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The Analyst i-section 2008
The i-section collects together all of the general interest and topical elements of The Analyst. Included are the editorial, perspectives, forum articles, highlights, an education section, tutorial and critical reviews, people and laboratory profiles.
Articles featured in the January 2008 i-section
Editorial
Niamh O'Connor and Elizabeth Hall reflect on the past year and look forward to 2008.
Profile
Paul Bohn, The Analyst's Editor for the Americas, from the University of Notre Dame, USA.
Critical Review
Jeffrey Bacon and Christine Davidson - Is there a future for sequential chemical extraction?
Highlight
Greg M. Swain et al. - Diamond microelectrodes for in vitro electroanalytical measurements: curent status and remaining challenges.
Articles featured in the February 2008 i-section
Profile
José Pingarrón from Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
Highlight
Xiahuo Gao and colleagues highlight ultrasenstive detection and molecular imaging with magnetic nanoparticles.
Perspective
Joel Tellinghuisen discusses least squares with non-normal data: estimating experimental variance functions.
Tutorial Review
Uwe Karst et al. explain quantitative analysis by microchip capillary electrophoresis - current limitations and problem-solving strategies.
Articles featured in the March 2008 i-section
Critical Review
Gillian McMahon and colleagues present an overview of some of the main analytical tools employed in the detection of osteoarthritis.
Forum
Sherri Johnstone discusses the question 'Is there potential for use of the Hall effect in analytical science?'
Highlight
Yves F. Dufrêne takes a look at AFM for nanoscale microbe analysis.
Articles featured in the April 2008 i-section
Highlight
Justin A. Riddle and colleagues highlight conformational dynamics for chemical sensing: simplicity and diversity.
Critical Review
Jonathan Sweedler and co-workers review the detection of nitric oxide in single cells.
Critical Review
Hai-Feng Ji and co-workers provide an overview of microcantilever biosensors based on conformational change of proteins bound to the microcantilever surface.
Articles featured in the May 2008 i-section
Editorial
Andy Bell and Pankaj Vadgama highlight the need for a multiple set of perspectives on the challenge of detecting chemical, biological, radiological and explosive materials.
Forum
Dominic Turl and Dan Wood take a step out of the lab and into the field: a giant leap from technology to capability.
Perspective
Peter Biggins and co-workers provide a perspective on bio-inspired approaches to sensing for defence and security applications.
Critical Review
Richard G. Smith and colleagues review the use of biosensors and biologically-inspired systems for explosives detection.
Articles featured in the June 2008 i-section
Highlight
Yongwon Jung, Jin Young Jeong and Bong Hyun Chung highlight recent advances in immobilization methods of antibodies on solid supports.
Critical Review
Michael Adler, Ron Wacker and Christof Niemeyer review the DNA-modification techniques used for immunoassay enhancement and the resulting key applications, in particular focussing on the highly sensitive immuno-PCR (IPCR) method.
Critical Review
Claudio Baggiani, Laura Anfossi and Cristina Giovannoli discuss the applications of molecular imprinted polymers in myco- and phyco-toxin contamination analysis.
Tutorial Review
Dilusha Dalpathado and Heather Desaire focus on glycopeptide analysis by mass spectrometry.
Articles featured in the July 2008 i-section
Critical Review
Fiona Regan and colleagues describe the use of nanoparticles in anti-microbial materials and their characterization.
Critical Review
Ilaria Palchetti and Marco Mascini look at the topic of nucleic acid biosensors for environmental pollution monitoring.
Tutorial Review
Jürgen Fritz provides a general introduction to the field of cantilever biosensors.
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