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8 May 2014
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| In this Issue |
What's Behind the Trends in Sample Preparation
There are some interesting shifts going on in sample preparation. In this new short video interview, Doug Raynie of South Dakota State University discusses what is behind the trends — starting with the fundamental differences in strategies for solid and liquid samples. More... |
| Fast Little Column for MAbs |
Agilent Bio-Monolith Protein A columns enable fast, accurate MAb titer analysis over a wide concentration range with minimal plugging from cell debris. Don’t be put-off by the funny shape; you’ll be surprised what this fast little column can do.  Get application note and request free trial.
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Peak Scientific Win Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2014
Peak Scientific (Inchinnan, Scotland) has been awarded a 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade decreed by Her Majesty The Queen of Great Britain, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, David Cameron. The awards are announced each year on the Queen’s birthday, 21 April. More... |
| Chiron New Psychoactive Substances Seminar |
New psychoactive substances (designer drugs, “legal highs”) have been emerging onto the recreational drug scene at an unprecedented rate. Those working in this area are left floundering under the ingenuity of the market, and the speed at which it reacts. If you are looking for direction as to where best to focus your efforts, this seminar is for you! Early warning initiatives and casework challenges will be discussed.  Learn more
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Steroid Analysis Without Derivatization
Steroid testing is commonly associated with sports doping testing to monitor athletes for performance-enhancing compounds, but it also important in the food industry for consumer safety. A new method using high-temperature liquid chromatography with photodiode detection and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HT–LC–PDA–IRMS) that does not require sample derivatization and uses water as the eluent has been developed by scientists at the University of Duisberg-Essen in Essen, Germany. More... |
| Find the Right Columns for Your Needs |
We all know that chromatography— including how to choose the right column for your application — is full of complexity. The Chromatography Solutions Center is here to help. The Solution Center, developed by LCGC in coordination with Thermo Scientific, can help you find answers to your analytical challenges by providing a variety of articles, application notes, videos, and other resources - updated monthly.  Check out this month's installment of the Columns and Consumables section:
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Current features |
Metabolomics in Food and Nutrition Laboratories
The potential to accurately and rapidly measure hundreds of individual molecular species provides novel opportunities for food science and nutrition. For food and nutrition researchers, metabolomics, the screening of small-molecule metabolites, enables the molecular fingerprinting of food components. This article describes the various applications, strategies, and tools related to metabolomics in food analysis. More... |
Current Trends in Chiral Chromatography
Professor Debby Mangelings from the Vrije Universiteit in Belgium, estimates that 60% of newly commercialized drugs possess chiral properties. In this interview with LCGC, Mangelings discusses the importance of chiral chromatography in pharmaceutical analysis, the challenges of current methods, and where the field is heading next. More... |
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| Efficiency with solid core particles |
 Thermo Scientific™ Accucore™ HPLC columns provide users with increased sample throughput and improved assay robustness through fast, high resolution separations, with lower backpressures than with columns packed with sub-2µm particles.  Learn more
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| The First SEC-MALS detector for UHPLC |
 The µDAWN™ is the world’s first multi-angle light scattering (MALS) detector that can be coupled to any UHPLC system in order to determine absolute molecular weights and sizes of polymers, peptides, and proteins.  Learn more
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| Multimedia |
| Clinical Applications of LC–MS: Development and Research Application of a Highly Sensitive LC–MS Method for Quantification of a Cholesterol Protein in Plasma |
| The CHROMacademy Essential Guide Webcast: Top 10 Features of a Successful Chromatography Data System – Part 2 |
| Suitability of Ionic Liquid GC Columns for Various Applications |
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| The Column |
 The Global E-zine for Separation Scientists
The global edition of The Column is delivered twice monthly with a screen-optimized format designed to improve readability. Covering topical issues, application-based articles, market reports, tips and tricks, opinion pieces and interviews, The Column is a great information resource helping readers achieve better day-to-day working practices.
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