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Most-read Analyst articles in December

25 Jan 2011

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

The most popular Analyst articles in December

Five of our most-read papers in December 2010 – access them FOR FREE:

Gold nanoparticle probes for the detection of mercury, lead and copper ions

Yang-Wei Lin, Chih-Ching Huang and Huan-Tsung Chang, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00652A

Fluorescent gold clusters as nanosensors for copper ions in live cells

C. V. Durgadas, C. P. Sharma and K. Sreenivasan, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00424C

A novel single-labeled fluorescent oligonucleotide probe for silver(I) ion detection based on the inherent quenching ability of deoxyguanosines

Lei Wang, Jingqi Tian, Hailong Li, Yingwei Zhang and Xuping Sun, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00669F

SERS-based sandwich immunoassay using antibody coated magnetic nanoparticles for Escherichia coli enumeration

Burcu Guven, Nese Basaran-Akgul, Erhan Temur, Ugur Tamer and İsmail Hakkı Boyacı, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00473A

Intact skin analysis by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Mária Katona, Júlia Dénes, Réka Skoumal, Miklós Tóth and Zoltán Takáts, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00688B

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RSC Prizes and Awards – only 11 days left to nominate!

21 Jan 2011

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Make your nominations!

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to advancing the chemical sciences?

Our Prizes and Awards recognise achievements by individuals, teams and organisations in advancing the chemical sciences. Winners receive up to £5000 and a medal or inscribed memento.

Showcase inspiring science and gain the recognition deserved: nominate yourself or a colleague.

Nomination categories include:

Nominations close 31 January 2011

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Issue 3, now online

21 Jan 2011

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Analyst, 2011, 136(3): 417-620

Analyst , Volume 136, Issue 3 is now available online.

The front cover features work by Shuichi Takayama and co-workers on their 384-well format hanging drop culture plate that enables spheroid formation, culture, and drug testing using existing high-throughput screening instruments.

The inside front cover features work by Xue-Bo Yin and co-workers in which a non-damaging, low potential electrochemiluminescent aptasensor was constructed for bioassay.

Both articles will be free to access for six weeks – happy reading!

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Conference on Analytical Sciences, Ireland 2011

11 Jan 2011

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Abstract and registration deadlines are fast approaching for Ireland’s premier meeting for young researchers in analytical science and related discipline.

The 6th CASi takes place 21– 22 February 2011 at The Helix, Dublin City University.

Submit your abstract by 17 January and register by 28 January: www.dcu.ie/CASi2011

Speakers include Analyst Editorial Board members Duncan Graham and Boris Mizaikoff, and the meeting will be chaired by Brett Paull, Editor-in-Chief of Analyst‘s sister journal, Analytical Methods.

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Most-read Analyst articles in November

04 Jan 2011

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

The most popular Analyst articles in November

Five of our most-read papers in November 2010 – access them FOR FREE:

Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications
Dale A. C. Brownson and Craig E. Banks, Analyst, 135, 2768-2778
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00590H

Graphene versus carbon nanotubes for chemical sensor and fuel cell applications
Douglas R. Kauffman and Alexander Star, Analyst, 135, 2790-2797
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00262C

Thick-film textile-based amperometric sensors and biosensors
Yang-Li Yang, Min-Chieh Chuang, Shyh-Liang Lou and Joseph Wang, Analyst, 135, 1230
DOI: 10.1039/b926339j

G-Quadruplex-based DNAzyme for colorimetric detection of cocaine: Using magnetic nanoparticles as the separation and amplification element

Yan Du, Bingling Li, Shaojun Guo, Zhixue Zhou, Ming Zhou, Erkang Wang and Shaojun Dong, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00557F

Recent advancements in optical DNA biosensors: Exploiting the plasmonic effects of metal nanoparticles

Hsin-I Peng and Benjamin L. Miller, Analyst, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00636J

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

22 Dec 2010

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

The Analyst Editorial team at our Christmas meal

We’d just like to wish all our readers, authors and referees a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We look forward to your continued support in 2011 – don’t forget we will go to 24 issues, which means twice as many opportunities to enjoy Analyst!

Have a wonderful festive season,

The Analyst Editorial Team.

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Issue 2, 2011 now online!

21 Dec 2010

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Analyst, Volume 136, Issue 2, Page 213-416

Analyst 2011, Volume 136, Issue 2 is now available online.

On the front cover: A review discussing recent developments in plasma-based mass spectrometry for chemical speciation studies by Alfredo Sanz-Medel and co-workers.

The inside front cover features work by Cao Xia and Wang Ning on the development of brochantite nanorod-modified electrochemical sensors for the determination of ascorbic acid.

Both articles will be FREE to access for six weeks – enjoy browsing and let us know what you think of anything in this issue by posting a comment below.

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Measuring the strength of garlic

17 Dec 2010

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

The sensor detects diallylsulfides in garlic - the more diallylsulfides, the stronger the flavour

How strong is your garlic? No, this isn’t some poor attempt at humour – the strength of garlic is a genuine concern for the food industry.

In their just-published Analyst paper, Richard Compton and his team from the University of Oxford describe an electrochemical sensor that detects the amount of diallylsulfides in garlic, compounds related to strength of flavour.

The sensor works by suspending garlic purée samples in a solution containing bromide ions. The solution is analysed voltammetrically whereby electrogenerated bromine reacts with diallylsulfides to regenerate bromide. This results in an increase in peak current, which quantifies the response.

Want to know more? Read Elinor Richards’ news article at Chemistry World or access the paper in full below:

Towards the electrochemical quantification of the strength of garlic
Benjamin C. M. Martindale, Leigh Aldous, Neil V. Rees and Richard G. Compton
Analyst, 2011, 136, 128-133
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00706D

But this isn’t Prof. Compton’s first foray into food analysis. Take a look at his 2008 paper which assessed the heat of chillies:

Carbon nanotube-based electrochemical sensors for quantifying the ‘heat’ of chilli peppers: the adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of capsaicin
Roohollah Torabi Kachoosangi, Gregory G. Wildgoose and Richard G. Compton
Analyst, 2008, 133, 888-895
DOI: 10.1039/B803588A

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Nobel laureate John Fenn passes away

15 Dec 2010

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Professor John B. Fenn, 1917-2010

Professor John B. Fenn, who received the the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for his work in electrospray ionization, passed away on Friday December 10 at the age of 93.

His work was instrumental in enabling the rapid analysis of the structure of proteins and other biomolecules via mass spectrometry, and Prof. Fenn remained a mainstay at scientific conferences and an active researcher well into his 90s.

You can see Prof. Fenn’s Nobel Lecure, “Electrospray Wings for Molecular Elephants” on the official website of the Nobel Prize.

A remarkable scientist and an inspiration to many, there is no doubt that John Fenn will be greatly missed.

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Accelerated bimolecular reactions by DESI

08 Dec 2010

By Vibhuti Patel, Deputy Editor.

Hot off the press: Chemical Science paper from Analyst Editorial Board member Graham Cooks:

Accelerated bimolecular reactions in microdroplets studied by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Marion Girod, Encarnacion Moyano, Dahlia I. Campbell and R. Graham Cooks
Chem. Sci., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00416B, Edge Article

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Most-read Analyst articles in December

RSC Prizes and Awards – only 11 days left to nominate!

Issue 3, now online

Conference on Analytical Sciences, Ireland 2011

Most-read Analyst articles in November

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Issue 2, 2011 now online!

Measuring the strength of garlic

Nobel laureate John Fenn passes away

Accelerated bimolecular reactions by DESI

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