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Multiparameter Pluripotency Analysis Using Magnetic Bead Assays
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Nikolai Stankiewicz Thomas Siegl Frederick Wiese
For the application of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to regenerative medicine and drug discovery research, it is crucial to characterize the identity ... Read More
Multiple-Use, High-Performance Rotational Viscometers for Research and Quality Control
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Nick Roye Robert W. Nixon Jeshwanth K. Rameshwaram
Simple viscosity measurements can be a daunting task for many companies. Read More
Multistep Thermal Characterization of Polymers Using GC-MS
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Thomas P. Wampler Charles P. Zawodny Karen D. Jansson
Analytical pyrolysis has been used for decades in the analysis of polymeric materials with techniques not typically compatible with polymers, such as gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Read More
Multistep Thermal Characterization of Liquid-Filled Capsules and Medication Packaging Using GC/MS
Friday, March 23, 2018
Karen D. Sam
Multistep thermal sampling allowed the analysis of both volatile and nonvolatile constituents directly to the gas chromatograph. Read More
Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy of Polymer Composites
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Kevin Kjoller Curtis Marcott Michael Lo Qichi Hu Eoghan Dillon Craig B. Prater
The field of polymer composites is a rapidly developing area of study in materials science. The addition of a variety of new component materials, such as carbon fibers, clay, carbon nanotubes, ... Read More
Natural Product Drug Discovery From Marine Organisms With Advanced UPLC and MS Technology
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Espen Hansen
A marine bioprospecting project demonstrated the use of MS/MS-based molecular networking as a dereplication strategy to identify known compounds, their analogs, and related compounds. Read More
New Approach to 3-D Imaging of Biological Materials Provides Isotropic Resolution Down to a Few Nanometers
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Emine Korkmaz
Visualizing the three-dimensional (3-D) architecture of cells and tissues is essential for understanding the relationships between structure and function in biological systems. Read More
New Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Approaches Life Sciences Gently, Quantitatively, and Correlatively
Monday, April 09, 2012
Barbara Foster
As discussed in last November’s Editor’s Page, the life sciences are the key sector propelling growth in microscopy and imaging. Read More
New Elemental Analysis Techniques for the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Jeffrey M. Perkel
The four basic analytical techniques commonly used for elemental analysis are atomic absorption (AA), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), ICP-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-... Read More
New Frontiers in Chromatography
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Michael E. Swartz Brian Murphy
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has proven to be the predominant technology used in laboratories worldwide during the past 30-plus years. Read More
New Ion Chromatography Solutions for Routine Water Analysis
Friday, October 24, 2008
Bernard Sheldon Frank Hoefler
Anion and cation determination in all types of water is one of the domains of ion chromatography (IC). Read More
New Products at Pittcon® 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
The following includes some of the latest advances in laboratory instrumentation debuting at Pittcon® 2011. Read More
New Products for Gas Chromatography at Pittcon^® 2014
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Pittcon® is changing rapidly. After decades where separation science including GC/MS and LC/MS dominated the meeting, a report by Dr. Matt Wilkinson in this issue demonstrates that optical ... Read More
Next-Generation Sequencing for Disease Biomarkers
Monday, December 15, 2014
Darren Lee
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is beginning to provide powerful insights into genetic mutations and molecular networks underlying disease for a broad set of genes. NGS technologies promise to ... Read More
Next-Generation Software for Food and Forensic Laboratories
Friday, November 10, 2017
Phil Taylor
Food testing and forensic laboratories want to maximize productivity, deliver better-quality data, and remove the element of risk associated with manual interpretation, and the right software is ... Read More
NGS Library Validation Using Automated Capillary Gel Electrophoresis
Friday, November 11, 2016
Varouj Amirkhanian Eric Tsai Jemmie Chang Alice Lin
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is widely used in genomics, epigenetics and transcriptomics, etc., and also in such clinical diagnostics applications as cancer screening and drug development. Read More
Nitrogen Generation in an Environmental Testing Laboratory
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Phillip Allison
Belmont Labs, located in Englewood, OH, is an environmental testing facility offering analytical services to clients in industry, civil/environmental engineering, and state and local governments. Read More
NMR Innovation: A Manufacturer’s Perspective on Analytical Advances and New Applications
Friday, September 28, 2018
Michael Frey Ron Crouch
A technique with its roots in the 1930s has matured to become a mainstream analytical tool in 2018. Read More
On-Scene HAZMAT Response and Chemical Confirmation With GC/MS
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Philip Tackett
Two situations are presented in which a person-portable GC/MS can be used to provide confirmatory chemical identification. Read More
On-Site Production of Ferrate for Water and Wastewater Purification
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thomas D. Waite
Ferrate is the most powerful, multipurpose, environmentally friendly water and wastewater purification chemicals known. In a single dose, super-charged iron(VI) replaces multiple treatment chemicals ... Read More