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L.S. Theobald Award: Celebrating Excellence in Analytical Science

We are delighted to share that nominations for the L.S. Theobald Award are now open.

The L.S. Theobald Award is made in memory of Leslie Stuart Theobald (1898-1979), who was Lecturer/Reader in Analytical Chemistry at Imperial College from 1925 until his retirement in 1963. A brief biography is available on the Royal Society of Chemistry web site. Nominations for the award are invited annually.

The award is made to someone who has demonstrated a significant contribution to the development or application of analytical chemistry/analytical science.

The Analytical Methods Trust (AMT) provides an honorarium of £1000, together with a certificate and covers reasonable expenses incurred in presenting the award lecture.

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We have great news! Analytical Methods is now indexed in MEDLINE®

We’re pleased to announce that Analytical Methods is now indexed in MEDLINE®. This means that all articles published in Analytical Methods will now be discoverable in this key database for biomedical researchers.

MEDLINE® is a bibliographic database owned by the U.S. National Library of Medicine®, and is the primary component of PubMed®.

Analytical Methods continues to publish early applications of new analytical methods and technologies demonstrating potential for societal impact.

Submit your work now! rsc.li/methods

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Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2018

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2018, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months.

We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution.

Dr Prashanth Adarakatti, P. C. Jabin Science College ORCiD: 0000-0002-9049-4862

Dr Liu Dingbin, Nankai University ORCiD: 0000-0003-4153-9822

Professor Qiong Jia, Jilin University ORCiD: 0000-0002-0020-4180

Dr Edward Randviir, MMU ORCiD: 0000-0001-7252-8494

Dr Xueguang Shao, Nankai University ORCiD: 0000-0001-5027-4382

We would also like to thank the Analytical Methods board and the analytical chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

 

If you would like to become a reviewer for our journal, just email us with details of your research interests and an up-to-date CV or résumé.  You can find more details in our author and reviewer resource centre

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Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2017

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2017, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months.

We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution.

 

Dr. Lingxin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ORCID: 0000-0002-3764-3515

Dr. Prashanth Adarakatti, Indian Institute of Science, ORCID: 0000-0002-9049-4862

Dr. Xueguang Shao, Nankai University, ORCID: 0000-0001-5027-4382

Dr. Xihui Bian, Tianjin Polytechnic University, ORCID: 0000-0001-5554-7159

Dr. Liwei Cao, Scripps Research Institute, ORCID: 0000-0003-1720-298X

Dr. Ning Yang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ORCID: 0000-0002-9582-412X

Dr. Yan Xia, Nankai University

Professor Antonio Molina-Diaz, University of Jaen

Dr. Elias Blanco, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, ORCID: 0000-0003-0042-6266

Dr. Shulin Zhao, Guangxi Normal University, ORCID: 0000-0002-2560-042X

 

We would also like to thank the Analytical Methods board and the analytical chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

If you would like to become a reviewer for our journal, just email us with details of your research interests and an up-to-date CV or résumé. You can find more details in our author and reviewer resource centre

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Microfluidic systems with societal impact: call for papers!

Analytical Methods is developing a themed collection to highlight the exciting area of microfluidic systems. This multi-disciplinary field has seen growth in recent years due to its increasing applicability to a range of areas, from inkjet print heads to DNA chips.

Due to the integration of microfluidic systems throughout science, the scope of this collection is intentionally broad and encompasses applications of these systems to diverse fields including biological, environmental, forensics and diagnostics.

Taken from: Hongyuan Jiang et al. Anal. Methods, 2017,9, 2511-2516

This online collection will be guest edited by Associate Editors Christopher Easley, Fiona Regan and Michael Roper.

To celebrate the 60th birthdays of Sue Lunte and James Landers, the collection will also feature a special editorial highlighting the important contributions of these two scientists to the field of microfluidics. This editorial will be written by the Guest Editors, along with Analytical Methods Editor-in-Chief Scott Martin.

Analytical Methods welcomes early applications of new analytical methods with clear societal impact. Articles included in the collection will be published as they are accepted and collected into an online collection which will receive extensive promotion. For more information about the journal or its scope, please visit the journal website or the recent editorial by the Editor-in-Chief, Scott Martin.

Submission window:  1st August 2017 -30th April 2018!

The deadline has now passed, if you’re still interested in submitting to this collection, please contact methods-rsc@rsc.org asap! 

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Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2016

Following the success of Peer Review Week in September 2016 (dedicated to reviewer recognition) during which we published a list of our top reviewers, we are delighted to announce that we will continue to recognise the contribution that our reviewers make to the journal by announcing our Outstanding Reviewers each year.

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Analytical Methods in 2016, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months.

We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution.

Dr Elias Blanco Gil, Universidad Autonoma De Madrid

Dr Lingxin Chen, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry

Dr Christopher Foster, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Bin Hu, Wuhan University

Dr Shu-Hui Huo, Nankai University

Dr Dingbin Liu, Nankai University

Professor Antonio Molina-Diaz, University of Jaén

Dr Edward Randviir, Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Xueguang Shao, Nankai University

Dr He-Fang Wang, Nankai University

We would also like to thank the Analytical Methods board and the analytical science community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.


If you would like to become a reviewer for our journal, just email us with details of your research interests and an up-to-date CV or résumé.  You can find more details in our author and reviewer resource centre

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The Emerging Technologies Competition is looking for food innovation

For five years the Royal Society of Chemistry’s competition has supported start-ups and universities with getting their technologies to market. The competition now has a dedicated food & drink category and is accepting applications until 13 March 2017

The Emerging Technologies Competition is supporting innovation right across the food & drink sector – from smart ingredients and novel delivery technologies, to crop protection, food authenticity, security and traceability.

Winners will be supported by food & drink giants Unilever, Diageo and Mondeléz. This support is completely tailored to the needs of the winner; it may include strategy reviews, assisting with market research, product testing, supporting funding bids, or introductions to brand new networks.

They will also receive:

  • Support with media coverage and publicity
  • Financial mentoring from KPMG
  • Business training from University of Cambridge’s Entrepreneurial Centre
  • Intellectual property advice from Mewburn Ellis LLP
  • £10,000 prize money

The competition has proved a fantastic springboard for entrepreneurial ideas. Winners have gone on to raise a combined total of over £25 million in investment and funding, and one has recently announced a £28 million trade sale. Competition entrants have their business ideas rigorously assessed by specialists from both industry and the public sector, meaning winning has been instrumental in demonstrating a technology’s worth to investors.

Renata Zioben, whose company Haemostatix was bought after winning in the competition in 2015, says:

“[Winning the competition] demonstrated to our share-holders that our product was regarded as highly innovative, and validated the technology for our acquirer.”

In addition, the competition has seen university groups spin out into promising businesses, and small businesses expand overseas, enter commercial contracts, conduct industrial scale trials and collectively double their number of employees.

The competition closes for applications 13 March. Find out more and enter here.

The competition is supporting innovation right across the food & drink sector. The category spans a broad range of topics, including:

Healthy food and nutrition | Food safety | Smart ingredients | Novel delivery technologies | Food and raw material authenticity, security and traceability | Clean label | Food ingredient stability and monitoring | Crop protection and agricultural productivity | Water quality | Sustainable practices in process efficiency and waste minimisation

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Open Access papers in Analytical Methods

We are very pleased to share with you below some of the latest Open Access papers published in Analytical Methods that may be of interest to you. These research papers are free to access for all – we hope you enjoy reading them.

Grzegorz Boczkaj, Patrycja Makoś and Andrzej Przyjazny
Anal. Methods, 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5AY03043A, Paper

Neus Fabregat-Cabello, Jorge Pitarch-Motellón, Juan V. Sancho, María Ibáñez and Antoni Francesc Roig-Navarro
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2895-2903
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00221H, Paper

Adam Cawley, Daniel Pasin, Namuun Ganbat, Laura Ennis, Corrine Smart, Candace Greer, John Keledjian, Shanlin Fu and Alex Chen
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 1789-1797
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00156D, Paper

Li Cui, Holly J. Butler, Pierre L. Martin-Hirsch and Francis L. Martin
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 481-487
DOI: 10.1039/C5AY02638E, Communication

F. Rauh and B. Mizaikoff
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2164-2169
DOI: 10.1039/C5AY02874D, Paper

Janja Vidmar, Radmila Milačič, Viviana Golja, Saša Novak and Janez Ščančar
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 1194-1201
DOI: 10.1039/C5AY03305E, Technical Note

Friedrich Schuler, Clara Siber, Sebastian Hin, Simon Wadle, Nils Paust, Roland Zengerle and Felix von Stetten
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2750-2755
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00600K, Paper

J. R. Buser, X. Zhang, S. A. Byrnes, P. D. Ladd, E. K. Heiniger, M. D. Wheeler, J. D. Bishop, J. A. Englund, B. Lutz, B. H. Weigl and P. Yager
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2880-2886
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00107F, Paper

Fahmina Fardus-Reid, John Warren and Adam Le Gresley
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2013-2019
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00111D, Paper

Marek Tobiszewski
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 2993-2999
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00478D, Critical Review

S. H. Holm, J. P. Beech, M. P. Barrett and J. O. Tegenfeldt
Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 3291-3300
DOI: 10.1039/C6AY00443A, Paper
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Racing tyre analysis shows ‘undetectable’ treatments the chequered flag

Graphical AbstractResearchers in the US have punctured the appeal of prohibited tyre softening agents, marketed to racing teams as ‘undetectable’, by releasing a method for identifying them. The technique has already detected banned substances in 10 of 71 real tyre samples from competitors in United States Auto Club (USAC) races.

Softened tyres offer drivers improved grip and handling, shaving valuable seconds from lap times. However, racing associations have long recognised the dangers of hydrocarbon- and plasticiser-based softening agents. These chemicals act by penetrating and degrading the rubber in tyres, which can create unpredictable weak spots, and many are potent carcinogens that are easily inhaled or absorbed through the skin.

Read the full article in Chemistry World >>>


Detection of prohibited treatment products on racing tires using headspace solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
William Kranz, Clinton Carroll and John Vincent Goodpaster
Anal. Methods, 2015, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C5AY02657A, Paper

Do you fancy submitting an article to Analytical Methods? Why not submit to us here today or alternatively email us with your suggestions!

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5th Workshop on Microfluidics

The 5th Workshop on Microfluidics was held on the National Center for Research on Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, Sao Paulo (Brazil), from July 23-24, 2015. Since 2011, the workshop has brought together young students, researchers, and companies from different states of Brazil to discuss topics related to fundamentals, fabrication technologies, innovations, and applications in microfluidic science. This field has been spread out around different regions of Brazil presenting outstanding contributions for microfabrication and microfluidic technologies.

The event was supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for the third time. Representing the scientific board of the V Workshop on Microfluidics, Prof. Charles Henry from Colorado State University, USA, presented the awards to the three best works which were awarded by the RSC .

Analyst Award was awarded to Eduardo L. Rossini, from Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara (Brazil), for the work “Simultaneous determination of uric acid and creatinine using μPAD”. Furthermore, Roger Cardoso Moreira, from Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia (Brazil), received the Analytical Methods Award for the work “Adaptation of a commercial electrophoresis system for quaternary amines separation in microchips”. Lastly, the Lab on a Chip Award was given to Houari Cobas Gomez, from Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Sao Paulo (Brazil), for the work “3D focalization LTCC microfluidic device for nanoparticle synthesis by nanoprecipitation”.

On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to thank the support received from the RSC.

Sincerely yours,

Angelo Luiz Gobbi

Microfabrication Laboratory – LNNano

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Opening of the V Workshop on Microfluidics,  Prof. Carlos Alberto Pacheco (general director of CNPEM) and Prof. Osvaldo de Oliveira (IFSC-USP) on microphone.

Graphical Abstract

Analyst Award was granted to Eduardo L. Rossini, from Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara (Brazil), for the work “Simultaneous determination of uric acid and creatinine using μPAD”. Others are: Prof. Charles Henry (Colorado State), Prof. Alberto Fracassi (UNICAMP) and Angelo Gobbi


Graphical Abstract

Roger Cardoso Moreira, from Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia (Brazil), received the Analytical Methods Award for the work “Adaptation of a commercial electrophoresis system for quaternary amines separation in microchips”. Others: Prof. Charles Henry (Colorado State), Prof. Alberto Fracassi (UNICAMP) and Angelo Gobbi (LMF/LNNano)


Graphical Abstract

Lab on a Chip Award was given to Houari Cobas Gomez, from Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Sao Paulo (Brazil), for the work “3D focalization LTCC microfluidic device for nanoparticle synthesis by nanoprecipitation”.  Others: Prof. Charles Henry (Colorado State), Prof. Alberto Fracassi (UNICAMP) and Angelo Gobbi (LMF/LNNano)

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