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Volume 42, Number 2
Monday, February 01, 2010
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Statistics in Analytical Chemistry: Part 36—Significant Digits (Concluded)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The previous article (Part 35, American Laboratory, Aug 2009) introduced the concept of significant digits, pointing out that a statistically sound ... Read More
$Setting New Standards for Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis$
Setting New Standards for Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis
Thursday, January 07, 2010
The newly released revised standard for laser diffraction particle size analysis, ISO13320:2009, contains valuable advice for those seeking to ... Read More
Transition Temperature Microscopy: Nanoscale Thermal Analysis for Micron- and Submicron-Scale Devices
Monday, January 04, 2010
Thermal methods such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermomechanical analysis (TMA) are well-established techniques for characterizing... Read More
Thermosets: How to Avoid Incomplete Curing
Friday, January 01, 2010
Oligomers and monomers that react and polymerize to form a rigid network with elevated temperatures are called thermosets. Thermosetting oligomers ... Read More
Hyphenation: The Next Step in Thermal Analysis
Friday, January 01, 2010
Thermal analysis, like most mature technologies, sees mostly incremental increases in its capabilities, such as the introduction of modulated ... Read More
Advantages of In-House Generation of Nitrogen for HPLC With Evaporative Light Scattering Detection
Friday, January 01, 2010
Evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) is a universal detection technique for HPLC that provides a number of distinct advantages over other ... Read More
Confidence Up Close
Friday, January 01, 2010
The combined pressures of continuing miniaturization, higher packing densities, and rigorous quality assurance means that the physical size of ... Read More
Direct Determination of Trace Elements in Solid Samples by DC Arc With Emphasis on the Analysis of High-Purity Copper
Friday, January 01, 2010
Fast, direct, quantitative elemental analyses of solids that are difficult to digest are hallmarks of the DC Arc technique. The earliest DC Arc ... Read More
Integrating Informatics and High-Content Screening to Find a Cure for Spinal Cord Injury: Selecting a LIMS for CNS Regeneration
Friday, January 01, 2010
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, includes a laboratory devoted to high-content ... Read More
Optimizing Low-Volume Automated Liquid Handling
Friday, January 01, 2010
Liquid handling as a whole, regardless of throughput, demands precision and accuracy to minimize experimental variation and produce reliable ... Read More
A Cell Culture CO2 Incubator Using Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization
Friday, January 01, 2010
The use of a hydrogen peroxide vapor (H2O2) atomizer in situ to decontaminate a cell culture CO2 incubator without the use of heat sterilization ... Read More
Volume 42, Number 1
Friday, January 01, 2010
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An Automated Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based System
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Over the past 15 years, label-free, real-time biomolecular interaction analysis has established itself across a broad spectrum of disciplines from ... Read More
A Research Tool for Sample Preparation and Microfluidics
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Precision ultrasonic microvortexing is an underexplored area in biophysics research, a pathway to automation for portable lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems,... Read More