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Point of Care Testing for Diabetes Management

In clinical settings, POCT provides rapid diagnostic information to help make clinical decisions as early as possible in the care and treatment of patients.

From EKF Diagnostics 18 Nov 2014

Industrial Hearing Loss

Industrial hearing loss (also known as occupational deafness or noise-induced hearing loss) is hearing impairment due to prolonged exposure to excessive noise at work. Although its prevalence is falling after the introduction of acts to control noise levels in the workplace, it still affects 14,000 people in the UK and 10,000,000 people in the US.

30 Apr 2014

Using Fluorescence Lifetime Technique in Luminescence Measurements

Despite the complementary nature of the fluorescence lifetime technique, most users found this unsuitable because of the size, cost and complexity involved to operate the instrument. Although the cost of instruments has reduced considerably, including the size and complexity of operation, before the introduction of the new EasyLife-X system, some users were still wary of using the fluorescence lifetime technique.

4 Dec 2013

Benefits of Using Scanning Monochromators in Fluorometric Experiments Investigating Intracellular Cation Concentrations

In ratio fluorometric experiments a scanning monochromator is useful for investigating intracellular cation concentrations. This article describes the various benefits of using the scanning monochromator.

4 Dec 2013