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Guide to Powder Characterization
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

This comprehensive whitepaper provides an overview of the techniques used for the characterization of powders and particles. read more
Global Strategy for Data Management in the QC Laboratory
Friday, March 25, 2005
Joseph A Hofmann, Jr.
The quality control (QC) unit of any global supply chain for a large corporate entity is responsible for the testing of products and materials across all manufacturing sites within the supply chain, ... read more
Getting the Most Out of Compressed Gases: The Role of the Gas Pressure Regulator
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Mike Marone Ron Geib
Suppliers of compressed gases go out of their way to deliver gas products that meet customer requirements for purity, mixture accuracy, and other specifications. read more
General Laboratory Equipment: Innovation Showcase
Monday, May 09, 2011
Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
Each year, manufacturers and distributors flesh out many innovations for the laboratory, ranging from simple accessories to large, more complex instrumentation. read more
GC Columns Travel to Space for Comet Rendezvous
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Norbert Reuter Gary Lee
Gas chromatography (GC) is a powerful analytical tool, and it’s getting out of the lab and traveling millions of miles into space as part of the Rosetta mission, a project initiated by the European ... read more
Gas Chromatography: A Robust Technique for Use With Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds
Friday, August 26, 2011
Peter Morgan Tony Edge
Gas chromatography has become one of the most common analytical techniques in the laboratory today. read more
Gas Chromatographic Applications for a High-Performance Cyanopropylphenyl-Substituted Polydimethylsiloxane Column Technology
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Frances Sutherland Jim Luong Ronda Gras Peter Heijnsdijk
Many generic stationary phases are available for use in contemporary capillary columns for gas chromatography. read more
Future-Proofing Pharmaceutical R&D to Accelerate Aerosol Science Innovation
Tuesday, January 08, 2019

The combination of powerful automation and informatics platforms streamlines basic method development, which in turn enables the completion of entire feasibility studies in significantly reduced time. read more
Fused Core Particles for HPLC Columns
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Joseph J. Kirkland Timothy J. Langlois Joseph J. DeStefano
In recent years, there has been a strong movement toward the use of HPLC columns with smaller particles. read more
Fritless Chromatographic Microfluidic-Based Columns for Chemical Separations
Monday, October 27, 2008
Frank A. Gomez Attila Gaspar Shima Baghdachi Mark Goldberg Schetema Stevens Jaime Torres Marisol Salgado
The development of microfluidic chips and devices offers a number of advantages over conventional analytical techniques, including small sample volume requirements, portability, fast sampling times, ... read more
Freeze-Drying 101: Lyophilization Technology
Monday, April 04, 2005
Charles D. Dern
Freeze-drying is a complex and not completely understood process that requires one to carefully balance product requirements with equipment capabilities. read more
Forensic Toxicology: Meeting the Demands of Two Slaves—Science and the Law
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Robert A. Middleberg
The poisoning of living things takes two forms, accidental and purposeful, with both resulting in potentially disastrous outcomes. read more
Food Safety Practices: Interview With International Food Safety Training Laboratory Manager Janie Dubois
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Food safety practices are a major public concern because about one in six Americans endured a food-related illness in 2010. read more
Focus on Separation Science at Pittcon® 2012: Advances in Gas Chromatography
Monday, May 07, 2012
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 ... read more
Focus on Microscopy: Spectroscopy + Microscopy + . . .? What’s Next?
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Barbara Foster
Thomas Friedman, author of the recent book, The World is Flat, identified convergence of technologies as a key driving force shaping today’s world. read more
Focus on Microscopy: One Button and Two Heads—Mainstreaming AFM
Friday, April 17, 2009
Barbara Foster
The past decade has seen dramatic growth in scanning probe microscopy (SPM) technology, both in functionality and in broader acceptance. Market research conducted in mid-2007 by The Microscopy and ... read more
Focus on Microscopy: AFM’s New Nanotomography Expands 3-D Imaging
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Barbara Foster
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is well known for its ability to image and measure surface properties. read more
Focus on Liquid Handling and 3-D Imaging at SLAS 2013
Friday, February 08, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Most commonly, laboratory automation involves a few hundred wells run for a specific purpose. SLAS 2013, the meeting of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, was held at the Gaylord ... read more
Focus on Columns and Consumables at Pittcon® 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Columns, chemicals, and consumables (CCCs) account for more than 30% of the chromatography market. read more
Foam Drainage Investigated Using Terahertz Spectroscopy
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Justin A. Heuser Anita R. Taulbee Wolfgang U. Spendel Michael R. Hughes Gilbert E. Pacey
The region of the electromagnetic spectrum known as terahertz (tera = 10 12) has remained relatively unexplored due to the limitations of microwave and infrared sources. read more