Articles
Column properties that make an impact on ion chromatography
For the separation of ionic species, ion chromatography (IC), a type of liquid chromatography, is the method of choice. The most critical component of this technique is the separation column, which is selected based on factors that include the specific analytes of interest, the sample type and the required detection levels. This article outlines the column parameters that impact the separation of charged species in solution using ion-exchange chromatography and the developments that have continued to redefine what is possible with an IC system.
Fast and low-cost determination of anions in municipal drinking water
This work demonstrates the determination of inorganic anions in drinking water by ion chromatography.
COVID-19 #2: Compliant data processing from your home office
Tony Davies and Mohan Cashyap discuss this topic with help from a number of industry experts. Whilst there are undoubted computing and networking issues for regulated industries in allowing working from home as if the user was in the lab, they are not insurmountable.
Pre-processing spectroscopic data: for good or ill?
The authors offer many useful points to consider when using pre-processing techniques.
Are omics the death of Good Sampling Practice?
Tony Davies and Roy Goodacre raise some issues around the reliance just on vast quantities of data collection in omics experiments. As they put it, should we “just keep throwing the mass spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance data sets and our ion mobility fingerprints onto a big pile for the statisticians to fight over?”.
A practical guide to sample preparation for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in clinical research and toxicology
This article provides a valuable summary of the choice of sample clean-up methods available for the quantification of small molecules in body fluids. What are the key factors? Judy outlines the principal processing methods and provides practical advice on protocol development using quantification of serum testosterone in serum samples as the model compound.
Combining liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry for water screening with software tools to identify pesticides and their metabolites
Monitoring drinking water quality poses many challenges and the authors describe their approach that combines instrumental developments with new software.
Probing chiral recognition in liquid chromatography by absolute configuration modulation ATR-IR spectroscopy
The authors report on an analytical technique based on the combination of attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy and modulation excitation (ME), which enables the investigation of the interactions leading to separation at the selectand—selector interface.
Detecting nitrofuran metabolites in animal products using LC/MS/MS
Lutz Hartiga and Kristin von Czapiewskib
aEurofins, Wiertz-Eggert-Jörissen GmbH, Stenzelring 14b, 21107 Hamburg, Germany
bApplied Biosystems, Applera Deutschland GmbH, Franfurter Straße 129 B, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany
Highlight Article: LC-NMR/MS
Steve Down
HD Science Limited, 16 Petworth Avenue, Toton, Nottingham NG9 6JF, UK