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Onsite Environmental Extraction Based on Portable and Affordable Stirred DevicesThis article outlines the relevance of extraction techniques, including exhaustive and non-exhaustive ones, in onsite strategies.
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Meeting Regulatory Needs in the Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticles for RNA Delivery via FFF-MALSA validated FFF-MALS method aligned with technical specification ISO/TS 21362 for the analysis of lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) encapsulating siRNA and mRNA is presented.
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Enhancing Flame Ionization Detector Capabilities with Post-Column ReactionThe incorporation of a post-column reaction using a 3D-printed, two-stage microreactor is showing groundbreaking performance improvements for flame ionization detection in many gas chromatography applications—and delivers carbon universal response.
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Gaining New Insights in Advanced Polymeric Materials Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Liquid ChromatographyTwo-dimensional LC, with advanced modulation techniques, can advance the analysis of advanced polymeric materials, assisting in characterizing copolymer composition heterogeneity and identifying ingredients in complex products.
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EAF4-MALS Assessment of Liposomal DoxorubicinWe present electrical asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation with multi-angle light scattering (EAF4-MALS) to derive parameters of a liposomal form of doxorubicin.
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Turning Metabolomics Data Processing from a “Black Box” to a “White Box”Extracting thousands of metabolomics features from LC–MS–based metabolomics data is not easy. A new suite of free bioinformatics tools helps address these metabolic peak-picking challenges and thus obtain more accurate biological information.
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Supercritical Fluid Chromatography: A Workhorse in Drug DiscoveryIn this LCGC Blog, Daipayan Roy and Muhammed Qamar Farooq of Amgen discuss the history and impact of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) throughout the years.
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Untargeted LC–MS Lipidomics with Data Independent Acquisition using Sequential Window Acquisition of All Theoretical Fragment-Ion SpectraA focus on untargeted UHPLC–MS/MS lipidomics with data independent acquisition using SWATH technology. This article explores the wide-ranging potential and peculiarities of SWATH–MS hyphenated with UHPLC for the profiling of lipidomes of various biological samples.
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Technical Note: Modifying a Standard HPLC Autosampler for On-Line Process MonitoringA simple modification of the standard HPLC autosampler flow path enables automated sampling and analysis of samples outside the autosampler unit when users cannot place the sample container inside because of size restrictions.
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A Quick and Accurate High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Method to Determine the Amount of Trimethylamine in Fish Oil Softgels and Multivitamin Softgels Containing Fish OilA HPLC method was developed to measure trimethylamine in fish oil supplements, to determine if the level of this compound affects product quality attributes such as rancidity.
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A Hydrophilic Strong Anion-Exchange Hybrid Monolith for Capillary Liquid ChromatographyThis article presents a new hydrophilic SAX hybrid monolithic column prepared by in‑capillary coating 5 μm bare silica particles with functional organic polymers. After preparation conditions were investigated and selected, the resulting column was characterized in detail.
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A Flash Qualitative Identification Method for the Specific Component in a Mixture Based on Diode Array DetectorThis paper proposes a new method of flash qualitative identification (FQI) to qualitatively identify a certain target component from a mixture within half a second by disusing the analytical column, which is a time-consuming unit in current chromatography instruments. First, a Noised Spectrum Identification (NSI) model was constructed for the data set generated directly by diode array detector (DAD) without the process in an analytical column. Then, a method called vector error algorithm (VEA) was proposed to generate an error according to the DAD data set for a mixture and a specific spectrum for the target component to be identified. A criterion based on the error generated by the VEA is used to give a judgement of whether the specific spectrum exists in the DAD data set. Several simulations demonstrate the high performance of the FQI method, and an experiment for three known materials was carried out to validate the effectiveness of this method. The results show that the NSI model concurs with the real experiment result; therefore, the error generated by the VEA was an effective criterion to identify a specific component qualitatively, and the FQI method could finish the identification task within half a second.
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Acid-Catalyzed Isomerization of Carbonyls-2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazone in Mainstream Smoke of Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Product for HPLC AnalysisErrors arising from the DNPH approach commonly used to analyze carbonyl compounds in smoke from heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco can be avoided by using the approach described in this study.
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Microbial Metabolomics Based on GC Analysis as the New Avenue in Understanding the Complex Systems of Microorganisms: Current Challenges on Sample PreparationNew approaches to sample preparation are being developed for microbial metabolomics to address the inherent complexity of this type of analysis.
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A Suitable Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Method for Amoxicillin in Plasma by High Performance Liquid Chromatography–UV (HPLC–UV) in NeonatesThis simple, rapid, and accurate HPLC-UV method can facilitate routine therapeutic drug monitoring in neonates.
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Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Hop-Derived Humulone and Isohumulone Constituents in Beer: The Bitter Truth of Hops Utilization During BrewingA rapid LC–MS method using ESI coupled with SIM-MS for analysis of humulone and isohumulone content in beer is described.
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Mastering Pressure Management in GPC/SEC SystemsThis installment of Tips & Tricks deals with pressure monitoring for GPC/SEC systems and gives hints for efficient troubleshooting to solve issues that are identified in the laboratory.
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Separation Science: The State of the Art: Field-Flow Fractionation: Extended Frontiers to Supramolecular and Complex Polymer MaterialsIn this extended special feature to celebrate the 35th anniversary edition of LCGC Europe, key opinion leaders from the separation science community explore contemporary trends in separation science and identify possible future developments.
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An LC–MS/MS Method for the Evaluation of Intestinal Permeability in Blood PlasmaA rapid and robust LC–MS/MS method for determining lactulose and rhamnose concentrations in blood plasma was used to determine intestinal permeability from blood plasma, which can help diagnose gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn’s disease.
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Coupling Chiral Stationary Phases as a Fast Screening Approach for HPLC Method DevelopmentGiven the increasing number of chiral samples and the time constraints under which chromatographers work, choosing an appropriate chiral stationary phase for the resolution of enantiomers can be challenging. In this article, the authors describe a screening approach for chiral HPLC method development.
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Method Development for the Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Pesticides by Direct Injection Liquid Chromatography– Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)This modification of ASTM method D8026 for pesticides in environmental matrices includes more pesticides and lowers the reporting limits, thus increasing throughput and measurement capacity for a large surface-water monitoring project.
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A Standardized 2D-LC Screening Platform for Peak Purity Determination in Pharmaceutical AnalysisThis study suggests a 2D-LC screening method to evaluate peak purity and ensure specificity in pharmaceutical analysis, thereby promoting the safe production of medicines by detecting active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and related substances.
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Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC–MS) with Cold Electron Ionization (EI): Bridging the Gap Between GC–MS and LC–MSGas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) with cold electron ionization (EI) is based on interfacing the GC and MS instruments with supersonic molecular beams (SMB) along with electron ionization of vibrationally cold sample compounds in SMB in a fly-through ion source (hence the name cold EI). GC–MS with cold EI improves all the central performance aspects of GC–MS. These aspects include enhanced molecular ions, improved sample identification, an extended range of compounds amenable for analysis, uniform response to all analytes, faster analysis, greater selectivity, and lower detection limits. In GC–MS with cold EI, the GC elution temperatures can be significantly lowered by reducing the column length and increasing the carrier gas flow rate. Furthermore, the injector temperature can be reduced using a high column flow rate, and sample degradation at the cold EI fly-through ion source is eliminated. Thus, a greater range of thermally labile and low volatility compounds can be analyzed. The extension of the range of compounds and applications amenable for analysis is the most important benefit of cold EI that bridges the gap with LC–MS. Several examples of GC–MS with cold EI applications are discussed including cannabinoids analysis, synthetic organic compounds analysis, and lipids in blood analysis for medical diagnostics.
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Pushing the Limits of Small Molecule Structural Characterization with High-Resolution Ion Mobility (HRIM)Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Apr 4, 2024 11:00 AM EDT
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A Comparison of CE–MS and LC–MS for Peptide SamplesDespite their different levels of technological maturity, CE and LC coupled with electrospray ionization MS techniques can be operated at the same level of automation. However, they differ in their configuration, selectivity, sensitivity, and method development.
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Physicochemical Methods for Vectors and Ancillary Materials in Cellular and Gene TherapiesCellular and gene therapies (CGTs) have contributed significantly to the improvement of clinical outcomes for patients in the recent years. This paper discusses a range of physicochemical methods that play an important role in the difficult characterization of viral vectors, to meet the unique needs of CGT manufacturing process development, process and product characterization, and the quality control testing of these materials.
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Multivariate Optimization Procedure for Dynamic Headspace Extractions Coupled to GC(×GC)A generalized approach using DoE is presented for the optimization of DHS extraction parameters.
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Liquid Chromatographic Peak Purity Assessments in Forced Degradation Studies: An Industry PerspectiveThis review article discusses scientific rationales and current best practices in the pharmaceutical industry for performing chromatographic peak purity assessments (PPA). These activities are associated with the development and validation of liquid chromatographic (LC) stability-indicating analytical methods applicable to regulatory submissions of small-molecule drug candidates. The discussion includes a comprehensive overview of the PPA-related regulatory and scientific landscape and common industry approaches to obtain PPA results, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of PDA-facilitated ultraviolet (UV) PPA and other PPA techniques.
