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It’s on - we’ll be meeting up again, and this time with all your chromatography pals!At Thermo Fisher Scientific we are known for our innovation capabilities in research, and now it’s really time to s...
*Cue the Star Trek music and Captain James T. Kirk voiceover*Detectors: the eyes of your HPLC. This is the story of charged aerosol detection. Over 15 years: vastly expanding the scope of liquid separ...
Sample matrix There are as many sample preparation options available as there are matrices. Some are more regulated than others, but it all starts by looking at the matrix under consideration.A highly...
It’s something you don’t want to think about but may happen nevertheless – a disastrous event risking continuous laboratory operations. As business processes depend on the data generated in the labora...
Glycoproteins play a key role in many important biological and physiological processes and are increasingly studied as promising therapeutics. However, manufacturing these complex molecules at scale c...
With so many HPLC detector options, how do you know which one is the right fit?An essential component of every chromatography instrument is the detector. You cannot see or measure the concentration of...
In October 2020, hundreds of scientists gathered together for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Global Ion Chromatography (IC) Virtual Symposium. This inaugural event was a celebration of the impact that thi...
Everyone needs a balanced diet to stay healthy. As an extreme example, professional athletes require a scientifically constructed diet to achieve peak performance, along with a scientifically designed...
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Do you really know what is in your vaccine? Liquid chromatography is ideal for analyzing and assessing the stability of complex mixtures like vaccine formulations made from a diverse pool of ingredien...
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The laboratory world is changing, with new technologies transforming our daily work, our communication, even our data management, coupled with the rapid change required and lessons learned during the ...
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Mass production makes it possible to bring thousands of gadgets to your home, kitchen and office. The application stores on your mobile devices have millions of products ranging from analyzing the sto...
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As countries across the world accelerate their efforts to move away from fossil fuels, lithium ion batteries have rapidly become established as a key component in the drive to greener energy alternati...
Courtesy of IS-X.Why is plastic — having a lifespan of several hundred years or more — widely used for disposable tools and containers? This is a paradoxical question that is hard to answer, but it pr...
Almost every modern-day method uses recent technology in instrumentation for the detection and quantification of whatever analyte or analytes are of interest. The benefits of today’s systems are very ...
More than just trace analysis For effective ultra-trace analysis of nitrosamines in pharmaceuticals you need more than Ninja Stars and Katanas! Your arsenal should include advanced weaponry, including...
2021 Charged Aerosol Detection SymposiumWow, what a fantastic Charged Aerosol Detection (CAD) Symposium. You won’t want to miss the on-demand series or next year’s symposium!If you want to discover hi...
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This week, I had to carry out a task I rarely need to do these days. One of the lamps in the ceiling light blew when I was preparing the coffee maker for its daily service. While searching unsuccessfu...
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