Article Archives

Filter

Hide Filter
  • Safety and Environmental Considerations in the Life Sciences Laboratory

    Friday, September 05, 2014
    Application Note
    Larry Gallagher
    In life science laboratories and biotech firms, safety and environmental issues can be presented by the gases and cryogens utilized in the processes and controls. From simple oxygen deficiency that ... read more
  • Exhibition of Chromatography Columns at Pittcon® 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The technology and market for liquid chromatography columns continue to mature, with applications-specific columns on the rise. The chromatography columns target specific assays in the clinical ... read more
  • New Products at Pittcon® 2011

    Thursday, March 10, 2011
    Application Note
    Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
    The following includes some of the latest advances in laboratory instrumentation debuting at Pittcon® 2011. read more
  • Automatable Processes and Future Directions in Dried Blood Spot Analysis

    Friday, October 01, 2010
    Technical Article
    Chester Bowen
    The application of dried blood spots (DBS) for the storage, shipment, and quantification of xenobiotics has been gaining popularity in recent years. The invention of this technology can be attributed ... read more
  • Effective Forensic Sample Tracking and Handling

    Wednesday, September 01, 2010
    Application Note
    Tal Murthy Brian Hewson
    With implications for the success of a legal case, forensic samples must be stored under optimal conditions to avoid DNA deterioration. Failure to maintain proper storage conditions can result in ... read more
  • Fish-Related Standard Reference Materials

    Sunday, February 01, 2009
    Technical Article
    Michele Schantz Stephen A. Wise Steven J. Christopher W. Clay Davis Rusty D. Day Jennifer M. Keller John R. Kucklick Stephen E. Long Elizabeth A. Mackey David Point Barbara J. Porter Dianne L. Poster Katherine E. Sharpless Gregory C. Turk
    Humans have been eating fish for thousands of years, enjoying its nutritional benefits. In extreme cases, health risks posed by contaminants can outweigh the health benefits imparted by fish ... read more
  • Statistics in Analytical Chemistry: Part 25—Calibration Summary

    Thursday, February 01, 2007
    Technical Article
    David Coleman Lynn Vanatta
    In a modern chemical-analysis laboratory, virtually all of the testing equipment must be calibrated periodically. read more
  • Centrifuge Safety and Security

    Thursday, February 01, 2007
    Application Note
    Tammy Goodman
    For laboratories around the world, increasing health and safety legislation requires that equipment be operated and maintained so that every step is taken to maximize safety and security. read more
  • Reagent-Free Ion Chromatography Systems With Eluent Regeneration: RFIC-ER Systems

    Thursday, February 01, 2007
    Application Note
    Yan Liu Zhongqing Lu Chris Pohl John Madden Navette Shirakawa
    Since the introduction of ion chromatography (IC) in 1975, Dionex Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA) has continued to improve the performance of IC systems while developing new capabilities for the determination ... read more
  • The Nanoliter Syringes

    Thursday, February 01, 2007
    Technical Article
    Andrew D. Sauter
    Following an informal collaboration with Affymax (Palo Alto, CA), Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, CA), and Chem-Space Associates (Pittsburgh, PA), studying electrospray ionization 1 (ESI), the ... read more
  • Aligning Ultrafast NMR Spectroscopy and Cold Probe Technology to Reveal the Mysteries of Protein ...

    Wednesday, March 01, 2006
    Application Note
    Judit Losonczi Eriks Kupce George Gray Peter Sandor Bernhard Brutscher
    The understanding of protein dynamics, the way these molecules fold to form a stable structure, interact with other molecules, or undergo changes during enzyme activity, etc., in their native ... read more
  • Procurement and Supply of Cell Storage Systems for the Biotechnology Laboratory

    Thursday, December 01, 2005
    Technical Article
    Steve Scheuring Jim Gordon
    Specifying a cell storage system is an important decision for any life sciences laboratory. read more
  • <<
  • >>