calendar09 July 2015
Volume 11 Issue 12
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09 July 2015 Issue

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New developments in the analysis of complex environmental matrices: A meeting review

Designing peptides using SFC

Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) has experienced a recent surge in popularity. Gilles Goetz, a Principal Scientist at Pfizer in Groton, Connecticut, USA, is doing some interesting work in non-traditional uses of SFC and recently spoke to us about his research.

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News update: NDMA contamination in drinking water linked to methadone

An explanation of the role of SEF in SFC

Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) practitioners require reproducible results; however, the industry standard mobile-phase is compressed CO2 mixed with a co-solvent that can impose slow changes to chromatography over time as a result of interaction between the stationary and mobile phase. This article discusses how these changes occur and defines how separations are affected.

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Detecting substandard drugs in Africa

Analyzing pesticide residues in food using SFE–SFC–MS

To protect consumers, fast and reliable methods for the qualification and quantification of residual chemicals, contaminants, and pesticides in food and feed are essential to ensure the safety of the food chain. This article explains more.

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Incognito asks is this the new frontier in chromatography?

GC–MS analysis of edible oils

A simple, yet efficient, approach to eliminating the matrix in edible oils while determining the flavour compounds in a sensitive and selective manner is described.

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HPLC 2015 preview

INEF 2015 preview

A preview of the upcoming 5th International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF) 2015 conference that will be held from 3–6 August 2015 at Victoria College at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Ten things you need to know about GC temperature programming

News update: UHPSFC–MS analysis of complex lipid samples

Ultrahigh-performance supercritical fluid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UHPSFC–MS) applied to lipidomics and the latest company news, on-line highlights, and news in brief are featured in this issue.

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