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Demand for hand sanitizer products has skyrocketed. We describe a fast and easy analysis method for on-site quality control in the production of hand sanitizers.


Analysis of Hand Sanitizer Products Using Handheld 1064 nm 

Improved Particle Characterization with the Hound

Advantages of Using Bouncer for Stability Studies

We tackle one of the most common questions to arise when picking a Raman spectroscopy laser, “Should I choose a single, or multi-spatial mode laser for my application?” 




Multimode vs Single-Mode Lasers for Raman 

Learn why the spectral properties, pulse width, and simpler design of picosecond lasers provide many advantages over femtosecond lasers for Raman spectroscopy. 




Why Picosecond Trumps Femtosecond for Raman 

Explore the uses of LIBS in the medical/biomedical application space by taking a look at some of the common applications as well as both laser and system requirements. 




How LIBS Helps Advance Biomedical Industry 

Learn about the fundamental optical design and advantages of a confocal Raman microscope, as well as the laser requirements and challenges inherent to this method. 



Fundamentals of Confocal Raman Microscopy

This app note describes the Hg analysis of fish and animal tissue without any sample preparation and using a single, matrix-independent calibration.

Direct Mercury Analysis in Fish

In this tech tip, we describe how a well-engineered cuvette holder like Ocean Insight’s Square One enables more accurate and repeatable absorbance measurements.

Absorbance Repeatability with New Cuvette Holder

In this application Edinburgh Instruments RMS1000 Raman Microscope, with a heated stage, is used to observe phase transitions in 2 polymers - polyethylene and nylon-6.

Studying Polymer Phase Transitions with Raman Spectroscopy

Sample preparation and analysis of metals in disposable, non-medical face masks with the Avio® 550 Max ICP-OES to meet the criteria defined in ISO 18562- 4:2017. 

Metal Analyses in Disposable Masks

This infographic details why Thermo Scientific™ Gallery™ discrete analyzers make wine analysis easy in enology labs and reduce cost per analysis considerably. 

Avoid Wine Spoilage with In-House Wine Testing

Raman OEM applications need consistent spectra to deliver dependable answers. Learn how to achieve >99.5% unit-to-unit agreement using a series of simple corrections.

Making Raman Measurements Reproducible

This application note demonstrates the robust analysis of 25% NaCl samples by ICP-OES. The analysis is simplified by using ceramic D-Torch and the sheath gas.

ICP-OES Analysis of High Matrix Samples 

Analytik Jena’s High-resolution ICP-OES with high sensitivity complies with concentration limits of drinking water regulations without further accessories required.

Monitoring Drinking Water Quality HR ICP-OES

This application note describes how the Vitesse TOF-ICP-MS from Nu Instruments collects raw data and generates megapixel images for geological and biological samples.

Generating Megapixel Elemental Images Using Vitesse TOF-ICP-MS

This application note demonstrates how to perform point and mapping analysis on the Rigaku ZSX Primus IV / Primus IVi general purpose WDXRF spectrometers.

Mapping and Small Spot Analysis with General Purpose XRF

Pharmaceutical Compliance and Traceability

Realize up to 90% cost savings by purifying low-cost reagent grade acids to produce the high-purity acids needed for the lowest ICP-MS detection limits.

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