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Life Science
Improved Peak Shapes for High Organic Samples: Sandwich Injection
Keywords: High organic sample, peak shape, sandwich injection, LC-MS.
New Biopharmaceuticals: Bispecific Antibody Clone Selection
Keywords: Bispecific, Monoclonal, Antibody, Clone Selection, Screening, Biologic, Protein, High-Throughput, Intact, PAL DHR, PAL Plugin System
Metabolite Profiling by Automated Methoximation and Silylation
Keywords: Metabolomics, metabolite profiling, derivatization, methoximation, silylation, GC-MS
Fully Automated Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Headspace Extraction for the Analysis of Nitrosamine Impurities in Drug Products
Keywords: Nitrosamine, NDMA, drug, valsartan
Keywords: Ethylene Oxide, EO, masks, Headspace analysis, desinfection, sterilization
Keywords: Metabolomics, Broad Metabolite Coverage, automated derivatization, qualitative and quantitative analysis, LC-MS
Expert infusion automation for your high sensitivity metabolomics and lipidomics experiments
Keywords: Water, micropollutants, online monitoring, Fraction collection
Automated Sample Preparation for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by LC-MS
Keywords: whole blood, primary container, sample preparation, protein precipitation, centrifugation, therapeutic drug Monitoring
Comparison of the manual and automated generation of calibration standards
Keywords: calibration, standard addition, manual vs. automated
Keywords: metabolomics, LLE, Bligh Dyer, lipids, fatty acids, LC-MS
Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring, protein precipitation, LDTD, LC-MS
Powerful automation for hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) experiments
Keywords: hydrogen/deuterium exchange, protein, automation
Automated sample preparation in the proteomics laboratory
Keywords: protein digestion, peptide mapping, automation, LC-MS
Automation Arrives: Fully integrated automated Bligh and Dyer extraction
Keywords: metabolomics, LLE, Bligh Dyer, LC-MS, normal phase LC, RP LC
Automated surface sampling of tissues coupled to HPLC-MS
Keywords: surface sampling, biological tissue, droplet probe, polar metabolites, drugs
LC Carryover, and how to minimize it
Keywords: LC, LC-MS, cycle time, carryover
What does it take to efficiently automate sample prep?
Keywords: automation, method setup, tools, modules
Keywords: IR, MIR, spectroscopy, fermentation, parameter optmization

Food & Food Safety
Automated Sample Prep for FAME Analysis
Keywords: Fatty acid methyl ester , FAME, Automation, PAL System, Oil analysis, Gas chromatography
Application of µSPE in Routine Pesticide Analysis
Keywords: pesticides, multi-compound method, ethyl acetate extraction, automated clean-up, micro-SPE, high lipid content, avocado, liver, spices, cereals, captan, folpet, PTV, GC-MSMS
Highly Precise GC Injection with the PAL System - Whitepaper
Keywords: GC-Injection, hot needle injection, liquid-band-injection, QuEChERS
Fully Automated QuEChERS Extraction and Clean-up for homogeneous matrices
Keywords:
Drinking Water Quality Control - Screening for 57 Odorous Substances using SPME Arrow
Keywords: Green analytical chemistry, drinking water, quality control, odorous substances, geosmin, 2-MIB, headspace extraction, SPME Arrow, validation, GC-MS/MS
Keywords: Ethylene Oxide, EO, masks, Headspace analysis, desinfection, sterilization
Determination of contaminating fragrances in fish by PAL SPME Arrow and GC-MS/MS
Keywords: SPME Arrow, Musk frangrances, Fish samples, GC-MS/MS
Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Soju, a Korean Distilled Spirit, by SPME-Arrow-GC/MS
Keywords: volatile compounds, volatile extraction, solid-phase microextraction arrow, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry Korean distilled spirits
Rice flavor compounds from robotically cooked rice
Keywords: Rice, quality, flavor, food fraud, SPME Arrow
Profiling of GIN Botanicals by Headspace-SPME-ARROW-GCXGC-MSD/FID
Keywords: Gin, profiling, flavour, botanical, SPME Arrow
Keywords: Glyphosate, AMPA, glufosinate, LC-MS
Keywords: PVC, Food packaging, contamination, GC-MS
Determination of Odor Compounds in Water by SPME Arrow Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Keywords: Water, odour compounds, 2-MIB, geosmin
Determination of MCPD and glycidyl esters in foodstuff
Keywords: 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol, 3-MCPD, 2-Monochloropropane-1,3-diol, 2-MCPD, glycidol, fat, oil, GC-MS, AOCS Cd 29c-13
Comparison of the manual and automated generation of calibration standards
Keywords: calibration, standard addition, manual vs. automated
GC-MS determination of stale aldehydes in beer by SPME on-fibre derivatization
Keywords: beer, brewing, staling process, stale aldehydes, SPME, on-fiber derivatization
Automated mini‑column solidphase extraction cleanup for high‑throughput analysis of chemical contaminants in foods by low‑pressure gas chromatography—tandem mass spectrometry
Keywords: food, contaminants, pesticides, QuEChERS, extract, µ SPE, GC-MS, high-throughput automation
Quantification of nitrosamines in water by PAL SPME Arrow and GC/MS
Keywords: water, nitroso compounds, nitrosamines, carcinogen, SPME, SPME Arrow, GC-MS
Determination of iodoform in drinkingwater by PAL SPME Arrow and GC/MS
Keywords: drinking water, off odour, iodoform, SPME Arrow, GC-MS
What does it take to efficiently automate sample prep?
Keywords: automation, method setup, tools, modules
Meat analysis: Method validation for boar taint analytics by SPME-GC/MS
Keywords: meat, castartion, off odour, boar taint, SPME, fiber comparison, GC-MS
GC SPME determination of C2-C12 aldehydes
Keywords: water, aldehydes, SPME, on fiber derivatization, PFHBA, GC-MS
PAL Heatex Stirrer - New- Mixing and Heating Technology for sample preparation and SPME
Keywords: SPME Arrow, heating, mixing, automation, sample preparation
PAL SPME Arrow - New Dimension for SPME Analysis
Keywords: SPME Arrow, headspace, immersion, extraction, wine aroma, efficieny, robustness
Automated preparation and analysis of FAME by GC
Keywords: food, fat content, fat composition, fatty acid, methyl ester, FAME, transesterification, GC
ITEX Dynamic Headspace application notes
Keywords: VOCs in water, arson detection, flavor and fragrance, allergens, VOCs in beer, optimization ITEX dynamic headspace methods
LC Automated SPE cleanup of QuEChERS extracts
Keywords: food, pesticides, QuEChERS, dispersive SPE, column SPE, sample matrix, lipids, LC-MS
LC-GC application systems for food Analysis
Keywords: food, food packaging, LC-GC hyphenation, MOSH, MOAH, sample throughput

Chemical
Expert infusion automation for your high sensitivity metabolomics and lipidomics experiments
Keywords: Water, micropollutants, online monitoring, Fraction collection
Automation of process control steps
Keywords: Process control, automated pipetting and weighing
How decision based sampling makes your lab more productive
Keywords: Drugs of abuse analysis, sample prep, mSPE, LC-MS
Automated SPME: Extraction and Method Development Options with the PAL RTC and RSI
Keywords: Solid-phase microextraction, parameter optimization, conditioning, desorption, derivatization, organothiophospahtes
Comparison of manual and automated generation of calibration standards
Keywords: calibration, standard addition, manual vs. automate, statistical figures of merit, standard deviation, linearity, accuracy, precision
What does it take to efficiently automate sample prep?
Keywords: automation, method setup, tools, modules
PAL Heatex Stirrer - New- Mixing and Heating Technology for sample preparation and SPME
Keywords: efficient stirring, heating, immersion SPME, extraction
Serial dilution / standard addition: efficient and traceable
Keywords: serial dilution, standard addition, linearity, accuracy, precision
ITEX Dynamic Headspace Application notes
Keywords: VOCs in water, flavor and fragrance, allergen, optimization ITEX dynamic headspace methods
More productivity for IR spectrooscopy: process oil samples automatically – increase throughput
Keywords: infrared spectroscopy, lubricating oil, quality control, automation, throughput
Weighing samples automatically: Gravimetric dilutions of highly viscous samples
Keywords: dilution, calibration, balance, gravimetric dilution, standard deviation, viscous samples
More samples in less time: EBIS Smart Sampling
Keywords: decision based sample preparation, productivity, execution of decsion trees

Environmental
Drinking Water Quality Control - Screening for 57 Odorous Substances using SPME Arrow
Keywords: Green analytical chemistry, drinking water, quality control, odorous substances, geosmin, 2-MIB, headspace extraction, SPME Arrow, validation, GC-MS/MS
Determination of contaminating fragrances in fish by PAL SPME Arrow and GC-MS/MS
Keywords: SPME Arrow, Musk frangrances, Fish samples, GC-MS/MS
Rice flavor compounds from robotically cooked rice
Keywords: Rice, quality, flavor, food fraud, SPME Arrow
Keywords: Glyphosate, AMPA, glufosinate, LC-MS
Keywords: PVC, Food packaging, contamination, GC-MS
Profiling of Gin Botanicals by Headspace-SPME-ARROW-GCXGC-MSD/FID
Keywords: Gin, ingredient, characterization, GC-MS, GCxGC
Determination of Odor Compounds in Water by SPME Arrow Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Keywords: Water, odour compounds, 2-MIB, geosmin
Keywords: VOCs in water, EPA 524, EPA 5030C, EPA 8260, geosmin, 2-MIB
Automated SPME: Extraction and Method Development Options with the PAL RTC and RSI
Keywords: Solid-phase microextraction, parameter optimization, conditioning, desorption, derivatization, organothiophospahtes
Comparison of the Manual and automated Generation of calibration Standards
Keywords: calibration, standard addition, manual vs. automate, statistical figures of merit, standard deviation, linearity, accuracy, precision
Keywords: water, surface water, contaminants, pharmaceuticals, offline SPE, online SPE, LC-MS
Determination of phthalates in polymers applying automated liner exchange
Keywords: plasticizer, phthalates, thermal desorption, solid sample, automated liner exchange LINEX, OPTIC, GC-MS
Keywords: water, off-flavour, geosmin, 2-MIB, real time monitoring, SPME, GC-MS
Keywords: VOC, BTEX, MTBE, water, SPME, SPME Arrow, standard method, DIN 38407-41
GC SPME determination of C2-C12 aldehydes in water
Keywords: water, aldehydes, SPME, on fiber derivatization, PFHBA, GC-MS
How to develop an ITEX (in-tube extraction) method
Keywords: dynamic headspace extarction, in-tube extraction, ITEX, method dvelopment, parameters
ITEX Dynamic Headspace application notes
Keywords: VOCs in water, flavor and fragrance allergens, optimization strategies og ITEX DHS methods

Clinical & Forensic
Automatic sample prep for forensic/clinical samples
Keywords: Resulat based instrument control optimizing effieciency
Keywords: cannabis, THC, drugs of abuse, hair sample
Automated sample preparation for therapeutic drug monitoring by LC-MS
Keywords: whole blood, primary container, sample preparation, protein precipitation, centrifugation, therapeutic drug monitoring
Comparison of manual and automated generation of calibration standards
Keywords: calibration, standard addition, manual vs. automate, statistical figures of merit, standard deviation, linearity, accuracy, precision
Automated sample preparation in the proteomics laboratory
Keywords: protein digestion, peptide mapping, automation, LC-MS
Pain management & drugs of abuse measured in urine or oral fluid
Keywords: drugs of abuse, opiates, metabolites, illicit drugs, opioid, barbiturate, benzodiazepine, THCA, urine, oral fluid, pre-employment screening, DOT, µ SPE, LC-MS
LC/MS automated SPE-LC/MS based assay for "driving under the influence of drugs (DUI-D)" cases
Keywords: drugs of abuse, forensic toxicology, amphetamine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine, cocaine metabolite (benzoylecgonine), opiates, THC metabolite (THCA), urine, oral fluid, µ SPE, LC-MS
Direct flow injection PCR/ESI-MS for clinical applications
Keywords: pathogen detection and identification, sepsis, pneumonia, PCR, mass spectrometry
ITEX Dynamic Headspace applications
Keywords: VOCs in water, arson detection
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