Japan features on both covers of Issue 13 – take a look:
On the front cover, work by Shingo Saito of Saitama University. Saito and colleagues have developed novel fluorescent probes for the ultratrace detection of heavy metal ions by capillary electrophoresis using laser-induced fluorescence detection.
Ultrasensitive CE for heavy metal ions using the variations in the chemical structures formed from new octadentate fluorescent probes and cationic polymers
Shingo Saito, Yuta Nakano, Atsushi Hikichi, Ryouji Suzuki, Keitaro Yoshimoto, Mizuo Maeda, Masakazu Aoyama and Masami Shibukawa
Analyst, 2011, 136, 2697-2705
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00777C
Research by H. Shinohara, M. Suzuki and co-workers describing the development of a 2D-SPR imager for living cell-based allergen sensing is highlighted on the inside front cover.
Living cell-based allergen sensing using a high resolution two-dimensional surface plasmon resonance imager
M. Horii, H. Shinohara, Y. Iribe and M. Suzuki
Analyst, 2011, 136, 2706-2711
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00874E
Both articles are free to access until the beginning of July – enjoy!