Tag Archives: Raman
Using Raman to Identify Excipients for Food and Drug Formulations
Now that 100% testing of raw materials has made a big impact in the pharmaceutical industry, other industries such as nutraceutical, food manufacturing, cosmetic and agricultural are beginning to follow in their footsteps. Raman spectroscopy has become more and more prevalent in these industries over previous technologies like HPLC and NIR for raw material testing due to unique advantages. Continue reading
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Tagged NanoRam Technical, Identification, Raman, Pharmaceutical, Product, raw material, Spectroscopy
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Congratulations to SciX 2013 Award Recipients
Dr. Katherine Bakeev of B&W Tek presided over the award session for Professor Rohit Bhargava (Bioengineering, University of Illinois) winner … Continue reading
Using Raman to Identify Contaminated Alcohol
This article, published in Spectroscopy magazine, discusses using portable Raman spectroscopy to identify and quantify methanol in contaminated liquor. We discuss why portable Raman spectroscopy is the ideal choice for screening methanol-laced rum and other types of adulteration. Continue reading
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Tagged application, Counterfeit, i-Raman Plus, Identification, Raman, Product, quantification, Spectroscopy
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Handheld Raman for 100% Incoming Material Inspection
Katherine Bakeev, Director of Applications Support at B&W Tek, speaks with European Pharmaceutical Review in their “Under the Microscope” segment to explain why handheld Raman is an excellent choice to aid pharmaceutical manufacturers who are looking for a reliable, rapid method to achieve 100% material inspection. Continue reading
Webcast: Handheld Raman: Advantages in the Pharmaceutical Industry
This webinar will discuss the benefits and applications of handheld Raman, as well as PIC/S and how it is unifying the regulatory perspective globally. Continue reading
Correlation Vs. Multivariate Algorithms for Material Identification
This article discusses the two most common approaches used for on-board analysis on handheld Raman spectrometers; Hit Quality Index (HQI) and significance level (p-value), with specific examples for the use of each algorithm. Continue reading
Discrimination of Bacterial Growth Media
Article on using B&W Tek’s NanoRam handheld Raman spectrometer to distinguish highly-fluorescent biological samples without the use of surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Continue reading
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Tagged NanoRam Technical, Handheld, Identification, Raman, Product, SERS, Spectroscopy
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New Article in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
This research article discusses using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect & identify traces of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine (RDX) & trinitrotoluene (TNT) using commercially available substrates… Continue reading
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Tagged i-Raman, Identification, Raman, Product, SERS, Spectroscopy
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App Note: Quantitative Analysis of Tertiary Mixtures
Application note on using Raman spectroscopy to develop a quantitative calibration model to determine the glucose, fructose and sucrose concentrations in a tertiary aqueous mixture. Continue reading
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Tagged BWIQ Technical, Chemometrics, i-Raman Plus, Raman, Software, Material Identification, Product, Spectroscopy
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Tip of the Week: 05/14
For field applications like geological or archeological studies, use DC power on any B&W Tek portable Raman spectrometer for battery operation mode. Continue reading
