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Featured Article Sealing it with Septa While gas chromatographers may take their septa for granted, in fact these small and seemingly unremarkable polymer disks keep air out of the carrier-gas stream when used in an inlet and keep samples intact and uncontaminated when used in sample vials. Choosing the wrong septa can compromise method accuracy and repeatability as well as reduce column life in extreme cases. This instalment of "GC Connections" addresses septa for inlets and sample vials. /Read more/ advertisment New Agilent 1260 Infinity II LC Put your trust in the LC platform that runs, and runs, and runs. The Agilent 1260 Infinity II LC offers the broadest choice of instrumentation while giving you the best operational efficiency – every day in every way. Learn more LCGC TV Customizing SPME Coatings for Individual Analytes Most SPME sorbent coatings are broadly selective. Jared Anderson from the Iowa State University discusses why there is a need to design coatings for SPME analysis that are more targeted for specific types of analytes and the rewards that can be reaped. /Read more/ advertisment Mass Spectral Studies of Polypropylene Chromatographic Well Plates Improve productivity, while minimizing errors with Thermo Scientific™ WebSeal™, a comprehensive range of polypropylene well plates and seals for analytical challenges and various chromatographic applications. View our white paper to learn how to identify low extraction 96-well deep well plates that are suitable for use with high sensitivity chromatographic methods. Featured Article Evaluating the Potential of HPLC with IMS-MS for Metabolomics The coupling of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ion mobility spectrometry hyphenated to mass spectrometry (IMS-MS). Tim Causon and Stephan Hann of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria, spoke to LCGC about their work evaluating this approach and exploring its possibilities for metabolomics. /Read more/ The LCGC Blog Top-Down Protein Quantitation on a Triple-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Top-down protein quantitation, especially using triple-quadrupole MS, but even in general, has hardly been pursued. To help fill this gap, we recently reported a systematic investigation of intact-protein quantitation using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) on a triple-quadrupole MS system, and we believe that this approach can be a promising alternative route to consider going forward. /Read more/ advertisment The 31st International Symposium on Chromatography The 31st International Symposium on Chromatography will bring together experts interested in the contribution of Chromatography & Separation science to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, food, health, and medicine. The conference runs over 3 days from August 28th-Sep 1st, 2016. 800 delegates will attend ISC in University College Cork, one of Ireland's most prestigious venues. Visit the website to find out more and register. Featured News LC–MS and GC–MS Analysis of Honeybee Pesticides Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) alongside gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) has been used to analyze 200 pesticides and pesticide metabolites in honeybees. /Read more/ Waters Collaborates with BTI on Glycosphingolipid Project Waters Corporation (Massachusetts, USA) has announced a collaboration with the Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), a research institute within Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR). /Read more/ advertisment SPE columns for glycopeptide isolation New! iSPE® Fusion SPE chemistries isolate glycopeptides or released glycans. And desalting with the water wettable, TARGA® C18 UltraMicroSpin™ columns, by loading in 100% water, improves recovery of these polar molecules prior to LCMS. Try our Fusion SPE and TARGA C18 today! The Nest Group, Inc. - "Not Just Columns ... Answers!" Upcoming Webcasts Using the X500R QTOF with SWATH Acquisition for Confident Contaminant (PFAS), Flavor, and Color Analysis: Screen, Quantify, & Identify Unknowns Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Analytical Workflow Tools for Monoclonal Antibody Development and Characterization Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Extreme-Throughput, Comprehensive Gas and Headspace Analysis: Automated SIFT-MS Thursday, August 25, 2016 On Demand Webcasts Evolving with Changes in Environmental Analysis, Part 2: Meeting evolving regulatory requirements of EPA methods for monitoring volatile compounds Applications of GC–MS/MS and LC-Ion Trap MS/MS in Postmortem Forensic Toxicology Evolving with Changes in Environmental Analysis, Part 1: Are you using the right tools for semivolatile analysis? Meeting regulatory challenges while improving laboratory productivity Reporting on Chromatographic Data Doesn't Have to be Painful Pesticide Residue Analysis Webinar: GC–MS-MS-Based Multi-Residue Determination of Pesticides in Difficult Matrices

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