New bioanalytical paper online last week! If you work with modified protein-based biomaterials, especially gelatin, this paper is for you. We describe optimized, validated methods to see just how modified it really is.
“Quantification of fractional and absolute functionalization of gelatin hydrogels by optimized ninhydrin assay and 1H NMR”
This work is extra special because it originated as a summer project for then brand-new graduate student, Jon Zatorski, and talented undergrad Alyssa Montalbine. They took the idea of improving the ninhydrin assay and ran with it. Jon pioneered the NMR work, the first to do so in our lab. (Thanks Jeff Elena in NMR core!)
Honored to have this work featured in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry as part of the "Female Role Models in Analytical Chemistry" topical collection, alongside Jill Venton, Ashley Ross, and ~60 other inspiring women.
