Materials chemistry knowledge centre opened
April 3rd 2009The Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory is playing a key part in driving growth and innovation in the UK chemicals industry as part of a new centre launched by John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
MIP Process Used in Antiepileptic Drug Analysis
April 1st 2009Researchers from Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain) and the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK) synthesized two molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) by precipitation polymerization using the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine as the template molecule and two types of crosslinking agents.
Micro SPE Using Carbon Nanotubes
April 1st 2009Scientists from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey) used micro solid-phase extraction (SPE) devices consisting of single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes packed in the needle of a syringe for sampling, analyte enrichment, and sample introduction.
PBDE Analysis with SPE and LLE
April 1st 2009Researchers from Central China Normal University (Wuhan, China), Wenzhou Medical College (Wenzhou, China), and East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai, China) extracted polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from water and plant samples using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and dispersive liquid?liquid microextraction (DLLME).
BioFuels and Mass Spectrometry
April 1st 2009"...We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise healthcare's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories...." - President Barack Obama, 44th President of the US, Inaugural address, 20 January 2009, Washington, DC.