23 Sep 2021 | By Jake Austin
Constant Current: How to stop it?
How to stop high conductivity zeta potential from being a constant pain So you have some physiological samples like a protein in PBS but you are concerned about its stability. Or maybe you have a seawater sample you are studying...READ MORE >
Tags: seawater, zeta potential, Zetasizer
22 Sep 2021 | By Steve Ward-Smith
From field to plate – materials characterization for the food industry
Food scarcity, food safety, food adulteration, and food insecurity are significant problems globally. Add in climate change, land use patterns, and an ever-increasing population, and the food industry is continuously challenged to optimize its production processes, guaranteeing quality products that...READ MORE >
Tags: chocolate, crop, food, soil, spectroscopy
21 Sep 2021 | By Zhaohui Bao
Adding automation to X-ray diffraction
Steps towards automated XRD analysis Did you know that: Your Malvern Panalytical X-ray diffraction (XRD) flor standing system comes with components for automation (free of charge!)? Automatic Program Processing (APP) is running on your PC waiting to realize your automation...READ MORE >
Tags: automation, software, X-ray diffraction
16 Sep 2021 | By Natalie Slater
Winners! Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards 2021
Celebrating the best of local businesses! Earlier in the year, we shared with you that Malvern Panalytical had been shortlisted in two categories in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce awards 2021; Excellence in Innovation and Excellence in Customer...READ MORE >
15 Sep 2021 | By Peter Gimeson
Ask an Expert: Microcalorimetry
A versatile tool for the characterization of biomolecular interactions Isothermal titration microcalorimetry (ITC) is widely used in the life sciences and is an essential tool in drug discovery and the study and regulation of protein interactions. It measures the binding...READ MORE >
Tags: Binding interactions, drug discovery, education, life science, MicroCal
14 Sep 2021 | By Ulf Nobbmann
ZTS1240 transfer standard for zeta and also size?
The Zeta transfer standard has been a feature of our online store for quite a while. The latest version, the ZTS1240, consists of a box of ten syringes. We prefill the syringes, so there is no need to dilute or...READ MORE >
Tags: latex, size standard, transfer standard, verification, zeta standard
9 Sep 2021 | By Kyle Williams
SEC-MALS 20: upgrade your system!
I spill a lot of digital ink extolling the virtues of our OMNISEC system, and for good reason! The power of a complete, advanced detection SEC system is undeniable. But in this post, I’m going to focus on a single,...READ MORE >
Tags: gel permeation chromatography, GPC, gpc/sec, light scattering, MALS
8 Sep 2021 | By Brad Losey
Exploiting X-ray diffraction techniques for catalytic materials characterization
Structural Analysis Catalysts have become critical materials for a wide variety of applications in our modern-day industrial world. Among the different types of techniques we can utilize to characterize catalytic materials, X-ray diffraction (XRD) holds a unique place because we...READ MORE >
7 Sep 2021 | By Michel Zoontjes
In 2018 I had the opportunity as product manager to introduce Malvern Panalytical’s first online X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer, the Epsilon Xflow. The start of an interesting journey, not only for me but also for our customers. The online analyzer...READ MORE >