Porvair Filtration Group has introduced Hydrofil HTZ – an innovative dual 0.2µm membrane sterilisation filter cartridge that incorporates a pharmaceutical grade, positively charged Nylon 6,6 membrane.

The positive zeta-potential of the nylon membrane enables highly effective reduction of most endotoxins derived from bacteria which typically have a negative charge in water. The dual membrane structure results in a significant increase in the endotoxin adsorption capacity of the filter. Applications for Hydrofil HTZ include GMP pharmaceutical grade water systems where endotoxins levels need to be kept below Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay detection limits and recirculation of parenteral products through endotoxin removal filters to allow batch release...

Wyatt Technology Instrumentation Employed by the Medical Research Council to Perform Breakthrough Research into Human Health and Disease

Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, today announced that its technology is being used by the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) to make advancements in tackling specific problems in human health and disease such as understanding different biophysical processes, including mechanisms of viral diseases and immunity....

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple and economical size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) analysis method that enables nuclear power plants (NPPs) with pressurized water reactors to determine low concentrations of polyacrylic acid (PAA) in secondary feed water containing ethanolamine (ETA) and hydrazine.

Application Note 1058: Determination of Polyacrylic Acid in Nuclear Power Plant Pressurized Water Reactor Secondary Feed Water demonstrates that a SEC column separation with detection at 200 nm can determine PAA with a method detection limit of 2.6 μg/L. This method uses water as the eluent to maximize sensitivity and eliminate the need for eluent preparation...

Worldwide Glass Resources, Inc is pleased to announce that we have expanded our current Headspace vial series to include a writing patch with fill lines.

Benefits & Features

• Writing patches designed with 3 fill lines that provide approximate volume measurements
• Patches manufactured with ceramic paint which accepts ink and pencil
• Ceramic paint meet Rohs standards
• 100% QC - Manufactured using the latest Camera Gauging Systems for consistent reproducibility and tight tolerances
• 100% auto-length gauged
• Manufactured only with Type I Borosilicate glass
• Consistent wall weight for uniform thermal transfer
• Vials available in 18mm Screw Thread Finish, 20mm tapered and 20mm standard finishes which are designed and engineered to work flawlessly with our closures....

Porvair Filtration Group, a world leader in filtration and separation technology, has announced that its Ashland, Virginia production facility is launching a range of 'Made in America' Sinterflo® stainless steel purification filters to cope with increased North American demand for top quality products on short delivery times.

In continuing its initiative to provide a reliable alternate source of high quality products for exacting filtration needs Porvair has invested heavily into its manufacturing facility in the USA and is now making robust, well designed cartridges for the North American market.  All standard cartridge lengths, micron ratings, and end fittings are available in 316L stainless steel format; some within a 24 hour lead time....

MicroSolv Technology Corporation, USA manufacture the unique Cogent TYPE-C™ silica hydride HPLC phases.

These phases show improved column bleed and increased stability over traditional silica based phases. In addition to the unique Cogent TYPE-C™ silica hydride HPLC phases MicroSolv also manufacture a range of high purity Type B silica columns including longer chain C27 and C30 phases. A wide range of application notes are available and summaries of 3 of these are below. Analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol Metabolite in Urine on Cogent Phenyl Hydride. 9-Carboxy-11-nor-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol is the main metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), formed in the body after consumption of cannabis...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an on-line solid phase extraction (SPE)high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet absorbance detection method to determine the 14 explosives and related compounds specified in U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Method 8330A in environmental water samples. Application Note 1066: Sensitive Determination of Explosive Compounds in Waterdemonstrates that this approach eliminates the labor associated with off-line extraction and provides a convenient method that achieves reduced method detection limits (less than 0.35 μg/mL) when determining these compounds in water...

Advanced Chromatography Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of a range of ultra low dispersion, high quality pre-column filters, especially designed for UHPLC and HPLC applications. 

One of the most common causes of LC column failure is particulate material collecting on the inlet frit of the column, causing high back pressure and/or distortion of peak shape. By one estimate, over 70% of LC column failures are caused by inlet frit plugging. UHPLC columns, especially those packed with sub-2μm size particles, are particularly vulnerable to inlet frit plugging. Advanced Chromatography Technologies offers three different ranges of pre-column filters, each designed for column specific protection...

ACE CN-ES is a new range of UHPLC and HPLC columns from Advanced Chromatography Technologies Limited

These columns incorporate the latest in stationary phase design, combining CN polar selectivity with enhanced hydrophobicity, enabling the benefits of both interactions to be fully exploited. The unique ligand design of the ACE CN-ES incorporates an extended alkyl chain spacer between the silica surface and cyano group, which gives extra phase stability and increased column lifetime. ACE CN-ES is suitable for both reversed-phase and normal-phase separations and can be used in 100% aqueous mobile phase conditions. Particle sizes of 2, 3, 5 and 10µm are available...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a reliable method for determining phthalates in alcoholic beverages by single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

The method met the special testing requirements set by the China method GB/T 21911-2008 for determining phthalates in food. Application Note 10339, Determination of Phthalates in Liquor Beverages by Single Quadrupole GC-MS, describes a sensitive and accurate single-quadrupole GC-MS method for determining levels of phthalate plasticizers in alcoholic beverages. The method is sensitive, rapid, and accurate, and covers a wide linear range to meet the need for trace level detection of phthalate esters in different types of beverages....

Cerno Bioscience has today announced a new version of its flagship MassWorks software product.

More than any previous improvements and enhancements, the new Version 4 adds DirectRead™ data support for three high resolution MS systems: Thermo Orbitrap or FT ICR MS, Agilent TOF, and Waters TOF, while expanding unit mass resolution direct support to Agilent MassHunter and Advion CMS. For the first time, MassWorks now enables elemental composition determination in the absence of an observable monoisotope peak or in the presence of larger-than-usual mass errors. In addition, a fully automated calibration feature, AutoCal™, is now available for out-of-box accurate mass analysis with GC/MS...

Merck Millipore's free ChromBook app for tablets and browsers allows users to quickly find and identify products and tailored solutions for their chromatography applications. 

Built on an intuitive user interface, the app can be used to find Merck Millipore products and accessories for a wide range of applications including HPLC, UHPLC, thin layer chromatography, sample preparation and gas chromatography.  A variety of filters enable easy browsing, including: Particle size. Pore size. pH stability. Sorbent. Dimension. Specialty TLC products. Solvent grade. USP-class... 

Tecan’s newly launched AC Extraction Plate is a revolutionary, automation-friendly solution designed to streamline sample preparation for LC-MS analysis of small molecules.

The plate, which is based on proprietary TICE™ (Tecan Immobilized Coating Extraction) technology, reduces the sample preparation process to a convenient ‘pipette and shake’ routine. The AC Extraction Plate is a 96-position, deep-well microplate, with the inner surface of each well coated with a highly controlled layer of TICE material. This coating efficiently extracts low molecular weight analytes – such as vitamin D and testosterone – from aqueous solutions, eliminating the need for the laborious and time-consuming filtration, centrifugation and evaporation steps that are often integral to other methods....

Double-digit growth in Asia-Pacific and emerging markets to offset stagnation in US and Europe

The global mass spectrometry (MS) market is growing much faster than the high-end analytical instrumentation market. This is a sign that demand is high in this technologically-dynamic market with broad applications and diversified end-user bases despite limited capital budgets in academia and the economic uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s Global Mass Spectrometry Market finds the market earned revenue of ....

High profile group members drawn from research and industry

Metrohm launches the 930 Compact IC Flex, a compact ion chromatograph developed for the requirements of contract laboratories and QC laboratories in all kinds of industries as well as laboratories in the public sector.

Save 10% on any HALO or HALO-5 column in the latest HALO 2013 Product Catalogue.

Don’t miss out on saving 10% on any HALO UHPLC or HALO-5 HPLC column in the new HALO catalogue. All orders must be received by 29th November to qualify for this discount. Simply place your order with Hichrom, referencing special offer code AM09-13A and 10% will automatically be deducted from the price of the column(s) you order....

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a reliable method for determining phthalates in alcoholic beverages by single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The method met the special testing requirements set by the China method GB/T 21911-2008 for determining phthalates in food.

Application Note 10339, Determination of Phthalates in Liquor Beverages by Single Quadrupole GC-MS, describes a sensitive and accurate single-quadrupole GC-MS method for determining levels of phthalate plasticizers in alcoholic beverages. The method is sensitive, rapid, and accurate, and covers a wide linear range to meet the need for trace level detection of phthalate esters in different types of beverages. The analysis uses a Thermo Scientific™ ISQ™ Series single-quadrupole GC-MS coupled to a Thermo Scientific™ TRACE™ 1310 GC.

New analyzer significantly increases customer profitability through reduced analysis time and increased instrument uptime

PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, today released the AC Analytical Controls® Reformulyzer M4 (M4), which provides fast group type analysis of gasoline and gasoline blend streams using multi-dimensional gas chromatography....

Hichrom are pleased to announce that they are the UK distributor for 96 well plate sealing products manufactured by Bio Chromato, Inc. of Japan.

These products are high specification seals for 96 well plates. The Rapid EPS is an easy pierce seal that has excellent resistance to DMSO, Methanol and Acetonitrile and is also airtight. It does not clog your needle, will not contaminate your samples and there is no need to use a thermal sealing instrument with these seals. The Rapid Slit Seal is a seal that allows for multiple penetration without damaging the sealing of your plate....

Metrohm is pleased to present an online configurator for their latest IC systems, the 940 Professional IC Vario and the 930 Compact IC Flex. With this unique tool, a few mouse clicks are all it takes for users to specify any individual solution they may need to meet their particular analytical requirements.

Modern ion chromatography is a powerful analytical tool and has found widespread use in laboratories of all kinds. However, using the full potential of the method can be a challenge; there simply are so many options and possibilities. On the side of the hardware, only the right combination of functional modules, features, and specifications will do the job.....

Advanced Chromatography Technologies Limited has launched two new Ultra-Inert phases for method development; ACE C18-Amide and ACE CN-ES.

These products incorporate the latest developments in UHPLC/HPLC stationary phase design and provide chromatographers with new choices for alternative selectivity, without compromising stability or robustness. ACE C18-Amide and ACE CN-ES complement and enhance the already existing offering of “Extra Stablity” and “Alternative Selectivity” phases from Advanced Chromatography Technologies...