Difference between revisions of "Team:UCLA/Notebook/Materials/26 May 2015"

 
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**10 uL of 5.4% aqueous silk in a dialysis cassette. Silk was loaded into cassette via an 18 gauge needle.
 
**10 uL of 5.4% aqueous silk in a dialysis cassette. Silk was loaded into cassette via an 18 gauge needle.
 
**dialysis started at '''3:50 pm'''
 
**dialysis started at '''3:50 pm'''
 
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**dialysis ended at '''12:10 pm, May 27'''
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***dialysis time was 20 hours and 20 minutes
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**managed to obtain around 1 mL of concentrated silk from the cassette
 
[[File:UCLA_example_upload.PNG | 500px ]]
 
[[File:UCLA_example_upload.PNG | 500px ]]
 
[[File:UCLA-Carters-16ulpsec-10x.jpg | 500px]]
 
[[File:UCLA-Carters-16ulpsec-10x.jpg | 500px]]
 
*Irregular morphology of the needle spun cellulose acetate
 
*Irregular morphology of the needle spun cellulose acetate
 
**Due to these irregularities, discard of needle as a viable spinning mechanism.
 
**Due to these irregularities, discard of needle as a viable spinning mechanism.

Latest revision as of 20:26, 27 May 2015

  • started a new PEG dialysis
    • 100 grams PEG in 900 mL water
    • 10 uL of 5.4% aqueous silk in a dialysis cassette. Silk was loaded into cassette via an 18 gauge needle.
    • dialysis started at 3:50 pm
    • dialysis ended at 12:10 pm, May 27
      • dialysis time was 20 hours and 20 minutes
    • managed to obtain around 1 mL of concentrated silk from the cassette

UCLA example upload.PNG UCLA-Carters-16ulpsec-10x.jpg

  • Irregular morphology of the needle spun cellulose acetate
    • Due to these irregularities, discard of needle as a viable spinning mechanism.