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Use of an Analytical Balance for Sensitive Weighing Tasks
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Marie-Louise Hupert
The independent Forensic Scientific Service (FND) of the State Police in St. Gallen, Switzerland conducts analytical and forensic tests with the aim of detecting proof of suspected crimes such as the ... read more
Transition Temperature Microscopy: Nanoscale Thermal Analysis for Micron- and Submicron-Scale Devices
Monday, January 04, 2010
Kevin Kjoller John Rose Khoren Sahagian
Thermal methods such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermomechanical analysis (TMA) are well-established techniques for characterizing polymers, thin films, and coatings.However, DSC ... read more
Determination of Pesticides in Baby Food by HPLC-MS-MS Using an LC System and Triple-Quadrupole LC-MS
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Gerd Vanhoenacker Frank David Pat Sandra
Due to the diversity of pesticides used in food protection and the globalization of the food industry, it is important to monitor programs that cover a large number of pesticides. The application of ... read more
Multimycotoxin Screening and Quantitation in Beer Samples Using UHPLC and a High-Resolution and Accurate Mass Approach
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Milena Zachariášová Jana Hajšlová Michal Godula
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by many species of microscopic filamentary fungi occurring on field cereals including barley, which is used in the production of beer. The most ... read more
A Promise Kept: Stem Cells Key to Life-Saving Operation
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
John Meech
Prof. Anthony Hollander had always believed that he would be able to save lives. He believed it so strongly, in fact, that he wrote to a television program as a child asking for a few tools to help ... read more
Use of a Compact, High-Purity Water System in a Rockville, Maryland, Forensics Laboratory
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Trude Witham
When the Montgomery County Crime Laboratory in Rockville, MD, needed a high-purity water system for a new laboratory area, a compact system that would supply Type I water from tap-water feed was ... read more
Validating Process and Action Limits for Automated Liquid Handlers in Volume-Dependent Assays
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Keith Volk
Errors in automated liquid handling can have a significant impact on data integrity. Since automated liquid handling is a relatively new and rapidly advancing technology, standardized verification ... read more
$Setting New Standards for Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis$
Setting New Standards for Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Alan Rawle Paul Kippax
The newly released revised standard for laser diffraction particle size analysis, ISO13320:2009, contains valuable advice for those seeking to optimize their use of the technique. This article ... read more
An Upgradeable FTIR Accessory for Microscopy and Imaging Applications
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ken-ichi Akao Richard A. Larsen Jun Koshoubu
FTIR microscope systems allow the analysis of extremely small samples (<250 µm) using infrared spectroscopy. Mapping experiments utilizing a single-element detector can provide infrared image data ... read more
Identifying Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water Using LC-MS/MS in Both Positive and Negative Ion Modes
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Chin-Kai Meng
Compounds such as antibiotics, over-the- counter medicines, and caffeine drain through the sewage system largely unaltered into rivers and streams, and even enter the drinking water supply in very ... read more
Using Light Scattering to Characterize SiO2 Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Hui Ning
Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries are typically colloidal dispersions of silicon dioxide (SiO2) in an acid or base solution. They are integral to the semiconductor industry, emerging as... read more
Solutions for Global Health and Well-Being
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Sandra Rasmussen
From investigating mercury-laden tuna sushi in Manhattan to high-profile recalls of contaminated toys and international concern over the quality of water and air in the 2008 Olympic Village, meeting ... read more
Sub-2-Micron Performance With a Conventional HPLC Instrument Using 2.7-Micron Fused Core Particles
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thomas L. Chester
Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) utilizes sub-2-µm-diam stationary phase particles to provide improved performance over conventional HPLC. This can be realized either in a higher ... read more
Key Requirement Differences for Electronic Notebooks in Discovery, Development Research, and cGMP Manufacturing Environments
Friday, March 20, 2009
John P. Helfrich
Many leading life science companies have cost reduction initiatives to eliminate the routine, nonvalueadded tasks through automation. In most regulated companies, approximately 70% of laboratory-based... read more
Simply Intelligent: A Next-Generation Chromatography Data System
Thursday, February 26, 2009
James A. Schibler Fraser McLeod
Chromatography data systems perform many complex tasks, including instrument control, data capture, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and report generation. To perform these tasks ... read more
Focus on Microscopy: One Button and Two Heads—Mainstreaming AFM
Friday, April 17, 2009
Barbara Foster
The past decade has seen dramatic growth in scanning probe microscopy (SPM) technology, both in functionality and in broader acceptance. Market research conducted in mid-2007 by The Microscopy and ... read more
Antifungal, Insecticidal, Cytotoxicity, and Phytotoxicity Studies of Binuclear Ni(II) and Cu(II) Complexes of Diclofenac
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Muhammad Farid Khan Fazal-Ur- Rehman Gul Majid Khan Inamullah Khan Farooq Ibad
Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID), is one of the most frequently used medicines for the treatment and management of pain and edema associated with rheumatoid arthritis, ... read more
A Weak Cation-Exchange, Reversed-Phase Mixed-Mode HPLC Column and its Applications
Friday, April 17, 2009
Xiaodong Liu Christopher Pohl
Basic compounds are widely used in many areas, such as pharmaceutical development, biological research, consumer products, and in the chemical industry. Although reversed-phase (RP) liquid ... read more
Prediction of NOx Emissions in Boilers Using Neural Networks and Excel™
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Enrique Arce-Medina
In an attempt to demystify artificial neural networks (ANNs) and to set the tone of this paper, it is best to start by saying that ANNs are mathematical functions of the form y = f(x, w), where y is ... read more
Comparison of Methyl Benzoate and Ergosterol for the Quantification of Mold in Indoor Buildings and Materials
Friday, April 17, 2009
Don-Roger Parkinson
Over the last few years there have been many school and business closures related to mold and bacteria buildup, which have affected the health of the occupants. Mold growth has been potentially linked... read more

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Use of an Analytical Balance for Sensitive Weighing Tasks

Transition Temperature Microscopy: Nanoscale Thermal Analysis for Micron- and Submicron-Scale Devices

Determination of Pesticides in Baby Food by HPLC-MS-MS Using an LC System and Triple-Quadrupole LC-MS

Multimycotoxin Screening and Quantitation in Beer Samples Using UHPLC and a High-Resolution and Accurate Mass Approach

A Promise Kept: Stem Cells Key to Life-Saving Operation

Use of a Compact, High-Purity Water System in a Rockville, Maryland, Forensics Laboratory

Validating Process and Action Limits for Automated Liquid Handlers in Volume-Dependent Assays

Setting New Standards for Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis

An Upgradeable FTIR Accessory for Microscopy and Imaging Applications

Identifying Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water Using LC-MS/MS in Both Positive and Negative Ion Modes

Using Light Scattering to Characterize SiO2 Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries

Solutions for Global Health and Well-Being

Sub-2-Micron Performance With a Conventional HPLC Instrument Using 2.7-Micron Fused Core Particles

Key Requirement Differences for Electronic Notebooks in Discovery, Development Research, and cGMP Manufacturing Environments

Simply Intelligent: A Next-Generation Chromatography Data System

Focus on Microscopy: One Button and Two Heads—Mainstreaming AFM

Antifungal, Insecticidal, Cytotoxicity, and Phytotoxicity Studies of Binuclear Ni(II) and Cu(II) Complexes of Diclofenac

A Weak Cation-Exchange, Reversed-Phase Mixed-Mode HPLC Column and its Applications

Prediction of NOx Emissions in Boilers Using Neural Networks and Excel™

Comparison of Methyl Benzoate and Ergosterol for the Quantification of Mold in Indoor Buildings and Materials

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Micromachined HPLC Columns Can Revolutionize Proteomics Workflows

Buyer's Guide: GC-MS for Monitoring Environmental Pollutants

Refocusing the Lens of Cancer Screening

Study: NGS Should Be Go-to Technology on Day Zero of the Next Pandemic

Overcoming Common Challenges in Sample Viability for Single-Cell Research