Spectroscopy-04-01-2014

A review of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) stimulus paper on the revision process to adopt quality-by-design principles for the development, validation, and operation of analytical procedures used for good manufacturing practice (GMP) analysis - and how it compares to a draft guidances by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for industry on validation of analytical and bioanalytical procedures.

This article provides a basic overview of the capabilities of transmission gratings optimized for molecular spectroscopy.

Here, hyperspectral imaging was used to simultaneously estimate chlorophyll and water content of Gannan navel orange leaves.

The choices for LIBS hardware are discussed in detail, particularly lasers and spectrometers, and the trade-offs between cost, size, and performance are illustrated.

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy April 2014 regular issue, Vol 29 No 4, in an interactive PDF format.