September 2015 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

Opening Pandora’s box with a seemingly simple question.

Predictive biomarkers in saliva may yield a simple, noninvasive diagnostic test

Laser ablation and ICP-MS has the answer

Synchrotron-based FTIR, XRF, and XANES probe Matisse’s jaded yellow

Continuous monitoring of chemical products with an innovative matchbox-sized laser

Despite the recent bad press, cutting-edge analytical techniques are transforming the field of hair analysis

hemaPEN aims to rewrite the textbook for disease screening, therapeutic drug monitoring and medical research

Genomics often steals the headlines, but could metabolomics be the true deliverer of personalized medicine?

By Dietmar Knopp, Professor of Applied Biochemistry and Head of Group ‘Bioanalytics’ at the Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Hydrochemistry, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.

Are we analyzing the right arsenic species or are organoarsenicals actually wolves in sheep’s clothing?

New analytical technology combinations promise simultaneous solvent-free measurement of every element on the periodic chart. And that’s something worth shouting about.

In what should be our constant endeavor to improve sample preparation, we must look to new materials – and focus on bending them to our own needs.

Legalized cannabis is an exploding market that offers exciting opportunities – and challenges – for analytical scientists.

Non-targeted profiling is progressing in many application areas, including food, drugs, environmental, proteomics and metabolomics – but how can we measure the suitability of our own methods?

Professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – STEM – have great potential to boost scientific literacy in schools. Can you make time to pass on years of experience and educate the next generation?

Analytical scientists play an important role in the standard setting process. Are you involved?

Sitting Down With... Amy Herr, Lester John & Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Banknotes, passports and professional licenses have high value and are at risk for counterfeiting, tampering and forgery.

Antibody therapeutics are dominating the biopharmaceutical market. In 2013, six of the top ten global drug brands were monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

The analytical aspect of the food industry has changed significantly over the last decade – mainly because of advances in technology. From pesticide residues to metabolomic approaches, the field is now more exciting than ever.

The Pesticide Explorer Collection offers complete workflow-driven solutions to meet the challenges of modern pesticide residue analysis. Are you ready for a premium solution?

As fraudsters become increasingly knowledgeable and adept, authentication of food and beverages becomes more and more challenging. I was keen to see if GC-Orbitrap technology represented a new tool in the defense of food safety and quality – and Scotland’s centuries-old whisky industry.