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The History of National Science Day

Posted on February 27, 2021 by saronp

In India, February 28th is celebrated as National Science Day. India’s Ministry of Culture describes1 the purpose of National Science … Continue reading →

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Recipes with Raman

Posted on February 22, 2021 by saronp

Many of us have spent more time in the kitchen in the past year than usual, (re)discovering our culinary skills … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Relative Intensity Correction of Raman Data

Posted on January 14, 2021 by saronp

As portable Raman technology becomes more prevalent especially among pharmaceutical businesses and within defense and security fields, so too does … Continue reading →

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U.S. Pharmacopeia Raman Chapters Updates

Posted on December 9, 2020 by saronp

On August 1, 2020 the United States Pharmacopeia’s (USP) Raman chapters USP <858> Raman Spectroscopy and USP <1858> Raman Spectroscopy … Continue reading →

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Direct Analysis of Tapestry Dyes with Raman Spectroscopy

Posted on October 12, 2020 by saronp

Tapestry is very important to the history of woven textiles. Egyptian cave paintings of weavers date them back to 3000 … Continue reading →

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Raman vs SERS…What’s the Difference?

Posted on October 8, 2020 by saronp

If you’ve ever had a conversation with a Raman spectroscopist about the feasibility of a low-concentration sensing application, chances are … Continue reading →

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Identification of Methanol Contamination in Commercial Hand Sanitizers with Handheld Raman

Posted on August 18, 2020 by saronp

There has been an increased demand for commercial alcohol-based hand sanitizers since the outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).  To … Continue reading →

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Substandard Quality of the Antimicrobials Sold in the Street Markets in Haiti

Posted on July 28, 2020 by saronp

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Surveillance and Monitoring System, an estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating … Continue reading →

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Transmission Raman and Content Uniformity Testing

Posted on July 10, 2020 by saronp

Content uniformity testing is a standard pharmaceutical test to ensure the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) content in solid dosage forms … Continue reading →

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STRam®: 1064 Making Waves

Posted on June 4, 2020 by saronp

Raw pharmaceutical materials are frequently packaged within polyethylene bottles, or Kraft paper sacks in single or multiple layers. Properly identifying … Continue reading →

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