Swiss Precision Research
November 17, 2015
Sitting Down With… Detlef Günther, VP Research and Corporate Relations, and Professor for Trace Element and Micro Analysis, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
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Bringing New Life to Old Arteries with Oxygen
November 17, 2015
Optimizing oxygen delivery improves stem cell treatment of peripheral artery disease.
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Finding a Piece of the Protein Characterization Puzzle
November 17, 2015
Coupling whole column imaging detection to a mass spectrometer for protein structure characterization is fundamentally challenging. Could a relatively simple capillary cartridge system unlock the potential?
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Gurus of CE-MS
November 17, 2015
Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) appears to be caught in a dichotomy – proven success in some fields, skepticism in others. Here, Norman (Norm) Dovichi, Michael Knierman, Rob Haselberg, Tomoyoshi Soga, and Christian Wenz discuss the road ahead for a hyphenated technique that appears to be on the up.
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The Never-Ending Challenge of Pesticide Analysis
November 17, 2015
A growing target list, increasingly complex matrices, and the need for low limits of detection can make our field seem like an uphill treadmill. Here, I share my thoughts on some of the major challenges – and consider how new technology might help us push through the pain barrier.
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The Simple Beauty of TLC-MALDI-MS
November 17, 2015
Thin-layer chromatography’s ability to simply and inexpensively provide high-quality separations in parallel makes it the perfect partner for MALDI mass spectrometry – especially when it comes to the analysis of complex (and sometimes “suspicious”) biological samples.
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The Drug Concentration Conundrum
November 17, 2015
When it comes to measuring drugs in biological samples, what is needed, what is quantifiable – and what role should analytical scientists really be playing?
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Data: Wanted Dead or Alive
November 17, 2015
Can R&D organizations really afford to kill off analytical data that could be used for future decision-making? Perhaps it’s time to breathe life back into analytical data environments.
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
The Six Dimensions of GC
November 16, 2015
The juxtaposition of simplicity through new technology with complexity in the chemistry keeps gas chromatographic method development exciting – despite GC being described by many as a “mature” technique. But are we still using packed-column thinking?
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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Omics
Metabolomics Lipidomics
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Landmark Literature: 2015 (part2)
November 16, 2015
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Is CE-MS in Your Toolbox?
November 16, 2015
Online hyphenation of capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry is nearly 30 years old, but has been ignored in certain camps. It’s time to give CE-MS a chance.
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Landmark Literature: 2015 (part1)
November 16, 2015
We ask an impossible question as 2015 comes to a close: which piece of literature stood out from the crowd and showed the greatest potential for pushing the field of analytical science forward?
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Name Your Poison
November 16, 2015
A new DNA-based sensor shows promise for indirect detection of thallium
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Gold Rush
November 16, 2015
Nanoporous gold helps ‘sieve out’ biological debris for fuss-free nucleic acid detection
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Hot (Dog) or Hype?
November 16, 2015
Kickstarter technology is nothing new – but Clear Labs is making in-roads into something less common: kickstarter analytical science
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TXRF Goes Nuclear
November 16, 2015
Using total reflection X-ray fluorescence for the non-destructive analysis of nuclear fuel oxides
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Data and AI
Data and AI
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
LC-MS Versus GC-MS
November 16, 2015
Is the heat applied in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry really responsible for false results? And, if so, how often?
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The Power of Passionate Debate
November 16, 2015
Peer reviews, Power Lists and the effects of heat (in GC and discussions).
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