January 2023 | Column

Comparing the Flavour Profiles of Soft Drink Brands Using Immersive Sorptive Extraction, GC×GC–TOF-MS, and Chemometrics

January 19, 2023

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Immersive sorptive extraction coupled with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC–TOF-MS) was used to compare flavour profiles from popular brand soft drinks with those of imitation products.

Rising Stars of Separation Science: Martina Catani

January 19, 2023

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This month we interview Martina Catani from the University of Ferrara, Italy, about her work on the separation of enantiomers by high performance liquid chromatography/ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC/UHPLC) and the study of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of chiral stationary phases, and the separation and purification using LC analysis (single-column and continuous multi-column) of biomolecules of high therapeutic interest.

Agilent Achieves “Angel” Level Sponsorship of My Green Lab

January 19, 2023

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Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, California, USA) has announced that it has become the first “Angel” level sponsor of My Green Lab, a nonprofit organization devoted to building a global culture of sustainability in science.

Tips & Tricks GPC/SEC: A Look at Molar Mass Averages and How They Are Affected By SEC Baseline and Integration Settings

January 19, 2023

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Determination of molar mass distributions and the molar mass averages derived therefrom are the main objectives of gel permeation chromatography/size-exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) analysis. But what is the meaning of these averages and how are they influenced by the setting of baselines and integration limits? This instalment of Tips and Tricks in GPC/SEC will try to provide a better understanding.

A Focus on Forensic Taphonomy and Chromatography

January 19, 2023

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The Column interviewed Maiken Ueland, an ARC discovery early career research fellow at the Centre for Forensic Science and deputy director of The Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, on her work in forensic taphonomy, where she uses analytical, biochemical, and spectroscopic techniques to conduct human post-mortem investigations.

SCM-10 Event Preview

January 19, 2023

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The Tenth International Symposium on the Separation and Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules, SCM-10, will take place 1–3 February 2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The organizing committee reveal what attendees can look forward to.