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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

  • Laboratory Automation: 2013–2017

    Friday, November 23, 2012
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    Laboratory automation is changing the work flow in biochemical and chemical laboratories. 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

  • New Products at HPLC 2011

    Thursday, November 03, 2011
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    Traditionally, the HPLC series of meetings has attracted most of the global leaders in separation science. read more

  • Advances in Flashpoint Testing: Economic Impact

    Thursday, November 03, 2011
    Technical Article
    Hannes Pichler
    Flashpoint testing is one of the oldest methods of the ASTM D02 Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, which was formed in 1904. read more

  • Evaluation of Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption Time-of-Flight Mass Spectroscopy in the Development ...

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Technical Article
    Patricia I. Mathias Kenneth L. Cheever
    Surface-enhanced laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectroscopy is a bioanalytical technique used for the rapid examination of intact protein or protein mixtures to exploit the biochemical or ... read more

  • Feeder Cell- and Extracellular Matrix-Free Cultivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Application Note
    Cindy Neeley
    In cell biology, pluripotency refers to stem cells that have the ability to differentiate into any of the three germ layers: endoderm (stomach lining, gastrointestinal tract, lungs); mesoderm (... read more

  • Matrix Degradation Assays for Investigating Cell Invasion

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Application Note
    Jun Ma Luke Armstrong Janet Anderl
    Tumor metastasis, inflammation, and development are accompanied by the invasion of cells through the extracellular matrix. read more

  • The State of Microscopy for 2012

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Technical Article
    Barbara Foster
    In various recent interviews, I’ve been asked about the state of microscopy and, most specifically, the rise of technologies such as AFM (atomic force microscopy) and Raman confocal and the ... read more

  • Applications of a Compact, Easy-to-Use Inverted Fluorescence Microscope

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Application Note
    Jennifer Kahle Robert Levin Walter Niles Brian Rasnow Mel Schehlein Chris Shumate
    The scientific and medical applications of fluorescence microscopy have expanded substantially in the past two decades, and the potential to expand further is tremendous. read more

  • The Multidisciplinary Electronic Laboratory Notebook: Pipe Dream or Proven Success?

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Application Note
    Dominic John Mariusz Banaszczyk Gabriel Weatherhead
    Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) emerged in the R&D landscape around 15 years ago with a commendable objective: reduce or eliminate the errors and inefficiencies driven by the use of paper ... read more

  • Analysis of Piperine in Peppers Using On-Line SFE-UHPLC With Photodiode Array Detection

    Tuesday, February 01, 2011
    Application Note
    Takayuki Yamaguchi Kazutoshi Kamezawa Keijin Iwaya Yasuyo Sato Toshihiko Miyaji Masao Bounoshita David J. Tognarelli Muneo Saito
    Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) is a separation technique that utilizes columns packed with microparticles (<2 µm in diameter), as provided by the xtreme liquid chromatography (x-lc™) system (jasco corp., tokyo, japan) µm="" in="" diameter),="" as="" provided="" by="" the="" xtreme="" liquid="" chromatography="" (x-lc™)="" system="" (jasco="" corp.,="" tokyo,="">... read more

  • Determination of Mercury in Slag and Cement Using a Mercury Analyzer

    Friday, January 28, 2011
    Application Note
    Sang-Ho Nam Yu-Na Kim Jin-Su Na Keun-Hyeok Yang
    Mercury is one of the most toxic elements in the environment. Humans are exposed to mercury through the inhalation of mercury vapor, ingestion of drinking water, and consumption of fish. read more
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