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Issue 3 – out now!

Analytical Methods, 2011, 3 (3): 473 to 756

Issue 3 of 2011 is now online, featuring the following cover articles:

Boddis and Russell use antibody-magnetic particle conjugates to simultaneously develop and detect drug metabolites in latent fingermarks.

Simultaneous development and detection of drug metabolites in latent fingermarks using antibody–magnetic particle conjugates
Amanda M. Boddis and David A. Russell
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 519-523
DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05009E

Hwang and Lyubovitsky develop a multi-scale and multi-modality approach for characterizing collagen hydrogels

Collagen hydrogel characterization: multi-scale and multi-modality approach
Yu-Jer Hwang and Julia G. Lyubovitsky
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 529-536
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00381F

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

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Issue 2 online

Analytical Methods, 2011, 3(2): 229-472

Issue 2 is now online, with some great covers (if we do say so ourselves):

On the front cover, Shimosaka et al. describe a high precision GC-TCD system which can verify gravimetrically prepared primary gas standards of oxygen in nitrogen.

High-precision GC-TCD for verification of gravimetrically prepared primary gas standards of oxygen in nitrogen
Takuya Shimosaka, Nobuhiro Matsumoto and Kenji Kato
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 280-287
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00397B

On the inside front cover, Qian et al. develop an enzyme free SERS-based nanoprobe to detect hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity by antioxidants.

Raman spectroscopy for hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity assay using gold nanoshell precursor nanocomposites as SERS probes
Qingfeng Chen, Yanying Rao, Xiaoyuan Ma, Jian Dong and Weiping Qian
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 274-279
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00629G

These articles are free to access until 28 March 2011 so do take a look.  And don’t forget you can leave your comments (on the science or the artwork!) back here on the blog by clicking below.

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Issue 1 online now!

Analytical Methods, 2011, 3(1):1-228

Take a look at our excellent cover articles from Issue 1 of 2011:

Biro et al. investigate self-assembled photonic nanoarchitectures occurring in the wing scales of butterflies using reflectance measurements followed by automated data processing.

Color based discrimination of chitin–air nanocomposites in butterfly scales and their role in conspecific recognition
Gábor Piszter, Krisztián Kertész, Zofia Vértesy, Zsolt Bálint and László Péter Biró
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 78-83
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00410C

Paull and colleagues use liquid chromatography to profile monosaccharide concentrations in complex cell-culture media and fermentation broths
(yes, we know he’s the Editor-in-Chief, but this isn’t favouritism: it really is very good!)

Liquid chromatographic profiling of monosaccharide concentrations in complex cell-culture media and fermentation broths
Hassan Alwael, Damian Connolly and Brett Paull
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 62-69
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00516A

Both articles will be free to access for 6 weeks.

Don’t forget you can comment below to let us know your thoughts on the science in this issue – happy reading!

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Issue 12 online now!

Issue 12: a great end to the year for the journal!

Analytical Methods Issue 12 for 2010 has now been published – read for FREE online.

On the cover, a Minireview by Tseng et al. on the extraction of environmental pollutants using magnetic nanomaterials:

Extraction of environmental pollutants using magnetic nanomaterials
Jia-Hui Lin, Zong-Han Wu and Wei-Lung Tseng
Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 1874-1879
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00575D

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