The Column-06-03-2013

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Illicit drug breath profiling

June 03, 2013

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Scientists from the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm, Sweden) have taken a step closer towards the development of portable illicit drug testing using exhaled breath.1 The study published in the Journal of Breath Research details the use of liquid chromatography?mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to analyse exhaled breath of patients recovering from acute drug abuse.

Malvern enters grinding & dispersing market

June 03, 2013

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Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) has entered a three year co-marketing agreement with Netzsch Grinding and Dispersing (Selb, Germany). The two companies serve shared markets including food, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, nano-technology applications, and surface coatings through to metal and mineral mining.

The science of Aboriginal smoking ceremonies

June 03, 2013

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Two researchers from the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, have investigated the traditional medicines used in Australian Aboriginal cultures using gas chromatography- mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID).1

Speedy GC

June 03, 2013

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A group of collaborating researchers in Brazil has increased the instrumental throughput of a gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) method by a factor of 2.6 without instrumental modification.1

SFC 2013 Preview

June 03, 2013

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Larry Miller, Green Chemistry Group, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA. The 7th annual International Conference on Packed Column SFC will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from 10-12 July 2013.