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Identification of Methanol Contamination in Commercial Hand Sanitizers with Handheld Raman
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
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
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
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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Historic Stamps: Cracking down on counterfeits with Raman
Historical stamps are cultural heritage objects that provide an invaluable amount of historical information. Holding a high monetary value as … Continue reading
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Nutraceuticals: Challenging real-world samples for handheld Raman
Botanicals are a well-known active ingredient within the nutraceuticals market. They are plants used for their medicinal and therapeutic properties. … Continue reading
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What is Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy?
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, abbreviated as LIBS analysis, is a versatile technique used to interrogate the elemental composition of a sample. … Continue reading
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Interview: Peter Muller Talks about Using the i-Raman Plus for Mineral Identification
Raman spectroscopy is growing in popularity as a tool for mineral identification due to its heightened sensitivity to chemical structures … Continue reading
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Handheld Raman spectroscopy for programmable SERS active substrates
In recent research published in Scientific Reports, B&W Tek’s NanoRam® handheld Raman spectrometer was utilized in a study on programmable SERS active substrates for chemical and biosensing applications using amorphous/crystalline hybrid silicon nanomaterial. Continue reading
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The diagnostic accuracy of the hand-held Raman spectrometer for the identification of anti-malarial drugs
Published in the 2016 Malaria Journal, this study was conducted to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the NanoRam® handheld Raman spectrometer for the identification of anti-malarial drugs in response to the increasing need for accurate and field-applicable instruments for the evaluation of the quality of anti-malarial drugs. Continue reading
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