September 2015 – Analyst Blog

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Antibiotics pit against bacterial biofilms

28 Sep 2015

Graphical Abstract Scientists in the US have designed a simple and inexpensive electrochemical device that monitors bacteria metabolites to gauge the effect of antibiotics.

Monitoring bacterial growth is important for rapidly treating infections with the lowest effective concentration of antibiotics. The effectiveness of antibiotics is traditionally tested by adding patient samples to antibiotic mixtures then visually inspecting the antibiotic growth. However, this method requires large amounts of reagents and does not consider the effect of antibiotics on the bacterial biofilm.

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Electrochemically monitoring the antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Thaddaeus A. Webster, Hunter J. Sismaet, I-ping J. Chan and Edgar D. Goluch

Analyst, 2015, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C5AN01358E, Paper

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EUROPT[R]ODE XIII Graz 2016

22 Sep 2015

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EUROPT[R]ODE XIII is due to take place at the University of Graz in Austria between 20th – 23rd March 2016.

‘Covering all aspects related to the research, development and application of optical chemical sensors and biosensors‘

Dates for your diary:

October 1, 2015: Abstract submission deadline

December 1, 2015: Registration opens

December 18, 2015: Notification of acceptance

January 22, 2016: Early bird registration deadline

Click here to submit your abstract

To find out more about the conference and to register your interest, please visit their website

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SCIX 2015 – Will we see you there?

21 Sep 2015

Will you be at the SCIX conference on Sept 27-Oct 2 in Providence, RI, USA?

If so, we’d love to invite you to join us for a chat at our ‘Meet the Editor’ session at RSC booth #16 at lunchtime on Tuesday !

Come and learn about our journals and find out why RSC Publishing is the best home for your research.

The following Editorial staff will be attending SCIX and would be pleased to meet you and answer your questions:

Rebecca Brodie

Deputy Editor, Analyst, Analytical Methods, JAAS.

We’re delighted to be presenting two joint symposia with the ACS on “Analysis with Photons: Laser & Synchrotron Spectroscopy Science & Applications”, so do join us.

Monday, Sep 28, 9:15am, Room 554A/B

Wednesday, Sep 30, 3:50pm, Room 554A/B

Please feel free to get in touch with us before the conference to arrange a meeting.

We look forward to meeting you in Providence!

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Paper device tracks fracking pollution

07 Sep 2015

Scientists in the US have developed a simple paper-based sensor for detecting bromide ions in water. The device could be used to check if fracking fluids have seeped into water supplies.

Fracking involves forcing large amounts of fracking fluid – a mix of water, sand, biocides and other chemicals – into shale fractures at high pressure to extract shale gas. The resulting wastewater contains high concentrations of toxic chemicals including bromide, chloride and iodide ions and organic pollutants, and some wells can use around 17,000 cubic metres of water. Municipal treatment plants cannot cope with this volume of waste, and toxic halogenated byproducts can be created by the disinfection process.

Read the full article now in Chemistry World >>>

Detection of water contamination from hydraulic fracturing wastewater: a μPAD for bromide analysis in natural waters

Zhongde Liu, Tengfei Long, Shuang Wu and Chong Li

Analyst, 2015, 140, 5495-5500

DOI: 10.1039/C5AN00699F

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XII Symposium of Young Researchers RSEQ – Barcelona Nov 3-6, 2015

07 Sep 2015

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Call for papers: Themed issue on carbon and graphene in analytical science

02 Sep 2015

You are invited to contribute to the upcoming Analyst themed issue showcasing the latest discoveries and developments in carbon and graphene in analytical science.

For your article to be considered for the Carbon & Graphene themed issue we must receive your manuscript by December 11^th 2015.

Guest Edited by Professor Martin Pumera, Nanyang Technological University, this upcoming themed issue will showcase the latest technology, method and application-based science among the top researchers working in both academia and industry.

Unconfined by traditional discipline boundaries the issue will include carbon quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and (nano)diamonds in the fields of electroanalysis, spectroscopy, and separation sciences. Recently there has been significant development in this area of research and now is an ideal time to have a special issue dedicated to recent advances.

Communications, full papers and review articles are welcomed, if you are interested in submitting a paper for this themed issue please contact us to let us know.

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Archive for September, 2015

Antibiotics pit against bacterial biofilms

EUROPT[R]ODE XIII Graz 2016

SCIX 2015 – Will we see you there?

Paper device tracks fracking pollution

XII Symposium of Young Researchers RSEQ – Barcelona Nov 3-6, 2015

Call for papers: Themed issue on carbon and graphene in analytical science

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