About Charcoal ! - (Jun/02/2008 )
hi guys
i'm starting using charcoal for the first time... 
and have some questions...of course i searched before posting this topic, but i like to share info here in this forum 
what is the source of charcoal!! is it just the wood !
and is their big difference between one type and the other ! 
does this difference depend on the type of wood !? 
i'm starting using charcoal for the first time...
and have some questions...of course i searched before posting this topic, but i like to share info here in this forum
what is the source of charcoal!! is it just the wood !
and is their big difference between one type and the other !
does this difference depend on the type of wood !?
Have a look: activated charcoal
. . . but i like to share info here in this forum
Waiting. . . please share.
BTW, what r U using charcoal for?
activated charcoal in charcoal stripped serum in order to inactive/take away hormones / growth factors in FBS or FCS. We use CSS in order to "starve" i.e. LNCaP (androgen-dependent prostate cancer ) cells but also other cells in which we look at hormone-regulated gene expression.
Of course, you can buy ready-made CSS but it is at least 4-5 times more expensive than FCS. We make our own in the lab. We first tried the granules but the starvation was not efficient. So, we use the powder one but it's a kinda messy to work with the powder.
well, thnx hobglobin and zek
i checked wikipedia already 
Bungalow boy:
i'm using it for plant tissue culture
it is also used to trap toxins in the body...
oops already mentioned in wikipedia.. 
does one type of charcoal affect the result of tissue culture !!
i think it should, but
i searched the web and can't find an answer or article related to this !! 
oops already mentioned in wikipedia..
Traps toxins in the body?? What bullfeces.
Says alot about wikipedia.