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Electron Capture Detectors Contain a radioactive Source
Electron Capture Detectors contain a radioactive source and so are controlled by legislation. Ellutia Ltd is licensed to provide a range of services designed to help users of these devices remain within the law. It is a legal requirement that the detectors are leak tested (wipe tested) to detect radioactive contamination of the surface at intervals of between one and three years depending upon local regulations. Ellutia supply a convenient leak test kit containing full instructions and material...
Online access to latest application solutions
Summary: Shimadzu has launched two new tools giving online access to latest application solutions: a Special Edition of the customer magazine Shimadzu-News specifically for the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, and a News App for iPhone® and iPod® touch featuring the Shimadzu-News…read more Shimadzu has launched two new tools giving online access to latest application solutions: a Special Edition of the customer magazine Shimadzu-News specifically for the needs of the pharmaceutical industry...
New Tablet and Smartphone App Provides True Walk-away Automation
Teledyne Isco introduces its new software application for use on tablets and smartphone devices. The new application utilizes Wi-Fi technology to remotely monitor and control purification runs on Teledyne Isco’sCombiFlash automated Flash chromatography systems. After starting the run, you can monitor it from your linked mobile device while performing other important tasks. Remote capabilities include real-time monitoring, run parameter control, and post-run viewing of the data. During a purific...
New GC Autosampler Syringes Deliver Leak-Free Performance
Hamilton Company, introduces a new line of syringes for GC (gas chromatography) headspace autosamplers. Designed to work with PAL* COMBI-xt GC headspace autosamplers, which are sold under many brand names, the new syringes feature a unique spring-in-plunger design for leak-free operation. The spring keeps the PTFE plunger tip against the glass barrel, preventing gaps that can occur with GC temperature fluctuations. The rugged Hamilton syringes demonstrate a long lifetime over a large range of...
Simple and rapid mycotoxin testing platform
The Waters Corporation announce VICAM®, a Waters® Business, launched Vertu™, a digital lateral flow reader for fast, easy, mycotoxin quantitation. The Vertu reader provides more accessible mycotoxin testing to food and agriculture producers worldwide who rely on early detection to protect humans and animals from potentially lethal effects of contamination. The economic impact of mycotoxins is vast. Crop losses, management, product recalls and regulatory oversight result in total costs in the bi...
PerkinElmer Introduces New Supra-Clean™ and Supra-Poly™ Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Solutions for Fast and Consistent Sample Preparation
PerkinElmer, announce the launch of its Supra-Clean™ and Supra-Poly™ Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) product lines for fast and accurate sample preparation for environmental, food and pharmaceutical analysis. The Supra-Clean and Supra-Poly SPE product lines are designed to offer customers specializing in quality control and product safety and integrity a sample preparation solution that decreases their preparation time, while maintaining a high level of reproducibility. “Our customers have identif...
’’Comprehensive Sample Preparation Reference Guide Published’’
Thermo Fisher Scientific announce the release of the Thermo Scientific HyperSep SPE column Applications Notebook. Highlighting the vital importance of sample preparation within the analytical laboratory, the HyperSep™ SPE column range provides a resource for the purification of a wide range of analytes. Containing information on the full list of HyperSep columns available, this bench-top resource provides technical specifications and method information to assist separations scientists in select...
New Purge & Trap Sampler from Teledyne Tekmar for Low Level Volatile Organics
Teledyne Tekmar’s Atomx contains the latest advances in Purge & Trap sampling for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in environmental samples and is now available in the UK through Anatune. Designed to meet requirements for low-level VOC analysis in environmental laboratories. The Atomx combines an Autosampler and Purge and Trap into a single instrument for the analysis of VOCs in soils and waters. This is the first of its kind and the only system that employs a unique methanol ex...
Fully Automated Buffer, Media and Solution Formulation
Accurately and repeatedly formulating media, buffers and solutions manually can be tedious and lead to inaccuracies. In many environments especially GLP and GMP laboratories, there is a need for accuracy and repeatability, together with clear record keeping and an audit trail. There is now a fully automated system, which is driven by easy to use software. Available exclusively from ARC Sciences in the UK, Propel Labs Chem + Mix® system stores your buffer, media and solution recipes and al...
Clarity - flexibility in connecting instruments from different vendors
Free demo version at your fingertips Clarity is more than just usual chromatography software. It enables to control more than 300 different instruments from one environment. Clarity brings easy operation, unmatched free user’ support including free SW updates, optional extensions (SST, GPC, NGA etc.), competitive pricing and A/Ds with 3 years warranty. The demonstration version of the Clarity Software and the complete list of controlled instruments can be downloaded HERE or from the DataApe...
Nexera - the cleanest and fastest UHPLC ever to date
Shimadzu has introduced the Nexera ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system. UHPLC systems represent the latest development in liquid chromatography instrumentation. Beside enhancements necessary to operate with sub 2 µm particle columns, they differ from each other through their versatility in handling various applications on the same instrument without any changes. Shimadzu’s new LC-30A Nexera is unsurpassed in high-speed and high-resolution analysis and productivity. It me...
Automated Solution brings Clarity for Natural Gas Analysis
DataApex is pleased to announce new significant enhancements for Clarity Chromatography Software available in the new version 2.8. that was released in late October 2009. The brand new optional extension for natural gas analysis (NGA) calculations greatly enhances utilisation in petrochemical industry. Users will have an automated solution for calculating specific natural gas properties at their fingertips. The NGA extension performs the Compression factor, Mean Molecular Weight, Density, Wobbe...
New High-Volume Autosampler Vial Racks Now Available
Dionex introduces new capabilities for the AS-HV High-Volume Autosampler. New vial racks have been added to increase sample vial capacity (up to 180) to offer greater flexibility and higher throughput. The new vial racks allow the use of a wider range of vial sizes thus reducing labor, eliminating errors and contamination. The ability to run IC samples directly from centrifuge tubes or Dionex Automated Solvent Extraction (ASE®) collection vials provides a great value for customers in convenience...
Thames Restek add new VICI Valco products to range
Following the launch of the new Valco catalogue, Thames Restek is adding a number of new VICI products to their extensive range of chromatography consumables. These include: 360 micron high pressure fittings which allow direct connection of fused silica, PEEK, stainless or electroformed nickel tubing without the use of liners. A one-piece snap fitting nevertheless allows the ferrule to rotate freely as the nut tightens so that the tube doesn’t twist. The compact size and fine threads create a...
Calibration Software Enables Single Quadrupole Instruments to Easily Identify Unknowns
Cerno Bioscience and Agilent Technologies announce they will jointly market Cerno’s MassWorks calibration software to Agilent GC/MSD ChemStation users. This novel calibration increases the mass accuracy of Agilent’s single quadrupole GC/MSD sufficiently to identify unknown compounds. This normally requires use of much more expensive, larger instruments such as Quadrupole Time-of-Flight, or Fourier Transform Ion Resonance mass spectrometers. MassWorks for GC/MSD uses Cerno’s patented technolog...
Novel Technique Enables Rapid Size Determination of Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles...
Paraytec Ltd. has announced a new application note that demonstrates how its ActiPix HT Nano-Sizing System has been used to rapidly determine the hydrodynamic radius of a series of quantum dot and nanoparticle samples. Quantum dots are a new form of semiconductors that model atoms. Being only nanometers in size and offering high quantum efficiency, quantum dots are opening up exciting new applications in medical imaging, electronics and optical technologies. Determining the hydrodynamic radiu...
Make your CTC injector faster, cleaner and more versatile!
Presearch introduces three new innovations to your CTC PAL Autosampler, helping you to do more. • New - Dynamic wash station. Eliminates carryover and gives faster and cleaner cycles. • Automated solid phase extraction upgrade for your CTC using MEPS (Micro Extraction by Packed Sorbent) • Chronos – new scheduling and programming software to make the CTC more efficient New Dynamic Load and Wash Station for the CTC PAL Range Designed for today’s most sensitive MS instruments this complete...
New Software Qualifies Liquid Chromatography nearly twice as fest as paper-based methods
Waters Corporation announces an expansion of its liquid chromatography system qualification tool for its Empower Chromatography Software. The new Enpower™ Systems Qualification Tool (SystemsQT™) which has been available only for Waters instruments, now supports Agilent® 1100 and 1200 series HPLC Systems in laboratories that have standardised on Waters® Empower Systems QT Tool reduces the amount of time to qualify Agilent HPLC’s by 40% when compared to traditional, paper-based protocols. As re...
Updated software with more functions at no extra costs
DataApex has released the update of its chromatography software. The version brings new control drivers covering Hitachi LaChrom Elite HPLC system (L-2100/2130 pump, L-2200 autosampler, L-2300 Column Oven, L-2400 UV Detector) and the latest HTA autosampler HT800L. Clarity can control more than 250 instruments now and this makes Clarity one of the most flexible chromatography softwares. The version 2.7 enhances several functionalities that bring users more comfort during installation and conf...
Fluid switching and sample injection needs?
Available from Hichrom Limited, Rheodyne MX Series II automated switching valves provide simple solutions to complex fluid switching and sample injection needs, enabling chromatographers to increase productivity in today’s demanding analytical laboratory. They are available in a wide variety of formats including nano, analytical, semi-prep, low pressure and ultra-fast (UPLC). MX Series II valves can be connected to your current HPLC instrument in several ways to support a variety of fluid switch...
Breakthrough in Autosampler Technology
These elegantly effective AutoQuest autosamplers are specially designed for use with the Cecil Adept HPLC, QAdept HPLC and IonQuest Ion Chromatography Systems. They may also be used with third party LC systems. Available with 50 or 100 sample positions, these autosamplers from Cecil Instruments provide for ultra low carryover, ultra high injection precision, priority sampling, replicate injections and sample volumes from 5 μL to 2 mL. The ultra low carry-over provides for the ultimate in ef...
The 2009 Desty Memorial Prize for Innovation in Separation Science
Awarded to Dr Jacqueline Hamilton, University of York Dr Jaccueline Hamilton has been awarded this years Desty Memorial Award for her research on developing state of the art chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques to study the composition of organic aerosols. These techniques are required to understand the effects of atmospheric aerosols as they are the largest uncertainties in quantifying climate forcing due to man-made changes in the composition of the atmosphere. Aerosol particl...
New control driver for SofTA ELS Detectors
DataApex is pleased to announce the release of a new control driver for evaporative light scattering detectors from SofTA Corporation (USA). The new control driver provides users with full control of all functions including digital data acquisition. The driver is compatible with SofTA 200S, 300S, 400, 1300 and 1400 ELSDs. Inga Henderson, SofTA Vice-President of Sale and Marketing stated that her company will start distributing Clarity Chromatography Software. The SofTA products, know for innova...
Real-time imaging of pharmaceutical tablet dissolution...
Using the new ActiPix Dissolution Imager from Paraytec – formulation scientists are able ‘to see’ in real-time what is happening at a tablet surface during the process of dissolution. Due to be launched at Pittcon 2009 (booth 4040)** the new product offers pharmaceutical companies a powerful tool that can reduce the time it takes a drug to come to market, thereby offering significant potential gains in earnings. The development of most modern drug therapies requires advanced drug formulations. I...
Challenging Life Science Applications Unlocked by UV area Imaging Detector...
Paraytec has announced the availability of a new 8-page brochure (http://www.paraytec.com/downloads/brochures/) that provides an informative introduction to the multi-award winning ActiPix® D100 miniature UV area imaging detector. The ActiPix D-100, is the world’s first quantitative UV area imaging system. As well as providing superior performance over existing micro and nano flow detectors the patented ActiPix opens up intriguing new possibilities in applications including real time study of d...