Gas chromatography (GC) is a common type of chromatography used in analytical chemistry for separating and analyzing compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition. These chemical compounds are usually organic molecules or gases. For the GC to be successful in their analysis, these compounds need to be volatile, usually with a molecular weight below 1250…
UC Riverside researchers tout piezoelectric polymer for drug delivery
A polymer-based membrane could be used as a drug delivery platform. Developed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, the membrane is made from threads of a polymer commonly used in vascular sutures. It can be loaded with therapeutic drugs and implanted in the body before mechanical forces activate its electric potential, slowly releasing…
How ‘lightweighting’ and advanced materials can help aviation weather the COVID-19 storm
By Chris Cogswell, Customer Consultant, Elsevier Aviation is one of the industries that stands to benefit most from advanced material development, particularly when it comes to new, lightweight materials. Currently the industry, like many others, is facing a very uncertain time as it navigates the COVID-19 crisis. However, this period could prove to be a…
AnteoTech secures CE certification for its versatile EuGeni rapid diagnostic platform
AnteoTech has announced that its EuGeni Reader and accompanying COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) have received the CE mark as the company looks to progress with European distribution. The digital multi-test EuGeni Reader eliminates the human error associated with current lateral flow test interpretation and can support high-sensitivity quantitative readouts for time-critical disease and clinical…
French and Swiss scientists demonstrate ‘all-in-one’ technique that could accelerate phage-therapy diagnosis
A team of French and Swiss scientists has demonstrated a lensless imaging technique that could easily be implemented in cost-effective and compact devices in phage laboratories to accelerate phage-therapy diagnosis. The growing number of drug-resistant bacterial infections worldwide is driving renewed interest in phage therapy. The WHO has warned of “a slow tsunami” of antibiotic…
FLIR T865 thermal camera joins T-Series family with improved accuracy for various uses
The FLIR T865 is latest of the T-Series high-performance thermal cameras, and is built for electrical condition and mechanical equipment inspection, and for use in research and development applications. The T865 provides ±1.6° F (±1° C) or ±1% temperature measurement accuracy, a wider temperature range between -40 °F to 248 °F (–40 °C to 120…
Horizon Discovery extends gene modulation portfolio to include reagents for CRISPR Interference
Horizon Discovery, a PerkinElmer company, today announced that its gene editing and modulation portfolio is expanding to include a new family of CRISPR modulation (CRISPRmod) reagents for CRISPR interference (CRISPRi). CRISPRi enables scientists to better understand the biological pathways, processes and pathologies of disease by repressing genes at the transcriptional level, ultimately leading to new…
Insightful Science acquires Dotmatics
Life sciences software company Insightful Science announced today that it has acquired Dotmatics, a cloud-based scientific R&D data management platform. By integrating Insightful Science’s software applications into Dotmatics cloud-first enterprise data management solution, the company will provide an end-to-end scientific research platform. This combination further improves laboratory efficiency and accelerates the pace of scientific innovation…