SPE and Gas Chromatography Help Identify Lung Cancer
Reuters Health has published an article that describes how Dr. Ping Wang of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, and his colleagues used solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography (GC) to analyze exhaled volatile organic compound (VOC) markers to help with the diagnosis of lung cancer.
Reuters Health
has published an article that describes how Dr. Ping Wang of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, and his colleagues used solid-phase microextraction combined with
gas chromatography
(GC) to analyze exhaled volatile organic compound (VOC) markers to help with the diagnosis of lung cancer. The researchers identified 4 VOC markers that were found in all of the lung cancer culture media.
This is a significant break-through in the medical world, as GC can help diagnosis lung cancer.
LCGC has published a similar article that describes a method for the identification of VOC markers asscoaited with infection by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria by GC-MS.
The applications of chromatographic techniques continue to expand in the biological industry. GC allows us to to rapidly identify diseases through breath analysis. This technique is simple, quick, and non-invasive. Maybe one day, a GC system will be a common tool in medical offices. We'll breath into the GC system, and the analysis of our breath will provide the doctor with our diagnosis.
RAFA 2024 Highlights: Contemporary Food Contamination Analysis Using Chromatography
November 18th 2024A series of lectures focusing on emerging analytical techniques used to analyse food contamination took place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at RAFA 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. The session included new approaches for analysing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polychlorinated alkanes (PCAS), Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH), and short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs and MCCPs).
Advancing Bladder Cancer Research with Mass Spectrometry: A FeMS Interview with Marta Relvas-Santos
November 12th 2024LCGC International interviewed FeMS Empowerment Award winner Marta Relvas-Santos on her use of mass spectrometry to identify potential biomarkers and therapies for bladder cancer. She also shared insights on her work with FeMS and advice for fellow scientists.
Pharmaceutical excipients, such as polyethylene glycol-based polymers, must be tested for the presence of ethylene oxide (EtO) and 1,4-dioxane as part of a safety assessment, according to USP Chapter <228>.
