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Innovative Reference Materials for Method Validation in Microplastic Analysis
Over the last 100 years, the environment has become more and more contaminated as a result of human activity. As we learn more about the threats from different chemicals, the need for control and analysis of these increases. Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces ranging from macro- to nano-sized particles that have become widespread pollutants. These non-biodegradable particles accumulate in our surroundings and eventually in foods, cosmetics, drinking water, fish and salt, making them harmful to both the environment and human health.
Chiron offers highly purified solutions for the surveillance of products of concern. Their products can be used as analytical standards/reference materials (RMs) as well as for toxicology studies. Reference materials (RMs) are vital tools in the validation of methods used to detect environmental pollutants.
Chiron MicroPRefs®, the first commercial microplastics reference materials.
The MicroPRef portfolio is designed to detect the six most abundant plastics (PP, PE, PS, PET, PVC, and PC, both individually and as a mixture) in the environment and is available in a novel, easy-to-use tablet formulation. Tablets were packed in medical tablet strips to facilitate easy shipping and storage. It is produced for counting particles in a sample using MicroFT-IR, FT-RAMAN or similar techniques.
