Category: GC/MS

DNA concentration method detects diclofenac residues

Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to treat pain and reduce inflammation in humans and animals, which is implicated in the dramatic decline in scavenger species in some parts of the world. A traditional method of livestock carcass disposal…

Advancing battery research with GC/MS

THE UNIVERSITY of Muenster, Germany, has the first installation of Thermo Scientific’s new Orbitrap-based GC-MS/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) instrument, said to provide the highest levels of detection and identification. The university’s Muenster Electrochemical Energy Technology (Meet) battery research centre focuses…

Agilent offers single source for HPLC supplies and services

IN A bid to win lucrative new business supplying consumables and servicing for other manufacturers’ HPLC instruments, Agilent has launched its new CrossLab HPLC offering. The move expands the CrossLab operation into high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in addition to the…

Mobile GC/MS accepts samples as liquid, solid, or vapour

SAID to be the only mobile gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC/MS) that can analyse samples introduced in solid, liquid, or vapour phase, the Griffin 460 also provides continuous direct air monitoring and has multiple applications in field work. Available from…