Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery.
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems....
The Thermo Scientific FlashSmart Elemental Analyzer enables researchers working in quantification of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen (CHNS/O) in a range of applications, such as quality control, R&D, and contract laboratories to simplify their workflows by using a single automated analyzer for their daily elemental analyses.
Designed specifically for laboratories with varying analytical requests, the new analyzer removes the need for multiple analyzers within a diverse lab. Its modular design and easy-to-use automated throughputs simplify CHNS/O analysis without compromising precision or accuracy....
Genevac, market leader in solvent removal, has announced the latest version of its proprietary autostop when dry control software which allows it’s EZ-2, Rocket and HT-Series evaporators to automatically detect when the samples are dry and then shut it down - safeguarding valuable samples from potential thermal degradation.
Combined with Genevac's continuous running condensers, autostop when dry control software allows easy unattended operation offering the possibility of significant increases in productivity through use of overnight evaporation runs. Until the introduction of autostop when dry control software - evaporators users had to constantly monitor or estimate the drying time for a given sample....
Nitrocraft has been Designing, Manufacturing, Selling and Installing On-Site Gas Generators for More than 20 Years and are a subsidiary of Air Liquide Group.
The company decided to launch a new range of nitrogen generators especially designed for the international laboratory market, for applications such as LC/MS & GC. The range is called “NC LC/MS VI”. All of our products (not only the new range) use PSA technology (Pressure Swing Adsorption) to produce nitrogen gas. Unlike generators using membrane technology, the purity does not decrease....
Read MoreMetabolomics and Bioanalytical HPLC SeparationsDec 7, 2016
Request the new Cogent Columns catalogue today!
Metabolomics and bioanalytical laboratories worldwide have widely recognized the benefits of using Cogent TYPE-C HPLC columns for their HPLC separations. The new Cogent columns catalogue is now available. This 48-page technically-focused catalogue includes a description of the features and benefits of TYPE-C Silica phases, which are based on silicon-hydride surface chemistry and are ideal for the separation of polar compounds...
Read MoreNov 29, 2016
An educational event held in the Lake District by The Chromatographic Society, has been hailed a ‘tremendous success’, by president, Dr Paul Ferguson.
The four-day course for post-graduate students and novice chromatographers took place at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, and coincided with the Society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers with more than 120 years of experience between them....
Need applications for Screens for Drugs of Abuse and Pesticides?
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....
Integrated, modular ultra-high performance liquid chromatography earns recognition in Analytical/Test category for 2016 by R&D Magazine
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the R&D 100 Awards Committee has selected the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system instruments among R&D Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Products of 2016. The R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the year’s most significant technology advances across industry...
J.G. Finneran Associates, manufacturer of glass and plastic products for the global chromatography, biotechnology and environmental markets, has built a new 10,200 square foot addition to their Vineland, New Jersey headquarters.
This is their fourth expansion project since 1990, further increasing their production capabilities and warehouse space for materials and inventory. The new construction, as well as the acquisition of new production equipment, will substantially increase the total output for the facility....
Read MoreLecture on Characterisation of Natural & Synthetic RubbersNov 17, 2016
At the recent International Symposium on GPC/SEC and Related Techniques in Amsterdam, Postnova Analytics presented a well-received lecture entitled 'Comprehensive Characterization of Natural Rubber Samples using Thermal Field-Flow-Fractionation coupled with MALS and Triple Detection'.
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample....
Breath analysis technology to be used in leading clinical study to predict and characterise onset of severe asthma attacks
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, today announced it has entered into collaboration with Imperial College London, the world leading science-based research institution and university. The company’s breath analysis technology will be deployed in an ongoing study led by Imperial College to evaluate underlying causes of exacerbations in severe asthma patients....
At the recent International Symposium on GPC/SEC and Related Techniques in Amsterdam, Postnova Analytics presented a well-received lecture entitled 'Comprehensive Characterization of Natural Rubber Samples using Thermal Field-Flow-Fractionation coupled with MALS and Triple Detection'.
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample. The speaker explained how advantageously TF3 is able to separate samples by both particle size and chemical composition at the same time....
Magritek reports on how the Centre of Expertise on Sustainable Chemistry at Karel de Grote University College in Antwerp is using a Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer in both teaching and research.
Dr Jeroen Geuens is a member of the Centre of Expertise on Sustainable Chemistry (CESC) based in Antwerp at the Karel de Grote University College. The Centre specialises in research and services related to chemical and production processes together with offering professional degree courses.....
Markes International has announced the launch of a new technology for high-capacity sorptive extraction of organic chemicals from liquids and solids.
The new HiSorb product range includes probes and accessories that sorptively extract volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) for analysis by thermal desorption (TD)–GC–MS. They can be used for both immersive extraction from liquids, or headspace sampling from solids. “HiSorb will especially appeal to existing TD users looking to extend their capabilities”, says HiSorb Product Manager Dr Lara Kelly...
Genevac reports on a customer paper that describes the development and advantages of a new evaporative methodology for Mass Spectroscopic (MS) analysis replacing the traditional Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) technique for preparing environmental samples.
In recent years HPLC/MS/MS and UPLC have become the sensitive and specific techniques of choice for the detection of algal toxins in water. While the majority of published studies employ SPE for preparing environmental samples for MS or UPLC analysis, using this methodology can be very time consuming. In this paper a direct solvent evaporation methodology...
Postnova Analytics has announced a 1-day seminar examining the latest advanced separation techniques for the characterisation of nanoparticles, polymers and proteins.
This free seminar, due to be held on November 17th 2016 at the company's new UK headquarters in Malvern, has been designed to advance the attendees knowledge of applications and techniques in nanoscale characterisation. The meeting will be particularly useful to those using Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF), Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC/GPC) and Light Scattering as well as scientists interested in how these techniques may be useful in their research...
Porvair Sciences has confirmed that 2016 will see record sales of its Ultravap and Minivap ranges of blowdown evaporators to laboratories worldwide.
The company first began selling nitrogen blowdown evaporators for microplate sample drying in 1999. Offering unmatched ease of integration into robotic liquid handling workflows, the latest Porvair microprocessor controlled evaporators, the Ultravap Mistral and Ultravap Levante, has consolidated their position as a leading international supplier of microplate evaporators....
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....
Lukasz Rajski works in EURL-FV, an EU reference lab, while finalizing his Ph.D. thesis.
His focus is pesticide analysis of fruits and vegetables using high resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAM). Today we’ll be discussing his experiences with HRAM Orbitrap technology. What type of work are you involved in and what is your expertise? Currently my work is focused on the application of HRAM for analysis of pesticides in fruits and vegetables....
Metrohm is pleased to present an application for the straightforward determination of the herbicide glyphosate and its primary metabolite AMPA in drinking water by ion chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection.
With a detection limit of approximately 1 µg/L, the method is sensitive enough to comply with limit values in the US, Canada, Australia, and others. A free whitepaper provides more details on the method and its application. Glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid) are usually determined by HPLC with post-column derivatization and subsequent fluorescence detection...
PerkinElmer Highlights Innovative Mass Spectrometry and Liquid & Gas Chromatography Technologies for Food, Environmental and Industrial Customers at analytica China
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the launch of its new QSight™ Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS instrument at a press conference during analytica China, the international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre....
Genevac report on a paper by UK researchers describing use of its miVac DNA concentrator to provide reliable and efficient sample preparation in the development of a novel forensic method to detect diclofenac residues in vultures and livestock animals.
Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is extensively used to treat pain and reduce inflammation in humans and animals. Traditionally, livestock carcasses on the Indian subcontinent and in Africa have been left out by the millions for scavengers, particularly vultures, to consume....
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems....
Designed specifically for laboratories with varying analytical requests, the new analyzer removes the need for multiple analyzers within a diverse lab. Its modular design and easy-to-use automated throughputs simplify CHNS/O analysis without compromising precision or accuracy....
Combined with Genevac's continuous running condensers, autostop when dry control software allows easy unattended operation offering the possibility of significant increases in productivity through use of overnight evaporation runs. Until the introduction of autostop when dry control software - evaporators users had to constantly monitor or estimate the drying time for a given sample....
The company decided to launch a new range of nitrogen generators especially designed for the international laboratory market, for applications such as LC/MS & GC. The range is called “NC LC/MS VI”. All of our products (not only the new range) use PSA technology (Pressure Swing Adsorption) to produce nitrogen gas. Unlike generators using membrane technology, the purity does not decrease....
Metabolomics and bioanalytical laboratories worldwide have widely recognized the benefits of using Cogent TYPE-C HPLC columns for their HPLC separations. The new Cogent columns catalogue is now available. This 48-page technically-focused catalogue includes a description of the features and benefits of TYPE-C Silica phases, which are based on silicon-hydride surface chemistry and are ideal for the separation of polar compounds...
The four-day course for post-graduate students and novice chromatographers took place at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, and coincided with the Society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers with more than 120 years of experience between them....
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the R&D 100 Awards Committee has selected the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system instruments among R&D Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Products of 2016. The R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the year’s most significant technology advances across industry...
This is their fourth expansion project since 1990, further increasing their production capabilities and warehouse space for materials and inventory. The new construction, as well as the acquisition of new production equipment, will substantially increase the total output for the facility....
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample....
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, today announced it has entered into collaboration with Imperial College London, the world leading science-based research institution and university. The company’s breath analysis technology will be deployed in an ongoing study led by Imperial College to evaluate underlying causes of exacerbations in severe asthma patients....
The presentation by Dr Gerhard Heinzmann included an informative introduction to the Thermal Field Flow Fractionation (TF3) technique, a comparison of the technique versus using GPC/SEC and application examples including data from a complex natural rubber sample. The speaker explained how advantageously TF3 is able to separate samples by both particle size and chemical composition at the same time....
Dr Jeroen Geuens is a member of the Centre of Expertise on Sustainable Chemistry (CESC) based in Antwerp at the Karel de Grote University College. The Centre specialises in research and services related to chemical and production processes together with offering professional degree courses.....
The new HiSorb product range includes probes and accessories that sorptively extract volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) for analysis by thermal desorption (TD)–GC–MS. They can be used for both immersive extraction from liquids, or headspace sampling from solids. “HiSorb will especially appeal to existing TD users looking to extend their capabilities”, says HiSorb Product Manager Dr Lara Kelly...
In recent years HPLC/MS/MS and UPLC have become the sensitive and specific techniques of choice for the detection of algal toxins in water. While the majority of published studies employ SPE for preparing environmental samples for MS or UPLC analysis, using this methodology can be very time consuming. In this paper a direct solvent evaporation methodology...
This free seminar, due to be held on November 17th 2016 at the company's new UK headquarters in Malvern, has been designed to advance the attendees knowledge of applications and techniques in nanoscale characterisation. The meeting will be particularly useful to those using Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF), Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC/GPC) and Light Scattering as well as scientists interested in how these techniques may be useful in their research...
The company first began selling nitrogen blowdown evaporators for microplate sample drying in 1999. Offering unmatched ease of integration into robotic liquid handling workflows, the latest Porvair microprocessor controlled evaporators, the Ultravap Mistral and Ultravap Levante, has consolidated their position as a leading international supplier of microplate evaporators....
Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide bringing together over 340 of the latest LC and LC-MS applications from a wide range of fields including Clinical, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Environmental, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, LC-MS and more....
His focus is pesticide analysis of fruits and vegetables using high resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAM). Today we’ll be discussing his experiences with HRAM Orbitrap technology. What type of work are you involved in and what is your expertise? Currently my work is focused on the application of HRAM for analysis of pesticides in fruits and vegetables....
With a detection limit of approximately 1 µg/L, the method is sensitive enough to comply with limit values in the US, Canada, Australia, and others. A free whitepaper provides more details on the method and its application. Glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid) are usually determined by HPLC with post-column derivatization and subsequent fluorescence detection...
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the launch of its new QSight™ Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS instrument at a press conference during analytica China, the international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre....
Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is extensively used to treat pain and reduce inflammation in humans and animals. Traditionally, livestock carcasses on the Indian subcontinent and in Africa have been left out by the millions for scavengers, particularly vultures, to consume....