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  • Comparative QC Test Methods for Toothpaste Consistency

    Tuesday, September 27, 2016
    Application Note
    Robert McGregor
    Important quantitative data can be obtained in the study of viscosity by measuring the consistency of toothpaste, i.e., thickness, ease of handling and ability to retain position, and observing the ... read more

  • How Do You Evaluate “Flowability”? Buttermilk Ranch vs Blue Cheese

    Monday, November 24, 2014
    Application Note
    Robert G. McGregor Eric Chiang Stephanie Shepard
    A common request from food manufacturers is to come up with a faster and more definitive test for flowability of salad dressings. 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 Instrumentation and Applications at HPLC 2012

    Friday, August 10, 2012
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    A marketplace is usually dynamic, with a cross-current of disparate interests meeting to find mutual satisfaction. read more

  • Focus on Columns and Consumables at Pittcon® 2011

    Tuesday, May 10, 2011
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    Columns, chemicals, and consumables (CCCs) account for more than 30% of the chromatography market. read more

  • High-Content Analysis Comes Full Circle in Only Eight Years

    Monday, April 18, 2011
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    In eight short years, high-content analysis (HCA) has circled back to its roots, where many practitioners are again using personal instruments. read more

  • Providing Purge Gas for FTIR Systems

    Monday, April 18, 2011
    Technical Article
    Peter Froehlich Kim Myers
    While a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer provides a number of benefits relative to a scanning IR spectrophotometer,a significant disadvantage of an FTIR system is that the presence ... read more

  • The Double Life of Structured Fluids

    Sunday, August 01, 2010
    Application Note
    Neil Cunningham Bob McGregor
    The products we stir, pump, spread, pour, and spray are usually thought of as liquids. Surprisingly, however, it can be demonstrated that they live a quiet double life as liquids when observed,but ... read more

  • Food Texture Analysis

    Saturday, May 01, 2010
    Application Note
    Richard D. Brown
    Texture testing is a well-established technique for evaluating the mechanical and physical properties of raw ingredients, food structure, and designs, and for pre- and post-quality control checks. ... read more
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