Analytical Methods Blog

Take a look at our new hot articles just published in Analytical Methods. These papers are all free to read for the next few weeks. We hope you enjoy reading them!

Chemical analysis of the Tibetan herbal medicine Carduus acanthoides by UPLC/DAD/qTOF-MS and simultaneous determination of nine major compounds
Ru Li, Sui-ku Liu, Wei Song, Yuan Wang, Yan-jiao Li, Xue Qiao, Hong Liang and Min Ye  
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01138D, Paper

In situ characterization by Raman and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy of post-Paleolithic blackish pictographs exposed to the open air in Los Chaparros shelter (Albalate del Arzobispo, Teruel, Spain)
Àfrica Pitarch, Juan Francisco Ruiz, Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Antonio Hernanz, Maite Maguregui and Juan Manuel Madariaga  
Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 6641-6650
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00539B, Paper

Detection of residual biocides in antibody drug conjugates for ImmunoPET imaging
Colin D. Medley, Jason Gruenhagen, Peter Yehl and Nik P. Chetwyn  
Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 6635-6640
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01418A, Paper

Electrophysiological analysis of biopsy samples using elasticity as an inherent cell marker for cancer detection
Azhar Ilyas, Waseem Asghar, Shahina Ahmed, Yair Lotan, Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Young-tae Kim and Samir M. Iqbal  
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00781F, Paper

Microchip nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis of saturated fatty acids using a new fluorescent dye
M. L. Cable, A. M. Stockton, M. F. Mora, K. P. Hand and P. A. Willis  
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01243G, Communication

Mobile Water Kit (MWK): a smartphone compatible low-cost water monitoring system for rapid detection of total coliform and E. coli
Naga Siva Kumar Gunda, Selvaraj Naicker, Sujit Shinde, Sanjay Kimbahune, Sandhya Shrivastava and Sushanta Mitra  
Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 6236-6246
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01245C, Paper

Cotton fabric as an immobilization matrix for low-cost and quick colorimetric enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Saeedeh Bagherbaigi, Emma P. Córcoles and Dedy H. B. Wicaksono  
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01071J, Paper

A new screening method for recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains based on their xylose fermentation ability measured by near infrared spectroscopy
Hiroyuki Morita, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Maria Vassileva, Akihiko Kondo and Roumiana Tsenkova  
Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 6628-6634
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00785A, Paper

A new screening method for recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains based on their xylose fermentation ability measured by near infrared spectroscopy
Hiroyuki Morita, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Maria Vassileva, Akihiko Kondo and Roumiana Tsenkova  
Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 6628-6634
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00785A, Paper

Test for methylarginines in newborn infants

Developing an analytical technique for use in the field of neo-natal intensive care presents a significant challenge to researchers. Newborn infants who are very premature and unwell can’t safely provide large blood samples for analysis, and a fast turn-around of lab results is crucial for a life-saving diagnosis.

Methylarginines (MAs) are nitric oxide synthase inhibitors which have been linked to respiratory problems in newborns. Researchers led by Susan Lunte at the University of Kansas, USA, report the use of capillary electrophoresis (CE) to measure and track methylarginine concentrations in infant blood plasma for the first time. Their newly developed sample preparation and separation methods are specifically designed to cope with low volume plasma samples, and the results confirm that infants in neo-natal intensive care units (NICUs) have extremely high MA levels.

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Determination of methylarginines in infant plasma by CE-LIF
Thomas H. Linz and Susan M. Lunte
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00340C