Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California, USA) and Metrohm (Herisau, Switzerland) have announced that they have entered into a non‑exclusive agreement that means that Metrohm are a value-added reseller for Agilent single- and triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers as well as inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) products, software, and services in France, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and Ireland. This partnership expands the ion chromatography (IC) capabilities of Metrohm. For more information, please visit: www.agilent.com
Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts, USA) has announced it has completed its acquisition of Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, California, USA). “We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Wyatt, which is a significant milestone for Waters as we advance our strategy to accelerate value creation and generate faster growth,” said Dr. Udit Batra, President and CEO, Waters Corporation. “With Wyatt, we are even better positioned to solve our customers’ critical challenges with differentiated bioanalytical characterization techniques. We welcome the Wyatt team to Waters and look forward to facilitating a smooth integration process and working together to deliver an unmatched set of bioanalytical characterization solutions to our global customers.” For more information, please visit: www.waters.com
New Study Uses MSPE with GC–MS to Analyze PFCAs in Water
January 20th 2025Scientists from the China University of Sciences combined magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) to analyze perfluoro carboxylic acids (PFCAs) in different water environments.
SPE-Based Method for Detecting Harmful Textile Residues
January 14th 2025University of Valencia scientists recently developed a method using solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC–HRMS/MS) for detecting microplastics and other harmful substances in textiles.