanofibers and I'd like to measure its porosity/diameter. However I'm not sure how to do it with ImageJ or any other software. Can anybody help me please?...

27 July 2020 5,925 7 View

How important is it to check the psychometric properties of translated version of a gold standard scale?

There is a scale in English that has well established psychometric properties. I want to use the translated version of the scale in my study. Do I have to test all the psychometric properties of...

11 June 2020 3,951 14 View

Should solar irradiance be considered in Wh or kWh when designing a PV system in kW?

Hi, I am designing a PV system in kW and having a small confusion that should I be considering the solar irradiance in Wh or kWh in the PV calculations? Thank you.

02 July 2019 4,127 3 View

Can anyone provide a reliable protocol with tips and tricks for miRNA isolation from human plasma using Trizol?

Trizol protocol I am using, provides good total RNA concentration and quality but the miRNA spike (Cel-miR39) is not being amplified in qPCR. Starting volume: 600microlitre Plasma Elution:...

13 June 2019 2,228 9 View

Can anyone help me understanding why am I getting jagged amplification curve for my miRNAs in plasma sample?

I have used mircury exosome serum/plasma kit along with trizol for extraction of my miRNAs from human plasma. RNA concentration was 623.8ng on nanodrop with 260/280 ratio of 2.12. For RT-PCR and...

11 June 2019 3,679 4 View

What is the best way to purify the ear clip genomic DNA from TaqMan DNA extraction reagent?

13 October 2018 3,427 3 View

Significance of pAkt/Akt and pErk/Erk ratio?

Hi, I'm testing the effect of a drug on cardiomyocytes. The treated cells are then used for Akt and Erk ELISA. Can anyone tell me how do I interpret the pAkt/Akt or pErk/Erk ratio? For...

10 September 2018 3,959 3 View

Insulin concentration in culture medium?

Hi all, to mimic the hyperinsulinemia, what concentration of insulin should be used in the culture medium of growing cell lines (for example L6/MIN6) ? Also what should be the normal concentration...

21 March 2018 2,255 2 View

How to find quantitative determination of fe2+,fe3+ ratio from xps?

In my sample fe deped BaTiO3, both Fe2+ ferrous and fe3+ Ferric ion i.e.,multi valence states present which identified from XPS. How to find fe2+:Fe3+ ration present in my sample? which method I...

20 May 2017 8,210 4 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

How can extract ciprofloxacin hydrochloride disolve in water er to organic solvent such as dichloromethan or any other solvent?

I need a procedure to extract the ciprofloxacin hydrochloride from aqueous solution by using dichloromethane in detail,. I thank you very much.

01 March 2021 4,306 1 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

How to make fractions of chloroform extract of plant, using seperating funnel?

28 February 2021 8,466 2 View

Why am i not getting solid after reacting APTES with salicylaldehyde?

The reaction of APTES with salicylaldehyde in ethanol leads to the formation of imine compound yellow solid which is mention in literature, but I am not getting yellow solid I don't know why? when...

28 February 2021 2,955 2 View

can I treat waste water containing solvents and alcohol with electrocoagulation?

there are solvents and alcohol in the waste water of a factory that produces disinfectants. Increasing this waste water requires very serious operations. Can I treat this waste water with...

27 February 2021 2,609 3 View