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Novel spectroscopy technique could improve safety and quality of heparin – European Pharmaceutical Review
Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry enabled the detection of nanoscale quantities of glycosaminoglycan contaminants in heparin.
Posted: 17 May 2021 | Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review) | No comments yet
Using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) enabled the detection of nanoscale quantities of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) contaminants in heparin.
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Using a state-of-the-art chemical imaging technique called time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), researchers have developed an analytical method that is <100x more sensitive at detecting contaminants…
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