Volume: 7

Issue: 28

Contents:

Articles on: quality control of fish oil supplements; evaluation of agri-waste biosorbent adsorption capacity; development of selective potentiometric sensors for analysis of drugs and biofluids; FTIR as a green tool for simultaneous quantitative analysis of drugs. Editorial on the use of measurement uncertainty in compliance assessment with regulatory limits. Interview with Prof. Dr. Érico Flores, a model professor committed to science and the motivation of young researchers. Point of View on the relationship between analytical chemistry and materials science. Letter on confocal Raman microscopy.

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Editorial

Use of measurement uncertainty in compliance assessment with regulatory limits
Elcio Cruz de Oliveira
Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Technical Consultant at TRANSPETRO Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
“…ideally, the quality of the measurement process should have an uncertainty value in order to balance the costs of analysis and incorrect decisions…”

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Interview

A Model Professor Committed to Science and the Motivation of Young Researchers
Érico M. M. Flores
Full Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

“…one of the biggest challenges for scientific research in Brazil is to transform the knowledge generated into applications that impact the daily lives…”

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Point of View

Analytical Chemistry and Materials Science: The Perfect Symbiosis to Improve Existing or New Methods
César R. T. Tarley
Full Professor at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR, Brazil

“…materials science must be greatly exploited as a frontier of chemical and analytical chemistry knowledge, but commonly, and as expected, analytical chemists have been the protagonists.”

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Letter

Confocal Raman Microscopy: Tablet Mapping Application for The Pharmaceutical Industry
Dezena, R.M.B.; Malta, J.S.; Godoy, F.P.; Smith, T.
CRM is a powerful ally in the development of pharmaceutical compositions through the investigation of chemical composition, particle size distribution, homogeneity and interaction of active substances and excipients.

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Articles

Article: Evaluation of Delivery Form of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids During Quality Control of Fish Oil Supplements
Tatiane Lima Amorim, Miguel Angel de la Fuente, Marcone Augusto Leal de Oliveira, Pilar Gómez-Cortés

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Article: Isotherm and Kinetic Modeling of Cd(II) Uptake from Aqueous Solutions using an Agri-Waste Bisorbent Jute Stick Powder
Jahangir Alam, A. K. M. Atique Ullah, Mohammad Nasir Uddin

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Article: Selective Potentiometric Sensors for the Determination of Quetiapine Fumarate in Pharmaceuticals and Spiked Human Urine
Nagaraju Rajendraprasad, Kanakapura Basavaiah

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Article: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry: An Eco-Friendly Green Tool for Simultaneous Quantification of Aspirin and Omeprazole in Pharmaceutical Formulation
Chandani V. Chandarana, Pankaj P. Kapupara

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Features

The University of Campinas will have a Water Research Center
In order to develop advanced research to address needs related to water quality, sewage treatment, and water security, a new research center is created.

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Sponsor Reports

Analysis of Elemental Contaminants in Beverages using the Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO X Duo ICP OES
The high performance of an ICP OES system when analyzing elemental contaminants in different types of beverages is described.

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Full-Scan Fragmentation Options for the Detection of Food Contaminants by an Affordable LC-Q-Orbitrap MS
Two different scan options of a quadrupole-Orbitrap system were compared and their performance in terms of sensitivity and selectivity was optimized.

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Sample Preparation of Food Samples for Trace Metal Analysis
The elemental analysis of food using a microwave digestion system provides the highest level of reproducibility, great ease of use and high productivity.

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Releases

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