The Column-01-08-2015

A review of the 8th International Symposium on Packed Column SFC (SFC 2014), which was held in Basel, Switzerland, on 8–10 October 2014.

DNA can be analyzed by many techniques, including electrophoretic techniques such as gel, capillary, and microchip electrophoresis. In this interview Kevin Dorfman, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, discusses his research with polymer physics and microfluidic and nanofluidic technologies.

LCGC Blogger Tony Taylor asks if we are too scared to properly explore selectivity options in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Spring Scream is one of the largest music festivals held in Taiwan, and is reported to be associated with drug abuse and addiction.

A new study published in the Journal of Chromatography A presents a sensitive method for the quantification of apidaecins, a type of antimicrobial peptide that play an important role the immune response of honey bees to pathogens. The method was developed using reversed-phase nanoliquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry (LC–MS) to determine apidaecins in hemolymph or body parts from individual honey bees.

Click the title above to open The Column January 08, 2015 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 11, Number 1, in an interactive PDF format.

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Incognito discusses how investigating negative data can lead you to an unexpected positive result.