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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

  • Use of Microcalorimetry to Study Protein Stability

    Monday, February 16, 2015
    Application Note
    Rémi André Link Brown
    Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is used in the pharmaceutical, polymer and biotechnology industries to study the effect of temperature on a variety of solids or liquids, including those that ... 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

  • The Hollow Fiber Bioreactor and Cell Co-Cultivation

    Tuesday, June 12, 2012
    Application Note
    John J.S. Cadwell
    Historically, the scientific method had been based upon the reduction of complex systems to their simplest forms in order to understand their individual processes. 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

  • A Novel Continuous Separation Process

    Thursday, May 29, 2008
    Application Note
    Robert S. Cooley, Sr. Henry S. Kolesinski
    Current separation and purification processes are multistep, batch-type separations that generally use packed-column formats. read more

  • Using FTIR Spectroscopy to Analyze Gemstones

    Thursday, May 29, 2008
    Technical Article
    Stephen Lowry
    Due to the increasing popularity and high prices of quality gemstones, there is a large market for less expensive stones that resemble the real thing. read more

  • Gas Chromatographic Applications for a High-Performance Cyanopropylphenyl-Substituted ...

    Thursday, May 29, 2008
    Technical Article
    Frances Sutherland Jim Luong Ronda Gras Peter Heijnsdijk
    Many generic stationary phases are available for use in contemporary capillary columns for gas chromatography. read more
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