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Exclusive Interview With SciAps Inc. CEO and co-Founder Don Sackett
Friday, January 31, 2014
Maria Stone
Q: Could you please describe your role at SciAps? A: I am the co-founder of the business and also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). I lead the setting up of the distribution, the marketing, as well ... Read More
Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Identification of Irradiated Food
Friday, January 31, 2014
Joong-Ho Kwon Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz Jae-Jun Ahn
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (ESR) is a spectroscopic technique that permits the detection of unpaired electrons originating from radicals, including those induced by irradiation or ... Read More
Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging - Application Examples
Monday, January 27, 2014

Using the Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging Option, a single Raman spectrum can be acquired in as few as 760 µsec. A wide variety of samples can be analyzed with the Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging ... Read More
Ultrasensitive 3D Confocal Raman Imaging
Monday, January 27, 2014

This article describes integration of a Raman spectrometer and a state-of-the-art confocal microscope to achieve ultrafast Raman imaging. The alpha300 R ultrafast confocal Raman imaging system was ... Read More
Imaging of Graphene with Confocal Raman and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Monday, January 27, 2014

Graphene is a two-dimensional material and as such is applicable in a wide variety of fields. Graphene characterization requires the use of a measurement tool that is nondestructive. An effective tool... Read More
Bottle Liquid–Liquid Extraction Update: In Situ Water Sample Preparation
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

As first described in Ref. 1, an alternative liquid–liquid extraction technique was originally conceived, born, and cultivated in an environmental lab setting to enable holding time obligations to be ... Read More
Identification of Cancer Stem Cells Within Mixed Populations Using Live Cell RNA Detection
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Don Weldon Steve McClellan
Despite the ubiquity of studies measuring mRNA and miRNA levels, many current techniques require cell lysis and are enormously disruptive to the cells being studied. Read More
Determination of Palladium in Water and Geological Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Dong Zhang Qian-Wu Wang
The precious metal palladium has been widely applied in the electronics, aerospace, chemical, metallurgy, automobile engines, and pharmaceutical industries due to its corrosion resistance, oxidation ... 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
Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of a Fluid Loss Agent for High-Temperature Drilling Fluid
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Xiuhua Zheng Shiwei Yang Zhongli Lei
Polymers and inorganic additives have been widely used in high-temperature water-based drilling fluids to transport rock cuttings, maintain well stability, control rheological properties, and minimize... Read More
A Map to More Reliable RT-qPCR Results Using MIQE Guidelines
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Sean Taylor
RT-qPCR (reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction) is used routinely by a broad spectrum of researchers to assess the absolute or relative quantity of genomic DNA (gDNA) or ... 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
Validation of Metal Impurities in Drug Products
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Alan Cross
The Elemental Impurities Chapters <232> and <233> were due to appear this year in the U.S. Pharmacopeia (with similar sections in the European Pharmacopeia). The date has now been pushed back pending the ... 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
Analysis of Chiral Compounds in Lavender Oil Using Headspace Fast Chiral Gas Chromatography
Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Enantiomeric compounds are very important in the flavors and fragrances field. Chiral capillary gas chromatography (GC) is a proven, convenient method for characterizing oils and differentiating ... Read More
Evaluation of Antibiotic-Free Cell Cultures in Manual and Automated Cell Handling
Monday, October 28, 2013
Kerstin Thurow Ricarda Lehmann Leonie Vetter Luisa Person
Antibiotics are frequently added to cell culture media; the greatest benefit to this is that it suppresses contamination. However, routine use of antibiotics is associated with the development of ... Read More
45^th Anniversary Webinar
Monday, October 14, 2013

We recently commemorated the 45th Anniversary of American Laboratory by presenting a live webinar, “The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry—History and Advances over the Last 45 Years.” Topics included the... Read More
Analysis of Potable and Wastewaters Using An Autodilution/Calibration System and ICP-OES
Monday, October 07, 2013
Laura Thompson
In 1970, the United States government established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to growing public demand for a cleaner environment. The Agency was not only given the ... Read More
Improved Long-Term Culture Using A Microfluidic Platform
Monday, October 07, 2013
Alex Mok Paul Hung Cindy Chen Sónia Gil Kathleen Ongena
Precise and biologically relevant in vitro studies require the ability to analyze cell responses to perturbations over time. In order to achieve successful long-term cell culture and imaging, however,... Read More
Automatic Motorized Leveling of Laboratory Balances
Friday, October 04, 2013
Thomas Pertsch
A fundamental rule for using high-resolution balances in pharmaceutical laboratories is that the instrument be level at all times. If the lab balance is not level, it cannot accurately measure objects... Read More

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Exclusive Interview With SciAps Inc. CEO and co-Founder Don Sackett

Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Identification of Irradiated Food

Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging - Application Examples

Ultrasensitive 3D Confocal Raman Imaging

Imaging of Graphene with Confocal Raman and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Bottle Liquid–Liquid Extraction Update: In Situ Water Sample Preparation

Identification of Cancer Stem Cells Within Mixed Populations Using Live Cell RNA Detection

Determination of Palladium in Water and Geological Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

Fast, Accurate Blood-Alcohol Analysis Using Headspace-Gas Chromatography

Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of a Fluid Loss Agent for High-Temperature Drilling Fluid

A Map to More Reliable RT-qPCR Results Using MIQE Guidelines

Field-Deployable, Real-Time Sensor for the Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Validation of Metal Impurities in Drug Products

Flow Cytometry Applied to Plant Reproductive Biology

Analysis of Chiral Compounds in Lavender Oil Using Headspace Fast Chiral Gas Chromatography

Evaluation of Antibiotic-Free Cell Cultures in Manual and Automated Cell Handling

45^th Anniversary Webinar

Analysis of Potable and Wastewaters Using An Autodilution/Calibration System and ICP-OES

Improved Long-Term Culture Using A Microfluidic Platform

Automatic Motorized Leveling of Laboratory Balances

Product Guide

Micromachined HPLC Columns Can Revolutionize Proteomics Workflows

Buyer's Guide: GC-MS for Monitoring Environmental Pollutants

Refocusing the Lens of Cancer Screening

Study: NGS Should Be Go-to Technology on Day Zero of the Next Pandemic

Overcoming Common Challenges in Sample Viability for Single-Cell Research