In the final part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—look to the future.
This week, LCGC International published a variety of articles on hot topics in separation science. From an interview about the latest advancements in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), a news article about a new product from Thermo Fisher, and an article about bioanalytical liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS), we’ve highlighted some of the most popular articles that were published this week.
In this interview segment, Christian Mayer discusses the benefits of using pressure cycling to study prebiotic chemistry.
Researchers at the Spanish National Research Council’s Institute of Marine Research published a review article exploring MS-based approaches for the detection and quantification of seafood allergens, with a focus on technological advancements, current challenges, and future perspectives to enhance food safety and regulatory compliance.
In the sixth part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—reveal the best advice they have received in their career.
Researchers evaluated hair care formulations containing 0.5–1.5% fractionated patchouli oil (LFPO) for antidandruff activity against M. globosa and hair growth effects in male rabbits. LFPO, derived from crude patchouli oil (CPO), was characterized using GC-MS to enhance efficacy.
LGC Standards has released a range of 13C-labelled per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reference materials designed for use with EPA Method 1633.
In the fifth part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke to Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—about how industry and academia can offer better support for women in STEM.
SFC Europe 2025—the 19th International Conference on Packed Column Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Related Techniques—will be held in Basel, Switzerland, on October 5–7, 2025. LCGC International spoke to John Reilly, Maria Kristina Parr, and Larry Miller about the evolution of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) in terms of technology and applications.
Michael Bartlett, Torgny Fornstedt and Mark Dickman elaborate on the possible reasons why ion-pair reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (IP-RP-HPLC) has risen to such prominence for the separation of oligonucleotides.
Wenzhou University researchers developed a comprehensive broccoli volatile metabolite database using SPME-GC-HRMS with dual ionization (EI and CI), analyzing 191 cultivars to capture wide chemical diversity for metabolomics, cultivar differentiation, and quality assessment.
In the fourth part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke to Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—about how popular chromatography is as a subject.
The panelists introduce themselves and outline their practical experience and knowledge of oligonucleotides, setting the stage for an illuminating discussion on current challenges, solutions and innovations in this ten-part panel discussion series organised by LCGC International in collaboration with the Chromatographic Society (ChromSoc).
Thermo Fisher’s Chromeleon 7.4 centralizes chromatography and mass spectrometry workflows with networked access and data management.
Knauer has been nominated for a German Sustainability Award 2026 in the Products category.
Building on the initial discovery of unidentified extractable organic fluorine (EOF) in Greenland killer whale blubber, researchers characterized EOF in additional specimens and identified some of their origins using gas chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-APCI-IMS).
Top-down proteomics offers a new window into the true complexity of protein species and promises to complement, rather than replace, traditional bottom-up methods. Here, we explore these developments and what the future might hold.
This article reviews SIFT-MS odor analysis in food-flavor, packaging, and environmental applications, suggesting potential utilization as an objective screening tool.
The concept of dark omics refers to the significant proportion of uncharacterized molecular features within complex biological samples that are often present yet remain inaccessible or unidentified by conventional analytical techniques. This article explores how ion mobility spectrometry integrated with mass spectrometry (IM‑MS) provides critical solutions to longstanding challenges in accessing these dark regions across metabolomics, proteomics, lipidomics, and emerging areas, such as exposomics.
This article discusses the advantages of a native anion exchange method coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) for charge heterogeneity analysis of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-based mAbs, which are currently being studied more intensively.
A concise summary and celebration of the role of sample preparation for quantitative analysis in bioanalytical applications.
LCGC International spoke to Szabolcs Fekete of Waters Corporation, corresponding author of a recent paper which introduces and validates a novel separation quality factor (SQF) metric, designed to overcome the limitations of existing performance descriptors by integrating multiple normalized and weighted criteria into a single score.
Researchers from the University of Campinas (Campinas, Brazil) and the Waters Research Center (Budapest, Hungary) introduced a rapid, automated method using laser-assisted rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (LA-REIMS) with high-resolution mass spectrometry to fingerprint coffee samples and predict sensory properties. LCGC International spoke to Leandro Wang Hantao of the University of Campinas regarding their work and the paper that resulted from it.
Caitlin Cain shares insights from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, exploring AI's role in chemistry, sustainability innovations, and the importance of science advocacy.
In the third part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke to Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—to ask what advice they would offer to young women aspiring to enter a STEM career.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Prep Conference—The International Symposium on Preparative and Process Chromatography. Prep 2025 will take place in Philadelphia, USA, next week from September 29 to October 2, 2025.
Researchers from institutions in Kenya used both morphological and molecular techniques for taxonomic identification, a disk diffusion method for bioassay analysis, and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify and quantify different compounds in the extracts of marine sponge samples.
The RGB model, which combines red (analytical performance), green (environmental impact), and blue (practicality), is at the heart of the concept of white analytical chemistry (WAC). While this approach has helped broaden the field’s focus and offered a more balanced evaluation system, analytical science continues to move forward, and with it come new priorities that extend beyond what the RGB framework can fully reflect. This final article of this week's series on WAC curated by Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros of the University of Valladolid (Spain) presents new tools intended to fill that gap.
In the second part of this roundtable discussion focused on the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Women in Chromatography, LCGC International spoke to Noor Abdulhussain, Lotte Schreuders, and Mimi den Uijl—co-founders of the Sisters in Science initiative—about how the group has evolved over the last four years.
