Anasys Instruments reports on the study of cultural heritage painting cross-sections by researchers from UCSB and the Getty Conservation Institute using their breakthrough AFM-based nanoscale mass spectrometry technique.
The analysis of cultural heritage materials presents a number of challenges such as: limited and extremely small samples, complexity of sample structure, the importance of maintaining spatial integrity and, most notably, the rarity of the samples. These limitations present specific challenges for the identification of many traditional organic dyes, particularly in paintings that may have multiple original paint layers (depending on the artist’s...
A new whitepaper from Malvern Instruments on Oral Solid Dose (OSD) deformulation demonstrates how the analytical technique of Morphologically Directed Raman Spectroscopy (MDRS) can be used to accelerate the development of generic products to a successful conclusion.
Deformulation, the unpicking and investigation of a reference labeled drug (RLD), enables generic developers to understand the features of a product that define its clinical performance. “Accelerating the deformulation workflow for oral solid dosage forms” reviews the current regulatory landscape associated with generic development and considers the workflow for preparing OSD product Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs)...
Researchers at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, are using Viscotek multi-detector Gel Permeation/Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC/SEC) (Malvern Instruments, UK) to analyze performance defining polymer features in the development of novel polymer coatings for metal nanoparticles.
“Multi-detection GPC/SEC helps us to monitor and control reaction conditions to engineer advanced polymer coatings which stabilize nanoparticle suspensions to ease their handling and preserve their industrial value,” said Dr. Farhad Faghihi, Research Associate at the University of Lethbridge. “GPC/SEC is the only technique that we have to determine molecular weight and molecular weight distribution with the speed and accuracy...
New Clarit-E® Choice Stretch Horizontal Electrophoresis Tank
If you need to separate samples with very similar molecular weights, the new Clarit-E® Choice Stretch Electrophoresis Gel Tanks from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. provide the perfect solution. Plus, when you need high throughput, these tanks allow up to 350 samples to be resolved per gel. The extended run lengths of the Choice Stretch Horizontal Tanks allow restriction fragments or other close molecular weight sample bands...
Waters Corporation has announced that its ionKey/MS System™ was ranked among thetop analytical instrument innovations of 2014 by TheAnalytical Scientist magazine.
Introduced at Pittcon 2014, ionKey/MS represents a new approach for achieving exceptional sensitivity, robustness and ease-of-use out of mass spectrometry for applications as far-ranging as bioanalyses, pharmacokinetic studies, and biomarker validation to food safety and environmental analyses. Intended for use with the Waters ACQUITY® UPLC® M-Class System and Waters mass spectrometers including the Xevo® TQ-S Mass Spectrometer and SYNAPT® G2-Si Mass Spectrometer, the Waters® ionKey/MS System physically integrates a UPLC separation into the mass spectrometer....
TSQ Endura LC-MS delivers high sensitivity, extreme uptime
Laboratories performing clinical research and other high throughput LC-MS workflows have access to a new triple quadrupole platform designed for higher uptime than any competitive instrument. The Thermo Scientific Endura triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer shares much of the advanced technology of the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantiva MS system developed at the same time to transform the triple quadrupole LC-MS category.....
The globalization of the food chain has meant that the focus on food safety is greater than ever before and as a result, food manufacturers are facing increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.
One area that is receiving a growing amount of attention is mycotoxin intake from contaminated food and feed which causes mycotoxin intoxication. Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that are typically produced by fungi growing on grains and fruit during shipment or storage. When ingested, mycotoxins may cause acute or chronic disease and it has been shown that repeated exposure to low level mycotoxin ingestion can affect...
iChromatography/Analtech, the only U.S.-based manufacturer of Thin Layer Chromatography Plates, started 2015 with the launch of a new website.
The new site - iChromatography.com - is designed to help visitors find their chromatography product faster and easier as well as discover new developments in the field of separation science. "Since we started more than 50 years ago, we've always been committed to providing not only great products, but the best customer service and information possible to our current and future customers," said Steven C. Miles, General Manager for...
J.G. Finneran Associates designed Limited Volume Inserts with and without Bottom Springs to ensure that autosamplers extract even the smallest sample volumes every time, without damaging injection needles or breaking sample containers.
The inserts preassembled with polymer bottom springs act as shock absorbers to protect sample needles from bottoming out during sample extraction. Inserts without the bottom springs automatically centers in the vial and provides a perfect seal with the septa. The pulled point internal design permits sufficient sample withdrawal and allows chemists the ability to analyze smaller sample volumes in standard size vials.
Read MorecontrAA - The Better Way to Do Atomic Absorption SpectrometryJan 21, 2015
Since its introduction into the market, High-Resolution Continuum Source (HR-CS) AAS has revolutionized the world of spectroscopy.
contrAA® instruments provide this technology for Flame, Graphite Furnace and Hydride analysis, including solid AA®. With the latest technical and software upgrades HR-CS AAS becomes even more powerful. Now also simultaneous evaluation of multiple element wavelengths is possible. As the Xenon lamp as continuous radiation source allows to use any wavelength, non-metals and "classical" AAS elements can be analyzed together in the same...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography method with suppressed conductivity detection for sensitive determination of inorganic anions and carboxylic acids (fluoride, acetate, formate, mesylate, chloride, nitrate, succinate, malonate, sulfate, and oxalate) in airborne particulate matter (PM2.5).
Application Note 1107: Determination of Anions and Carboxylic Acids in Urban Fine Particles (PM2.5) demonstrates that this new method can determine more analytes relevant to air contamination than either of the two standard methods currently in use. The determination is performed using a high-pressure ion chromatography system, the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ ICS-5000+ Reagent-Free™ HPIC™ system, equipped with a...
Leaks at gas chromatography (GC) column connections are a common source of frustration and wasted time in laboratories.
Time is often spent manually tightening connections between columns using a handheld tool – time which could otherwise be spent analyzing results or running more investigations. Preventing GC leaks has become a priority for researchers looking to save time and money while achieving high quality results. GC column connections leak because capillary column ferrules made of graphite polyimide blends loosen after...
VICI’s Pulsed Discharge helium ionization Detector (PDD) extends the detection capabilities of the popular Agilent 6890 and new 7890 GCs.
The basic operating mode of the PDD can replace many of the detectors currently used by GC manufacturers. Pulsed discharge detector Model D-3-1-HP is designed for plug-and-play installation on Agilent GCs, with models available for the 6890 and 7890. The D-3-1-HP is optimized for trace level work in the helium photoionization mode, and utilizes the electronics and power supply of the host GC. The system includes detector cell, pulser, and...
Bruker Optics today announced the release of the new networking software ONET.
The software is a server application accessed via a browser-based web interface (WebUI), allowing to set up, administrate and control a network of FT-NIR instruments from a central remote location anywhere in the world. All data measured on local spectrometers are stored first locally and replicated to a ONET database for central access. Dr. Joerg-Peter Conzen, Vice President of Bruker Optics, stated: "I am excited about...
In collaboration with scientists from the European Union Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs in Feed and Food, Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, reliable and robust method for detecting and confirming low levels of dioxins in food and feed samples using a triple quadrupole gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) system equipped with an autosampler.
Application Note 10406: Validation of GC-MS/MS for Detection and Confirmation of Low-Level Dioxins illustrates the excellent selectivity and sensitivity of this GC-MS/MS System for low levels of dioxins, even in complex matrices. Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds, including polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and some dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These compounds are...
Edinburgh Instruments is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of their Fluoracle software for the FS5 Spectrofluorometer.
The Fluoracle Software has been designed to provide support for TCSPC measurements and add further high performance capabilities to the FS5. Mark Vosloo, CEO of Edinburgh Instruments commented, “We believe in remaining at the forefront of leading edge technology development. Fluoracle enhance TCSPC measurements and delivers not only high performance results for us but also for our customers. To stay ahead, we continuously work hard to deliver faster, reliable and accurate analytical instrumentation.”
Specialised imaging has announces a new version of its popular SIM Ultra Fast Framing Camera that includes an integral auxilary port enabling the system to be interfaced with high speed video, streak cameras, mass spectrometers or time resolved spectrometers.
Incorporating a supplementary optical port, that uses a beamsplitter to deliver 50% of the primary image to a secondary image plane, allowing secondary instruments to share the same optical axis, thereby providing true undistorted datasets for simultaneous data measurement. Recording simultaneous ultra fast two-dimensional and time-resolved images is of significant interest to scientists in a growing number of fields of study including...
When Labnet International launched its Electrophoresis and Molecular Biology product line in 2002, it included a single Horizontal Gel Electrophoresis unit.
Labnet has since expanded the product line to include more than 30 electrophoresis products, plus a host of product accessories. In the past 18 months, Labnet has doubled its Electrophoresis offering. Power supplies range from space saving units for simple DNA and protein applications to fully programmable units able to do high amperage applications like Western Blotting. Vertical gel boxes are compatible with most...
At the renowned Midsummer House Restaurant in Cambridge, UK the chefs have been experimenting with centrifugal evaporation, using the Genevac Rocket evaporator.
Using the centrifugal evaporation technique, Midsummer House chefs are taking large volumes of liquid and concentrating them down. These concentrates can be used to increase the depth of flavour of sauces or stocks or to create unique flavour combinations. Centrifugal evaporation is predominantly used in analytical laboratories, where the quality of the final product is absolutely vital – just as it is in the kitchen. At Midsummer House, Head Chef Daniel Clifford’s cooking has a...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed two robust methods to identify uronic acids in acid-hydrolyzed wood samples, with each method using a different specialized anion-exchange column as demonstrated in Application Note 1091: Determination of Uronic Acids and Wood Sugars in Wood-Based Hydrolysates.
Method 1 is a single high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection method that uses a mono- and disaccharide column, the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ CarboPac™ PA20 column, for wood sugars and uronic acids. Method 2 is a faster method that uses an oligosaccharide column...
In collaboration with scientists from the European Union Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs in Feed and Food, Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, reliable and robust method for detecting and confirming low levels of dioxins in food and feed samples using a triple quadrupole gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) system equipped with an autosampler.
Application Note 10406: Validation of GC-MS/MS for Detection and Confirmation of Low-Level Dioxins illustrates the excellent selectivity and sensitivity of this GC-MS/MS System for low levels of dioxins, even in complex matrices. Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds, including polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and some dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These compounds are...
Edinburgh Instruments is pleased to announce the release of 310 nm picosecond pulsed LED with a sub-800 picosecond typical pulse width.
This is first of many forthcoming new product releases to have such a low pulse width and is optimised for Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC). The EPLED 310 is a compact, robust, maintenance free, fully integrated system supplied in a single package. It is pre-adjusted for an optimum pulse width of <800 ps with particular attention paid to reducing a long tail in the temporal profile. EPLED diode lasers provide a...
The analysis of cultural heritage materials presents a number of challenges such as: limited and extremely small samples, complexity of sample structure, the importance of maintaining spatial integrity and, most notably, the rarity of the samples. These limitations present specific challenges for the identification of many traditional organic dyes, particularly in paintings that may have multiple original paint layers (depending on the artist’s...
Deformulation, the unpicking and investigation of a reference labeled drug (RLD), enables generic developers to understand the features of a product that define its clinical performance. “Accelerating the deformulation workflow for oral solid dosage forms” reviews the current regulatory landscape associated with generic development and considers the workflow for preparing OSD product Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs)...
“Multi-detection GPC/SEC helps us to monitor and control reaction conditions to engineer advanced polymer coatings which stabilize nanoparticle suspensions to ease their handling and preserve their industrial value,” said Dr. Farhad Faghihi, Research Associate at the University of Lethbridge. “GPC/SEC is the only technique that we have to determine molecular weight and molecular weight distribution with the speed and accuracy...
If you need to separate samples with very similar molecular weights, the new Clarit-E® Choice Stretch Electrophoresis Gel Tanks from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. provide the perfect solution. Plus, when you need high throughput, these tanks allow up to 350 samples to be resolved per gel. The extended run lengths of the Choice Stretch Horizontal Tanks allow restriction fragments or other close molecular weight sample bands...
Introduced at Pittcon 2014, ionKey/MS represents a new approach for achieving exceptional sensitivity, robustness and ease-of-use out of mass spectrometry for applications as far-ranging as bioanalyses, pharmacokinetic studies, and biomarker validation to food safety and environmental analyses. Intended for use with the Waters ACQUITY® UPLC® M-Class System and Waters mass spectrometers including the Xevo® TQ-S Mass Spectrometer and SYNAPT® G2-Si Mass Spectrometer, the Waters® ionKey/MS System physically integrates a UPLC separation into the mass spectrometer....
Laboratories performing clinical research and other high throughput LC-MS workflows have access to a new triple quadrupole platform designed for higher uptime than any competitive instrument. The Thermo Scientific Endura triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer shares much of the advanced technology of the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantiva MS system developed at the same time to transform the triple quadrupole LC-MS category.....
One area that is receiving a growing amount of attention is mycotoxin intake from contaminated food and feed which causes mycotoxin intoxication. Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that are typically produced by fungi growing on grains and fruit during shipment or storage. When ingested, mycotoxins may cause acute or chronic disease and it has been shown that repeated exposure to low level mycotoxin ingestion can affect...
The new site - iChromatography.com - is designed to help visitors find their chromatography product faster and easier as well as discover new developments in the field of separation science. "Since we started more than 50 years ago, we've always been committed to providing not only great products, but the best customer service and information possible to our current and future customers," said Steven C. Miles, General Manager for...
The inserts preassembled with polymer bottom springs act as shock absorbers to protect sample needles from bottoming out during sample extraction. Inserts without the bottom springs automatically centers in the vial and provides a perfect seal with the septa. The pulled point internal design permits sufficient sample withdrawal and allows chemists the ability to analyze smaller sample volumes in standard size vials.
contrAA® instruments provide this technology for Flame, Graphite Furnace and Hydride analysis, including solid AA®. With the latest technical and software upgrades HR-CS AAS becomes even more powerful. Now also simultaneous evaluation of multiple element wavelengths is possible. As the Xenon lamp as continuous radiation source allows to use any wavelength, non-metals and "classical" AAS elements can be analyzed together in the same...
Application Note 1107: Determination of Anions and Carboxylic Acids in Urban Fine Particles (PM2.5) demonstrates that this new method can determine more analytes relevant to air contamination than either of the two standard methods currently in use. The determination is performed using a high-pressure ion chromatography system, the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ ICS-5000+ Reagent-Free™ HPIC™ system, equipped with a...
The basic operating mode of the PDD can replace many of the detectors currently used by GC manufacturers. Pulsed discharge detector Model D-3-1-HP is designed for plug-and-play installation on Agilent GCs, with models available for the 6890 and 7890. The D-3-1-HP is optimized for trace level work in the helium photoionization mode, and utilizes the electronics and power supply of the host GC. The system includes detector cell, pulser, and...
The software is a server application accessed via a browser-based web interface (WebUI), allowing to set up, administrate and control a network of FT-NIR instruments from a central remote location anywhere in the world. All data measured on local spectrometers are stored first locally and replicated to a ONET database for central access. Dr. Joerg-Peter Conzen, Vice President of Bruker Optics, stated: "I am excited about...
The Fluoracle Software has been designed to provide support for TCSPC measurements and add further high performance capabilities to the FS5. Mark Vosloo, CEO of Edinburgh Instruments commented, “We believe in remaining at the forefront of leading edge technology development. Fluoracle enhance TCSPC measurements and delivers not only high performance results for us but also for our customers. To stay ahead, we continuously work hard to deliver faster, reliable and accurate analytical instrumentation.”
Incorporating a supplementary optical port, that uses a beamsplitter to deliver 50% of the primary image to a secondary image plane, allowing secondary instruments to share the same optical axis, thereby providing true undistorted datasets for simultaneous data measurement. Recording simultaneous ultra fast two-dimensional and time-resolved images is of significant interest to scientists in a growing number of fields of study including...
Labnet has since expanded the product line to include more than 30 electrophoresis products, plus a host of product accessories. In the past 18 months, Labnet has doubled its Electrophoresis offering. Power supplies range from space saving units for simple DNA and protein applications to fully programmable units able to do high amperage applications like Western Blotting. Vertical gel boxes are compatible with most...
Using the centrifugal evaporation technique, Midsummer House chefs are taking large volumes of liquid and concentrating them down. These concentrates can be used to increase the depth of flavour of sauces or stocks or to create unique flavour combinations. Centrifugal evaporation is predominantly used in analytical laboratories, where the quality of the final product is absolutely vital – just as it is in the kitchen. At Midsummer House, Head Chef Daniel Clifford’s cooking has a...
This is first of many forthcoming new product releases to have such a low pulse width and is optimised for Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC). The EPLED 310 is a compact, robust, maintenance free, fully integrated system supplied in a single package. It is pre-adjusted for an optimum pulse width of <800 ps with particular attention paid to reducing a long tail in the temporal profile. EPLED diode lasers provide a...