Solutions Worldwide Newsletter Edition 16

Ready For the Future

In This Issue

NRW State Governor Visits GERSTEL

• Hannelore Kraft, Governor of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) visited GERSTEL to get first-hand information on the conditions under which technology companies operate. 

Material and Environmental Analysis – A Sea of Polymers

• Microplastic particles in the marine environment could have a bigger impact than previously thought. Pyrolysis GC/MS helps with the characterization.

Metabolomics (Part 2) – Sample Preparation with the GERSTEL MPS Dual Head Workstation

• Part 2  looks into the field of lipidomics focusing on automated Lipid Fractionation using SPE.

Automation Technology – Looking for Automation?

• What should you consider before buying a new autosampler for GC/MS and LC/MS

Automated Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) – Speeding up the Workflow

• In addition to SPE workflows, the GERSTEL Multipurpose Sampler (MPS) can perform fully automated liquid-liquid extraction.

Forensic Science and Toxicology – Automated Determination of THC, CBN and CBD in Human Hair

• In a joint effort with an Institute of Forensic Medicine, GERSTEL has successfully automated a validation method for THC, CBN and CBD in hair.

Forensic, Pharmaceutical Research and Doping Analysis – What a Drop of Blood Reveals.

• Dried Blood Spot (DBS) sampling and analysis is a convincing alternative – especially when it is automated using the GERSTEL MPS.

Flavor, Fragrance and Odor Analysis – A New Twist: Sensitive SBSE Determination of Free Acids and Phenols.

• Ray Marsili, Ph.D. has expanded the scope of SBSE analysis of food, beer and sweaty garments.