How to make ppb level concentration ?

Hi, I've N2 gas cylinder and 100 ppm NH3 gas cylinder. With these two cylinders, I'd like to make a ppb level (1- 100) concentration. Any idea how to do that?

01 February 2021 3,264 2 View

What will be the possible reasons to cause no bands on gel electrophoresis?

Hi, I am doing RNA extraction for my final year project. After extraction of RNA by using conventional method, I did quantification and qualification of RNA by using Nanodrop spec and gel...

11 January 2021 8,775 10 View

How to increase the attachment of the HEK293t cells to the glass coverslips or cell dishes?

Hey guys, I always have problems with the attachment of HEK293t cells to glass coverslips while doing IFA. They are so easy to detach from the coverslips while washing. The coverslips are already...

30 December 2020 8,381 3 View

Can anyone advise me on how to amplify V4 region of fecal DNA of dss-induced colitic mice for microbiota profiling?

Animals were fed DSS via drinking water and fecal samples were collected and DNA was isolated using Qiagen stool DNA isolation kit. The V4 region of extracted DNA was amplified with specific...

20 December 2020 1,739 3 View

Looking for a glass slide with very low Autofluorescence (GFP)?

Does anyone know any glass slides (thickness 0.1 to 1mm) that have very low autofluoresence (GFP). I am doing a very sensitive experiment that require my glass substrate to be as low fluoresence...

28 November 2020 1,917 6 View

Function of SDS in Northern Blot washing step?

In Northern blot, we normally use either 2*SSC+0.1% SDS or 0.1*SSC+0.1% SDS in washing step. Does anyone know what's the function of the SDS in the washing buffer? Thank you in advance

26 November 2020 2,432 1 View

How to calculate the analytical solution for the HYDRUS-3D model simulation of water and salt movement in soil?

Suppose an agricultural field with uniform soil texture and salinization. The groundwater depth is 20 meters, assuming that the depth of the groundwater and the concentration of salts remain...

25 November 2020 2,382 4 View

Protein concentration decrease after dialysis?

Recently I have been involved in this problem: After expressed by adding IPTG, lysed with B-PER, and resolved with Buffer B (8M urea), incubate with Ni-NTA beads, everything looks fine. When I...

21 November 2020 7,416 3 View

Recommend equipment of in vivo recording in mice brain?

Hello, I am trying to set up an in vivo recording system in mice brain. Which company do you recommend? Neuralynx? TDT? NeuroNexus? Which one do you guys use and why? Please let me know. Thank you!

12 November 2020 2,508 1 View

Looking for a method that aggregate Nano beads on demond?

I am working on a droplet based digital biosensing project. Assume I have some droplets (size 30-40um in diameter), each droplet contians aroun 10-20 Nano beads (100-300nm in diamter). The surface...

28 October 2020 5,761 7 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 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

Cloudy/high background western blot - can anyone help me?

Hi everyone! I try to detect VDR protein (~48 kDa) using Western Blot. After SDS-PAGE using 10% MP TGX Stain-Free Gel from BioRad I transferred the protein onto an metOH activated PVDF membrane...

23 February 2021 6,266 3 View

How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

How to prepare electrolyte of NaClO4 salt for Na-ion battery? Any problem with this salt?

Hello, I am trying to make anode for Na-ion batteries. I have no experience with preparation of the electrolyte for any batteries. NaClO4 salt are available and I am planning to use EC:PC as...

21 February 2021 8,132 1 View

Protocol for membrane extraction E. coli?

Hello! I am interested in determining whether a poly-unsaturated fatty acid I have engineered E. coli to produce is being incorporated into the membrane of the cells or if it is simply a free...

21 February 2021 7,447 2 View

Any way to separate out fluorescent channels from a composite image?

Hi there, I've been using the EVOS Auto II microscope for some time now and usually I will save the transmitted light/bright field image and the images from fluorescent channels as separate...

15 February 2021 546 3 View