Ion Chromatography

Investigation of protein binding affinity and preferred orientations in ion exchange systems

Using a library of protetin mutant variants, US scientists have studied protein binding affinity and preferred orientations in cation exchange chromatography, including the effects of protein surface topography and charge density.

Speciation of metal-EDTA complexes by flow injection analysis with ESI-MS and ion chromatography with ICP-MS

Australian and Chinese scientists have explored using flow injection analysis with ESI-MS and ion chromatography with ICP-MS as the complementary technique to determine metal ions as their metal-EDTA complexes

IC turns to stone

After over 100 years, the conventional Kjeldahl method may no longer be the best way to determine the concentration of nitrogen in geological samples, potentially being replaced by a combination of ion chromatography and ultrasound.

Determination of aliphatic amines by cation-exchange chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection

Italian chemists have developed a sensitive cation exchange chromatography method for detecting underivatized aliphatic amines, and used it to determine biogenic amines in beer and tuna.

Removal of envelope protein-free retroviral vectors by anion-exchange chromatography to improve product quality

Portuguese researchers have investigated the role of the retroviral lipid bilayer and envelope proteins in the adsorption of retroviral vectors to an anion-exchange stationary phase.

Smoke gets in your spit

Smoking doesn't just give you bad breath, it can have a major influence on the chemical composition of your saliva, say Polish chemists who have developed an ion chromatography method for analysing inorganic ions in saliva.

Preparation and evaluation of a lysine-bonded silica monolith as polar stationary phase for capillary electrochromatography

Chinese chemists have developed a silica-based monolith as a polar stationary phase for hydrophilic interaction pressurized capillary electrochromatography and used it to separate polar compounds such as phenols and nucleosides.

Column selection for comprehensive multidimensional ion chromatography

Australian abd US separation scientists have developed a method for selecting the optimum ion chromatography columns for use in comprehensive multidimensional ion chromatography.

You dirty rat

The chances of surviving the accidental ingestion of rat poison have just greatly improved thanks to the development of a fast and sensitive method for detecting anticoagulants in biological tissue.

Simultaneous determination of alkali, alkaline earths and ammonium in natural waters by ion chromatography

Italian chemists have developed an ion chromatography method for detecting various ions in water, and compared it with the analytical techniques used by the laboratory in charge of monitoring drinking water in the Italian city of Torino.

Gravity-flow open tubular cation chromatography

Chemists from the US and the Czech Republic have conducted ion chromatography on open tubular cation exchange columns with a controllable capacity multilayered stationary phase architecture and utilising gravity flow.

Is grass greener?

German biogeochemists have done their bit to enhance understanding of global warming, by developing a novel anion-exchange chromatography method for determining the concentrations of water-soluble carbohydrates in plants.

Adsorption of plasmid DNA on anion exchange chromatography media

Austrian biotechnologists have investigated the DNA purification abilities of various anion exchange chromatography stationary phases, including conventional media, media with large pores and a monolithic medium.

Dynamically coated silica monolith with ionic liquids for capillary electrochromatography

Chinese chemists have used an ionic liquid as a dynamic coating on silica monolithic columns in order to conduct capillary electrochromatography of phenols and nucleoside monophosphates.

Apple juice through the looking glass

In one of the first practical applications of their new chiral detector, Japanese scientists have shown that it can be used with anion-exchange chromatography to determine the concentration of a common adulterant in apple juice.

Tailoring orthogonal proteomic routines to understand protein separation during ion exchange chromatography

German engineers have developed a tailored 2D gel electrophoresis protocol to probe the factors affecting the separation of proteins during ion exchange chromatography, including surface charge, molecular weight and folding state.

Determination of aluminium using high performance chelation ion chromatography

Australian separation scientists have investigated the suitability of high performance chelation ion chromatography using postcolumn reaction for the separation and determination of dissolved aluminium in complex samples.

IC has formula for thyroid problems

Which compound is most to blame for interfering with the normal functioning of the human thyroid gland: man-made perchlorate or natural thiocyanate? Using ion chromatography, two US researchers are helping to reveal the answer.

Comparison of retention on traditional alkyl, polar endcapped, and polar embedded group stationary phases

A US chemist has compared the retention thermodynamics of small, nonpolar solutes on traditional alkyl, polar endcapped and polar embedded group stationary phases, and then tested them with hydrogen-bond acids and bases.

Mixed-mode hydrophilic interaction/cation-exchange chromatography

US biochemists have used mixed-mode hydrophilic interaction/cation-exchange chromatography to separate two mixtures of peptide standards, showing that better separations were produced for peptides with greater charges.


 
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