Why does sodium metabisulfite generate turbidity when mixing with sodium hydroxide?

When I tried to mix a sodium metabisulfite solution with sodium hydroxide solution, the mixture solution quickly became turbid. Before mixing both were clear solutions. Please help explain the...

03 February 2021 8,075 2 View

Any suggestion for conductive paste for PDMS or Ecoflex for electrode?

Dear colleagues, I am trying to make a sturdy electrode on a flexible polymer substrate (PDMS or Ecoflex). I have used a silver paste, but once cured, it peels off very easily. the cured silver...

14 December 2020 4,236 3 View

Are there any easy way to test the activity of CYP51?

I'm looking for a relative easy way to test the activity of CYP51. Are there any way that I can measure it without using LC-MS or gas chromatography. A simple absorbance or fluorescence test will...

08 October 2020 6,687 3 View

Can we use HR-ICP-MS to measure As?

Hi there, we have the ICPMS element 2 using argon gas. I am wondering whether we can use element 2 to measure arsenic? Can you please provide more information or papers that I can check? Thanks!

16 August 2020 1,142 3 View

Where to publish systematic review protocol?

I would like to prepare a systematic review protocol. I am wondering about any journals that will publish a protocol without charges from the authors? It does not have to be open access. The topic...

23 July 2020 4,537 8 View

How to perform western blot for Toll-like receptor 3?

I encountered some problem to detect TLR3 for my western. I did not get any bands. After reading a bunch of literature, I am not sure exactly what I did was wrong. I appreciate if anyone has...

19 July 2020 9,402 3 View

How to minimize non-specific binding of eGFP protein to magnetic nanoparticles?

I am working on protein conjugation into nanoparticles. Magnetic nanoparticles were washed with DI water and TBS buffer and then combined with eGFP fused protein for 24 hrs. After removing the...

01 July 2020 8,864 3 View

Where to find recovery rate and death rate of COVID-19?

Some people, even doctors say it's not a serious disease, it's like seasonal flu, which could cause death. Where to find the recovery rate and death rate of COVID-19 in respect of older adults...

16 June 2020 6,546 12 View

Can we only capture one diffraction order in light modulator?

Obviously, the spatial light modulator (SLM) and digital micromirror device (DMD) is diffration gratings. Therefore there would be multiple diffraction orders of the created images. Here I want...

06 May 2020 396 8 View

If the cofactor(NAD) concentration in 1mM and substrate is 10mM in enzyme reaction, the substrate become 9mM after reaction?

If the cofactor(NAD) concentration in 1mM and substrate is 10mM in enzyme reaction, the substrate become 9mM after reaction?

02 March 2020 3,982 6 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

Which SAR dataset to use for generating coherency matrix and performing target decomposition (Description) ?

Working on chandrayaan-2 DFSAR data, there are three datasets available: 1) Slant range image data product: The slant range complex image file. Each pixel is represented by two 4-byte floating...

02 March 2021 8,481 3 View

How to Eliminate cosine error and abbe error in LASER measurement system(for example Rhenishaw XL80)?

I like to do project in laser measurement system. My objective is to eliminate or reduce the cosine error, abbe error in Laser measurement system. I have Rhenishaw XL80 system. Please tell the...

28 February 2021 4,890 3 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

How can we limit artifacts caused by rotation in fiber photometry?

We are trying to run fiber photometry experiments for long time scales, but we get these sinusoidal artifacts that come up. We think they may be caused by twisting of the fiber optic subject...

25 February 2021 568 1 View

How to measure angle between laser travel path and machine axis in Laser Measurement system?

25 February 2021 1,987 3 View

How do you mesh a thin solid in Fluent?

Hello, I have used the shell function on SpaceClaim to create thin solids for the model I am studying. These are contained within an enclosure for my study. I chose this approach as it avoids the...

24 February 2021 8,856 3 View

What is the better software for approximation of 3D surface with equations?

I have a massive of x, y, z coordinates of 2D surface in 3D space, which builded in Ansys HFSS or AutoCAD. How can I get the analitical aproximation of this surface by formulas?

21 February 2021 3,444 7 View

How can I simulate the optical absorption spectrum of a biomaterial (like DNA or protein) in COMSOL?

I need to simulate the optical properties of a biomaterial, namely DNA, in COMSOL. Basically I need to simulate the IR absorption spectrum of a cylinder filled with a 'concentration' of DNA. I am...

21 February 2021 3,043 3 View

How can we assess applied digital skills and soft skills through online examinations during COVID-19 semester?

The final qualification assessment for major programs is a strict regimen that involves different stages - oral and written exams, final project viva, internal and external review. How are ICT...

16 February 2021 1,762 8 View