LCGC Europe-04-01-2012

What happens when the same method gives different retention times on different instruments?

The use of dynamic coating systems/approaches in CE can result in improved routine performance and/or selectivity.

Mistakes or fat finger moments are part of human nature but where is the dividing line between this and falsification and fraud?

Event news summary

A GC–MS analyser is described that is reported to substantially expand the workable application range of a classic catalyst contaminants analyser. The use of FS/SIM mode permits identification of unknown contaminants in combination with reliable quantification at trace and ultratrace amounts.

The use of in vivo SPME offers important advantages over conventional methods according to the authors, including simplified sample clean-up, fast stabilization of unstable analytes, elimination of enzymatic degradation after extraction and reduced ion suppression for mass spectrometry analyses.