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Failure Analysis of Rubber Materials Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Rojin Belganeh William Pipkin
Pyrolysis GC/MS has a wide variety of applications for identifying the organic composition of unknown samples by providing detail information about the compounds present in a sample. Read More
Fast Gravimetric Testing of Multichannel Pipets
Monday, May 02, 2005
Karl Heinz Lochner
Piston pipets with air cushions have long been the standard equipment in many laboratories, especially in medical research and the life sciences for the transfer of liquids in the microliter range. Read More
Fast Micro-GC Capabilities Based on a Microintegration Technology Platform
Friday, September 26, 2008
Harm van Weerden Gert-Jan Burger Job Elders
Chromatography dates back to the early nineteenth century, when paper and cloth were used to spot-test dye mixtures and plant extracts. Read More
Fast, Accurate Blood-Alcohol Analysis Using Headspace-Gas Chromatography
Friday, November 08, 2013

Blood-alcohol analysis is a common, important analysis for diagnostic and forensic labs. In addition to the detection of ethanol, other metabolites must be considered, such as methanol or iso-propanol... Read More
Fast, Efficient Antibody Biotinylation for Cleaner Immunodetection Assays
Friday, June 07, 2013
Amedeo Cappione Masaharu Mabuchi David Briggs Timothy Nadler
Many protein detection methods, including Western blotting, flow cytometry, ELISA, and immunohistochemistry, require the use of target-specific probes, such as antibodies, that are detected via two-... Read More
Feeder Cell- and Extracellular Matrix-Free Cultivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Cindy Neeley
In cell biology, pluripotency refers to stem cells that have the ability to differentiate into any of the three germ layers: endoderm (stomach lining, gastrointestinal tract, lungs); mesoderm (... Read More
Field-Deployable, Real-Time Sensor for the Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Manish Gupta J. Brian Leen
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. They are critically involved in aerosol formation, tropospheric chemistry, and air quality. Read More
Fifty Years of Scientific Research Equipment
Friday, September 28, 2018
Mike Regan
Some of the first products manufactured by Plas-Labs included lab chambers, desiccators, and animal-care products. Read More
Finding Analytical Solutions in the Laboratory Using an Electronic Nose
Monday, February 18, 2008
Marion Bonnefille
Some types of electronic noses use ultrafast gas chromatography to measure and capture a unique signature of products via a chemical or olfactive fingerprint. Read More
Five Ways to Improve the Workflow and Financial Health of the Laboratory
Friday, September 25, 2015
Trish Meek
Henry Ford quipped, “There are no big problems; there are just a lot of little problems.” Read More
Flow Characterization: Selecting Appropriate Technology
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Steve Carrington Joanne Langridge
It is well known that measuring the rheological properties of materials contributes to the development of better products and helps predict end-use performance as well as the physical properties of a... Read More
Flow Cytometry Applied to Plant Reproductive Biology
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Diego H. Hojsgaard Elmar Herbig
Understanding how biodiversity is distributed in nature and how it is impacted by human activities has become crucial for nature conservation. Read More
Fluorescence Microscopy: Solving Common Documentation Challenges
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Mark Clymer
Fluorescence has proven to be a useful technique for identifying, tracking, and studying molecules of interest in biological specimens. In fact, fluorescence is among the fastest growing microscopy ... Read More
Focus Sharpens on Miniature Optical Spectrometers at Pittcon®
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Matt Wilkinson
Optical spectroscopy often seems to be somewhat overlooked at Pittcon®, with much of the attention focusing on hyphenated technologies such as GC/MS or ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (... Read More
Food Safety Testing and New Technologies
Friday, February 03, 2012
Mukta M. Shukla
Just as Alexander Fleming’s groundbreaking discoveries on penicillin ushered in a new era of antibacterial agents to extend human lifespans, it was the work of Louis Pasteur that helped introduce the ... Read More
Food Safety: The Value of LIMS in This Regulated Environment
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Colin Thurston
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of regulations to ensure the safety of food manufactured, distributed, exported, and imported in the U.S. The Federal Food, Drug and ... Read More
Food Texture Analysis
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Richard D. Brown
Texture testing is a well-established technique for evaluating the mechanical and physical properties of raw ingredients, food structure, and designs, and for pre- and post-quality control checks. ... Read More
For Accurate Cell-Based Assay Results, Transfer Technique Matters
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
John Lesnick
From smaller-scale assays to industrial-scale screening operations, cell-based assays are critical for applications that include elucidating basic mechanisms of cell function, target validation and ... Read More
From Desert Storm to Lipstick: Applying Viscosity Measurement to New Challenges*
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Kerem Durdag
The development of solid-state acoustic viscometers opens a wide range of new applications in both the laboratory and the field. Read More
From Farm to Fork: Solutions for Food Safety Requirements
Friday, September 28, 2018
Oliver Buettel
Food safety strategy must ensure that food is traceable as it moves from the farm to the consumer. Read More