Carbon Nanotubes
June 7, 2013
Nanotubes can be tailor-made for personal medicine, the ripening of fruits and a myriad of other uses. But when will they make it to market?
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Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust using TD–GC/TOF MS
February 22, 2013
This Application Note describes how the BenchTOF-dxTM time-of-flight mass spectrometer and TargetViewTM compound identification software can be used to accurately identify trace-level polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a complex vehicle exhaust particulate sample.
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Markes of Progress
January 28, 2013
Alun Cole and Liz Woolfenden, founders of Markes International and ALMSCO, were featured in “The Analytical Entrepreneur.” Here, they answer questions from The Analytical Scientist about the company and its development, and their approach to business.
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That’s My Business
January 28, 2013
Eric Yeatman, Chairman of Microsaic, featured in “The Analytical Entrepreneur” answers questions from The Analytical Scientist about his company and his approach to business.
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LC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Diclofenac in Human Plasma
January 15, 2013
A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of diclofenac in human plasma was developed, giving good chromatographic peak shape and linearity over the required dynamic range of 1 to 1000 ng/mL.
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Video: Sitting down with Fasha Mahjoor
January 15, 2013
In our January issue, Fasha Mahjoor, the CEO of Phenomenex answered questions about his company, career, management style and regrets. Here, he expands on some of those topics in a candid interview with Richard Gallagher, Editorial Director of The Analytical Scientist.
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It’s All About the Residue
January 15, 2013
Da Vinci Laboratory Solutions and a global oil and gas corporation address a tough analytical challenge associated with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
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SPME Goes Mainstream
January 15, 2013
Solid-phase microextraction combines fast and simple analyte extraction with detection in the parts per trillion range. Here, the inventors of the technology predict that it is set to break out of the bioanalytical lab and into the clinic.
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Switch on to Open Innovation
January 15, 2013
Today, knowledge is widely distributed. Companies must integrate expertise, inventions and intellectual property from multiple sources to advance their business models. It’s called open innovation and it offers a golden opportunity for small, talented and nimble organizations.
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Accelerating Food Analysis
January 15, 2013
Rapid, high-resolution, information-rich analytical methods to determine mineral oil contamination of foodstuffs, including baby foods are needed. Here’s how it could be done
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Greening SFC
January 15, 2013
Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is often proclaimed to be a green technology. How well does the reality match up to the claims?
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By Trust or By Fear?
January 14, 2013
Whether you’re a team leader in a small European toxicology lab or a director at a giant American measurement solutions provider, understanding and managing the motivation of your staff is the key to success.
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The Epic Saga
January 14, 2013
Quantitative analysis and the essence of doing good science
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Omics
Metabolomics Lipidomics
Clinical
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
How To Personalize Medicine
January 14, 2013
Two new studies demonstrate the power of advanced metabolomics; progress in instrumentation will propel it into the clinic
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Pittcon Profile
January 14, 2013
This March, Philadelphia hosts the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, affectionately known as Pittcon. Here are some positive highlights, along with key stats from 2012
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Our Open Source Future: Hardware
January 14, 2013
Is free, collaborative development about to have a major impact on analytical instrumentation?
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Our Open Source Future: Software
January 14, 2013
An Open Source platform promises wizardry in the analysis of proteomics mega datasets
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Off the Menu
January 14, 2013
A look at recent reports of chemical contaminants in the food supply.
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Applied Zoo-ology
January 14, 2013
How one company’s scientific know-how is helping a black rhino breeding program
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MicroRNA Detection
January 14, 2013
Chemistry researcher Tom Vosch and plant molecular biologist Seong Wook Yang have designed a fluorescent DNA probe that can instantly and elegantly detect the presence of target miRNA.
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Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Chemical
Pharma and Biopharma
The Analytical Entrepreneurs
January 8, 2013
Here’s how five successful analytical science businesses were developed from scratch. Within a framework of essential good practice, each company developed with a uniqueness that mirrors its founder(s). The lesson? To be an entrepreneur, you can blaze your own trail.
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Recording, Scrutinizing, Celebrating
December 20, 2012
If you are a professional in the analytical sciences, read on: this is your magazine.
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