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  • Ion Chromatography System Purchasing Guide

    Friday, January 04, 2013
    Ion chromatography systems are used to separate charged particles from a liquid and measure their concentration with sensitivity down to parts per billion. Ion chromatography (IC) analytes include anions such as fluoride, chloride, nitrate, nitrite,... Read More

  • Guide to Solid Phase Extraction Systems

    Monday, February 18, 2013
    Solid phase extraction (SPE) is a liquid chromatography method of separating a particular compound, or analyte, from a liquid mixture in which it is dissolved or suspended. This is commonly performed when separating an analyte of interest from other... Read More

  • Blood-Alcohol Analysis by HS-GC Using 0.15-i.d. Columns

    Friday, September 27, 2013
    Forensic laboratories face the need to analyze many samples of human blood and body fluids for alcohol content. The most important compound in blood-alcohol (BAC) analysis is ethanol, but the detection of several other significant alcohols and their ... Read More

  • Lab Technology Face Off: ICP-AES vs. ICP-OES vs. ICP-MS

    Thursday, July 17, 2014
    The specificity of elemental analysis required and the laboratory budget are the biggest considerations in choosing an ICP-OES system over an ICP-MS system. The amount of samples to be tested per day, as well as regulatory testing standards and ... Read More

  • Pharmaceutical Mass Spectrometry

    Wednesday, March 09, 2016
    In the pharmaceutical industry, accurately identifying the components of a mixture can be the difference between life and death. Read More

  • Life Science Mass Spectrometry

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    How have the interactions of macromolecules in organisms evolved over eons? Read More

  • Cannabis Mass Spectrometry

    Monday, August 08, 2016
    According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Museum’s website, “The oldest known written record on cannabis use comes from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2727 B.C.” Read More

  • GC/MS Technology

    Monday, September 12, 2016
    Writing this article in southwest Ohio, only a couple hours of driving from the renowned Kentucky Bourbon Trail, I can appreciate the value of improving whiskey with gas chromatography (GC) plus high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) mass spectrometry. Read More

  • Imaging MS Technology

    Wednesday, December 21, 2016
    Looking at a slice of tissue under a microscope reveals structures, especially ones marked with dyes or other indicators, but what else is there? Read More

  • The Growth of Mass Spectrometry in the Clinic

    Friday, January 20, 2017
    Mass spectrometry (MS) is increasingly being adopted by clinical laboratories for an expanding range of healthcare applications, from forensic toxicology to precision medicine. Read More

  • Advances in Single-Cell Biology Using Mass Spectrometry

    Wednesday, March 22, 2017
    Single-cell measurement science has numerous applications across the chemical, biomedical and life science fields. Read More

  • A Double Mass Measurement

    Friday, May 19, 2017
    “It’s basically a balance in an oven.” That’s how Kevin Menard, a Texas-basedconsultant for Mettler-Toledo International and Veritas Testing and Consulting, describes thermogravimetric analysis. Read More

  • Top-Down Proteomics: An Emerging Technology Propelled by Mass Spectrometry

    Wednesday, July 26, 2017
    Proteomics research focuses on the sequencing of intact proteins to gain a deeper understanding of how modifications bring about different changes in protein structure and function. Read More
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