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CYTO 2013, May 19-22, San Diego, USA

30 Apr 2013

To celebrate the upcoming CYTO 2013 conference being held in San Diego, May 19-22, we thought we would highlight again our new web collection on Analytical Atomic Spectrometry in Biomedical Sciences!

All the JAAS papers included in this collection highlight the latest achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry and the applications of spectroscopy-based bioanalytical technology in clinics and biology.

If you work in this area why not submit your next paper to JAAS?

To view the full list of articles, take a look at our Web Collection now!

Here are some interesting selected papers free for you to enjoy for the the end of May. To read the full articles, please click on the links below:

Direct speciation analysis of inorganic elements in single cells using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Application of plasma spectrometry for the analysis of engineered nanoparticles in suspensions and products
Petra Krystek, Andrea Ulrich, Carmen Cecilia Garcia, Srirang Manohar and Rob Ritsema
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1701-1721
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10071H

Detection of selenoproteins in human cell extracts by laser ablation-ICP MS after separation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and blotting

Direct speciation analysis of inorganic elements in single cells using X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Richard Ortega
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 23-29
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00153H

Immunoaffinity assisted LC-ICP-MS—a versatile tool in biomedical research
S. Hann, K. Boeck and G. Koellensperger
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2010, 25, 18-20
DOI: 10.1039/B911462A

Detection of selenoproteins in human cell extracts by laser ablation-ICP MS after separation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and blotting
Juliusz Bianga, Guillaume Ballihaut, Christophe Pécheyran, Zahia Touat, Hugues Preud’homme, Sandra Mounicou, Laurent Chavatte, Ryszard Lobinski and Joanna Szpunar
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 25-32
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10239G

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JAAS issue 3 now online

15 Feb 2013

Quétel et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320

We have two covers in this latest issue of JAAS and they will both be free to read for 6 weeks. On the outside front cover is work from Christophe Quetel and colleagues at the EC – Joint Research Centre – Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements in Belgium. They have been testing the limits of strontium isotope ration measurements using MC-ICPMS.

Isotope ratio measurements by MC-ICPMS below 10 μL min⁻¹ under continuous sample flow conditions. Exploring the limits with strontium
E. Paredes, D. Goitom Asfaha and C. R. Quétel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320-326
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30209H

Hu et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334

On the inside front cover we have an image from Wuhan University, China, where Bin Hu and colleagues have been looking at the speciation of selenium in cells. This type of elemental speciation work is important for metallomics research.

Speciation of selenium in cells by HPLC-ICP-MS after (on-chip) magnetic solid phase extraction
Beibei Chen, Bin Hu, Man He, Qian Huang, Yuan Zhang and Xing Zhang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334-343
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30280B

We also have a couple of HOT articles for you to read. Both will be free to access until Feb 28th.

JAAS Editorial Board member Gary Hieftje and co-workers at Indiana University USA, have a paper where schlieren imaging and infrared (IR) thermography were utilized to visualize plasma-gas flow and heat transfer, respectively, from a pin-to-capillary geometry flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow (FAPA) ambient ionization source.

Visualization of mass transport and heat transfer in the FAPA ambient ionization source
Kevin P. Pfeuffer, Jacob T. Shelley, Steven J. Ray and Gary M. Hieftje
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 379-387
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30353E

And from Jan Kratzer, at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Czech Republic, has together with co-workers investigated plumbane generation and subsequent preconcentration of lead species on quartz surface using radiometry and autoradiography.

Hydride generation – in-atomizer collection of Pb in quartz tube atomizers for atomic absorption spectrometry – a ²¹²Pb radiotracer study
Jan Kratzer, Stanislav Musil, Miloslav Vobecký and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 344-353
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30263B

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JAAS Issue 2 now online!

17 Jan 2013

For our second issue of 2013 we have an informative front cover, a couple of HOT articles, and an editorial on the achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe for the readers of JAAS to enjoy.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Donati et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280

The outside front cover comes from Brazil, where George L. Donati and colleagues from Federal University of São Carlos have been analyzing biodiesel for its levels of P and Si. This article will be free to read for 6 weeks.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
George L. Donati, Renata S. Amais and Joaquim A. Nóbrega
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280-287
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30306J

Issue 2 also has an editorial from Advisory Board member Pawel Pohl and Jiri Dedina who talk about the recent web themed issue on the achievements in analytical atomic and mass spectrometry made by the researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. Click on the link below to read more.

A glance at achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe
Paweł Pohl and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 175-176
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90059A

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold

Standish et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217

We have a couple of HOT articles for you as well. In the first, direct analysis of geological and artefact gold by Christopher Standish and UK colleagues who used solution and laser ablation mass spectrometry techniques to analyse lead isotopes in gold. The second article, from Advisory Board member Detlef Gunther and colleagues, describes a prototype inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for time resolved measurements of transient signals in the microsecond regime. Both of these papers will be free to read until the end of January.

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold
Christopher Standish, Bruno Dhuime, Robert Chapman, Christopher Coath, Chris Hawkesworth and Alistair Pike
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217-225
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30277B

A prototype of a new inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer providing temporally resolved, multi-element detection of short signals generated by single particles and droplets

Gunther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226

Olga Borovinskaya, Bodo Hattendorf, Martin Tanner, Sabrina Gschwind and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226-233
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30227F

The latest ASU on environmental analysis is also available to read here.

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 177-216
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90077G

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JAAS Issue 12 now online

14 Nov 2012

For our twelfth issue of 2012 we have two exciting covers for your interest. The outside front cover comes from Richard E. Russo at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and colleagues from the US and China who have been using laser ablation to study coal samples. The chemical composition of coal is important for optimizing boiler controls at power plants.

Time-resolved LIBS of atomic and molecular carbon from coal in air, argon and helium
Meirong Dong, Xianglei Mao, Jhanis J. Gonzalez, Jidong Lu and Richard E. Russo
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2066-2075
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30222E

On the inside front cover we feature work from Angela Vasilescu from the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Bucharest, who with colleagues from Romania, Italy and Germany have been studying archaeological gold items.
Their work is part of the web themed collection on Analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe.

Studies on archaeological gold items found in Romanian territory using X-Ray-based analytical spectrometry
Bogdan Constantinescu, Angela Vasilescu, Daniela Stan, Martin Radtke, Uwe Reinholz, Günter Buzanich, Daniele Ceccato and Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2076-2081
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30158J

Issue 12 also has a tutorial review from Richard Ortega and colleagues on the use of X-ray absorption spectroscopy with biological samples. Click on the link below to read more.

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of biological samples. A tutorial
Richard Ortega, Asuncion Carmona, Isabelle Llorens and Pier Lorenzo Solari
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2054-2065
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30224A

The cover articles will be free to read for 6 weeks, the review will be free to read for a fortnight. We hope you enjoy this latest issue of JAAS.

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JAAS Issue 11 now online!

11 Oct 2012

Günther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1863

This month’s issue of JAAS is now online and ready for you to read. On the outside front cover comes an image from a research paper by former Chair of the Editorial Board Detlef Günther, J. M. Koornneef and colleagues in Switzerland and Germany, who have been studying the the potential of femtosecond laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (fs-LA-MC-ICPMS) for in situ analysis of U–Th disequilibria in titanite.

In situ analysis of ²³⁰Th–²³²Th–²³⁸U ratios in titanite by fs-LA-MC-ICPMS
J. M. Koornneef, L. Dorta, B. Hattendorf, G. H. Fontaine, B. Bourdon, A. Stracke, P. Ulmer and D. Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1863-1874
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30162H

Butorin et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1882

On the inside front cover we have an image from Sergei Butorin, Uppsala University, who with colleagues from France and Sweden have been studying the valence bands of copper to enable distinguishing between different monovalent copper compounds. An important factor in the debate concerning copper corrosion in oxygen-free water.

Cu Kβ_2,5 X-ray emission spectroscopy as a tool for characterization of monovalent copper compounds
J. R. Vegelius, K. O. Kvashnina, M. Klintenberg, I. L. Soroka and S. M. Butorin
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1882-1888
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30095H

These cover papers will be free to read for 6 weeks.

We also have two very interesting Tutorial Reviews this month. The first is a beginner’s guide to nuclear forensics by F. E. Stanley, and the second is a review of green chemistry in AAS by C. Bendicho and colleagues. These reviews will be free to read until Oct 26th.

A beginner’s guide to uranium chronometry in nuclear forensics and safeguards
F. E. Stanley
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1821-1830
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30182B

Green chemistry in analytical atomic spectrometry: a review
C. Bendicho, I. Lavilla, F. Pena-Pereira and V. Romero
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1831-1857
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30214D

The JAAS Board has been extremely busy this month, we have papers from our new Chair of the Editorial Board, Frank Vanhaecke and Advisory Board members Enrico M. M. Flores and Maria Montes-Bayon. These papers will be free to read until Oct 26th.

Optimization of sample preparation and a quadrupole ICP-MS measurement protocol for the determination of elemental impurities in pharmaceutical substances in compliance with USP guidelines
K. Van Hoecke, C. Catry and F. Vanhaecke
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1909-1919
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30128H

Bromine and iodine determination in active pharmaceutical ingredients by ICP-MS
Aline L. H. Muller, Paola A. Mello, Marcia F. Mesko, Fabio A. Duarte, Valderi L. Dressler, Edson I. Muller and Erico M. M. Flores
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1889-1894
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30212H

Elemental mass spectrometry for Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase determination in red blood cells as oxidative stress biomarker
Juan Gómez-Espina, Elisa Blanco-González, Maria Montes-Bayón and Alfredo Sanz-Medel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1949-1954
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30115F

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HOT articles on studying geosamples and pharmaceuticals

08 Oct 2012

In situ analysis of ²³⁰Th–²³²Th–²³⁸U ratios in titanite by fs-LA-MC-ICPMS

In situ analysis of 230Th–232Th–238U ratios in titanite by fs-LA-MC-ICPMS

Günther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article

In this paper former Chair of the Editorial Board Detlef Günther, J. M. Koornneef and colleagues in Switzerland and Germany, have been studying the the potential of femtosecond laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (fs-LA-MC-ICPMS) for in situ analysis of U–Th disequilibria in titanite. The determination of U-series isotope compositions are used in a wide range of geological materials such as carbonates, iron oxides, opal, and zircon. Read more about their research by clicking on the title below.

Bromine and iodine determination in active pharmaceutical ingredients by ICP-MS

Flores et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article

And from our Advisory Board, Erico M. M. Flores from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil, and colleagues have been looking at a method based on microwave-induced combustion (MIC) and applied it to the digestion of active pharmaceutical ingredients. They used this to determine bromine and iodine by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). This test can be used to test for halogen impurities in pharmaceutical products. Click below to read more.

Both of these papers will be free to access until Oct 22nd.

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JAAS issue 10 now online!

15 Sep 2012

Front cover: Bordel et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1658

This month’s issue of JAAS is now online and ready for you to read. On the front cover is a very striking and colourful image from the group led by Nerea Bordel and JAAS Advisory Board member Jorge Pisonero at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Together with their team, they have developed a new experimental setup that can apply an intense and transverse magnetic field of up to 70 mT to radiofrequency glow discharge plasma for optical emission spectroscopy. This produces a magnetic field independent of the sample thickness. Read more about their work by clicking below.

An improved analytical performance of magnetically boosted radiofrequency glow discharge
P. Vega, R. Valledor, J. Pisonero and N. Bordel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1658-1666
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30106G

Huang et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1667

There are also a couple of HOT articles in this issue this month. Yuying Huang from the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and colleagues, have been looking at zinc-containing steelmaking waste, and ways at better dealing with it.

Quantitative Zn speciation in zinc-containing steelmaking wastes by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Lihua Wang, Xiaoming Lu, Xiangjun Wei, Zheng Jiang, Songqi Gu, Qian Gao and Yuying Huang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1667-1673
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30094J

GA picture for arsenic speciation analysis

Dedina et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1734

In a step towards determining impurities in pharmaceutical compounds, Jiří Dědina from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Czech Republic, and colleagues from the Czech Republic and Brazil have used hydride generation-cryotrapping-gas chromatography-atomic absorption spectrometry for arsenic speciation analysis in an injectable drug. In this case they have tested N-methylglucamine antimonate, a drug used in the treatment of Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites transmitted through the bite of sandflies.

Selective generation of substituted arsines-cryotrapping-atomic absorption spectrometry for arsenic speciation analysis in N-methylglucamine antimonate
Diogo P. Moraes, Milan Svoboda, Tomáš Matoušek, Erico M. M. Flores and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1734-1742
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30164D

Tsalev & Ivanova, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1645

We also have a Critical Review this month. Dimiter L. Tsalev and Elisaveta Ivanova have reviewed Bulgarian analytical atomic spectroscopists in the new millenium, with an emphasis on direct methods of sampling and pretreatment. Read all about it by clicking below.

Bulgarian analytical atomic spectroscopists in the new millennium—integrated in the European research area
Dimiter L. Tsalev and Elisaveta Ivanova
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1645-1657
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30165B

The cover article will be free to read for 6 weeks, while the rest of the papers will be free to access for 2 weeks.

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HOT article: Arsenic speciation analysis

22 Aug 2012

Dědina et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article

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JAAS Issue 9 now online

10 Aug 2012

Musil et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1382

This month’s issue of JAAS is now online for you to read. We have two interesting covers this month. On the outside front cover is an image from the Czech republic. Stanislav Musil and colleagues from The Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Brno, have successfully formed a collection of volatile silver species for the first time. This substantially improves the analytical performance of a previously reported on-line atomization procedure.

In situ collection of volatile silver species in a new modular quartz tube atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry
Stanislav Musil, Jan Kratzer, Miloslav Vobecký and Tomáš Matoušek
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1382-1390
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30112A

Huyskens et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1439

On the inside we have an image from The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. The analysis of Pb isotopes is used in several fields, including ore formation studies, environmental studies and U–Pb geochronology. But sample sizes can also be very small, making precise measurements difficult. One method to compensate for this, is adding silicagel as an ionisation activator for Pb isotopic analysis. Magdalena H. Huyskens, Tsuyoshi Iizuka and Yuri Amelin have run a series of tests, comparing three commercially available colloidal silicagels

Evaluation of colloidal silicagels for lead isotopic measurements using thermal ionisation mass spectrometry
Magdalena H. Huyskens, Tsuyoshi Iizuka and Yuri Amelin
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1439-1446
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30083D

These two cover articles will be free to read for 6 weeks, so click through and take a look.

We have a tutorial review from Douglas C. Baxter, Ilia Rodushkin and Emma Engström from ALS Scandinavia in Sweden who looked at the fundamental aspects of isotope abundance ratio measurements by ICP-SFMS.

Isotope abundance ratio measurements by inductively coupled plasma-sector field mass spectrometry
Douglas C. Baxter, Ilia Rodushkin and Emma Engström
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1355-1381
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30153A

We also have a number of HOT articles in this month’s issue on topics as varied as crude oil analysis, neodymium isotopes, and environmental sample analysis. These papers will be free to read for 2 weeks.

Improving the analytical performances of ICP-AES by using a high-temperature single-pass spray chamber and segmented-injections micro-sample introduction for the analysis of environmental samples
Francisco Ardini, Marco Grotti, Raquel Sánchez and José Luis Todolí
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1400-1404
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30152K

A fit-for purpose procedure for lead isotopic ratio determination in crude oil, asphaltene and kerogen samples by MC-ICPMS
Georgia Sanabria Ortega, Christophe Pécheyran, Sylvain Bérail and Olivier F. X. Donard
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1447-1456
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30143A

High-precision and accurate determinations of neodymium isotopic compositions at nanogram levels in natural materials by MC-ICP-MS
Kuo-Fang Huang, Jerzy Blusztajn, Delia W. Oppo, William B. Curry and Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1560-1567
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30123G

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HOT articles in JAAS

03 Aug 2012

We’ve already had some great HOT articles this month in JAAS, and we’re only in week 1! Take a look below at some of the great science we’ve published so far. The papers will be free to read for 2 weeks.

The analysis of environmental samples by ICP-AES was improved by a collaborative team from Italy and Spain.

A group working in Shanghai, China, has been looking at zinc-containing steelmaking waste, and ways at better dealing with it.

This tutorial reviews fundamental aspects of isotope abundance ratio measurement by inductively coupled plasma-sector field mass spectrometry.

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