Analytical Methods Blog

We have a bumper crop of HOT articles in this issue of Analytical Methods. Take a look at some of the hot science that we have published in this month’s issue. These papers will be free to read until Nov 9th.

XPS investigation of a Si-diode in operation
Sefik Suzer
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3527-3530
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25901J

Using gallic acid-modified gold nanoassemblies to detect the Pb²⁺ of tea
Caiyun Jiang, Meihua Ma and Yuping Wang
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3570-3574
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25648G

Reagentless amperometric immunosensor for α-1-fetoprotein based on assembly of nano-Au@SiO₂ composite
Xiaomei Huang, Xiang Deng and Di Wu
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3575-3579
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25778E

Electrochemical sensing platform based on Schiff-base cobalt(II)/single-walled carbon nanohorns complexes system
Baoping Lu, Zhe Zhang, Jinhui Hao, Guobao Xu, Bailin Zhang and Jilin Tang
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3580-3585
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25940K

Simultaneous determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II) using an electrode modified with electropolymerized thiadiazole film
Changzhi Zhao, Hui Liu and Li Wang
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3586-3592
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25525A

The preparation and use of synthetic isotope mixtures for testing the accuracy of the PTIMS method for ¹⁰B/¹¹B isotope ratio determination using boron mannitol complex and NaCl for the formation of Na₂BO₂⁺
Radhika M. Rao, Ankush R. Parab and Suresh Kumar Aggarwal
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3593-3599
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25439E

A new matrix of MALDI-TOF MS for the analysis of thiolate-protected gold clusters
Haruki Kouchi, Hideya Kawasaki and Ryuichi Arakawa
Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 3600-3603
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY26013A