Polystyrene Transfer

Polystyrene transfer is a laboratory technique for moving biological specimens between culture, imaging, and experimental environments using polystyrene vessels, surfaces, or carriers. In developmental biology, researchers use controlled liquid handling and gentle physical contact to reposition embryos or cells while limiting mechanical stress, drying, and loss of viability. The method supports precise sample preparation for microscopy, culture, microinjection, and developmental assays. By enabling reproducible handling of delicate specimens, polystyrene transfer helps researchers examine cell movements, tissue formation, and embryonic development while improving consistency across experiments.

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JoVE Journal - Chemistry

Grafting Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Polystyrene to Enable Self-Assembly and Anisotropic Patchiness

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2018

A procedure for the synthesis of polystyrene-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes using successive chemical modification steps to selectively introduce the polymer chains to the sidewalls and their self-assembly via anisotropic patchiness is presented.

Using Polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid)-coated Metal Nanoparticles as Monomers for Their Homo- and Co-polymerization

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2015

We report protocols for “polymerizing” various types of polymer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles into long chains of “homo-“ and “co-polymers”.

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JoVE Journal - Neuroscience
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Microvascular Embolism Mouse Model for In Vivo Two-photon Microscopy Using Fluorescent Polystyrene Microspheres

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2025

This protocol contains a thorough description of a step-by-step approach for a chronic cranial window and microvascular embolism mouse model optimized for in vivo two-photon microscopy imaging using fluorescent polystyrene microspheres.

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JoVE Business - Accounting

Transfer Pricing

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2026

Transfer pricing is the process of setting prices for goods, services, or intangible assets exchanged between divisions, subsidiaries, or related entities within the same organization. Although these transactions occur within a single company, transfer prices are important for evaluating divisional performance, allocating resources, and supporting managerial decision-making. They affect the reported revenues, costs, and profitability of individual business units.Organizations use several...

Lump-Sum Transfers

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2025

Lump-sum transfers help redistribute wealth without altering people’s work or consumption choices. Unlike taxes or subsidies, which change behavior by making certain activities more or less costly, lump-sum transfers provide a fixed amount regardless of earnings, spending, or labor decisions. Because they do not distort incentives, they allow markets to allocate resources efficiently while addressing initial inequalities in wealth distribution.The Second Welfare Theorem suggests that society...

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