May 2012
Volume 44, Number 5
This issue features a three-part separation science review covering gas chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, and liquid phase separation. Pittcon® coverage continues with reviews on new developments in spectroscopy and mass spectrometry and current laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
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Table of Contents
Barbara Foster
Micro Raman was big news at Pittcon® 2012. While the hardware has stabilized, there were intriguing new developments
in the science and its applications.
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Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
For gas chromatography (GC), the big news at Pittcon® 2012 was the absence of Agilent and PerkinElmer. This was a consequence of an overall downsizing caused by the “six-year effect” where the cycles ...
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Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
Pittcon® 2012 was held March 11–15, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The following product showcase provides a brief outline of new and current laboratory equipment and...
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Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Thirty years ago, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) was described optimistically as the mode of the future, unifying and replacing GC and HPLC for many applications.
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Jeffrey M. Perkel
This past March, some 15,754 people
from 90 countries descended on Orlando, Florida, for the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon®).
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Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Eight years have passed since Waters
introduced the ACQUITY UPLC®. This is a long life cycle for a groundbreaking instrument.
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Caitlin Smith
Researchers rely on electrochemistry equipment such as pH meters and conductivity meters, and have a wealth of options available from which they can choose. The goal of this article is to introduce ...
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T. Keith Brock
It is recommended that prospective purchasers of mass spectrometers for clinical diagnostics applications research key specifications in order to make an informed decision. This article points out ...
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