Royal Society of Chemistry’s outreach programme gains NMR capability
Spectroscopy in a Suitcase is an outreach programme which gives more than 10,000 A-level students in the UK each year the chance to experience hands-on spectroscopy. The strategy of the programme is to cover the principles of spectroscopic techniques, as well as use real-life contexts to demonstrate the applications of the techniques. For the first time, the Thermo Scientific™ picoSpin™ 45 benchtop NMR spectrometer from Cole-Parmer will allow Welsh students to experience NMR spectroscopy. Previously there had been no opportunity to demonstrate this technology because traditional NMR requires fixed installation...
Waters Introduces the ACQUITY QDa Detector, Bringing Push-Button Mass Detection to Chromatography
Detector Puts the Power of Mass Detection Within Reach of Every Analytical Scientist. Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the new Waters® ACQUITY QDa™ Detector, the first mass detector to bring high-quality, mass spectral data to chromatographic separations. Waters is now shipping the new mass detector worldwide. Designed as a synergistic component of a chromatographic system, the ACQUITY QDa Detector is compatible with Waters ACQUITY® UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC®), ACQUITY UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography™ (UPC2®), Alliance® high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Waters supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and LC-based purification systems...
SampleGenie 3 is the latest version of Genevac’s unique SampleGenie technology.
SampleGenie 3 technology used in conjunction with the Genevac ROCKET Evaporator enables large sample volumes to be dried directly into vials, eliminating a number of time consuming sample handling steps and the attendant risk of errors. The new third generation SampleGenie enhances the exceptional capabilities of this unique sample concentration methodology through improved ease of use, enhanced evaporation performance and reduced operational costs...
Porvair Sciences has announced the Microlute SPE sample preparation starter kit.
This kit contains everything needed to begin productive SPE sample preparation in a 96 well plate format, including two development filter plates and a popular C18 sorbent filter plate, 2ml collection plates, disposable waste trays and, most importantly, the Microlute Acrylic Vacuum Manifold. The new starter kit offers all the advantages of SPE sample preparation in a convenient microplate format, capable of rapidly processing 96 samples in one run, repeatedly and precisely. All that is required for full operation is a suitable laboratory vacuum connection or pump...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a method for the fast determination of PCDD/Fs in sediments, soils, bottom and fly ash (as incineration by-products) using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS).
Application Note 10336,Determination of PCDD/Fs in Environmental Samples using Accelerated Solvent Extraction and GC-MS/MS,describes a sensitive and accurate GC-MS/MS method for determining levels of dioxins and furans in various environmental samples using GC-MS/MS. Instrumental LOQs using GC-MS/MS were calculated in the low fgL concentration ranges...
Spectro Inc., a leading Chelmsford, Mass.-based developer and manufacturer of analytical tools and software for the industrial performance fluids market, today announced it has purchased Wilks Enterprise, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Wilks, based in Norwalk, Conn. and established in 1995, specializes in the development and manufacture of mid-infrared (mid-IR) application specific analyzers that are used for biofuel, petrochemical, environmental, quality control, manufacturing and ambient air monitoring measurement...
Malvern Instruments is to showcase the company’s range of analytical solutions for pharmaceutical materials characterization at the 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition, from 11-14 November in San Antonio TX, USA.
Visitors can tap into the expertise of Malvern’s technical and applications specialists and find out how the company’s range of technologies and instrumentation provides valuable information across the entire pharmaceutical development spectrum, from pre-formulation through to quality control. New systems on show will include the Viscotek SEC-MALS 20 multi-angle light scattering detector for GPC/SEC. The new Viscotek SEC-MALS 20 has more detectors than any other commercially available multi angle light scattering system
Thermo Scientific Exactive Plus EMR and Q Exactive Plus Orbitrap systems join new Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid and TSQ Quantiva and Endura systems at HUPO
Less than four months after introducing important new core “Tribrid” and triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platforms built to transform customers’ work with unprecedented performance and ease of use, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces two additional systems designed to advance intact protein analysis and “quanfirmation.”
Analytik Jena once more expands the range of applications of the revolutionary contrAA® product series
Now the simultaneous analysis of several absorption lines in the measured spectral range is also possible. This offers great benefits especially in the relatively time-consuming graphite furnace technology, because several elements can be detected simultaneously using a single atomization....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography(IC)-based method for the accurate determination of ammonia in tobacco smoke.
Ammonia is on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) list of toxic compounds in tobacco smoke. Application Note 1054: Determination of Ammonia in Tobacco Smoke describes an approach that achieves better resolution of ammonium from other analytes present in tobacco smoke when compared to other IC methods and therefore is not subject to interference from small amines. The method has high precisions, a low detection limit (0.01 mg/L), and good recoveries (86–115%)...
Metrohm launches the 940 Professional IC Vario, the new high-performance ion chromatography system for research applications and routine use.
The 940 Professional IC Vario is Metrohm’s most versatile IC system yet. Entirely modular by design, the 940 Professional IC Vario enables unlimited configuration possibilities and meets even the most challenging analytical requirements. The profile of Metrohm‘s new flagship in ion chromatography is completed by new features increasing usability and the legendary Metrohm product quality....
Read MoreMcCrone Micronising millSep 25, 2013
Rapid particle size reduction for qualitative & quantitative analysis
The McCrone Micronising mill is widely acknowledged to be one of the most effective means of reducing sample to sub-micron sizes suitable for X-Ray diffraction; X-Ray Fluorescence; Infra-Red Spectroscopy and Atomic Absorption Analysis. What makes it so effective is the unique grinding action of the cylinders producing both linear contact blows and planar shearing. The result is a short grinding time with virtually no sample loss, as well as exceptionally even particle size distribution. There is virtually no chemical degradation of the particles and a significant reduction in the crystal lattice disturbance...
J.G. Finneran the industry leader in quality chromatography vials and accessories now offers Certified Vial Kits for LC and Mass Spec.
Understanding the importance of using particulate free vials for sample preparation, our vials are tested to meet the high standards our customers require. LC Certified and Mass Spec Vials are available with or without graduated marking spots. You may choose from bonded PTFE/Silicone or bonded PTFE/Silicone with slit septa....
RStech Corporation of Korea manufactures the OPTIMAPAK and HECTOR ranges of HPLC columns and the INOPAK range of SPE columns. OPTIMAPAK columns are available in C18, C8, NH2 and Silica chemistries. The newer HECTOR HPLC column ranges include series of bonded phases, offering the customer a wide choice of selectivities. The INOPAK SPE range consists of C18, C8, NH2, Silica and Florisil phases for high recoveries and a wide range of applications...
908 Devices, an innovator in point-of-use chemical analysis, continues to benefit from its research partnership with the group of Prof. J. Michael Ramsey at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).
The Ramsey team made a total of eight research presentations at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry Conference in June, all advancing the rapidly evolving field of High Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HPMSTM). The UNC-CH presentations covered substantial advances in both the theoretical understanding and practical performance of miniature ion traps, ionizers and detectors at operating pressures up to, and beyond, 1 torr – HPMSTM. Multiple presentations explored the theoretical attributes of ion trajectories as a function of trap fabrication geometries and drive parameters...
Anasys Instruments announces a new application for AFM-IR to study as reported by research scientists in NIST publication "Tech Beat."
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of critical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials—the specially engineered nanostructures that modify the interaction of light and matter for a variety of applications, including sensors, cloaking (invisibility), photovoltaics and therapeutics. Their technique is one of the few that allows researchers to make actual physical measurements of these materials at the nanoscale without affecting the nanomaterial's function...
Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid LC-MS technology to power new cellular signaling network research
Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Department of Systems Biology at the Technical University of Denmark, (DTU), have formed a collaboration to pursue breakthroughs in the understanding of how cellular protein networks drive important diseases. Under the collaboration, Thermo Fisher will provide early access to new technology and designs, and DTU proteomics scientists will provide feedback and collaborate on new applications...
A new article detailing a round table discussion on quality by design (QbD) authored by leading industry experts including Spinnovation Biologics CEO Frederic Girard is now available online.
Entitled ‘QbD and PAT in Upstream and Downstream Processing’, the article details the fundamental principles of QbD, how it is used to improve process control, and the impact technological advances have made on QbD biopharmaceutical upstream process optimization. Originally published in the July addition of Biopharm International the full article is now available to read...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical solutions to the UK and Ireland, report on the application of the ASD, a PANalytical company, LabSpec 4 portable Vis-NIR spectrometer in the characterisation of samples at the National Soil Resources Institute at Cranfield University.
The National Soil Resources Institute is located at Cranfield University where it leads the University's research on soil science to better understand the physical, chemical and biological processes that make up soil systems and provide the capacity for soil-based ecosystem services. Dr Abdul Mounem Mouazen has a background in the application of engineering principles to soil and water management, with specific applications in soil dynamics, tillage, traction, compaction, mechanical weeding, soil remediation and management...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple and accurate method to quantify four key antibiotics in dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) using high-performance liquid chromatography with charged aerosol detection.
Application Note (AN) 1055: Determination of Virginiamycin, Erythromycin, and Penicillin in Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles demonstrates the ability of a specialized protein and peptide column to efficiently separate and resolve the target antibiotics within 15 min, followed by column cleanup and equilibration for a total analysis time of 25 min. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised concern over food-producing animals consuming DDGS with antibiotic residues, which potentially may lead to increased antibiotic resistance in humans and animals...
Analytik Jena UK will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the SPECORD® range of spectrophotometers at the Lab Innovations exhibition by showing the SPECORD® 210 Plus double beam UV/Vis instrument. The multi N/C 3100 and the multi N/C UV HS TOC analysers will also be on show, reflecting the fact that the company also has decades of experience in this field of analysis.
The versatile multi N/C series of analysers determine bound carbon content (TIC/TOC, TC, NPOC, POC) and/or total nitrogen (TNb) and are characterised by patented innovative solutions for reliable automation to cope with the most diverse sample matrices. The two versions on display feature the latest focus radiation NDIR detector and VITA flow management system for reliable results, high stability and improved long-term instrument calibration performance....
The Oasis Tool Recommends Optimized Protocols Customized to Customer's Samples
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today unveiled its new web-based Oasis® Method Development Tools designed to help customers reduce their sample preparation method development time as part of Waters Simple Prep™ campaign. Based on the customers’ sample requirements, the Oasis Method Development Tools will recommend the optimized solid-phase extraction (SPE) protocol to develop robust methods with high recovery for liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry applications...
Now the simultaneous analysis of several absorption lines in the measured spectral range is also possible. This offers great benefits especially in the relatively time-consuming graphite furnace technology, because several elements can be detected simultaneously using a single atomization....
Ammonia is on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) list of toxic compounds in tobacco smoke. Application Note 1054: Determination of Ammonia in Tobacco Smoke describes an approach that achieves better resolution of ammonium from other analytes present in tobacco smoke when compared to other IC methods and therefore is not subject to interference from small amines. The method has high precisions, a low detection limit (0.01 mg/L), and good recoveries (86–115%)...
The 940 Professional IC Vario is Metrohm’s most versatile IC system yet. Entirely modular by design, the 940 Professional IC Vario enables unlimited configuration possibilities and meets even the most challenging analytical requirements. The profile of Metrohm‘s new flagship in ion chromatography is completed by new features increasing usability and the legendary Metrohm product quality....
RStech Corporation of Korea manufactures the OPTIMAPAK and HECTOR ranges of HPLC columns and the INOPAK range of SPE columns. OPTIMAPAK columns are available in C18, C8, NH2 and Silica chemistries. The newer HECTOR HPLC column ranges include series of bonded phases, offering the customer a wide choice of selectivities. The INOPAK SPE range consists of C18, C8, NH2, Silica and Florisil phases for high recoveries and a wide range of applications...
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of critical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials—the specially engineered nanostructures that modify the interaction of light and matter for a variety of applications, including sensors, cloaking (invisibility), photovoltaics and therapeutics. Their technique is one of the few that allows researchers to make actual physical measurements of these materials at the nanoscale without affecting the nanomaterial's function...
The versatile multi N/C series of analysers determine bound carbon content (TIC/TOC, TC, NPOC, POC) and/or total nitrogen (TNb) and are characterised by patented innovative solutions for reliable automation to cope with the most diverse sample matrices. The two versions on display feature the latest focus radiation NDIR detector and VITA flow management system for reliable results, high stability and improved long-term instrument calibration performance....