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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
Particle Characterization: Challenges Associated With Submicrometer-Sized Objects
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Application Note
Craig S. Schwandt
Materials in the form of particulate or engineered objects are relatively easy to characterize in terms of their composition, shape, size, and size distribution, provided they are larger than 1 µm in... read more
Integrating Microscopy Into the Analytical Scheme: A Pittcon® 2014 Microscopy Review
Monday, February 24, 2014
Technical Article
Barbara Foster
Microscopy is often overlooked at Pittcon®, yet of the 12,000+ scientists who attend, approximately 30% use microscopy in some form (according to ongoing research from The Microscopy & Imaging Place, ... 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
Improved Long-Term Culture Using A Microfluidic Platform
Monday, October 07, 2013
Application Note
Alex Mok Paul Hung Cindy Chen Sónia Gil Kathleen Ongena
Precise and biologically relevant in vitro studies require the ability to analyze cell responses to perturbations over time. In order to achieve successful long-term cell culture and imaging, however,... read more
Multiparameter Pluripotency Analysis Using Magnetic Bead Assays
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Application Note
Nikolai Stankiewicz Thomas Siegl Frederick Wiese
For the application of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to regenerative medicine and drug discovery research, it is crucial to characterize the identity ... read more
Product Intelligence: Stereomicroscope Technology
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Technical Article
Katriona Scoffin
Stereomicroscopes find application in many areas of science, such as pharmaceutical, environmental, forensics, and foods. A common use of the stereomicroscope is to magnify biological samples. This ... read more
Putting the “More” in Morphology: Part 2
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Technical Article
Barbara Foster
Part 1 of this article discussed the impact of multiplexing morphological methods, multiparametric techniques, and supervised machine-learning to answer the question "what" is there, as well as "where... read more
A High-Resolution Look at Glass Delamination Using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Technical Article
Elaine F. Schumacher
Formation of glass delamination flakes and secondary products through reaction of injectable pharmaceutical solutions with glass vial packaging leads to product contamination and costly recalls. ... read more
Use of an Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for Dynamic in situ Studies of Nano-...
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Application Note
Joerg R. Jinschek
Current research and development (R&D) that is focused on efficient energy conversion and environmental protection technologies relies heavily on advances in the development of new and improved ... read more
Microscopy + Spectroscopy: Pittcon® 2013 Celebrates the Power of Two
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Technical Article
Barbara Foster
The year 2013 celebrates a new benchmark for imaging at Pittcon^®. Historically, Pittcon has not been considered an imaging meeting, despite the fact that a review of Pittcon 2012 statistics revealed ... 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
Product Intelligence: Buyers' Guide to Biological Confocal Microscopes
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Technical Article
T. Keith Brock
Confocal microscopes offer the user a number of important advantages, including high resolution, ability to electronically adjust magnification, and improved signal-to-noise ratios. In addition, the ... read more
Microscopy: Imaging Broader, Diving Deeper
Monday, April 09, 2012
Technical Article
Barbara Foster
In previous articles and editorials, the life sciences have been defined as the “next big growth area” in microscopy, spectroscopy, and related imaging techniques. 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
Ensuring Food Authenticity and Quality
Monday, June 13, 2011
Technical Article
Gerry Broski
Protection of consumer rights, the prevention of fraudulent or deceptive practices, and the adulteration of food are important challenging issues facing the food industry. read more
New Solutions for Surface Texture Analysis
Monday, November 01, 2010
Technical Article
Barbara Foster
Most microscopists are familiar with confocal microscopy from neuroscience or cell biology. However, very quietly and abruptly, confocal has jumped the fence into industry, becoming a major tool-of-... read more
Confidence Up Close
Friday, January 01, 2010
Application Note
Aubrey Lambert
The combined pressures of continuing miniaturization, higher packing densities, and rigorous quality assurance means that the physical size of particles capable of adversely affecting industrial ... read more