Detecting Instability in Historical Glass Artefacts Using Ion Chromatography
August 5th 2020The chemical deterioration of historic glass objects on display and in storage in museum collections is a major concern for conservators and curators with the survival of precious historical artefacts in jeopardy.
ChromSoc Announce ‘Martin’ & ‘Jubilee’ Medal Winners
July 8th 2020The Chromatographic Society have announced the winners of their 2020 ‘Martin Medal’ and ‘Jubilee Medal’ as Professor Gert Desmet, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium and Professor Deidre Cabooter, University of Leuven, Belgium, respectively.
Beat the Heat: Cold Injections in Gas Chromatography
July 1st 2020In gas chromatography, heating the sample in the inlet can lead to sample losses and loss of quantitative reproducibility, but these problems can be avoided using cold sample introduction. Here, we explain the various types of cold injection and why you should consider it in your next instrument purchase or upgrade.
The LCGC Blog: Lost Art of Fundamental Electronics in Analytical Chemistry
June 26th 2020As described in last month’s blog post, the ongoing global pandemic has transformed the way that educators approach teaching analytical chemistry. As I reflect back on my own experience from the Spring 2020 semester, one positive aspect that has come from the seemingly infinite number of video meetings has been the opportunity to connect with colleagues that we might not consider if it weren’t for the “new normal” of working remotely.
Wednesday Morning ASMS Workshops
June 3rd 2020Today in the ASMS 2020 Reboot event, six workshops will be held, on mass spectral library searching, mult-omics research, celebrating women mass spectrometrists, machine learning, art and archeology, and a platform for quantitative mass spectrometry data.
Thursday Morning ASMS Workshops
June 3rd 2020On Thursday morning in the ASMS 2020 Reboot event, eight workshops will be held, on the NIH and NSF review and funding process, automated proteomics sample preparation, cannabis and hemp analysis, mass spectrometry research and education in the developing world, the proteomics standards initiative, MS for process analytical technology, career opportunities for Chinese scientists, and polymer architecture.
Wednesday Afternoon ASMS Workshops
June 3rd 2020This afternoon in the ASMS 2020 Reboot event, seven workshops will be held, on ion-mobility mass spectrometry, building connections between primarily undergraduate institutions and R1 (doctoral) institutions, data-independent acquisition, multi-attribute methods, photoionization, the international lipidomics society, and top-down proteomics.
Thursday Afternoon ASMS Workshops
June 3rd 2020On Thursday afternoon in the ASMS 2020 Reboot event, seven workshops will be held, on ambient ionization, DMPK aspects of new therapeutic modalities, machine learning for MS data analysis, standardizing the MS workflow, leveraging emotional intelligence during the pandemic, the multidimensional clinical space, and large-scale data analysis and management.
Challenges in Obtaining Relevant Information from One- and Two-Dimensional LC Experiments
June 2nd 2020To address the quest for greater separation power, the chromatographic community developed comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LCxLC). But even with LCxLC, it can still be challenging to analyze highly complex samples and obtain accurate and correct information. In this article, opportunities for optimizing methods for extracting maximum information from one-dimensional (1D)-LC and two-dimensional (2D)-LC chromatographic data are explained.