A Century of Separation Science

Ping Wei powder is a type of traditional Chinese medicine used to treat digestive system diseases. Its growth in popularity has led to scientists seeking to properly identify its chemical profile.

Ceftazidime and avibactam are two anti-infective drugs that can prove difficult to analyze in serum. Determining them can assist in therapeutic drug monitoring or pharmacokinetic studies.

LCGC International spoke to Adrián de la Fuente and Silvia Valverde Bastardo from the University of Valladolid, Spain, about the development of a miniaturized headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography–quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC–QTOF-MS) method for the analysis of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by native Spanish trees.

Novichok nerve agents are lethal substances when improperly handled. The researchers from the University of Helsinki aimed to find new ways of neutralizing Novichok A-234.

Flavonoids are widely used metabolites that carry out various functions in different industries, such as food and cosmetics. Detecting, separating, and quantifying them in fruit species can be a complicated process.

Highly reactive aldehydes can pose significant health concerns in polluted environments. HPLC was used in this study to simultaneously analyze carbonyl compounds hydrazones.