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Ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has been applied successfully to separations of many small molecules, including peptides. Few studies have involved proteins, and these were narrowly ... read more

Ion chromatography (IC) with conductivity detection has been used successfully to determine anionic and cationic substances as well as polar compounds such as amines and organic acids. However, in ... read more

An iLAB, or integrated laboratory, is a new type of laboratory informatics system—a total laboratory automation system. The value of an iLAB can best be appreciated by exploring four key problems with... read more

Functionalized polyolefins, such as copolymers of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), are a commercially important polymer commodity. read more

In middle age, field flow fractionation (FFF) is having an identity crisis, although no one seems to notice. read more

Of the 979 exhibitors at Pittcon® 2011, held March 13–18 in Atlanta, GA, 115 were first-time exhibitors, and more than 200 identified themselves as having something to do with spectroscopy, from ... read more

At Pittcon® 2011, most new products appeared to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. read more

We humans are an integral part of our environment—our skies, rivers, oceans, forests, and the land. read more

Testing hair for drugs of abuse has been practiced for over 50 years, due in large part to the ability to detect drug use over a longer period of time, as compared to other biological matrices, ... read more

The deposited salts and brine from salt lakes are important industrial resources for many kinds of salts, such as edible salt, potassium, boron, lithium, and a few heavy metals. read more