Technical Articles

Hematology analysis comprises three primary physical technologies, i.e., flow cytometry, fluorescent flow cytometry, and electrical impedance. Each methodology is employed with chemical reagents that ... read more

The exorbitant cost of bringing a new pharmaceutical product to market in the U.S. is well documented, with estimates as high as 12 years and $11 billion. There are many factors that drive this cost, ... read more

Food safety detection requirements demand rapid analytical methods in both the laboratory and field. High-performance ion mobility spectrometry (HPIMS) provides the speed and portability of previous ... read more

Recently, while attending my company’s booth at the Pittcon® Laboratory Products Exhibition, a visiting lab manager began a conversation with me by stating: “The whole world is going mobile.” read more

Stereomicroscopes find application in many areas of science, such as pharmaceutical, environmental, forensics, and foods. A common use of the stereomicroscope is to magnify biological samples. This ... read more

The previous installment dealt with several regression practices that are risky in the world of calibration and recovery. read more

Genome sequences and proteomic data are becoming available to researchers for an increasing number of normal genes and different pathologies. read more

Mercury is present in many areas of the environment, perhaps most notably in petrochemical products and fuels. read more

The previous article (American Laboratory, Apr 2011) ended with an unsolved problem: how to implement a pass-fail method if the blank matrix contains a non-negligible amount of the analyte. read more

For some time, I’ve been bothered about the rapid exit of scientists from the scientific job market after they reach about 55 years old. read more