US distributor found for IQ/OQ/PQ qualification kits
April 17th 2009NLG Analytical has signed ZefSci as its distributor for the company?s IQ/OQ/PQ qualification kit in the US and Canada. The agreement, which was formalized at this year?s Pittcon, will allow distribution of the v-kit, which provides IQ/OQ/PQ qualification of HPLC and GC instruments.
Agilent Partners with University of Michigan for Prostate Cancer Research
April 15th 2009Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) announced its support of prostate cancer research by the University of Michigan?s (Ann Arbor) Center for Translational Pathology through a grant of instruments and funding.
"Green HPLC" - A Status Review
April 15th 2009Standard HPLC is often performed with mixtures of organic solvents and buffers. Methods have been defined and accepted for several years. A large number of separation methods run with high concentrations of organic solvents depending on the type of stationary phase with more or less environmental hazardous chemicals.
Single-Drop Microextraction for Sampling Pesticides in Vegetables
April 15th 2009Researchers from the University of Thessaly (Volos, Greece) used a single-drop microextraction technique with gas chromatography (GC) and nitrogen?phosphorus and electron-capture detection to analyze pesticides in vegetables.
Headspace Sampling for Analysis of Grape Aroma Compounds
April 15th 2009Scientists from Sezione di Tecnologie Alimetari (Firenze, Italy) and the University of California, Davis (Davis, California) analyzed grape aroma compounds in Cabernet Sauvignon grapes using headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) with gas chromatography?mass spectrometry (GC?MS).
Waters UHPLC Systems Purchased for Metabolomics Research
April 15th 2009Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts) announced that the National Cancer Institute?s Center for Cancer Research (Bethesda, Maryland) has purchased the company?s ACQUITY UPLC?Synapt High Definition mass spectrometry (MS) and ACQUITY UPLC?Xevo TQ MS systems for metabolomics research programs.
Applied Biosystems LIMS Receives Frost and Sullivan Award
April 15th 2009The SQL*LIMS laboratory information management system (LIMS) from Applied Biosystems (Foster City, California) was selected for the Frost and Sullivan 2008 Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award for the European LIMS market.
Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction in Antiseptic Agent Analysis
April 15th 2009Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China), Beijing Technology and Business University (Beijing, China), and Hebei University (Shijiazhuang, China) used dispersive liquid?liquid microextraction and ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography to analyze triclosan, triclocarban, and methyl-triclosan in aqueous samples.
UPLC and MS systems purchased by the National Cancer Institute
April 9th 2009Waters has announced that the National Cancer Institute's Centre for Cancer Research in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, has purchased one of the company's ACQUITY UPLC/Synapt High Definition Mass Spectrometers (HDMS) and an ACQUITY UPLC/Xevo TQ MS system for the centre's metabolomics research programs.
3 µm Particle-Based Chiral Stationary Phases for the Fast and Efficient Resolution of Enantiomers
April 6th 2009The field of chromatographic analysis has evolved towards high throughput screening (HTS) in recent years. This trend has favoured the development of techniques and materials that allow shorter analysis times with high efficiency.
Separation of Trichlorobenzene from Sardines using EcoSpheres
April 3rd 2009Varian, Inc. has published an application note entitled Separation of Trichlorobenzene from Sardines using EcoSpheres. The analysis of pesticides and other contaminants in environmental samples is an important part of monitoring the condition of the environment.