Playing it Safe with Sensitive Phthalate Analysis
Explaining the importance of sensitive detection in phthalate testing during GC–MS analysis.
Headlines continue to warn consumers about the hidden dangers of toxic chemicals in domestic products, most importantly, children’s toys. Plasticizers often used to soften plastics, such as phthalates, have been in the news due to a recent study on the cumulative effects in young children of phthalates exposure from consumer products. Dr William Goodman, Chromatography Applications Manager and Dr Nicola Vosloo, European Market Development Leader, PerkinElmer, explain the importance of sensitive detection in phthalate testing during GC–MS analysis.
Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Effects on Liver Cancer Measured Using New UHPLC–QTOF-MS System
April 22nd 2024Scientists 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.
Inside the Laboratory: The Chromatography Laboratory at the University of Rouen
April 18th 2024In this edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Pascal Cardinael and Valérie Agasse of the University of Rouen in Mont‑Saint-Aignan, France, discuss their laboratory’s work with miniaturizing gas chromatography (GC) columns and systems to improve on-site air analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
