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A Novel Approach to 3-D Biological Sample Analysis Using a Dual-Beam FIB/SEM

Early interpretations of biological structures using film-based transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were based on the analysis of two-dimensional TEM images, or by the painful reconstruction... read more
Establishing a Microbial Control Strategy for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

In the pharmaceutical industry, defining the control strategy for a new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is a main goal during development of the process for its commercial manufacture. read more
Easy Transition From Assay Development to High-Throughput Screening

A critical factor in achieving success with any assay is to ensure that the assay detection instrumentation is compatible with the reagents being used. read more
A Noninvasive Method for Deep Raman Spectroscopy of Living Tissue and Powders

Many analytical applications require fast, noninvasive characterization of deep regions of diffusely scattering (turbid) media, such as living tissue and powders, with high chemical specificity. read more
An Automated Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based System

Over the past 15 years, label-free, real-time biomolecular interaction analysis has established itself across a broad spectrum of disciplines from drug discovery to basic life science R&D. read more
A Research Tool for Sample Preparation and Microfluidics

Precision ultrasonic microvortexing is an underexplored area in biophysics research, a pathway to automation for portable lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems, biodetection, assays, and screening. read more
Use of High-Content Tools to Drive Innovation and Collaboration in the Biotechnology Industry

The biotechnology industry has been hit hard by the current financial crisis and faces a future where efficiency and collaboration will be prerequisites for survival. read more
Plate Washing in 1536: Evaluation of a Double-Column Aspirator Head

Plate assays (1536-well) that require washing (i.e., enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays [ELISAs] and cell-based), are not routinely implemented in high-throughput screening laboratories due to the ... read more
Providing Gases for LC-MS Systems in a Safe, Convenient, and Cost-Effective Manner

A liquid chromatographic system with a mass spectrometric detector (LC-MS) requires a supply of nitrogen as the curtain gas, pure zero grade air as the source gas, and dry (–40 °F dewpoint) air as the... read more
Professional LIMS Delivered On-Demand

Scientific laboratories are at the heart of most breakthroughs, investigative discoveries, and product development efforts in science-related operations. read more
TIRF Microscopy Software for Automated Vesicle Fusion Detection

The recent explosion in the use of total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy to learn about cell trafficking means that there is an urgent need for software capable of annotating the ... read more
Increasing Throughput and Lowering Detection Levels in ICP-MS Analysis Using a Microwave Digestion Quartz Rotor for Sample Preparation

Analytical chemists are being asked to perform trace and ultratrace metals analysis on a routine basis. read more
Transferability of Pipet Calibrations and Proficiency of Operators: Prerequisites for Method Validations and Method Transfers

Data quality and integrity are among the most important issues for any laboratory, and one of the most obvious ways to maintain quality in a laboratory setting is regular instrument calibration. read more
DSC–Microscopy

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has been the primary thermal analysis tool since its inception many decades ago. read more
Quality Checking for High-Throughput Screening

Chemical screening requires methods for the liquid handling of chemical compounds. read more