A recent conversation with Kevin Wilkinson, a professor of environmental chemistry at the Université de Montréal, sheds light on why no single signature can separate engineered nanoparticles from natural ones.
|Articles|December 1, 2014
- Spectroscopy-12-01-2014
- Volume 29
- Issue 12
Milestone Inc.
Advertisement
Company Description
Laboratories performing trace metals analysis today are challenged to process more samples at lower detection levels with fewer resources. Often, the limitations of existing sample preparation approaches for metals analysis such as large consumption of acids, safety and handling problems, inconsistent recoveries, and limited throughput create a "bottleneck" in productivity. To help break these bottlenecks, Milestone offers a complete suite of microwave sample prep and clean chemistry productivity tools, backed by over 25 years of industry experience and an unmatched portfolio of over 50 patents. As a world leader in microwave technology, Milestone is known for providing safe, reliable, and flexible platforms that enhance the productivity of metals testing labs. The key to this technological leadership lies in bringing together individuals from diverse scientific and engineering disciplines to solve real world problems with innovative microwave instrumentation.
Over 20,000 customers worldwide look to Milestone to improve their metals digestions, organic extractions, mercury analysis, and synthetic chemistry processes. We partner with our customers to meet their challenges now and well into the future.
Chief Spectroscopic Techniques Supported
- ICP mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- Inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES)
- Atomic absorption (AA)
- Mercury analysis
Markets Served
- Pharmaceutical
- Clinical
- Food testing
- Commercial testing
- Petrochemical
- Environmental
- Academic
Major Products/Services
Ethos UP: The most advanced closed vessel microwave digestion system offering Wi-Fi enabled extended control.
UltraWAVE: Single reaction chamber microwave digestion in a benchtop package for unmatched capabilities.
UltraCLAVE: Single reaction chamber microwave digestion offering ultimate throughput
DMA-80: Direct mercury analysis with results in 6 min per sample
DuoPUR: On demand acid purification
TraceCLEAN: Mercury analysis by atomic absorption
PYRO: Fast microwave ashing
Facilities
Milestone's global headquarters are based in Bergamo, Italy, with manufacturing and R&D facilities in Germany and Switzerland. We support our global customers through direct offices in China, Japan, and Korea, as well as distributor networks in over 70 countries. Milestone's North American headquarters are located in Shelton, Connecticut, to provide applications, technical, and customer service support to our clients. We stock a full range of consumables, accessories, and service parts. Our applications lab is equipped with a full range of productivity tools and a team of application chemists to provide customer demonstrations as well as method development. With a full service, support, and field sales team, Milestone can quickly respond to customer needs.
Milestone Inc.
25 Controls Drive
Shelton, CT 06484
TELEPHONE
(866) 995-5100
FAX
(203) 925-4241
E-MAIL
WEB SITE
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
30 (in the US)
100 (outside the US)
YEAR FOUNDED
1988
Articles in this issue
almost 12 years ago
Three-Dimensional Raman Imaging of Ion-Exchanged Waveguidesalmost 12 years ago
Closed Vessel Digestion of Frosting or Icing Using SRC Technologyalmost 12 years ago
Initial Quantitative Measurements with Handheld LIBSalmost 12 years ago
Distinguishing Release Agents on Molded Rubber Using ATR Spectroscopyalmost 12 years ago
The Moxtek ICE Cube Polarizing Beamsplitteralmost 12 years ago
Characterization of Diesel Fuel Using a Modular Raman Systemalmost 12 years ago
Amptek, Inc.almost 12 years ago
Raman Spectroscopic Study of Sugars in Common Liquid Sweetenersalmost 12 years ago
ABB Analytical MeasurementsAdvertisement
Related to this article
Top articles include the publication of a new terminology guide focused on data processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and chemometrics.
This column shows that a Raman plate reader paired with partial least squares regression can simultaneously quantify glucose, fructose, sucrose, and ethanol in yeast fermentation samples, using turbidity-matched calibration standards to correct for yeast-induced turbidity, and offers a rapid, label-free, high-throughput method for tracking sugar consumption and ethanol production in strain screening, media optimization, and process development.
This column, the second installment on highly substituted benzene rings, shows that tri- and tetra-substituted substitution patterns can be distinguished by whether the ring bending peak is present and by the position of the in-phase aryl C-H wagging peak, which shifts according to how many adjacent hydrogens the ring carries.
How do ions and water interact at the atomic level in nanochannels grafted with polymer brushes using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations? Siddhartha Das of the University of Maryland and his team are working on answering this question.
Mammograms can find breast microcalcifications but can’t tell whether they are likely benign or malignant.
In a SciX interview, Marc Porter covered a lot of ground, from a student-driven pivot into immunoassays to a baseball analogy for Stokes and anti-Stokes scattering, and shares the open questions he is still chasing.
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is being used in numerous application areas, including environmental monitoring, cultural heritage, and space exploration.
Advertisement
Advertisement