Analytical Chemistry

Analytical chemistry is fundamentally concerned with identifying the composition of matter using an ever-growing range of analytical methods. It has grown from a scientific sub-domain into a multidisciplinary field of study with widespread applicability, introducing new levels of quantitative analysis to virtually every area of chemistry. The AZoLifeSciences Analytical Chemistry Hub is your one-stop for the latest analytical chemistry research, articles, and news. Here we will curate the latest resources relating to all aspects of analytical chemistry, exploring how analytical chemists deploy cutting-edge, high-performance tools, across academia and industry.

What is Analytical Chemistry?

Analytical chemistry's methods enable accurate substance analysis, crucial for environmental monitoring, healthcare diagnostics, and food safety assurance.

A Guide on How to Achieve Low Detection Limits in ICP-MS

Insight into Photochemistry

Detecting Alcohol Use in Sweat

Analytical Chemistry and Life Sciences

An Overview of Nanochemistry

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): An Overview

Electrolysis: An Overview

Unveiling Health Clues: The Power of Colorimetric Sensing in Detecting Biomarkers

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP): An Overview

Spectroscopy's Role in Disease Diagnosis

Role of Spectroscopy in Glioblastoma Diagnosis

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Detecting Cannabis Use by Sweat Analysis

Applications of Spectroscopy in Agriculture

Assessing Emerging Vaccines Using Spectroscopy

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS): An Overview

How Critical is Sample Preparation to Analytical Chemistry?

Analytical Chemistry and Life Sciences

The Remedial Effects of Pu-erh Tea on Oxidative Damage Brought on by Chronic Alcohol Consumption

What is Quantum Biology?

Toxicokinetics and Metabolism: Understanding the Fate of Toxins in Biological Systems

Spectroscopy in Forensic Science

Atomic Spectroscopy: An Overview

A Complete Guide to Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Protecting Buildings Using Sulfate Analysis

Drug Detection Methods

Chromatography Breakthroughs in Amino Acid Analysis

Current Challenges in Mass Spectrometry Instruments

Mass Spectrometry Imaging in the Analysis of Biological Samples

Analytical Exploration of the Depths of Ocean Chemistry

Role of Chromatography in Environmental Monitoring

Investigating the Challenge of Data Interpretation in Analytical Chemistry

Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS): An Overview

What Impact Does Materials Science have within Analytical Chemistry?

Helping Identify Novel Psychoactive Substances

What is Mass Cytometry?

The Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants

Errors in Chemical Analysis

Advancements in Vibrational Spectroscopy

What are Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)?

Applying NMR to Study Small-Molecule Interactions in Drug Discovery

Machine Learning in Predictive Toxicology

Monitoring Doping using Mass Spectrometry

NMR Spectroscopy: An Overview

Applications of Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC)

The Chemistry of Baking

The Chemistry of Essential Oils

ATR-FTIR: An Overview

Detecting Extraterrestrial Life Using Spectroscopy

Continuous Flow Chemistry for Scalable Drug Synthesis

X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XFS): An Overview

Common Mistakes and Misconceptions in Organic Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry in Forensic Science

Investigating the Importance of Sustainability in Analytical Chemistry

What is Chemometrics?

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC): An Overview

Advances in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Unlocking Brain Secrets: Decoding Neurochemistry via Cerebral Microdialysis

Analyzing DNA from Explosives

GC-MS for Biomarker Discovery

NMR Spectroscopy in Structural Analysis of Organic Compounds

Role of Mass Spectrometry in Cannabis Analysis

The Role of Mass Spectrometry in Glycobiology

Raman Spectroscopy of Lipids

What is Electrochemistry?

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): An Overview

Spectroscopy Techniques for Trace Element Analysis

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

What is Surface Science?

Chromatography in Forensic Science

Application of Machine Learning and AI to Analytical Chemistry

Using Multidimensional Chromatography in the Life Sciences

X-Ray Spectroscopy: An Overview

Infrared Spectroscopy: An Overview

Detecting Illicit Drug Use From your Fingerprints

Paint Analysis Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Field-Flow Fractionation: An Overview

A Guide to Understanding Surfactants

Counterfeit Drug Detection

How can Green Chemistry Help us Reach Key Sustainability Goals?

Unlocking the Past: Exploring Human History with Multi-Isotope Analysis

Aging Bruises using Spectroscopy

Detecting Life on Mars Using Sulfate Analysis

Underestimating the Role of Sample Preparation

Applying DART to Drug Screening

The Growing Impact of Analytical Techniques in Security

Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Fish Oil Quality

Trending Technologies: A Comprehensive Guide to Spectrophotometry

Probing Life's Electrochemical Mysteries: An Overview of Cyclic Voltammetry in the Life Sciences

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES): An Overview

Life Science Applications of Chromatography

Detecting Mycoplasma using Spectroscopy

Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC): An Overview

Experimental Design of SIFT-MS (Slow Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectroscopy)

Using Mass Spectrometry to Locate Proteins in Cells

Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis

Raman Spectroscopy: An Overview

Investigating the Importance of Sustainability in Analytical Chemistry

Wet Chemistry

What are the Chemical Differences Between Children and Adult Latent Fingerprints?

High-Resolution Accurate Mass-Spectrometry (HRAMS): An Overview

Experimental Design in Chemistry

Analytical Approaches in Sports Drug Testing

What is Separation Science?

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS): An Overview

Fluorescence Spectroscopy: An Overview

Identifying 'Legal Highs'

Understanding Signals and Noise in Analytical Chemistry

Using GC-MS to Analyze the Flavors in Fruit

X-ray Crystallography for Molecular Structure Determination

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

Colorimetry: An Overview

Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS/EDX): An Overview

ATR-FTIR in the Food and Beverage Industry

UV-Vis Spectroscopy: An Overview

Analytical Chemistry in Personalized Medicine

X-ray Diffraction (XRD): An Overview

Assay Techniques

Using Spectroscopy to Identify Lipstick Traces

Qualitative vs Quantitative Analysis

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

LC-MS Analysis of Antibiotics in Food

Understanding Quality Control in Analytical Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry and the Opioid Epidemic

Why is Analytical Chemistry Essential for Advancing Food Science?

Radioactive Particle Analysis Methods

Analyzing Explosives with Mass Spectrometry

Global Market Overview: Spectrometry

How Important is Data Integrity to a Science Laboratory?

Flow Injection Analysis: An Overview

Revolutionising Biomarker Discovery: The Role of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS): An Overview

Reproducibility in Analytical Laboratories

Utilizing Thin-Layer-Chromatography in Ink Analysis

Analytical Chemistry in Water Analysis

What is Green Chromatography?

Analyzing Proteomes Using LC-MS/MS

Raman Scattering Applications in Forensic Science

The Role of Spectroscopy in Bio-Monitoring

Could Citizen Science Drive Analytical Science Advancements?

Applications of Portable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Analyzing Cling Film Used in the Packaging of Illicit Drugs

What is Assembly Theory?

How Your Material Choice Impacts Your Preparation Success

Purifying Antibodies Using Ion Exchange Chromatography

Using Spectroscopy to Make COVID-19 Testing More Accessible

Importance of Repeatability and Reproducibility in Analytical Chemistry

Chemical Analysis in Cultural Heritage: Preserving the Past with Modern Techniques

Alcohol Metabolism

What does the Future Hold for Raman Spectroscopy?

Role of Analytical Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Detecting Drug Levels in Blood

What Role does Analytical Chemistry Play in Medicine?

Global Market Report: Electron Microscopy

Interpreting GC-MS Results

Infection Detection: Raman Spectroscopy's Role in C. Difficile Testing

Latest Analytical Chemistry News and Research

How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

Cristina Legido-Quigley shares insights on lipidomics and Alzheimer's disease, focusing on metabolic factors and the importance of women's visibility in STEM.

11 Feb 2026

Rapid Enzyme Screening Unlocks Efficient Routes to Complex Pharmaceuticals

A team of biochemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a faster way to identify molecules in the lab that could lead to more effective pharmaceuticals.

6 Feb 2026

New Boron Compounds Enable Easier Drug Modification Without Breakdown

A major step towards simpler drug development has been taken at the University of Gothenburg. In a new study, researchers have developed stable boron-fluorine compounds that make it possible to increase the effect or reduce side effects without breaking down the medicine.

4 Feb 2026

Selective Mitophagy Enables Invasive Growth of Anthracnose Pathogen

Anthracnose is one of the most damaging fungal diseases affecting woody oil crops and many other plants, causing severe yield losses worldwide.

4 Feb 2026

Cryo-EM Uncovers Alarmone-Driven RNA Transcription Initiation

Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which the transcription of genetic information from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into ribonucleic acid (RNA) can be initiated.

31 Jan 2026

Using a Powerful Technology to Track Body's Most Elusive Proteins

What can a single molecule in just one of the body's cells reveal about a person's health? Quite a lot if you can find it. Cedars-Sinai investigators are doing just that.

28 Jan 2026

New Method Designs Highly Active and Stable Enzymes

Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection.

24 Jan 2026

Engineered Human Skin Acts as a Living Biosensor for Inflammation

Implanted living skin-based biosensors offer a breakthrough in inflammation tracking, providing real-time biomarker monitoring without invasive procedures.

21 Jan 2026

Study Overturns Understanding About How T Cells Recognize Lipid Antigens

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an international team of scientists into fundamental immune system function.

16 Jan 2026

Giant Virus with A Massive Genome and Unusual Infection Strategy

Ushikuvirus, a newly identified giant virus, showcases unique cytopathic effects and structural features, enhancing knowledge of viral evolution and diversity.

14 Jan 2026

Unusual Antibody Tactics Hinder Pathogen Attachment to Cells

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines of attack is to cling tenaciously to the surfaces of targeted human cells.

8 Jan 2026

High-Tech Imaging Unlocks Genetic Secrets Of Nutrient-Rich Seeds

By rapidly analyzing nearly 12,000 individual seeds, the approach uncovers genetic loci that simultaneously influence seed morphology and mineral composition, opening new avenues for crop biofortification and safer food production.

7 Jan 2026

Fungal Detoxification Pathway Enables Infestation of Bark Beetle Pests

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena investigated how these plant defenses function within the food web, particularly in spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus), which ingest the compounds through their diet. Could the beetles use substances from the spruce's defenses to protect themselves against pathogenic fungi?

30 Dec 2025

Machine Learning Models Identify Early Metabolic Shifts

Acute systemic inflammation has long been suspected to trigger harmful processes within the brain, contributing to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A new study published online in the Journal of Proteome Research on November 30, 2025, led by Professor Kei Zaitsu from the Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Japan, now provides compelling evidence that such inflammation causes region-specific metabolic disruption, identifying biochemical pathways that fail during the early stages of neuroinflammation.

22 Dec 2025

Elusive Kinase State Explains How Cells Achieve Efficient Signaling

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its target, without needing to release

19 Dec 2025

Smart Hydrogel Senses Infected Wounds and Delivers the Right Treatment

The novel hydrogel adapts to wound environments, offering precise antibacterial and regenerative support, addressing the challenges of infected wounds.

18 Dec 2025

A Molecular Tug-of-War Shapes Gene Regulation and Disease

A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders - including cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and immune disorders - originate, as well as how to potentially treat them, according to researchers at Penn State.

18 Dec 2025

Essential Proteins May Have Evolved to Allow Misfolding Repair

Proteins need to fold into specific shapes to perform their functions in cells, but they occasionally misfold, which can prevent them from properly functioning and even lead to disease.

18 Dec 2025

New Insights Into LARP6-RNA Binding Could Lead to Fibrosis Therapies

A research team at the Institute of Molecular Biophysics and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University has made a significant discovery regarding the interaction between a protein present in the human body and RNA, which may pave the way for innovative treatments for tissue scarring, commonly referred to as fibrosis.

12 Dec 2025

PLAMseq Revolutionizes Simultaneous Analysis of Genome Proteins and Their Locations

A team from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has developed an innovative technique called PLAMseq (proximity-labelled affinity-purified mass spectrometry plus sequencing) that, for the first time, allows simultaneous analysis of chromatin-associated proteins and their location in the genome in a single experiment.

5 Dec 2025