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UCT Flagship Sorbent Cited in Synthetic Fentanyl Analysis Article
In a recent paper authored by Kraig E. Strayer et al., published in ACS Omega ((2018) 3 514-23), UCT’s famous flagship sorbent Clean Screen ® DAU was employed to extract fentanyl analogs from whole blood. The authors describe the development and validation of a solid phase extraction (SPE) process combined with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-based method for the multiplex detection of 24 illicitly manufactured fentanyl analogues and metabolites in whole blood at concentrations as low as 0.1−0.5 ng per mL using the UCT sorbent.
Top 10 Forensic Compounds/Topics of 2016 – Coming Soon – QuEChERS Technique for Handling Post-Mortem Matrices
In 2003, the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) method was developed as a way to improve conventional sample preparation for multi-residue pesticide analysis in a variety of difficult matrices. While the methodology was initially invented for the food testing industry, it has recently caught the attention of several other types of analytical laboratories including the post-mortem drug testing communities.
UCT Flagship Sorbent Clean Screen® DAU Cited in Opioids Study
In a recent paper authored by Nicolás Fernández et al., published in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7933), the researchers describe a new method in which UCT’s flagship sorbent, Clean Screen® DAU (CSDAU303), was used for the simultaneous quantification of Meperidine, its main metabolite Normeperidine,Tramadol, Propoxyphene, and its main metabolite Norpropoxyphene in plasma samples.
XtrackT® Cited in New Psychoactive Substances Article
In a recent paper published in Drug Testing and Analysis, UCT’s Xtract® solid phase extraction sorbent was used to extract a diverse range of new psychoactive substances (NPS) from samples of waste water. Temporal trends were found in wastewater with distinct tendencies for synthetic cathinones visible over the period studied.
UCT Flagship Sorbent Clean Screen® DAU Cited in SOFT-TIAFT Meeting Presentation
In a presentation at the recent joint annual meeting of Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) held in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, Jamie Foss et al., employed UCT’s famous flagship sorbent, Clean Screen® DAU (CSDAU 130 mg/3 mL), in a study concerning the determination of matrix suppression in blood/urine samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The study involved the solid phase extraction (SPE) of benzoylecgonine, carboxy-THC, Fentanyl, 6-monoacetyl morphine, and hydrocodone and the related matrix effects.
UCT Enviro-Clean ® 521 Cartridges cited in Emerging Disinfection Bi-Products Article
In produce processing, water used to wash both fresh and fresh-cut produce is commonly treated with sanitizers for the purpose of controlling pathogens and minimizing microbial cross-contamination. Chlorine-based sanitizers are most commonly used for produce processing in the food industry (FAO/WHO, 2008). While chlorine’s efficacy in controlling pathogens is well recognized, one of the main concerns is the reactivity of chlorine with organic and inorganic substances to generate harmful disinfection bi-products (DBPs) and emerging DBPs of concern including haloacetonitriles, halonitromethanes, haloacetamides, and nitrosamines (NISAMs). Monitoring these DBPs is necessary to protect food safety but comprehensive analytical methods have been lacking.
In a recent paper authored by Wan-Ning Lee et al., published in Food Chemistry (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.02.134), UCT’s Enviro-Clean® 521 sorbent (200 mg/ 6 mL) was employed to analyze DBPs and NISAMs in food wash water.