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Fast, Practical GC and GC-MS
Monday, January 01, 2007
Shortening run times is a welcome exercise for many laboratories, especially when sample throughput needs to be increased. Read More
Increased Throughput in Method 8270 Analysis
Monday, January 01, 2007
Method 8270 is a GC-MS method created by the U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste for the analysis of semivolatile organics by gas chromatography-mass ... Read More
Automated Chemical Ionization in GC-MS
Monday, January 01, 2007
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection using chemical ionization (CI) has demonstrated great utility in a wide variety of application ... Read More
Statistics in Analytical Chemistry: Part 24—Glossary
Friday, December 01, 2006
Since the beginning of this series of articles, the central topic has been calibration and its associated uncertainty. Read More
Measuring Viscosity in Samples as Small as 100 Microliters: Part 1
Friday, December 01, 2006
Over the years there have been a number of efforts to build solid-state viscosity sensors for both laboratory and on-line applications that would ... Read More
Use of a LIMS to Help Manage a Larger Workload With Reduced Staff
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
A leading manufacturer of tablets, softgels, and two-piece hard-shells in the nutraceuticals and personal health enhancement market, like other ... Read More
Understanding the Links Between Rheology and Particle Parameters
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
The rheology of a suspension or dispersion relates directly to many parameters of commercial interest. Read More
Reducing Cell Culture Costs By Reducing Serum Levels
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Cell culture is a very important research tool today, but one that is also very expensive to use. Read More
Analytical Separations of Proteins and Peptides Using Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) is a well-established protein separation technique experiencing expanded use based on new, high-... Read More
Celebrating 25 Years of Scanning Probe Microscopy and the Work of Kumar Wickramasinghe
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
In 1981, two research scientists from IBM’s European research facility in Rueschlikon, Switzerland, made a discovery that would help change the ... Read More
The Use of Simple Series Detection in Ion Chromatography and HPLC
Monday, October 16, 2006
Many of us have encountered some IC/HPLC analyses in which the same sample is injected onto two different HPLC/IC systems, in order to ascertain the ... Read More
A Single Molecular Multianalyte Fluorescent Probe and Its Application to Imaging Intracellular Multianalyte Dynamics
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Single molecular multianalyte sensors are molecular sensors that can determine multiple analytes by recognition of the various analytes based on the ... Read More
A New Paradigm for the Development of Fluorescent RNA Imaging Technology Using Synthetic Molecules
Monday, October 02, 2006
In vivo protein imaging technology has been greatly advanced over the last decade by the development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and its ... Read More
A CCD Sensor Optimized for Chemiluminescence, Fluorescence, and Brightfield Applications
Monday, October 02, 2006
Complete multimodal imaging for applications in chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and brightfield imaging is achieved with the LAS-3000 image ... Read More
Accurate Determination of Amino Acids in High-Carbohydrate-Containing Samples
Sunday, October 01, 2006
In a high-sensitivity amino acid analysis (AAA) technique that does not require sample derivatization, both amino acids and carbohydrates are ... Read More