January Publication Roundup

Here's the latest Publication Roundup! In these monthly posts, we'll feature recent papers that cited Design-Expert® or Stat-Ease® 360 software. Please submit your paper to us if you haven't seen it featured yet!

Featured Article

Quantification of Menthol by Chromatography Applying Analytical Quality by Design
Chromatographia, Published: 17 January 2026
Authors: Santiago Puentes, Julian Puentes, Ronald Andrés Jiménez & Emerson León Ávila

Mark's comments: Well done deploying the Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram to consider all the factors that might affect the analytical method.  This is a great application of a multifactor approach to achieve quality by design.

Be sure to check out this important study, and the other research listed below!

More new publications from January

1. UHPLC Method Development for the Trace Level Quantification of Anastrozole and Its Process-Related Impurities Using Design of Experiments
   Biomedical Chromatography, Volume 40, Issue 2 February 2026 e70279
   Authors: Narasimha Rao Tadisetty, Ramesh Yanamandra, Subhalaxmi Pradhan, Gitanjali Pradhan
2. Combinatorial Anti-Mitotic Activity of Loratadine/5-Fluorouracil Loaded Zein Tannic Acid Nanoparticles in Breast Cancer Therapy: In silico, in vitro and Cell Studies
   International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2026; 21:1-27
   Authors: Mohamed Hamdi, Moawia M Al-Tabakha, Isra H Ali, Islam A Khalil
3. Synergistic effects and optimization of palm oil fuel ash and jute fiber in sustainable concrete
   Scientific Reports volume 16, Article number: 259 (2026)
   Authors: Muhammad Umer, Nawab Sameer Zada, Paul O. Awoyera, Muhammad Basit Khan, Wisal Ahmed, Olaolu George Fadugba
4. Harnessing sawdust for clean energy: production and optimization of bioethanol in Nigeria
   MOJ Ecology & Environmental Sciences, 2026; 11(1):5‒11.
   Authors: Ifeoma Juliet Opara, Eno-obong Sunday Nicholas, Ezekiel Adi Siman
5. Antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against Enterococcus faecalis: a therapeutic strategy optimized using response surface methodology
   Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 119, 41 (2026)
   Authors: Monikankana Dasgupta, Alakesh Maity, Ranojit Kumar Sarker, Payel Paul, Poulomi Chakraborty, Sarita Sarkar, Ritwik Roy, Moumita Malik, Sharmistha Das & Prosun Tribedi
6. Breakthrough RP-HPLC strategy for synchronous analysis of pyridine and its degradation products in powder for injection using quality metrics
   Scientific Reports volume 16, Article number: 1344 (2026)
   Authors: Asma S. Al‐Wasidi, Noha S. katamesh, Fahad M. Alminderej, Sayed M. Saleh, Hoda A. Ahmed, Mahmoud A. Mohamed