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Introduction Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been extensively produced and applied across industrial and consumer sectors for decades, resulting in their designation as a priority clas...
Troy Voelker, PhD, is the Senior Director of Laboratory Operations at Aliri’s Bioanalysis lab in Salt Lake City, Utah. He leads all laboratory divisions, including method development, method validatio...
Evaporation is often used during preparation of oligonucleotide samples before LC-MS/MS to remove excess solvents, buffers, or volatile reagents. By concentrating the sample and exchanging it into a m...
Introduction Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have been used abundantly since their inception in the twentieth century and have become a closely monitored class of compounds within env...
Bioanalysis involves sample preparation techniques designed to meet rigorous standards for sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and precision. The standards are crucial for evaluating the safety and ef...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily conserved peptide sequences often found in plants, animals, and humans. They play a significant role in the host’s innate immune response by acting as ...
New, novel benzodiazepines have become some of the most abused unique psychoactive substances seen today. In the United States, these compounds are not approved for prescription use. Therefore, the de...
In post-mortem cases, where drugs or pesticides have been used for their poisonous properties, traditional matrices such as urine and whole blood may be inappropriate for qualitative and quantitative ...
Pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides, are used extensively to increase agricultural yield. It is important to monitor organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls ...
Functionalized pipette tips have been available for many years. Marketed for solid phase extraction, these pipette tips carry a solid phase contained within a polymer precipitate located at the end of...