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Implementation of a Centralized, Enterprise-Wide Information System in the QA/QC Environment
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Douglas Zacherl
A rapidly growing number of corporations are moving their information structure toward a more centralized, enterprise-wide model in which all the key information about their business can be readily ... Read More
A Robust and Cost-Effective Alternative to LIMS for Sample Data Management
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Brian Baumann Stephanie M. Boos Althea Lee Peggy Ho Faix
Scientists recognize the importance of retaining critical research information that includes not only the raw data and accompanying analysis, but also information regarding the samples used to ... Read More
Sample Preparation for the Detection of Synthetic Analogs of Insulin in Human Serum
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Catrin Goebel
The detection of the abuse of synthetic insulins by doping laboratories is likely to become a routine requirement. Read More
Is Bottled Nitrogen a Greenhouse Gas?
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Peter Froehlich Rich Cardarople
The level of greenhouse gases such as CO2 is believed by scientists to have a dramatic, unfavorable impact on worldwide climate change. Read More
Characterization of Historical Parchment Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bella Dolgin Valery Bulatov Yuheng Chen Israel Schechter
Parchments are one of the oldest and most durable information media. Some historical parchments belong to the cultural heritage of mankind. Read More
Light Microscopy in the Chemistry Laboratory
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Andrew M. Bowen Sebastian B. Sparenga
The polarized light microscope (PLM) is an extremely powerful instrument for the analysis of many chemical systems. Read More
Accelerated Solvent Extraction With Acid Pretreatment for Improved Laboratory Productivity
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Brian Dorich Eric Francis Brett Murphy Bruce Richter Sheldon Henderson
Sample preparation, specifically solvent extraction, is an important beginning step in the analytical process. Read More
ATR Imaging of Laminates
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Jerry Sellors
The use of polymer laminates is widespread, and their structure and composition vary greatly. Read More
In Situ Gas Heating and Real-Time 3-D Imaging Using a Transmission Electron Microscope
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Xiao Feng Zhang
In situ atomic resolution imaging with gas injection and sample heating, and real-time three-dimensional structural and chemical characterizations are important features of the Hitachi H-9500 300 kV ... Read More
High-Performance Laboratories Can Be Environmentally Sustainable
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
John Malde Daniel Watch
The green building movement has gained tremendous momentum, with energy costs, environmental concern, and government involvement leading organizations to make environmental sustainability a ... Read More
A Novel Continuous Separation Process
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Robert S. Cooley, Sr. Henry S. Kolesinski
Current separation and purification processes are multistep, batch-type separations that generally use packed-column formats. Read More
Antimicrobial Characteristic and Mechanism of Konjac Glucomannan Modified With N,N-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Xia Xu Hongling Zhang Qi Zhang Nan Zhang Bin Du Xueling Ren Zhenzhong Zhang
Antimicrobial materials are widely used in industry, community, and private settings to prevent microbial infection. Read More
Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Analytical HPLC
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Glyn Russell Phuong Truong Lindsay Buck Frankie Button
As a routine analytical tool in the laboratory, there are many important performance requirements such as precision, reproducibility, and sensitivity for an analytical HPLC to achieve satisfactory use... Read More
Batch Cross-Contamination Monitoring With An Electronic Nose
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Marion Bonnefille
Food and beverage processing systems are under constant scrutiny for cleanliness, accuracy, and repeatability. Read More
Desktop Scanning Electron Microscopy: Filling A Critical Imaging Gap
Friday, August 29, 2008
Steven Berger
Desktop scanning electron microscopy fills a critical gap in imaging capability between convenient but relatively low-power light microscopy with useful magnification up to about 1000×,and high power... Read More
Determination of Total Mercury in Sorbent Tubes Using Direct Mercury Analysis
Friday, August 29, 2008
Johan Nortje
Coal-fired utilities have long carried the stigma of being the largest contributor of anthropogenic mercury emissions, which, in 1999, caused the U.S. EPA to initiate the Information Collection ... Read More
An Autosampler and Field Sample Carrier for Maximizing Throughput Using an Open-Air, Surface Sampling Ion Source for MS
Friday, September 26, 2008
Andrew H. Grange
A commercially available, open-air, surface sampling ion source for mass spectrometers provides individual analyses in several seconds. 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
Development of LLDPE Resins: Odor Analysis With an Electronic Nose
Friday, September 26, 2008
Marion Bonnefille
The quality of plastics and packaging is a key issue in many industries, such as food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics, both from its safety and protective functions. Read More
The Benefits of Machine Washing Laboratory Glassware Versus Hand Washing
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Lisa Choplo
If the aim of the laboratory is to be cost-efficient and provide consistent results, hand washing should not be the process of choice for cleaning laboratory glassware. Read More