In high school, did you ever participate in the experiment where you put a dot of black ink on a strip of paper, dip the end in a solvent and watch as the ink moves up the strip of paper, separating into different colors? If you’ve ever completed this popular experiment, you already have an […]
Prevent Microcontamination Issues with Cleanliness Testing
It’s 2:16 AM and the presentation that you’ve been working on all week is nearly done. There are only two more slides left to animate and…? Your laptop suddenly freezes, shows a bright blue screen and the unsaved file is lost. The circuitry in the 6 month old computer has failed due to microcontamination. Now, […]
3 Ways Failure Analysis Testing Can Benefit Your Manufacturing Company
It’s happened to you. You go to your favorite restaurant for your favorite meal. But once the food comes out, something’s just not right. The fries aren’t as crispy or your burger doesn’t have the same juicy, delicious flavor it usually does. You think: “Maybe the chef is just having an off night—or maybe they […]
Which IPC Method is Best for You?
As technology advances, increasingly sophisticated manufacturing techniques are required for printed circuit boards (PCBs) found in automotive and consumer electronics. Both handling and chemicals used in processing can create ionic contamination. Corrosion can lead to product failure or costly retooling, which is why determining the cleanliness of PCBs used in manufacturing is critical. Ion chromatography […]
IC Analysis Measures Air Pollution
Evaluating health risk from air pollution using advanced monitoring methods, such as ion chromatography, or IC analysis, is the purpose of a research experiment that was launched last month in Kathmandu, Nepal. Environmental health scientist Rick Peltier from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) to measure air pollution metal content […]
Monitoring the Pulse of Global Climate Change
Ion Chromatography, also known as IC analysis, is helping to thaw out some of the climate mysteries of the Antarctic. To understand how the Earth and its climate will react to, mitigate and amplify climate changes, British scientists participating in the British Antarctic Survey are utilizing IC analysis to observe the past and study the […]
Is Cheap Tea Rotting Your Teeth?
Scientists in England, a major importer of tea, conducted a study using ion chromatography to discover that many less expensive teas contain high levels of fluoride. The Daily Telegraph reported that excess fluoride can lead to a condition called “fluorosis” which causes discoloration of the teeth, bone pain and stiffness. Ion Chromatography Exposes Danger of […]
Environmental Testing Using Ion Chromatography
Ion Chromatography and Environmental Testing Simple, fast and accurate, ion chromatography is often used for materials analysis in the electronic, industrial, biological, pharmaceutical, chemical and food sectors, where it is utilized to determine and salt content in foods. Being exceedingly versatile, ion chromatography can analyze circuit boards to identify deposits that contribute to shortages, examine plastics for residual cleaning […]
Improvements in Ion Chromatography Enhance Performance
Bigger is not necessarily better. Advances in ion chromatography technology have reduced the size of ion chromatography instruments while increasing their speed and sensitivity. Ion chromatography refers to the separation, identification and quantification of anions and cations. Ion chromatography analysis can be used to determine qualitative and/or quantitative conclusions about a material’s composition. Ion chromatography […]
Scientists Detect Viper Clotting With Ion Chromatography & IC Analysis
Ion chromatography has been playing with snakes. Ion chromatography is the separation and quantification of negative and positive ions (anions and cations) using high performance liquid chromatography. Researchers from the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute in Iran, led by Hossein Zolfagharian, have been utilizing this materials analysis technique to study the effects of snake […]
