Mass Spectrometry

Webinar Date/Time: Thu, May 23, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

The serum/plasma estradiol is useful for diagnosis, pathology, and therapeutic efficacy monitoring of estrogen-dependent diseases, according to the authors.

Scientists from Anhui University of Chinese Medicine in Hefei, China recently investigated the mechanisms behind what makes huachansu tablets, a type of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), effective against liver cancer.

On the occasion of Earth Day, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and chemist Katelyn Michael speaks with LCGC about the methods she has been using to attempt to degrade known PFAS.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Scientists from the Netherlands created a new LC–MS/MS assay to test new small molecular inhibitors (SMIs) and their effectiveness in prognosing lung cancer.

In this edition of "Inside the Laboratory," John A. McLean, the dean of graduate education and research at the College of Arts & Science of Vanderbilt University, discusses his laboratory's recent work regarding ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) and how it can be applied in various fields.

LCGC International sat down with Katarina Marakova to discuss her group’s work in top-down analysis of proteins using capillary zone electrophoresis–mass spectrometry (CZE–MS).

In this interview from Analytica 2024 in Munich, Germany, Michael Lämmerhofer of the University of Tuebingen discusses the potential of chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in different applications.

Experts from academia and industry present on the innovative research projects they are working on.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Michelle Colgrave of Edith Cowan University and Australia’s national science agency is the recipient of the 2024 Harvey W. Wiley Award.

French scientists recently created a new analytical method for quantifying micropollutants in different species of gammarids.

Chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques alike were reviewed for their current effectiveness and future potential in this lecture session at Analytica 2024.

At Analytica 2024, four speakers tackled the issue of water quality and how the detection of what is contained therein continues to evolve.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used three-dimensional printing to develop new electrospray emitters to improve medical diagnostics.

Scientists at the Analytica conference in Munich, Germany, spoke about clinical mass spectrometry and its use in metabolomics and lipidomics.

This article describes newly introduced high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), chromatography data systems (CDS), and related products in 2023–2024. It summarizes their technical specifications and significant user benefits.

Rabi Ann Musah, PhD, a professor of chemistry at the University of Albany, State University of New York, is exploring ways to help protect seed viability through optimizing the isolation of specific compounds. We sat down with her to discuss her research and findings.

The 72nd American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics will take place June 2–6, 2024 in Anaheim, California.

The allocation, which amounts to more than $62 million in U.S. dollars, is part of a larger package targeting five new projects in total.

The North Carolina Collaboratory’s partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s mass spectrometry instruments is designed to further research into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Yuefei Ruan from the City University of Hong Kong, China, discusses the relevance of target analysis, extractable organofluorine analysis, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) screening, and the oxidative conversion of precursors for the analysis of PFAS in aquatic environments.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Researchers at Enveda Biosciences are transforming nature into new medicines with their artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled industrial-scale drug discovery platform incorporating tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS).

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer. It addresses ozone depletion caused by industrial chemicals and remains a landmark environmental agreement in the phasing out and ban of the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs).

The 26th Norwegian Symposium on Chromatography was held 21–23 January 2024. The symposium has strong traditions in the Norwegian separation science community, serving as a forum for excellent scientific talks, networking, and social events.

A study has used gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer to build an electron ionization mass spectra database of more than 250 chemicals classified as either volatile or semi-volatile compounds. An additional, confirmatory layer of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis was subsequently performed.

A recent study out of Auburn University sought to further understand biological mechanisms at the molecular level using ion mobility spectrometry (IMS).

Element Materials Technology introduced its Rapid Response Pharmaceutical Testing Service, providing expedited testing and focusing on various requirements including active ingredients and final drug products, extractables and leachables, degradation production, and elemental impurities.