Application Notes: General

This application note reports the results of TG-GC/MS analysis of constituents of microplastics in suspended solids with the PerkinElmer Hyphenation System.

In this article, discover NIVA's studies and their experience working with the PerkinElmer Spectrum Two™ and Spotlight™ 400, FTIR Microscopy System for water research.

In this article, we talk to Dr. Jose Isagani Janairo, a Professor at De La Salle University, about his research into microplastics in marine commodities.

This application note describes the analysis of several different brands of bottled water using the PerkinElmer Spotlight 400 FT-IR Imaging system.

This work describes a method for the analysis of major and trace elements in plant-based food samples using the NexION® 2200 ICP-MS.

This Executive Summary presents a ‘total workflow’ approach to sample preparation for elemental analysis that helps labs identify opportunities for optimizing their operations in terms of productivity, quality, costs, and safety. Systems and tools are presented along with the benefits they provide to the sample prep workflow and, ultimately, to overall laboratory operations.

Learn of three real-life examples of Raman microscopy in battery research, focusing on lithium batteries to better understand the process both ex- and in-situ.

This work shows how the NexION® 1000 ICP-MS equipped with the All Matrix Solution (AMS) online gas dilution system is used to measure chloride content in materials.

This work demonstrates the ability of the Avio® 550 Max fully simultaneous ICP-OES to determine major and impurity components in black mass.

This work demonstrates the ability of the NexION® 2000 ICP-MS to accurately measure impurities in lithium salts commonly used in the production of lithium batteries.

This application note is a first step in the use of DES to extract critical metals from pure cathode materials used in LIBS using the Avio® 220 Max ICP-OES.

Learn how to simple and standard-compliant determine phosphorus in sewage sludge after microwave-assisted acid digestion.

This overview of advanced microparticle analysis shows how particles can be found, classified and then identified automatically using confocal Raman microscopy.

In this application note, we evaluate the use of 785 nm Raman analysis as a complement to UV-vis spectroscopy in analyzing proteins.

This application note describes how single reaction chamber (SRC) microwave technology helps prepare challenging materials in Li-ion batteries for elemental analysis.

In this application note, Raman spectroscopy is explored as an easier and more flexible technique for quantifying common components in a CMP slurry, such as benzotriazole and glycine, without any sample preparation or costly consumables.

the MacroRAM benchtop Raman spectrometer with remote BallProbe® is used to quickly identify plastics used in various gillnet samples. Raman spectroscopy is demonstrated to be an excellent technique for identifying not only different types of polymers, but also different variants within a polymer class and additives including pigments.

Raman can be an effective method for quantitative analysis under a variety of conditions involving different solutes in a solution and solution mixtures. In this application note, we demonstrate Raman spectroscopy and its application to pharmaceutical analysis such as content uniformity.

In this work, we monitor and analyze a simple polymerization-curing reaction of a two-part epoxy using a macroscopic Raman system along with a non-contact remote Raman probe.

This technical note will show how the HORIBA MacroRAM™, a macroscopic Raman system, can be used along with the HORIBA Superhead™, to monitor and analyze a simple polymerization-curing reaction of a two-part epoxy.

This application note describes the analysis of Ti64 alloy samples for major and trace elements using the Avio® 550 Max fully simultaneous ICP-OES.

Read about the potential of 2D fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy as a tool being used to characterize bio-process samples.

Pharma companies turn to fluorescence spectroscopy for cell culture media analysis for speed of testing, minimal sample handling requirements, and lower costs.

See how to differentiate biotinylated AAVs from AAV-dye complexes for undialyzed samples, with significant free dye and protein-dye conjugate present.

In this application note, the BLADE™ is utilized to safely digest diverse battery raw materials at temperatures and pressures required to provide better analysis via ICP-MS and ICP-OES for improved battery performance development.

Trace metals analysis of food samples can be complicated due to their varied composition. In this application note, BLADE’s fast digestion times and sequential automation gives the ultimate flexibility in sample preparation to reduce analysis bottlenecks and streamline workflow.

The increasing concern over microplastics in the environment and food chain is prompting potential regulations worldwide, impacting laboratories and producers. These entities will need to better understand the presence of microplastics in their products, with the development of standard testing methodologies underway and various challenges being encountered in their implementation.

This application note demonstrates the adeptness of the BLADE™, a sequential digestion system, in efficiently and rapidly digesting various forms of dietary supplements for sample preparation and elemental analysis by ICP-MS.

XperRAM S combined with a phase shifting interferometer is capable of analyzing the surface structure of nanomaterials such as graphene, 2D materials, and TMD.