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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
Innovation Thrives at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2013
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Technical Article
Paul O Danis
When J.J. Thomson, the father of mass spectrometry, published his seminal book, Rays of Positive Electricity, 100 years ago, he could not have imagined the vast array of applications that would be ... read more
Advances in Mass Spectrometry at Pittcon® 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Technical Article
Brian Musselman
This has been a busy year for mass spectrometry companies and with the Triennial International Conference on Mass Spectrometry occurring last fall. This year at Pittcon®, several new high-end mass ... 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
American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2012 Product Showcase
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Technical Article
Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
Mass spectrometry is a fundamental technique used by chemists and life science researchers for determining unknown samples across various research areas, such as environmental analysis, toxicology ... read more
Pittcon® 2012 Roundup of Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry
Monday, May 07, 2012
Technical Article
Jeffrey M. Perkel
This past March, some 15,754 people from 90 countries descended on Orlando, Florida, for the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon®). 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
General Laboratory Equipment: Innovation Showcase
Monday, May 09, 2011
Technical Article
Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
Each year, manufacturers and distributors flesh out many innovations for the laboratory, ranging from simple accessories to large, more complex instrumentation. read more
LIMS and Public Health
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Technical Article
William Qualls
The current H1N1 flu pandemic has put a spotlight on public health agencies as they work to identify and contain the outbreak. read more
A Nondestructive Technique for the Detection of Metallic Impurities in Alloys
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Application Note
John R. Dannecker Neil D. Fichtelberg Scott A. Knowles
Examples of welds contaminated with small quantities of incorrect weld filler metal were recently discovered in fabricated assemblies. The presence of such impurities, which are not detectable using ... read more
1-mm-i.d. Monolithic HPLC Columns for High-Efficiency Protein Separations
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Application Note
Sebastiaan Eeltink Remco Swart
The preparation of monolithic separation media for HPLC composed of a single, continuous polymer macroporous support has been reported since the late 1960s. Due to its unique material properties, ... read more