Meeting Review: The 14th Desty Memorial Lecture for Innovation in Separation Science
7 October 2009, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK.
On 7 October the 14th Desty Memorial Lecture for Innovation in Separation Science was held in what has become its established home of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. It is quite clear to see why Denis Desty loved the Royal Institution. Apart from it being the research laboratory of Michael Faraday, Denis’ hero, it also gave Denis the opportunity to demonstrate his other passion, apart from chromatography, that of flames. Standing behind the same lecture table that Michael Faraday used, you can see why, when you look at the vast array of gas supplies that are delivered to this lecture table. Unfortunately, these cannot be used today but maybe Denis would have found a way!
Characterizing Plant Polysaccharides Using Size-Exclusion Chromatography
April 4th 2025With green chemistry becoming more standardized, Leena Pitkänen of Aalto University analyzed how useful size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) could be in characterizing plant polysaccharides.
Investigating the Protective Effects of Frankincense Oil on Wound Healing with GC–MS
April 2nd 2025Frankincense essential oil is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and therapeutic properties. A recent study investigated the protective effects of the oil in an excision wound model in rats, focusing on oxidative stress reduction, inflammatory cytokine modulation, and caspase-3 regulation; chemical composition of the oil was analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
