Advances in GC IV, Cheshire

Advances in GC IV
30th October 2013 (First Announcement)
LGC Ltd, The Heath Business Park, Runcorn, Cheshire

Joint meeting organised by The Chromatographic Society and the North West Region of the Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

After the success of the 2011 meeting we are pleased to announce another follow up meeting in the series.
GC is still technique of choice for analysing both volatile and semi volatile compounds, but as we move to more difficult matrices, more is being asked of the technique in terms of separation and limits of detection. The meeting sets out to both give an overview of current GC technologies and methodologies, information on newer detection/separation solutions and case studies from all the main user areas.
 
In parallel to the full meeting program will be an Instrument exhibition with representatives from all the major GC Instrument and Consumables Suppliers.
 
For more information please contact Alan Handley.
Tel 01928 513681

Mobile 07917416529
E-mail: alan.handley@lgcgroup.com
 
Advances in GC IV – Topics and Speakers

09:15- 09:50        Registration ,Coffee and Exhibition
 
09:50-10:00         Opening and Welcome
                              Alan Handley (LGC Ltd)
 
10:00-10:40         Sample Preparation solutions for Gas Chromatography
                               Ray Perkins (Anatune)
 
10:40-11:20         Column Selection – there more to life than a boiling point column
                               Jaap de Zeeuw (Restek)
                                               
11:20 –12:00       Demystifying Comprehensive GC
                               Prof Jean-Francois Focant (University of Liege)
 
Exhibition and Lunch
 
14:00 -14:40        A fresh approach to managing GC in your Laboratory
                               Greg Johnson (Thermo Fisher)
 
14:40 – 15:20       Exploring the extra dimension – Getting more out of your GC Analysis
                                Ken Brady (Agilent)
 
15:20 – 15:35       Coffee
 
15:35 – 16:05       What has Deconvolution ever done for us?
                                Neil Owen (Givaudan UK Ltd)
                                                               
16:05 – 16:35       Are GC techniques comparable to the human nose?
                                Lewis Jones (Mars Waltham)
 
16:35                     Close of meeting
 
Registration (Includes all sessions, exhibition and lunch)
 
Members of either The Chromatographic Society, RSC or BMSS                 £60
 
Non Members                                                                                                          £80
 
Students* and Retired                                                                                            £10
*Student bursaries for travel are available please contact Alan Handley

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Free HOT articles in Analytical Methods

Take a look at the new HOT articles just published in Analytical Methods! These papers will be free for you to read for the next three weeks. Click on the links below:

Bell et al., Anal. Methods, 2013, 5, 4591-4601

Quantitation of IgG protein adsorption to gold nanoparticles using particle size measurement
Nia C. Bell, Caterina Minelli and   Alexander G. Shard
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4591-4601
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40771C

Label-free fluorometric assay for acetylcholinesterase and inhibitor screening based on supramolecular assemblies
Lan Jia, Jun Pan and   Jingxin Zhu
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41007B

Evaluation of the multimetal deposition process for fingermark enhancement in simulated operational environments
Deborah T. Charlton, Stephen M. Bleay and   Vaughn G. Sears
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40533H

Imidazolium-modified sulfonated polyetheretherketone for selective isolation of hemoglobin
Gang Zhao, Shuai Chen, Jie Yue and   Rong-huan He
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40845K

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Clinical Diagnostics Themed Issue: Submissions Open!

Ahmadrajia and Killard, Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 3612-3625

We are delighted to announce a new Themed Issue of Analytical Methods on

 Clinical Diagnostics

The aim of this issue is to highlight important developments and novel applications in spectroscopy, chromatography and metabolomics for clinical diagnostics through the evaluation of analytical data. Guest Edited by Salvador Garrigues and Miguel de la Guardia from the University of Valencia, Spain.

Submission Deadline: 15th December 2013

 Both Communications and Full Papers can be submitted for consideration; if you would like to contribute a review-type article, we would be happy to discuss with you.
Please indicate in your covering letter that your article is to be considered for the Clinical Diagnostics themed issue. For more information email us at METHODS-RSC@rsc.org

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Keeping lipstick evidence in the bag

A new study shows it is possible to distinguish between types of lipstick on crime scene evidence without needing to remove it from the evidence bag, helping forensic scientists avoid sample contamination or destruction.

Lipstick marks can link someone to a crime scene. They can also establish physical contact between individuals for cases of violent crime.

Current forensic lipstick analysis relies on techniques such as microspectrophotometry, high performance liquid chromatography and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. These techniques, however, are not ideal for forensic investigations as they are either destructive or require a level of human opinion.

To read the full article, please visit Chemistry World.

Application of Raman Spectroscopy for the Differentiation of Lipstick Traces
Fatma Salahioglu, Michael J. Went and Stuart J. Gibson
Anal. Methods, 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41274A

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HOT Articles in Analytical Methods

Take a look below at the new HOT Articles just published in Analytical Methods. All these papers are free for you to read for the next three weeks.

A novel gold nanorod-based spectrographic method for evaluating the curcumin inhibitory action on HepG2 cells
Yanjuan Tang, Guimin Sun, Jiye Cai and Peihui Yang  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40249E

Rapid determination of preliminary thalassaemia screening indicators based on near-infrared spectroscopy with wavelength selection stability
Tao Pan, Jinming Liu, Jiemei Chen, Guopeng Zhang and Yan Zhao 
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4355-4362
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40732B

A novel test strip for toxicity assessment using luminescent bacteria in hydrogel
Xiaodong Nie, Jinling Zhang, Xiran Jiang, Sixiu Liu, Haisong Cui, Pengyuan Yang and Guodong Sui  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4386-4390
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40766G

 Classification of Raman spectra of single cells with autofluorescence suppression by wavelength modulated excitation
Sebastian Dochow, Norbert Bergner, Christoph Krafft, Joachim Clement, Michael Mazilu, Bavishna B. Praveen, Praveen C. Ashok, Rob Marchington, Kishan Dholakia and Jürgen Popp  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40193F

Development and optimization of an ELISA based method to detect Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157 in fresh vegetables
Marina Cavaiuolo, Spiros Paramithiotis, Eleftherios H. Drosinos and Antonio Ferrante  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40893K

Preliminary studies into the effect of environmental degradation on the characterisation of automotive clear coats by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy
Georgina Sauzier, Mark Maric, Wilhelm van Bronswijk and Simon W. Lewis 
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40458G

An emergent optimal precision in chemical measurement at low concentrations
Michael Thompson  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4518-4519
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40557E

Effect of hydrogen peroxide oxidation systems on human urinary steroid profiles
Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambila and   Shanlin Fu*a  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4402-4408
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40181B

Dynamic solid phase microextraction analysis for airborne methamphetamine: quantitation using isotopically substituted methamphetamine
Elizabeth J. McKenzie, Gordon M. Miskelly and Paul A. G. Butler 
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 4391-4396
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40536B

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Analytical Sciences in Brazil Web Themed Issue: Submissions Open!

Analyst and Analytical Methods invites you to submit your next article to a web-themed issue on

Analytical Sciences in Brazil

Interdisciplinary analytical science is particularly welcome

Submission deadline: 31st Jan 2014
Articles published online in a web collection

Guest Editors: Boris Mizaikoff, University of Ulm
Ivo M. Raimundo Jr., UNICAMP

Analyst: The home of premier fundamental discoveries, inventions and applications in the analytical and bioanalytical sciences with an Impact Factor of 4.0

Analytical Methods: Publishing early applied demonstrations of new analytical methods with clear societal impact and the fastest growing general analytical journal.

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HOT Articles in Analytical Methods

Take a look below at the new HOT Articles just published in Analytical Methods. They will be free to read until August 16th. Enjoy!

Detection of drugs in latent fingermarks by mass spectrometric methods
Angelina Yimei Lim, Frederick Rowell, Cheryl Grace Elumbaring-Salazar, Jason Lokee and Jan Maa  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40538A

Mobile Raman spectroscopy analysis of ancient enamelled glass masterpieces
Maria Cristina Caggiani, Philippe Colomban, Claire Valotteau, Annarosa Mangone and Pierre Cambon 
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40648B

Platinum nanoflower-based catalysts for an enzyme-free electrochemical immunoassay of neuron-specific enolase
Xiaohong Fu, Rong Huang, Jiexue Wang and Xueru Feng  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40844B

Recent developments in electromembrane extraction
Astrid Gjelstad and Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40547H

Rapid determination of trace sulfonamides in fish by graphene-based SPE coupled with UPLC/MS/MS
Linyao Chen, Tao Zhou, Yanping Zhang and Yanbin Lu  
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40523K

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Protein analysis unlocks museum mysteries

Animal soft tissues feature regularly in cultural artefacts but it can be difficult to pinpoint their origin. Visual identification of these tissues relies on the skill of the examiner and the condition of the material. Analytical techniques, like gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, can detect and broadly classify proteins but give no answers as to their source. Precise identification of the sinews used for stitching is often impossible. Now, researchers in the US and UK have shown that peptide mass fingerprinting can be used to determine the animal species of collagen-based materials in a diverse range of museum objects.

Peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) uses enzymes to digest proteins to produce a mixture of peptides. The mass spectrum of this mixture will have characteristic marker ions – called a peptide mass fingerprint – which are compared to a database of species-specific markers to identify the proteins.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, #69-30-10/1619 © President and Fellows of Harvard College, US

To read the full article please visit Chemistry World.

Identification of collagen-based materials in cultural heritage
Daniel P. Kirby, Michael Buckley, Ellen Promise, Sunia A. Traugerd and T. Rose Holdcraft  
Analyst, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AN00925D

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Top ten most accessed articles from April – June 2013

During the months April – June, the following articles are in the Top Ten most accessed:-

Selective screening of trace trazine herbicides in tomato samples employing dummy molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography 
Fang Wang, Hongyuan Yan, Ruijun Wu, Tianyu Cai, Kun Han and Zhao Li  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 2398-2405 
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40145F     

Electrochemical sensing and biosensing based on square wave voltammetry 
Aicheng Chen and Badal Shah   
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 2158-2173 
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40155C     

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2: a brief review on product analysis and systematic methods 
Jindui Hong, Wei Zhang, Jia Rena and Rong Xu  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 1086-1097 
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY26270C     

Heat-shock transformation of Escherichia coli in nanolitre droplets formed in a capillary-composited microfluidic device 
Jun Sha, Yaolei Wang, Jianchun Wang, Wenming Liu,  Qin Tu,  Ajing Liu, Lei Wang and Jinyi Wang 
Anal. Methods, 2011,3, 1988-1994 
DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05189J     

Facile and sensitive paper-based chemiluminescence DNA biosensor using carbon dots dotted nanoporous gold signal amplification label 
Yanhu Wang, Shoumei Wang, Shenguang Ge, Shaowei Wang, Mei Yan, Dejin Zang and Jinghua Yu   
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 1328-1336 
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY26485D     

Analytical techniques for single-liposome characterization 
Chaoxiang Chen, Shaobin Zhu, Tianxun Huang, Shuo Wang and Xiaomei Yan  
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 2150-2157 
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40219C     

Copper oxide nanoleaves decorated multi-walled carbon nanotube as platform for glucose sensing 
Zhiyu Yang, Jinsheng Feng, Jinshuo Qiao, Yiming Yan, Qiyao Yu and Kening Sun  
Anal. Methods, 2012,4, 1924-1926 
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25283J     

Rhodamine and BODIPY chemodosimeters and chemosensors for the detection of Hg2+, based on fluorescence enhancement effects 
M. J. Culzoni, A. Muñoz de la Peña, A. Machuca, H. C. Goicoechea and R. Babiano   
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 30-49 
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25769F     

Experimental design and optimisation (4): Plackett–Burman designs 
Analytical Methods Committee 
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 1901-1903 
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY90020G     

Non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on three dimensional nickel oxide for enhanced sensitivity 
Chunyan Guo, Yinmei Wang, Yongqing Zhao and Cailing Xu 
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 1644-1647 
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY00067B     

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

Fancy submitting an article to Analytical Methods? Then why not submit to us today or alternatively email us your suggestions.

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HOT Articles in Analytical Methods

Take a look at our latest HOT articles just published in Analytical Methods! They will be free to read until August 3rd. Click on the links below:

Application of free radical diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) to estimate the antioxidant capacity of food samples
Krystyna Pyrzynska and   Anna Pękal
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40367J

Applications of voltammetric ion selective electrodes to complex matrices
Alexander R. Harris, Jie Zhang, Robert W. Cattrall and   Alan M. Bond 
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40769A

Internal standardization in axially viewed inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) combined with pneumatic nebulization and aerosol desolvation
Guilherme Luiz Scheffler and   Dirce Pozebon
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40723C

Nanomaterial-based electrochemical detection of explosives: a review of recent developments
Aoife M. O’Mahony and   Joseph Wang
Anal. Methods, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40636A

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