Dust is ubiquitous in our environment but generally falls into one of three categories: household dust, workplace dust and industrial dust. Each type of dust is made up of different constituents from its surrounding environment and these … [Read more...]
Material Analysis – Nanoparticles Characterization
Nanoparticles are becoming ubiquitous. Many consumer products including cosmetics, sunscreens, cleaners, purifiers, paints, coatings and electronics, contain nanoparticles to enhance their structural properties or performance. While … [Read more...]
Material Analysis Lab – Unknown Residues
Product and materials may fail to perform properly and/or malfunction unexpectedly. When this occurs, there is often an impact on the manufacturing time, company finances, or the end user's experience. Failure analysis can determine the … [Read more...]
Fly Ash Testing Lab
Do you have a reliable lab that you use for fly ash characterization? The components of the fly ash can tell you where in your process they arise. MVA Scientific Consultants works closely with commercial and residential clients to help … [Read more...]
SEM Analysis of Pharmaceutical Ingredients
By Ming Zhou Can you believe we're already in May? I feel like 2016 is zooming by. If you have been following my posts, the last two months I talked about Raman chemical imaging applications on pharmaceutical products and foreign … [Read more...]
Industrial Hygiene Testing – Is this dust hazardous?
What would you do if you come across piles of unknown debris accumulating on several office desks? Would you just have someone clean it or would you send it off for testing to find out what's in it and investigate the source? We work with … [Read more...]
Asbestos Fiber Release Study
Asbestos fiber release studies are very useful in determining potential asbestos exposure that could occur when someone works with an asbestos-containing product or material. A fiber release study can be used to determine the nature and … [Read more...]
Contamination Testing – Material Analysis
By Ming Zhou Today I'm sharing a case study with you on contamination testing. Contaminants can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Contaminants are considered as intrinsic when the foreign material is part of the process and extrinsic … [Read more...]
Nanoparticle Testing in Consumer Product: Analysis of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Powder by SEM and TEM
The surge in consumer products containing nanoparticles continues to raise concern over potential exposure. Proposition 65 in California requires products containing unbound titanium dioxide nanoparticles in powder (that may become airborne … [Read more...]
Particulate Analysis Lab Course Update
Hi folks, Due to overwhelming demand, registration for our two-day Foreign Particulate Analysis Workshop taught at the PDA Training and Research Institute is closed. We are looking forward to meeting all of the students. If you didn’t get … [Read more...]