In a modern world filled with complexities, we are exposed to millions of novel contaminants. The unknown compounds are not only strangers to analytical laboratories, but also the instrument used for ...

Several sartan, ranitidine, and metformin-based drug products have been recalled due to nitrosamine contamination, in unacceptable amounts, in these drugs. Since then, there has been increased ...

Determining what happens to a drug after it enters the body is a key consideration in the drug development process. Without studying its’ metabolic fate, and understanding the resulting ...

The author describes how liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry works and explains some of its advantages and disadvantages, particularly compared to high-performance liquid chromatography. Within ...

New users of the LC/MS laboratory and Sample Preparation Lab are required to engage in hands-on orientation to facility operations (e.g., laboratory access, scheduling, general use of equipment, ...

Figure 1. A schematic representation of a lipid nanoparticle encapsulating mRNA. As this new form of biotechnology makes a leap of progress, so too do the analytical approaches supporting its ...

Rice is one of the most frequently consumed foods worldwide. A wide range of pesticides have been utilized to produce rice to control diseases, pests, and weeds to boost crop yield. Pesticides used in ...

LC-MS and GC-MS datasets can be challenging to process and extract meaningful information from. However, when correctly executed, these techniques can be unmatched for detecting unknown components or ...

Food allergies are a growing health issue as they become ever more prevalent around the globe. 1 As a reaction to this growth, the European Commission (EC) issued Regulation No. 1169/2011. 2 It sets ...

Researchers have devised a cheap, non-invasive and specific means to monitor progesterone production in women. The new technique uses saliva and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ...

Analysis of pesticides in egg products is likely to have a higher priority in future following the fipronil scandal, according to labs. The insecticide was found in Dutch and Belgian farms and has ...