May 8th 2024
Yelena Sapozhnikova from the United States Department of Agriculture spoke to The Column about her innovative research investigating PFAS in plastic food storage bags using targeted and non-targeted liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.
Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Effects on Liver Cancer Measured Using New UHPLC–QTOF-MS System
April 22nd 2024Scientists from Anhui University of Chinese Medicine in Hefei, China recently investigated the mechanisms behind what makes huachansu tablets, a type of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), effective against liver cancer.
University of Cambridge Grad Student Scientist Wins Darlene Solomon Award
March 29th 2024Joycelyn Tan, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, is the 2024 recipient of the Darlene Solomon Award, co-sponsored by Females in Mass Spectrometry and Agilent Technologies, and created to provide support for up-and-coming women scientists.
Using Multidimensional GC Coupled to TOF-MS For the Detection of Tuberculosis-Associated Compounds
March 22nd 2024This study explores the feasibility of using human skin volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analyzed through comprehensive gas chromatography–time of flight–mass spectrometry (GCxGC-TOF-MS) and chemometric techniques, to potentially serve as biomarkers for tuberculosis diagnosis.
Cloruson and Related Substances Studied Using Original Ion-Pair UHPLC Method
March 19th 2024In a recent study out of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. in North Brunswick, New Jersey, scientists investigated cloruson and its related substances using an original ion-paired reversed phase ultraperformance liquid chromatography (IP-UHPLC) method.