
Scientists are investigating the effectiveness of different PFAS analysis techniques in aquatic environments.
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Scientists are investigating the effectiveness of different PFAS analysis techniques in aquatic environments.

Scientists from South Dakota State University and the University of Colorado School of Medicine created a system to detect traces of cyanide in blood samples using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS).

Scientists recently used laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) to detect toxic alkaloids in traditional Chinese medicines (TCM).

A group of scientists recently analyzed the metabolomics of individual cells using a pneumatically assisted (PA) nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (nano-DESI) probe of their own creation.

A new study proposed a method for the determination of antibiotics and eight different metabolites, utilizing techniques like ultrasound-assisted extraction and LC–MS/MS.

Two scientists from Baskent University in Ankara, Turkey analyzed multiple proteins in cream formulation using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.

Scientists from Qilu University of Technology in Jinan, China recently separated and purified components within the Phellodendron chinense plant using different types of counter-current chromatography (CCC).

CHROMacademy, LCGC’s educational platform for teaching professionals chromatography, has been awarded at the 2023 Lab Innovations Lab Awards.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey, LCGC sat down with Robert Kennedy to discuss his research and career in analytical chemistry.

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, LCGC magazine sat down with John McLean of Vanderbilt University to discuss his research and career in mass spectrometry.

A group of scientists created a minireview of the versatile nature of ion mobility–mass spectrometry (IM–MS), and how the technique can be used in different scenarios.

A group of scientists from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) tested different methods of using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to analyze human skin cells.

Scientists from Egypt have developed a green reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method to determine the amounts of methionine and paracetamol in different mixtures.

To combat fraudulent sales of low-aged ginseng disguised as high-aged ginseng, scientists from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine created machine learning models to predict the ages of ginseng samples.

To better understand the purity of therapeutic peptides, scientists from Germany, studied the effects supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) could have during the analysis.

Scientists from Zhejiang, China recently conducted experiments meant to properly characterize sucrose ester isomers from tobacco samples.

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory in Ames, Iowa recently analyzed silver(I) and copper(I) ions to understand the environmental factors when they are altered.

A team of scientists from Taizhou, China have developed a means of studying the medical effects of Qiangxin Lishui Prescription (QLP).

Scientists from the University of Maryland have created a system to analyze changes in a brain’s chief circadian pacemaker.

A team of scientists from Nanjing, China, have created a low-cost efficient online derivatization high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-ultraviolet (UV) detector system, which they used to detect mono- and oligo-saccharides.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Jean-Francois Borny of Lummus Technology, who discussed recent developments that will shape how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are analyzed. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with John Wasson of Wasson-ECE Instrumentation, who discussed the process of retrieving high-quality, real-time data from chemical processing plant streams. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Kevin Schug of the University of Texas at Arlington, about predicting gas phase vacuum ultraviolet spectra using machine learning. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.

Dan Wispinski, the Standard Methods Development Manager for VUV Analytics, held a lecture at the Gulf Coast Convention in Galveston, Texas, which focused on the adoption of gas chromatography–vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (GC-VUV) technology.

Daniel Wolbrecht, senior technical sales consultant at Anton Paar, held a workshop at the Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, focusing on how heated autosampler units can help analyze difficult samples.

Scott Fenwick, technical director of Clean Fuels Alliance America, was the keynote speaker at the Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, where he held a lecture on the growth of biomass-based fuels.

John Wasson, founder and president of Wasson-ECE Instrumentation, held a lecture at the Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, which focused on the work his company is doing with process gas chromatographs (PGCs).

At this year’s AOAC International Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, nearly 700 analytical scientists were honored in an awards ceremony.

Scientists from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, created a new technique to characterize lipids, specifically glycolipids, using ion mobility spectrometry–mass spectrometry (IMS-MS).

Núria Fontanals, Senior Researcher in the Analytical and Organic Chemistry Department at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, outlines the benefits of passive sampling in liquids and how the approach can evolve in the future.