Last month we talked about foreign particulate analysis in injectable products. This month we want to focus on Raman microscopy's application in pharmaceuticals, particularly controlled release products. Raman spectroscopy is a powerful … [Read more...]
Carbon Black Testing Services
Carbon Black Particle Size Measurement Particle size and its distribution are two of the most important properties of carbon black. The typical sizes of carbon black particles range from 15 nm to 300 nm. The particle size is important … [Read more...]
Upcoming Raman Microscopy Workshop
MVA is hosting a workshop on "Introduction to Raman Application" to be held November 19th, 2015 at our facility in Duluth, GA. Mark Canales from Renishaw Inc. will be the presenter. This workshop will focus on insight introduction to … [Read more...]
TEM Analysis of Polymer Rubber Blend Using Cryo-Ultramicrotomy and Osmium Staining
Post by: Rich Brown, Executive Director, MVA Scientific Consultants and Matthew Muller, Research Scientist, MVA Scientific Consultants Introduction This is a summary as to how MVA Scientific Consultants prepares polymer rubber blend … [Read more...]
Raman Spectroscopy Lab Services and Applications at MVA
Raman Spectroscopy Lab Services and Applications In the Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory here at MVA Scientific Consultants, our experts provide a wide spectrum of Raman analysis and Raman mapping applications. Raman analysis is an ideal … [Read more...]
Raman Analysis at MVA
Services provided by our Raman analysis lab include: Contamination Analysis Drug Blend Uniformity Mapping Defect & Polymer Inclusion Identification Nanoparticle & Nanomaterial Characterization Foreign … [Read more...]
Rocky Branch Elementary School (RBES) family STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Night
Post by: Steven Compton, Ph.D., Executive Director, MVA Scientific Consultants RBES is one of the few STEM certified elementary schools in the state of Georgia and on Tuesday night they had an open house with exhibits setup for students … [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...]
Stack Particle Size Measurement
Tim Vander Wood, our Executive Director, recently presented a poster on stack particle size analysis by microscopy at the Source Emission Society (SES) Conference. The poster was published in the SES newsletter this April, and we thought it … [Read more...]