March 2015
Volume 47, Number 2
Pyrethroid insecticide detection in ocean sediments is accomplished using advanced GC/MS/MS techniques. Also included in the March issue is an article that describes the use of nanoscale AFM-IR spectroscopic depth profiling of the outer portion of surface-modified PET fibers.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Steve Ernst
Each year, 48 million Americans suffer from a foodborne illness. Of that number, 120,000 will require hospitalization and 3000 will die, according to 2011 estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease
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Sikander Gill, Rajwant Gill, Nick Bandy, Dong Liang
Reduced costs and higher throughput have made next-generation sequencing (NGS) more accessible to users in such diverse fields as diagnostics, infectious disease, food safety and public health. NGS ...
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Paul Smith
Before analytical results can be generated, a laboratory requires a suitable calibrated instrument, a trained analyst, an approved/validated method, appropriate reference materials, a standard
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Curtis Marcott, Michael Lo, Eoghan Dillon, Halil I. Akyildiz, Jesse S. Jur
The development of flexible electronic devices for use as biosensors, optics or photovoltaic applications is a promising research area. Many common, inexpensive polymers can be processed in large ...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Susanne D. Riegel
While the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are well documented, the purity of any
specific batch remains highly debatable. The
great demand for EVOO, paired with the relatively
high...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Erica Pike
The complexity of biological samples can pose challenges to downstream analysis in the pharmaceutical industry. Bioanalytical and
drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) groups often work with ...
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Paul Denny-Gouldson
The popularity of biofuels has grown as petrochemical organizations seek to develop long-term production from sustainable
resources. As a result, joint ventures and collaborations are becoming more ...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Joe Anacleto
As the use of pyrethroid insecticides continues to increase in the United States, it is becoming increasingly important to monitor levels of the compounds in environmental waters, river and ocean
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Carolin Gallert, Ellen Vorberg, Thomas Roddelkopf, Steffen Junginger, Heidi Fleischer, Kerstin Thurow
Investigations for the determination of drugs in real samples, while gaining in importance, are limited by time and sample throughput. In response to this, the authors developed an automated solid-...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Lina Genovesi
The process of cryopreservation involves freezing and storing cell cultures at very low temperatures. Cryogenic laboratory consumables, a vital part of the cryopreservation process, comprise racks, ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Emilia Raszkiewicz
Many companies tout the “started in a garage” success story. In the story of Buck Scientific, the 1970s saw similarly humble beginnings arising
from ingenuity, knowledge and passion. Robert Anderson,...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Emilia Raszkiewicz
An ultralow-temperature freezer, or ULT freezer, is commonly used to store chemicals, bacteria, viruses, drugs, tissue samples and environmental samples. Ultralow-temperature freezers are able to ...
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Monday, November 03, 2014
Vi Chu, Nick Asbrock, Min Lu
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are offering new opportunities in both research and clinical applications. Researchers are using these cells for drug and toxicity screening, as well as for ...
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