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myStandards @ Goldschmidt Virtual 2020
Instead of staying at Hawaii – we will present our latest research and development at the Goldschmidt Virtual 2020: the most important annual international conference on geochemistry and related topics organized by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. Although we were very much looking forward to going to Hawaii this year, we…
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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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Microanalytical Analysis of Nano-Particulate Pressed Pellets made from Manganese Nodules
Manganese nodules have been of both scientific and industrial interest due to their high content of critical metals(i.e. Co, Ni, Zn, Cr, Cu, Pb). The dawn of new microanalytical techniques such as μXRF, LIBS and LA-ICP-MS has opened the possibilities of analysing these samples quantitatively and also visualising the elemental distribution in situ without tedious…
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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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North German Nanotechnology Initiative Schleswig-Holstein e.V. Newsletter
Tailor-made microanalytics from Kiel Revolution in solids analysis – that is the motto of myStandards GmbH in Kiel. The company produces nanoparticulate tablets for chemical microanalysis. “In recent years, microanalytical techniques for solid analysis have improved enormously and have produced a large variety of very powerful instruments. However, the development of suitable reference materials that…