Vol 29 No 11 LCGC Europe November 2016 Regular Issue PDF

Shimadzu Corporation and Vrije Universiteit Brussel researchers recently investigated how extra-column band broadening (ECBB) can be optimized in micro-flow capillary liquid chromatography.

A review article by researchers at the School of Chemistry at Tel Aviv University describes cold electron ionization (EI), discusses its benefits, and demonstrates several unique applications for its use, including cannabinoids analysis, synthetic organic compounds analysis, whole blood analysis for medical diagnostics, isomer distribution analysis for improved fuels and oils, and explosives analysis.

In this podcast, Daniel DeBord, CTO of MOBILion Systems, describes a new high resolution mass spectrometry approach that promises to increase speed and sensitivity in omics applications. MOBILion recently introduced the PAMAF mode of operation, which stands for parallel accumulation with mobility aligned fragmentation. It substantially increases the fraction of ions used for mass spectrometry analysis by replacing the functionality of the quadrupole with high resolution ion mobility. Listen to learn more about this exciting new development.

Aflatoxins are a family of toxins made by certain fungi that are found on agricultural crops, such as maize (corn), peanuts, and cottonseed.

The company reported $1.68 billion in revenue at a 25.1% operating margin across its businesses in America, Europe, and Asia.