15 May 2018 Issue

Look inside for practical advice on separation science and thought–provoking commentary.

Do you work in an amazing laboratory?

Is it time to update your working practices?

Ionic liquid solutions for soil analysis

Sources indicate the composition of soil ideal for growing plants to be 25% air, 25% water, 45% minerals, and 5% organic matter. That does not seem like a daunting makeup, but the reality is that the relative proportion of the constituents can vary dramatically.

Evaluating marine algae for therapeutic effects

Snezana Agatonovic-Kustrin, a professor in pharmaceutical chemistry at Monash University, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, spoke to The Column about the development of a method to evaluate antidiabetic and antioxidant activity in marine algae using high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC)‑direct bioautography.

15 May 2018 Issue

Look inside for practical advice on separation science and thought–provoking commentary.

Do you work in an amazing laboratory?

Ionic liquid solutions for soil analysis

Evaluating marine algae for therapeutic effects

Testing PFAS using LC–MS/MS

Mass spectrometry and food safety

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