Kinesis has published a new Application Note: Extraction of Metaldehyde, Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol from Water
The latest TELOS® SPE Application Note from Kinesis highlights the extraction of Metaldehyde, Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol from Water. Metaldehyde is a molluscicide whose use has markedly increased in recent years as a result of changing agricultural practices. Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) are naturally occurring alicyclic alcohols which possess potent earthy/musty taste and odour tainting properties. They can occur in raw and potable waters as metabolites derived from various micro-organisms...
A series of technical papers are available from Genevac that demonstrate the advantages and benefits that their proprietary SampleGenie technology offers to chemical, environmental and food labs tasked with pooling and concentrating GC and HPLC fractions.
Traditional protocols for concentration of GC or HPLC fractions has involved drying multiple fractions in an evaporator, re-suspending pooled fractions into a single vial and then re-drying before storage and analysis. Even with modern centrifugal evaporators such processes typically take 2-3 days to complete. The development of SampleGenie™ technology enables samples in Genevac evaporators to be concentrated, without loss of volatile components, directly into a single GC or HPLC vial eliminating the need for reformatting of samples after drying...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography method for nuclear power plants (NPPs) that determines trace concentrations (less than 1 µg/L) of fluoride, chloride, and sulfate in simulated secondary feed water that contains ethanolamine, hydrazine, and polyacrylic acid in just 20 minutes.
Application Brief (AB) 151: Determination of Trace Anions in Nuclear Power Plant Secondary Feed Water Containing Polyacrylic Acid demonstrates excellent retention time and peak area reproducibilities from 69 consecutive injections of a spiked simulated sample...
Organomation presents one of their most advanced accessories to date, a newly revamped Nitrogen Generator. This compact unit will provide laboratory technicians with their own source of nitrogen for reduced cost and increased productivity.
Sales and Marketing Manager David Oliva stated that "one of the main concerns related to using blow down evaporators is the cost of nitrogen consumption over time. Our newly designed nitrogen generator will help users avoid the costs associated with purchasing and replacing nitrogen tanks."...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using ultraviolet detection for the simultaneous determination in drinking water of all 19 phthalate compounds listed in key environmental regulatory documents.
Application Note 1045: Determination of Phthalates in Drinking Water by UHPLC with UV Detection demonstrates that the phthalates listed in European Union Directive 2005/84/EC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Methods 606 and 8061A, the Chinese HJ/T 72-2001, and the Standardization Administration of China GB/T 20388-2006 and GB/T 21911-2008 are well separated on a reversed-phase HPLC column in less than 25 minutes...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has released additions of WAX and WCX phases for bioanalysis to its revolutionary SOLA solid-phase extraction (SPE) product line. The new phases are available in cartridge and plate formats.
Thermo Scientific SOLA products are the first fritless SPE cartridges and plates, offering: unsurpassed reproducibility at low elution volumes, low failure rates, enhanced sensitivity, and clean sample extracts. The novel design eliminates voiding, channeling and packing inconsistencies that can cause analytical failures or poor reproducibility. Thermo Scientific SOLA products revolutionize Solid Phase Extraction (SPE). This first fritless SPE product range provides greater reproducibility with cleaner, more consistent extracts. SOLA products provide unparalleled performance characteristics compared to conventional SPE, phospholipid removal and protein precipitation products...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. introduces a new HPLC column, the Thermo Scientific MAbPac Protein A column, for high-performance monoclonal antibody titer analysis.
This HPLC column is specially designed for higher sensitivity and accurate concentration analysis over a wide linear range to minimize the need to re-analyze samples. Its novel non-porous polymeric resin with hydrophilic surface offers fast mass transfer to enhance throughput and minimize carryover. Low backpressure design accommodates high flow rates to further increase throughput. Concentrated peaks are suitable for additional chromatography or other analyses...
In a new paper published in Polymers & Polymer Composites (Vol 21, No 1, 2013), researchers at Kingston University in the UK report the results of continuing work to examine the effects of gamma irradiation on intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in cataract surgery. Triple detection gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using the Viscotek TDAmax system from Malvern Instruments was a key analytical tool in this work.
Baljit Ghatora and co-authors examined medical grade poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which is used especially widely in developing countries to make rigid intraocular lenses and for which low cost, convenient gamma irradiation is increasingly the preferred method for sterilisation. Previous reports have suggested that gamma irradiation has the potential to alter the structural features of the polymer, such as molecular weight and molecular size distribution, which in turn may impact the efficacy and performance of IOLs....
Read MoreNew High Recovery Vial Convenience KitsJun 26, 2013
You can now choose from our standard 12x 32 high recovery vial in a series of Convenience Kits or allow us to design and engineer a vial for your specific requirements and automation systems.
NEW High Recovery Convenience Kits include:
12x32 mm clear vial, 11mm crimp finish, tapered bottom
With 11mm Aluminum Seal with PTFE/Red Rubber
With 11mm Aluminum Seal with PTFE/Silicone
With 11mm Aluminum Seal with PTFE/Silicone/PTFE.....
An improvement on existing 96-Well systems, the Multi-Tier Plate is a modular, reusable system featuring a base plate capable of securing 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 mL conical glass, flat bottom and polypropylene vials.
The vented design of the base plate assures uniform heating and cooling when immersed in a water bath. The cover locks the liner in place and prevents vial pullout. The prescored PTFE/Silicone/PTFE liner permits easy needle penetration, while the Molded PTFE/Silicone liner locks into each of the 96 vials and reseals after multiple injections thus reducing the chance of solvent evaporation and cross contamination....
New Family of UltraPerformance LC Columns Pushes the Limits of Separation Efficiency and Throughput. Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced CORTECS™ Columns, a new family of 1.6 micron solid-core UltraPerformance LC® Columns that set a new standard in LC column performance. The higher efficiency brought to chromatography with CORTECS Columns allows laboratories to produce greater amounts of information faster with every chromatographic separation...
INTEGRA has released a new video demonstrating a solid phase extraction (SPE) microplate method for reproducible, high throughput isolation of high-quality DNA-free total RNA.
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated...
A new application note from Porvair Sciences details a protocol for its Chromatrap® ChIP assay kit that has been developed to enrich epigenetic marks from primary human tissue cells.
Chromatrap® Pro-A, the novel solid-based matrix for chromatin immunoprecipitation assays (ChIP) has been successfully used for isolation of high quality chromatin from difficult biopsy material. Focusing on an application to precipitate epigenetic marks from primary endometrial stromal cells - results show high abundant epigenetic marks from 1 million cells isolated from a tissue biopsy, with selective amplification of positive gene targets relative to negative IgG and negative gene loci....
At ASMS Waters is previewing an enhanced range of Omics Research Platform Solutions, powered by TransOmics™ 2.0 Informatics.
The new TransOmics 2.0 informatics packages for proteomics and metabolomics/lipidomics, created exclusively for Waters by its strategic business partner Nonlinear Dynamics (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), are based on extended versions of the Nonlinear Dynamics Progenesis™ LC-MS and CoMet products. The TransOmics 2.0 informatics packages are specifically designed to process and visualize SYNAPT High Definition Mass Spectrometry (HDMS) Omics data, denominated with Collision Cross Section (CCS), from the new Waters SYNAPT G2-Si HDMS mass spectrometer....
Read MoreOrganomation Announces the New Automatic 20 Position N-EVAP Nitrogen EvaporatorJun 14, 2013
Organomation unveils the company’s new Automatic 20 Position Nitrogen Evaporator. This latest addition to the company’s widely successful N-EVAP product line allows for automatic operation to save laboratory technicians time while reducing human error.
Sales Technician Anthony Sacino stated that “The 20 Position Automatic Nitrogen Evaporator was modeled after our most popular product line: the N-EVAP nitrogen evaporators. With their precise needle control and water bath heating technology these instruments have stood the test of time. By reducing human error, the Automatic 20 Position model brings the precision of our nitrogen evaporators to the next level.”...
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has unveiled the new Waters® SYNAPT® G2-Si Mass Spectrometer at the 61st conference of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS).
The company is also previewing its UNIFI® CCS Research Edition and the new TransOmics Version 2.0 informatics products for the new SYNAPT G2-Si mass spectrometer and demonstrating their benefits for a variety of small molecule applications and cutting-edge Omics-focused research. The SYNAPT G2-Si System integrates a third dimension of resolution and separation power into a new suite of untargeted and targeted LC/MS/MS workflows. This powerful new tool gives researchers a means with which to gain a deeper understanding of molecular biology and disease mechanisms, to develop the next generation of healthcare treatments or chemical materials, or to screen food products or environmental samples for contaminants...
For those working at the forefront of polymer development, adding a Malvern Viscotek viscometer detector into gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) set ups can help deliver the enhanced information need to achieve challenging performance specifications.
Studies with evolving commercial polymers, such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and polylactic acid (PLA), show how the structural information revealed by measuring viscosity parameters enables researchers to intelligently modify polymer chain length and branching to meet precise goals. Malvern Viscotek viscometers can be supplied as part of an integrated triple detector Viscotek GPC/SEC system or as an addition to any existing separation system....
Official launch of an integrated purification system featuring Microsaic’s MiD®
Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), welcomes the official launch by Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden), a leading global supplier of laboratory equipment, of the Isolera™ Dalton, a fully integrated system for Flash chromatography and mass identification incorporating Microsaic’s novel miniature mass spectrometer – the Microsaic MiD®....Read MoreReproducible Isolation of High Quality RNAJun 5, 2013
INTEGRA has released a new video demonstrating a solid phase extraction (SPE) microplate method for reproducible, high throughput isolation of high-quality DNA-free total RNA.
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated....
Read MoreBiotage Breaks New Ground with Its Fully Integrated Mass Directed Flash SystemJun 4, 2013
Biotage, a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, announces the launch of the new Isolera™ Dalton - a fully automated miniaturized mass directed flash purification system.
The new system raises the bar for flash purification by integrating, for the first time, a miniaturized mass detector and an advanced flash chromatography system into one commercially available platform. The mass detector and Isolera™ Spektra flash purification system are seamlessly integrated via the Isolera™ Dalton Nanolink unit, an intelligent sampling device which handles all fluids and synching calculations between the two units.....
Creative Biolabs has developed and commercializes a full range of integrated innovative Bio-fishing services that are based on phage display technology.
With extensive experience in construction of various phage display libraries, including cDNA, peptide and scFv/Fab antibody libraries, Creative Biolabs focuses on developing high specific, high affinity monoclonal antibodies for research, diagnostic and therapeutic use. Creative Biolabs also is professional in screening these libraries against protein, peptide, cells, special surfaces and chemicals.....
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Traditional protocols for concentration of GC or HPLC fractions has involved drying multiple fractions in an evaporator, re-suspending pooled fractions into a single vial and then re-drying before storage and analysis. Even with modern centrifugal evaporators such processes typically take 2-3 days to complete. 
Sales and Marketing Manager David Oliva stated that "one of the main concerns related to using blow down evaporators is the cost of nitrogen consumption over time. Our newly designed nitrogen generator will help users avoid the costs associated with purchasing and replacing nitrogen tanks."...
Thermo Scientific SOLA products are the first fritless SPE cartridges and plates, offering: unsurpassed reproducibility at low elution volumes, low failure rates, enhanced sensitivity, and clean sample extracts. The novel design eliminates voiding, channeling and packing inconsistencies that can cause analytical failures or poor reproducibility. 
Baljit Ghatora and co-authors examined medical grade poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which is used especially widely in developing countries to make rigid intraocular lenses and for which low cost, convenient gamma irradiation is increasingly the preferred method for sterilisation. Previous reports have suggested that gamma irradiation has the potential to alter the structural features of the polymer, such as molecular weight and molecular size distribution, which in turn may impact the efficacy and performance of IOLs....
NEW High Recovery Convenience Kits include:
The vented design of the base plate assures uniform heating and cooling when immersed in a water bath. The cover locks the liner in place and prevents vial pullout. The prescored PTFE/Silicone/PTFE liner permits easy needle penetration, while the Molded PTFE/Silicone liner locks into each of the 96 vials and reseals after multiple injections thus reducing the chance of solvent evaporation and cross contamination....
New Family of UltraPerformance LC Columns Pushes the Limits of Separation Efficiency and Throughput. Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced CORTECS™ Columns, a new family of 1.6 micron solid-core UltraPerformance LC® Columns that set a new standard in LC column performance. The higher efficiency brought to chromatography with CORTECS Columns allows laboratories to produce greater amounts of information faster with every chromatographic separation...
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated...
The new catalogue contains:
The new TransOmics 2.0 informatics packages for proteomics and metabolomics/lipidomics, created exclusively for Waters by its strategic business partner Nonlinear Dynamics (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), are based on extended versions of the Nonlinear Dynamics Progenesis™ LC-MS and CoMet products. The TransOmics 2.0 informatics packages are specifically designed to process and visualize SYNAPT High Definition Mass Spectrometry (HDMS) Omics data, denominated with Collision Cross Section (CCS), from the new Waters SYNAPT G2-Si HDMS mass spectrometer....
Sales Technician Anthony Sacino stated that “The 20 Position Automatic Nitrogen Evaporator was modeled after our most popular product line: the N-EVAP nitrogen evaporators. With their precise needle control and water bath heating technology these instruments have stood the test of time. By reducing human error, the Automatic 20 Position model brings the precision of our nitrogen evaporators to the next level.”...
Studies with evolving commercial polymers, such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and polylactic acid (PLA), show how the structural information revealed by measuring viscosity parameters enables researchers to intelligently modify polymer chain length and branching to meet precise goals. Malvern Viscotek viscometers can be supplied as part of an integrated triple detector Viscotek GPC/SEC system or as an addition to any existing separation system....
Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), welcomes the official launch by Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden), a leading global supplier of laboratory equipment, of the Isolera™ Dalton, a fully integrated system for Flash chromatography and mass identification incorporating Microsaic’s novel miniature mass spectrometer – the Microsaic MiD®....
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated....
The new system raises the bar for flash purification by integrating, for the first time, a miniaturized mass detector and an advanced flash chromatography system into one commercially available platform. The mass detector and Isolera™ Spektra flash purification system are seamlessly integrated via the Isolera™ Dalton Nanolink unit, an intelligent sampling device which handles all fluids and synching calculations between the two units.....
With extensive experience in construction of various phage display libraries, including cDNA, peptide and scFv/Fab antibody libraries, Creative Biolabs focuses on developing high specific, high affinity monoclonal antibodies for research, diagnostic and therapeutic use. Creative Biolabs also is professional in screening these libraries against protein, peptide, cells, special surfaces and chemicals.....