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A Convenient Sample Introduction System for ICP, ICP-MS, and AA
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Sample introduction has been a problem for analytical chemists for decades. In 1984, Richard Browner and Andrew Boorn went so far as to call sample... Read More
Statistics in Analytical Chemistry: Part 23—Degrees of Freedom in the Lack-of-Fit Test
Sunday, October 01, 2006
In the previous article (Part 22, American Laboratory, June/July 2006), the details behind the lack-of-fit (LOF) test were discussed. Read More
Nitrogen Generation in an Environmental Testing Laboratory
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Belmont Labs, located in Englewood, OH, is an environmental testing facility offering analytical services to clients in industry, civil/... Read More
Peptide De Novo Sequencing With MALDI TOF/TOF: A Simple Approach Using Sulfonation Chemistry
Thursday, September 07, 2006
One of the main focuses of the scientific community, now that major advances have been achieved in the comprehension of genome organization, has ... Read More
Rapid Screening of Complex Mixtures by Thin Layer Chromatography–Bioluminescence
Friday, September 01, 2006
The screening of complex mixtures such as foodstuffs, beverages, dietary supplements, and wastewater for toxins and adulterants or potential ... Read More
Is This Surface Clean? Cleaning Validation by Direct Spectroscopic Surface Analysis
Friday, September 01, 2006
Pharmaceutical manufacturers and formulators must be able to confirm that the equipment they use is clean before it is utilized. Read More
Saving Money on TOC Analyzer Gas Costs
Friday, September 01, 2006
Total organic carbon analyzers are increasingly popular as an accurate and inexpensive way to test for inorganic and organic carbon contamination in ... Read More
A Valve Switching Ion Chromatography System With Integrated Automation Management
Friday, September 01, 2006
Valve switching applications are becoming popular in ion chromatography (IC). Example applications include matrix diversion or matrix elimination ... Read More
The Determination of Perchlorate in Water Using LC-MS-MS
Friday, September 01, 2006
Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring chemical and a man-made inorganic ion. Read More
Expanding the Limits of Closed- Vessel Microwave Sample Preparation
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Analytical chemists have long known that closed-vessel microwave sample preparation techniques are the most reliable way to achieve high-quality ... Read More
Evaluation of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of a High-Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimeter by Heat Capacity Measurements
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is used to determine thermodynamic properties including specific heat, glass transition, and melting points ... Read More
Breakthrough Technology for Bottom-Up Proteomics and Small Molecule Research
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
High mass resolution is a prerequisite for high mass accuracy. Both are key for the analysis of unknown samples. High resolution enables the ... Read More
Pressure Digestion or Microwave Pressure Digestion for Sample Preparation?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Element determination in solids is a multiple-stage process comprising sampling, mechanical sample preparation, and acid digestion procedures that ... Read More
Design Strategies for Hyper-Clean Laboratories
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Nanotechnology has been aptly described as the science of building a structure one atom at a time. Read More
Microfiltration Technology: A Sensible Approach to Automating Sample Preparation
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
In the world of laboratories, the discerning eye of an efficiency expert must wince while witnessing sample preparation. Read More

A Convenient Sample Introduction System for ICP, ICP-MS, and AA

Statistics in Analytical Chemistry: Part 23—Degrees of Freedom in the Lack-of-Fit Test

Nitrogen Generation in an Environmental Testing Laboratory

Peptide De Novo Sequencing With MALDI TOF/TOF: A Simple Approach Using Sulfonation Chemistry

Rapid Screening of Complex Mixtures by Thin Layer Chromatography–Bioluminescence

Is This Surface Clean? Cleaning Validation by Direct Spectroscopic Surface Analysis

Saving Money on TOC Analyzer Gas Costs

A Valve Switching Ion Chromatography System With Integrated Automation Management

The Determination of Perchlorate in Water Using LC-MS-MS

Expanding the Limits of Closed- Vessel Microwave Sample Preparation

Evaluation of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of a High-Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimeter by Heat Capacity Measurements

Breakthrough Technology for Bottom-Up Proteomics and Small Molecule Research

Pressure Digestion or Microwave Pressure Digestion for Sample Preparation?

Design Strategies for Hyper-Clean Laboratories

Microfiltration Technology: A Sensible Approach to Automating Sample Preparation

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