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  • Total Organic Carbon Analyzers: Essential Tools for Water Quality Testing

    Friday, July 25, 2014
    A total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer measures the amount of TOC present in a liquid or water sample. In environmental applications, TOC is an important indicator of the amount of natural organic matter in the drinking water source, which correlates ... Read More

  • Atomic Absorption Spectrometry: The Science of Atomization

    Monday, August 25, 2014
    Atomic absorption spectrometers (AAS) measure the concentration of atoms in a sample in the parts-per-billion range based on their ability to absorb light at a specific wavelength. Most samples analyzed by AAS are liquid samples, and solid samples... Read More

  • Detecting and Managing Water Contaminants in the Laboratory

    Thursday, October 16, 2014
    Water purity is a fundamentally important factor in many laboratories, yet it is frequently overlooked. Researchers use water in most lab processes, and poor water quality can quickly lead to mounting problems, resulting in the generation of ... Read More

  • Cryoware: Essential Tools for Cryopreservation

    Friday, February 27, 2015
    Cryopreservation is the process of freezing cell cultures and storing them at extremely low temperatures. During that process, cultured cells are mixed with a cryo-protective solution and added to labeled storage vials, which are then cooled to ... Read More

  • A Micro Look at Microplates

    Monday, May 11, 2015
    Microplates, also known as microwell plates, are widely used in molecular biology, clinical and analytical workflows. Multiwell microplates are a staple for performing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Read More

  • Environmental Mass Spectrometry

    Monday, February 08, 2016
    Humans and nature can pollute the environment, and our health often depends on tracking and analyzing the toxic compounds. 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

  • Forensic Mass Spectrometry

    Tuesday, May 24, 2016
    The job keeps getting more complicated for forensic scientists. “Over the past 15 years,” says Thomas J. Gluodenis, forensic and forensic toxicology marketing manager at Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, Calif.), “there’s been remarkable growth in ... Read More

  • Particle Analysis

    Tuesday, May 24, 2016
    Scientists and engineers must analyze particles to understand natural events such as volcanic eruptions, and to optimize industrial processes such as powder manufacturing. Read More

  • Sample Handling

    Friday, July 01, 2016
    As clinicians, scientists and technologists deal with an extensive variety of samples for more types of analysis, the handling process takes on an increasingly important role. Read More

  • Food Mass Spectrometry

    Monday, July 04, 2016
    In 2013, two world-class sprinters—American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell—tested positive for oxilofrine, a banned stimulant. Read More

  • UV/VIS/NIR Technology

    Monday, August 08, 2016
    “In an ideal world, spectrophotometers would be capable of measuring the entire electromagnetic spectrum on a single instrument platform, generating a variety of types of information from the sample,” says Ian Robertson, IR/NIR applications ... 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
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