Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
ATL Webcast: Introducing ATL TITANJan 4, 2011Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host a webcast on January 26, 2011 to introduce ATL TITANTM - the next generation in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and chemical inventory management. This event is ideal for laboratory or QA/QC managers in the environmental, water/wastewater, food & beverage, energy, manufacturing (product/material testing), agriculture, life science, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and public health sectors
Read MoreDionex Releases Technical Note for Determination of Water and Fat-Soluble VitaminsJan 4, 2011Dionex is pleased to announce the release of a new, key document entitled, Technical Note 89:Determination of Water- and Fat-Soluble Vitamins by HPLC. This technical note provides the physical-chemical properties including solubility, stability, and absorbance behavior of a large collection of vitamins. The document also describes a method that allows for the determination of fat- and water-soluble vitamins in one analysis with a run time of 25 minutes using the Dionex UltiMate® 3000 dual system and Acclaim® reversed-phase columns
Read MoreLevel Sensing Technology from Diba at LabAutomation 2011Jan 4, 2011Fluid path specialist Diba will feature it HydroPLuS level sensing probe at the LabAutomation 2011 Expo, January 29- February 2, at the Palm Springs Convention Center (Palm Springs, FL). Attendees can view samples of the HydroPLuS along with other Diba products at the company's booth
Read MoreFlexible High Throughput Screening SystemDec 24, 2010A new technical note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a BioCel System that offers the flexibility to be adaptable to accommodate today's High Throughput Screening (HTS) assays as well as new protocols and hardware.
Read MorePolyaromatic Hydrocarbons Now Quantifiable by Electrochemical Detection Using a Boron-Doped Diamond ElectrodeDec 24, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a powerful new method that extends the usefulness of electrochemical detection (ECD) to polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds that do not respond to ECD using typical carbonbased electrodes. Application Note 265: Quantification of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons with a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode uses the Coulochem® III detector and gradient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode to detect and quantify aromatic, genotoxic compounds down to tens of pg on column
Read MoreTTP LabTech to connect at Lab Automation 2011Dec 23, 2010At Laboratory Automation 2011 in Palm Springs (Jan 29 - Feb 2), TTP LabTech will present a range of posters covering its complete product range, including two demonstrating the novel applications of its LAB2LAB automated sample transport and management system and its mosquito® nanoliter liquid handler.
Read MoreDionex Improves USP Monograph Assay Time for Drug Products Used to Treat TuberculosisDec 21, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a new method for improving the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph assays for drug products containing either three or four active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used to treat tuberculosis (TB). This new application, AN 257: HPLC Assay Method for Drug Products Containing Anti-Tuberculosis Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, uses the hydrolytic-stability-enhanced Acclaim® PolarAdvantage II (PA2) column with an UltiMate® 3000 system to assay drug products using either a conventional HPLC approach or a time- and mobile-phase saving UHPLC approach. All APIs can be determined with one method rather than two, and in less time.
Read MoreMirrorball provides long-awaited FMAT replacementDec 13, 2010TTP LabTech has today released the results of a valuable benchmarking study using its Mirrorball® antibody discovery system. The data accurately demonstrates that Mirroball offers equivalent data to the discontinued ABI 8200 FMAT® instrument, with minimal changes to assay protocols
Read MoreDionex Develops a Simple Method for Measuring Sialic Acids in Infant Formula in Half the TimeDec 10, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a new method for simple determination of sialic acids that are present in infant formula in the pmol range. Application Note 266: Determination of Sialic Acids Using UHPLC with Fluorescence Detection demonstrates that N-acetylated sialic acids can be determined and O-acetylated sialic acids can be identified in infant formula samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection following acid hydrolysis and 1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene dihydrochloride (DMB) derivatization.
Read MoreInnovative products for healthcare labsDec 9, 2010INTEGRA has announced that it will be displaying a broad range of its latest liquid handling and media preparation products at Arab Health 2011 - one of the world's largest healthcare tradeshows and congresses.
Read MoreMethods for Evaluating Lyophilized ProductDec 9, 2010SP Scientific, a world leader in freeze drying technology, has announced a new LyoLearn webinar that will discuss standard methods for evaluating lyophilized products.
Read MoreMalvern to present US asphalt market survey at 12th annual AMAP ConferenceDec 9, 2010Rheology specialists from Malvern Instruments will present the very latest statistics about modified asphalt use in the United States at the 12th annual conference of AMAP - the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers. The conference takes place in Kansas City, MO, from 15 - 17 February 2011. Details of the survey will be presented as part of the main conference program by John Casola, Products Sales Manager at Malvern Instruments, who will also be one of the instructors at an opening day workshop covering "An introduction to modified asphalt binder and emulsion technology ".
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates Fast Determination of Anthocyanins in Fruit JuiceDec 6, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a sensitive, fast, and accurate new method to determine anthocyanins in commercially available fruit juices using simple dilution. Application Note 264: Fast Determination of Anthocyanins in Pomegranate Juice demonstrates the separation of anthocyanin compounds in various fruit juices in less than 5 min. This new method uses a high-resolution, silica-based, Acclaim® RSLC C18 column and absorbance detection at a visible wavelength of 540 nm to separate and detect these compounds.
Read MoreAutomated Sample Preparation of Peptides Designated for MALDI MSDec 2, 2010A new application note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a protocol for automated sample preparation and MALDI spotting developed with the protein analytics group of Dr. Lottspeich at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany
Read MoreLast remaining places for Freeman Technology Mumbai seminarDec 1, 2010Just a few places are left for Freeman Technology's complimentary half day seminar on powder characterization which is being held in Mumbai, India on December 2nd 2010. Freeman Technology will showcase applications of the company's FT4 Powder Rheometer and the seminar is suitable for all those working with powders, whether in R&D, Processing, Technical Service or QC.
Read MoreOn show at DDL21 - FT4 Powder Rheometer provides unique insight for dry powder inhalersDec 1, 2010At December's Drug Delivery to the Lungs conference (DDL21, 8-10 Dec 2010, Edinburgh, Scotland) Freeman Technology will highlight the unique insight provided by the FT4 Powder Rheometer in the development and manufacture of DPI formulations. The FT4 will be on display as part of the trade exhibition and in addition a number of podium and poster presentations from independent organisations will reference powder characterisation data produced using the system.
Read MorePittcon 2011 Recognizes Significant Contributions in Scientific InstrumentationNov 30, 2010Pittcon 2011 is pleased to announce the highlights of the 22nd James L. Waters Annual Symposium, "The Development and Application of Instrumentation in Electron and Ion Microscopy."
Read MoreFree Capillary GC Tips and Tricks SeminarsNov 29, 2010Crawford Scientific, in conjunction with Agilent Technologies, are staging a series of seminars across the UK informing customers about a myriad of tips and tricks that will improve their productivity when operating Capillary GC systems.
Read MoreBP Chemicals Enhances Site Safety With FLIR Infrared TechnologyNov 29, 2010FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions has announced an application story that describes how BP Chemicals is using its GasFindIRTM cameras for the visualisation and documentation of gas leaks.
Read MoreSimultaneous determination of fluoride species plus acid anions in etching baths by ion chromatographyNov 26, 2010Metrohm presents a method for the straightforward ion chromatographic determination of HF, HNO3, short-chain organic acids and H2SiF6 in acidic texturing baths used in the manufacturing process of solar cells. Standard ions such as fluoride, nitrate, acetate and sulfate are determined via suppressed conductivity detection while dissolved silicate is spectrophotometrically detected in the same run after downstream post-column reaction (PCR) as molybdosilicic acid.
Read MoreExplaining molecular sizing using GPC/SECNov 22, 2010For many applications that include the use of biologically important molecules, such as proteins or polysaccharides, molecular size is an important parameter but its accurate measurement can be challenging. A new application note from Malvern Instruments describes the use of triple detection gel permeation/ size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) using the VIscotek TDAmax system for this purpose.
Read MoreSelect Biosciences announces the inaugural European Lab Automation congressNov 22, 2010Select Biosciences is delighted to announce the inaugural European Lab Automation congress. This first event will be held in the historic city of Hamburg during the most pleasant season of the year.
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