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Coral CRM: CRMS Nano-Pellet – our next microanalytical certified reference material
Corallium Rubrum Mediterranean Sardinia Nano-Pellet (CRMS-NP) after Apatite-NP is our second certified Nano-Pellet, which myStandards produced following the provisions of ISO 17034. Here you will learn why a coral was chosen as our next certified reference material and what its applications are.
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Apatite Nano-Pellets – our first microanalytical certified reference material
Apatite is the first material in our portfolio, which has been produced meticulously following the provisions of ISO 17034. It is our pilot-project on the road to becoming an accredited reference material manufacturer. In this article you will get to know Apatite better and find out why and how it became our first certified reference…
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Visualisation of the matrix-effect
A brief excerpt of a LIBS-homogeneity test performed on our pellets used to illustrate the importance of matrix-matched reference materials. Using laser-scanning confocal microscopy we were able to highlight the differences regarding how different materials react to a laser-beam. Within the framework of a cooperation with Applied Photonics Ltd., UK (APL) a total of 13…
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Work on foraminifera reference material underway
Together with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) we are developing nano-particulate pressed powder pellets made purely out of foraminifera to be used as a reference material for in situ microanalytical techniques. The starting material is an aliquot, provided by NIOZ, of NFHS-1 (NIOZ Foraminifera House Standard). It stems from a calcareous ooze,…
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Analysis of ablation behaviour with a laser confocal microscope
Ablation-behaviour test of a magnetite nano-pellet using various crater sizes, number of pulses and fluences. Ablation-behaviour test of a magnetite nano-pellet using various crater sizes, number of pulses and fluences. It is apparent, that the surface is extraordinarily smooth and that the laser forms even craters as soon as fluence, number of pulses and spot-size…