Spectroscopy-05-01-2014

A new sodium peroxide fusion method is described, as well as the conditions for inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry, and a list of the accuracy and precision measurements for all prepared samples.

This article covers the changes so far to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) chapters <232> and <233>, the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Pharmacopoeia (EP), impending changes, and options for preparing for those changes.

Appendix I: Accessories

Appendix IV: Mass spectrometry

Appendix III: Components

Appendix VI: NIR

Our annual review of products introduced at Pittcon.

Appendix X: Terahertz

Appendix IX: Software

Appendix XI: UV–vis

Appendix VIII: Raman

Appendix V: Mid-IR

Appendix VII: NMR

Appendix II: Atomic spectroscopy

Appendix XII: X-ray

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy May 2014 regular issue, Vol 29 No 5, in an interactive PDF format.