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Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China) and the National University of Singapore (Singapore) developed a liquid-phase microextraction method based on solvent-bar microextraction.

Waters Xevo TQ MS analysis of PFCs in environmental waters and biota, incorporating dual scan-MRM to understand nature of sample matrix, while simultaneously performing quantitation.

Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, California) announced the introduction of a program of free, on-demand webinars about light scattering and related technologies.

Improving 8260 Analysis - EST Apps Note

Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, California) has agreed to purchase Varian, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) for $1.5 billion or $52 per share.

Eksigent Technologies has announced that it will be stepping up its manufacturing capabilities by 40%, as well as expanding the company?s servicing capabilities, to meet demand for its HPLC products.

Simultaneous Extraction and Rapid Analysis by LC–MS–MS of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Jeremy S. Bierman, Philip J. Koerner and Michael V. Campognone 'ILICs' Are Not Everything In Polar Retention A reader response to Incognito's article featured in the May issue of The Column On-line SPE-LC for The Determination of Catecholamines in Urine with Fluorescence Detection Silvia Marten News Cannabis as a carcinogen, aid for disaster victims, an anti-doping research grant and the proteomics market are featured in this issue Incognito Quality by Design - Or Death by Statistics? Incognito considers the usefulness and scope of the 'Quality by Design' approach to HPLC method development through a question and answer format. Events

Agilent Technologies? (Santa Clara, California) Agilent Foundation announced a collaboration to support leukemia research at Professor Trey Ideker?s laboratory at the University of Californi, San Diego.

Chromatographers with an interest in radio-HPLC flow-through detection are invited to book their place at LabLogic Systems' demonstration tour for the Model 5 Beta-RAM, which the company says has toured the UK, Switzerland and Holland and will also appear in France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, California) recently received awards from The Scientist magazine and the South Coast Business and Technology Awards.

The purpose of this application note is to demonstrate the use of the Oasis HLB SPE Disk, with the Horizon Technology SPE-DEX 4790 Extractor System.

LCGC has launched a dynamically redesigned homepage at www.chromatographyonline.com. With the combined resources of all of the LCGC brands under one umbrella, this site is poised to become the premiere repository of technical research on the field of separation science in the industry today.

Phytronix Technologies and Agilent Technologies have signed an agreement to promote the Phytronix laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD) ion source with Agilent mass spectrometers.

Novasep has announced the acquisition of Henogen, a contract manufacturing organization offering bioprocess development and manufacturing services from the cell bank to the supply of clinical products. The move adds a range of upstream processing capabilities and services to Novasep?s current downstream offerings.

Upcoming events in the chromatography community as of July 2009.

Upcoming educational courses for chromatographers.

The analysis of flame retardants and pesticides in drinking water is challenging due to the wide mass range of the analysis. However, innovations in mass spectrometry offer faster scanning capabilities. This article discusses the use of a single quadrupole GC mass spectrometer to offer an alternative injection, separation, and detection parameters compared to those cited in EPA Method 527.

News from the chromatography world as of July 2009.

The authors have developed an ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system that incorporates an on-line column pretreatment using a column-switching valve unit and a cartridge column. Cartridge columns packed with 2-µm C18, porous polymer, and deproteinizing materials were developed.

UHPLC-compatible IEX column - ShowaDenko Apps Note

TN 78: Fully Automated RPxRP Separation of Complex Peptide Samples - Dionex - Apps Notes

Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Functional Waters by HPLC with UV-PDA Detection - Dionex Apps note

The deadline for submitting topics suggestions for Pittcon 2010?s conferee networking sessions is nearly here. For full consideration, topics must be received by 17 July 2009.

Epitomize? CSP-1 Chiral Stationary Phases: 1.7, 5, and 20 µm _ Orochem Apps Note

1,4-Dioxane Analysis using Purge & Trap - Teledyne Apps Note

Reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, substantially reduce solvent and waste usage and reduce rework while automating sample injection using the next generation Agilent 7693A ALS.

In this report, we demonstrate the enhancement of UV detection sensitivity in SFC by using reference wavelength compensation, a built-in feature of Waters 2998 PDA under both Masslynx and Empower.

Blood Alcohol Determination with Teledyne Tekmar HT3 Headspace Analyzer - Teledyne Apps Note

ID of GSH Conjugates Using Accurate Mass Data - Thermo Apps Note