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Cholesterol is one of the most frequently measured substances in human blood/serum to assist in assessing the health status of individuals. Because of its clinical significance, CCQM-K6 Determination of Cholesterol in Serum was completed in 2000 as one of
The following table provides some comparative data for interpretation of results from the more common detectors applied to high-performance liquid chromatography1-6. In general, the operational parameters provided are for optimized systems, and represent
Nicholas Ritchie, Dale E. Newbury, Michael Mengason, Heather Lowers
It is a great time to be a microanalyst. After a few decades of incremental progress in energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), the last decade has seen the accuracy and precision surge forward. Today, the question is not whether EDS is generally
Yohan Yoon, Dongheon Ha, Ik Jae Park, Paul M. Haney, Sangwook Lee, Nikolai Zhitenev
In this work, we study spatially-resolved generation of photocurrent of methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite solar cells to reveal the microscopic effects of annealing temperature and degradation under light exposure. Correlating a novel
Isotope ratio measurements have been conducted on a series of isotopically distinct pure CO2 gas samples using the technique of dual-inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometry (DI-IRMS). The influence of instrumental parameters, data normalization schemes on
Cr(VI) is a well-known human carcinogen with many water-soluble moieties. Its presence in both natural and man-made substances poses a risk to public health, especially when contamination of ground water is possible. This has led the European Union and
Walter Wilson, Hugh Hayes, Andres Campiglia, Stephen Wise
This study represents the most comprehensive qualitative characterization of three combustion- related standard reference materials (SRMs) for polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocycles (PASHs) and some alkyl-substituted (alkyl-) derivatives to date: SRM
Ambient mass spectrometry has evolved rapidly over the past decade, yielding a plethora of platforms and demonstrating scientific advancements across a range of fields from biological imaging to rapid quality control. These techniques have enabled real
Chemical heterogeneity, defined as the change (or lack thereof) across the molar mass distribution (MMD) in the monomeric ratio of a copolymer, can influence processing and end-use properties such as solubility, gas permeation, conductivity, and the energy
Paul C. DeRose, Kenneth D. Cole, Aaron Urbas, Steven J. Choquette, Evelyn Solis, Erica V. Stein, John E. Schiel, Brian Lang, Hua-Jun He
Ultraviolet (UV) absorbance measurements provide a rapid and reliable method to determine protein concentrations. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2082as a pathlength standard for UV
Isotope dilution cold-vapor inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-CV-ICPMS) has become the primary standard for measurement of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) mass concentration. However, quantitative mass spectrometry is challenging for several
Infrared thermal desorption (IRTD) was coupled with direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) for the detection of both inorganic and organic explosives from wipe collected samples. This platform generated discrete and rapid heating rates
Deepali Rathore, John E. Schiel, Anneliese Faustino, Eric Pang, Michael Boyne, Sarah M. Rogstad
Introduction: Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in the characterization of biomolecules including peptide and protein therapeutics. These biotechnology products have seen rapid growth over the past few decades and continue to dominate the global
Paul J. Schroeder, D Pfotenhauer, J Yang, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury, Greg B. Rieker
The HITEMP2010 and HITRAN Online databases are important tools for predicting molecular absorption under various environmental conditions. At room temperature the databases can be quite accurate, owing to their development using room temperature absorption
Curtis W. Meuse, James J. Filliben, Kenneth A. Rubinson
As has long been understood, the noise on a spectrometric signal can be reduced by averaging over time, and the averaged noise is expected to decrease as t1/2, the square root of the data collection time. However, with contemporary capability for fast data
John Bowden, Jacqueline T. Bangma, Jessica L. Reiner, Russell H. Lowers, Theresa M. Cantu, Jacob Scott, Jeffery Korte, Douglas M. Scheidt, Chris McDonough, Jonathan Tucker, Eric Reyier, Douglas H. Adams, Bonnie Ahr, Brenton Back
This study investigated wild caught Striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) for levels of 15 perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in tandem with fecundity measurements (n = 42) and oocyte developmental stages (n = 128)
John Bowden, Candice Z. Ulmer, Christina M. Jones, Jeremy P. Koelmel, Richard A. Yost
Introduction Efforts to harmonize lipidomic methodologies have been limited within the community. Here, we aimed to capitalize on the recent NIST lipidomics interlaboratory comparison exercise by implementing a questionnaire that assessed current
Ke Sun, Nicole L. Ritzert, Jimmy John, Haiyan Tan, William G. Hale, Jingjing Jiang, Kimberly M. Papadantonakis, Thomas P. Moffat, Bruce S. Brunschwig, Nathan S. Lewis
Silicon photoanodes patterned with Ni thin film catalyst islands exhibited stable oxygen evolution for over 240 h of continuous operation in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH(aq) under simulated sunlight conditions. Buried-junction np+-Si(111) photoanodes with an 18.0%
Nino G. Todua, Johanna Camara, Jacolin A. Murray, Anzor I. Mikaia
A method for isolation of enriched fractions of amino acids from human plasma followed by derivatization, gas chromatography separation and mass spectrometry identification is described. The method involves a stepwise extraction of plasma constituents with
David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Erica L. Romsos, Blaza Toman
The highly multiplexed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays used for forensic human identification perform best when used with an accurately determined quantity of input DNA. To help ensure the reliable performance of these assays, we are developing a
Computational investigation of of the photochemical properties of transition-metal-centered dyes typically involves optimization of the molecular structure followed by calculation of the UV/Visible spectrum. At present, these steps are usually carried out
John Bowden, Candice Z. Ulmer, Christina Jones, Tracey Johnston, Jeremy P. Koelmel, Timothy J. Garrett, Richard A. Yost
Aim: To confidently determine lipid-based biomarkers, it is important to minimize variation introduced during preanalytical steps. We evaluated reducing variation associated with lipid measurements in invertebrate sentinel species using a state-of-the-art
Zheng Zhang, Meghan C. Burke, Yuri A. Mirokhin, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, Sanford P. Markey, Wen Yu, Raghothama Chaerkady, Sonja Hess, Stephen E. Stein
Spectral library searching (SLS) is an attractive alternative to sequence database searching (SDS) for peptide identification due to its speed, sensitivity, and ability to include any selected mass spectra. However, SLS does not have a widely tested and
Size-exclusion separation of a water-soluble polyelectrolyte polymer, sodium polystyrene sulfonate (NaPSS), was demonstrated on common reversed-phase (C18, C4, phenyl, and cyano) and hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns. The effect of