April 23rd 2024
LCGC International sat down with Jeff Zonderman, senior vice president of Bruker Applied MS at Analytica, to discuss sustainability, PFAS analysis, and the company’s year-old mass spectrometry division.
GC–MS Targeted Analysis of PFAS Helps Expand Knowledge of Toxicokinetic Data
March 26th 2024Limited toxicokinetic and toxicologic information is available about a diverse set of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), but methods based on gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) can help unravel some of the mystery.
Unlocking Metabolic Mysteries: Glioma Tumor Spheroids' Biochemical Blueprint Revealed
March 18th 2024In a recent study, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College used liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) to gain further insight into tumor metabolism.
Profiling VOCs in Whisky with GC×GC–MS
March 6th 2024Researchers from Austria, Greece, and Italy conducted a study to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in Irish and Scotch whiskys using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) Arrow with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC×GC–MS) to examine the organoleptic characteristics that influence the taste of spirits.
HPLC and ICP-MS/MS for Pesticide Detection in Fruits and Vegetables
March 5th 2024A recent study examined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with inductively coupled plasma–tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to detect ethylene-thiourea (ETU) and propylene-thiourea (PTU) in fruits and vegetables.