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North German Nanotechnology Initiative Schleswig-Holstein e.V. Newsletter
Tailor-made microanalytics from Kiel Revolution in solids analysis – that is the motto of myStandards GmbH in Kiel. The company produces nanoparticulate tablets for chemical microanalysis. “In recent years, microanalytical techniques for solid analysis have improved enormously and have produced a large variety of very powerful instruments. However, the development of suitable reference materials that…
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Nano-Pellets as reference materials
A short summary about using nano-pellets as reference materials. The idea to press powders into pellets is not new. Until now it has been necessary to add a binding agent to the form stable pellets. This dilutes the sample and changes the sample-matrix. The innovation behind the nano-pellets is grinding the powders to a grain-size…
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Reference materials for beginners
An insight into the considerations behind the use of a reference material. The thought behind the use of a reference material is simple. It is used as a benchmark in chemical analysis. Most analyses are rather comparative than absolute measurements. The analytical instruments show a relative signal which must be correlated to a known concentration…