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Oral fluid testing is gaining approval in the forensic toxicology community as a suitable tool to supplement urine and blood testing where misuse of drugs is suspected. A quick, dignified specimen can...
Urine drug testing to support pain management is a mainstay of the clinical toxicology laboratory. Reduced reimbursement has continued to put increasing pressure on laboratories. Many toxicology labs ...
Whole blood continues to be a valuable tool in forensic toxicology for the immediate and near-term detection of illicit drugs, and in cases where no other sample is available. Screening drugs of abuse...
Extraction protocols and analytical methods utilized for detecting Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous samples have evolved rapidly over the past decade. From 2013 –2015, EPA 537 was ...
Biotage is a leader in sample preparation using solid phase extraction (SPE) for semi/non-volatile extraction. One recent introduction is a system to extract a full range of acid/base neutral compound...
This technical guide describes the considerations for transfer of a solid phase extraction (SPE) method from the RapidTrace®+ to the Biotage® Extrahera™ HV-5000 sample prep workstation.
Acrylamide is a small polar, highly water-soluble molecule formed when carbohydrate rich foodstuffs are cooked at high temperatures. Due to its neurotoxic and carcinogenic properties there has been an...
Simplify and shorten the standard method by removing the filtration step for customers opting to centrifuge their samples. When to use When centrifugation is the preferred clarification method, the fi...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprise a large number of substances that occur in a broad range of applications and products. PFAS are of concern because of their high persistence and imp...
There are many companies manufacturing flash columns and media. By and large, a column from any of the manufacturers will likely perform a purification with the right method – but how well? The silica...