By: Dr Jayneil Patel, Head of Metabolite Interactions & Dr Induka Abeysena, Portfolio Manager – SP Genevac Introduction Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was discovered over 90 years ago
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Comparative Study of Two Different Centrifugal Evaporators in the Commercial Preparation of Dye Labelled Oligonucleotides.
By: K.S.Trevett and C.M.McKeen (Eurogentec S.A) The first system tested was a 15-year old design known as the SF-60 and supplied by Genevac Ltd, whilst the second system was a modern computer-
Advances in Sample Preparation for Metabolite Profiling
By: Flavio Cinato – Research Scientist, Nerviano Medical Sciences, Milan, Italy Rob Darrington* – Product Manager, Genevac Ltd, Ipswich, UK Steve Knight – Marketing Manager, Genevac Ltd,
Evaluation of Evaporative Sample Preparation Techniques for Alcohol Markers and Drugs of Abuse in Hair Samples
By: Dr Eleanor I Miller & Dr Simon P Elliott ROAR Forensics, Malvern, UK Introduction Hair analysis can be a useful tool in many forensic and clinical applications to establish drug use, t
Improved Stability Drug Development
By: Ian Bailey, Biopharma Process Systems Background: Why there is a need for the Exalt™ application Polymorph screening is an important stage of drug
An Improved Evaporative Sample Preparation Methodology for Determining Nitrofuran Antibiotic Residues in Foodstuffs
By: A. Kaufmann; K. Maden and S. Walker Introduction Nitrofuran antibiotics were banned from use in the European Union [EU] in 1995 due to concerns that their residues were carcinogenic. In 20
Evaluation of an Improved Sample Preparation Method for Quantative Analysis of Very Low Levels of Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Worker Protection and Health Screening
By: Nicolas Falquet, Gilles d’Esperonnat & Rob Darrington Introduction Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are large class of compounds comprising two or more fused aromatic rings. P
Evaluation of Evaporative Sample Preparation Techniques for the Extraction of Drugs of Abuse from Urine Samples by Forensic Science Ireland.
By: Paula Clarke, Forensic Science Ireland. Alison Wake, Genevac Ltd. Introduction A method for the extraction of drugs of abuse from urine samples pertaining to drug facilitated sexual assault&nbs
Developments in Laboratory Scale Lyophilisation for Purification Laboratories
By: Dr Induka Abeysena & Rob Darrington Introduction For many years lyophilisation, or freeze drying, has been used to dry samples in the laboratory. The technique is well researched
Tricks of the Trade for Removing High Boiling Point Solvents
By: SP Genevac What do we mean by “High Boiling Point”? Usually we mean things with a boiling point significantly higher than water.The graph below shows a range of solvents, with two w