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  • Sample Processing at Pittcon® 2014

    Tuesday, May 06, 2014
    Application Note
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The tenfold increase in speed for the analytics (GC, HPLC, and SFC [supercritical fluid chromatography], all with MS) over the last decade has shifted the choke point in many workflows from analytics ... read more

  • How Solid-Phase Extraction Affects Challenges in Bioanalysis

    Wednesday, February 05, 2014
    Application Note
    Mike Oliver Tim Liddicoat Ken Meadows
    Modern bioanalytical laboratories are tasked with providing high-quality analytical results from complex biological samples in a high-throughput environment. These needs have to be balanced with the ... read more

  • Product Intelligence: Solid Phase Extraction Systems

    Monday, February 25, 2013
    Technical Article
    Solid phase extraction, or SPE, is used to isolate pollutants in water and pesticides in food, isolate drugs in blood and tissue samples, and separate proteins from a mixture, among other applications... read more

  • HPLC 2012: New Mysteries in Column Efficiency

    Monday, October 01, 2012
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    HPLC is the premier meeting series for liquid chromatographers to gather to learn about the latest advances in technology and applications. read more

  • GC Analysis of Biodiesels: Compliance With International Standards Using a Single System

    Monday, October 01, 2012
    Application Note
    Rob de Jong Rik Suijker
    The last decade has seen increased interest worldwide in alternative fuels. Although biodiesels are still a minor part of the liquid biofuels transportation market, biodiesel consumption is ... read more

  • Rapid Analysis of Biofuels and Biofuel Blends With Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry

    Monday, October 01, 2012
    Application Note
    Ben Perston
    Biofuels—principally biodiesel and bioethanol—have become increasingly important as renewable fuels with a potentially lower carbon footprint than fossil fuels. read more

  • Scientific Imaging: To Sharpen or Obscure?

    Monday, October 01, 2012
    Technical Article
    Jerry Sedgewick
    In the world of scientific imaging, the matter of whether or not to sharpen an image can pose an ethical question: Does sharpening change the essential nature of the image? read more

  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics for the Third World

    Monday, October 01, 2012
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The Gates Foundation provides extensive funding for programs to improve health care for the poor with a special emphasis on resource-constrained or third-world countries. read more

  • Product Intelligence: Potentiometric and Karl Fischer Titrators

    Monday, September 10, 2012
    Technical Article
    Caitlin Smith
    The potentiometric titrator and the Karl Fischer titrator are highlighted in this buyers’ guide to titrators. When choosing a KF titrator, the user should determine what types of solvents and samples ... read more

  • Optimizing HPLC Sample Preparation

    Monday, February 06, 2012
    Technical Article
    Caitlin Smith
    Sample preparation is an important component for analysis in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). This article outlines commonly used ... read more

  • Food Safety Testing and New Technologies

    Friday, February 03, 2012
    Application Note
    Mukta M. Shukla
    Just as Alexander Fleming’s groundbreaking discoveries on penicillin ushered in a new era of antibacterial agents to extend human lifespans, it was the work of Louis Pasteur that helped introduce the ... read more
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