August 2010
Volume, 42, Number 8
The wide variety of techniques included in this issue include terahertz time domain spectroscopy, an HPLC method with post column derivatization, viscosity measurement using a rotational viscometer, surface metrology for quantitative surface characterization, and xray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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Table of Contents
Kodo Kawase, Koji Suizu, Takayuki Shibuya
Terahertz sensing and imaging technology
has been investigated in various fields, including security,medicine, biochemical applications, and art.1–4 One of the most powerful tools for terahertz ...
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Henry Joshua, Elizabeth Hillebrand
Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing
preservatives are frequently used in cosmetic preparations such as shampoos and skin-care products for the prevention of microbial and fungal growth. Many ...
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Neil Cunningham, Bob McGregor
The products we stir, pump, spread, pour, and spray are usually thought of as liquids. Surprisingly, however, it can be demonstrated that they live a quiet double life as liquids when observed,but ...
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Patrick Ravines
Surfaces, the two-dimensional outer
boundary between the three-dimensional
object and its environment,have many attributes and are perceived as the complex interplay of three factors: surrounding ...
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Richard White, John Wolstenholme
Recent developments in spectrometer design have made the unique capabilities of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) accessible to scientists and engineers working on the latest devices for energy ...
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Olga Kyselova, Grazina Smolianskiene, Danute Adamoniene, Danguole Kaziukoniene, Aleksej Romanov
Scientists and engineers around the world use computer software for research, design, and production. Analytical equipment manufacturers are developing the latest tools that make possible proper use ...
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Estelle Riché, Maricar Tarun
At the annual American Chemical Society spring meeting in 2010, researchers described how active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) contained within medications that are applied topically to the skin ...
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Guifeng Jiang
Illicit drugs are listed under five categories,namely, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and cannabis. These categories include drugs that are produced legally and prescribed by ...
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David Coleman, Lynn Vanatta
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The previous installment (Part 38, American Laboratory, May 2010) outlined the regression-diagnostic steps needed when replicates are not exact.
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