Applications

Besides the high expertise and professional staff, sophisticated IVF lab equipment is a very important part of the whole treatment.
The success rate in the best IVF clinic can be up to 4 times as higher as in an ordinary one.
And when we talk about equipment, we should know that high resolution and high precision equipment performance depends on the environment. And vibration-free environment for upright and inverted optical microscopes proper work is extremely important. That is why we need to remove vibrations in order to optimize performance. And this becomes critical for many IVF processes.

Microplastics contaminate marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems around the world. The growing prevalence of these contaminants requires study on their impact on human health and ways in which they can be identified and remediated.

Barnett Technical Services (BTS) has participated in a study set up by the State of California to assess methods for counting and characterizing micro plastic particles in water. This summary illustrates some of the methods BTS used in this study.

The method of differential IR Fourier Spectrometry (analysis of working oil sample spectra as compared to the new oil sample spectra) allows to quickly control the state of engine oils in the process of operation according to ASTM E2412 – 10(2018) Standard Practice for Condition Monitoring of In-Service Lubricants by Trend Analysis Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometry

Gas analyzing systems based on TOF mass spectrometers can be successfully used for:

• coke production;
• oxygen plants;
• continuous hot dip galvanizing units;
• protective gas stations.

The modern technologies in radio-electronics, cryogenic, laser, space techniques, medicine demand more and more high-purity gases, making more and more strict requirements under the concentration of the micro impurities. The technology of production of high-purity gases demands modern analytical methods both for operative control of the technological process and for quality assurance of raw materials, intermediate and end products.

The process mass spectrometry is the method which allows solving problems of analytical control at all stages of the high-purity gases production. 

Application of the GAOS MS-20-8 mass spectrometer for scientific investigations

Application of the GAOS MS-20-7 mass spectrometer in geology:

• logging of mud gas for prospecting and technological drilling for oil and gas;

• gas surveys (hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, sulfur gases, helium, hydrogen, etc.) by searching for oil, gas and ore deposits to identify promising areas and reduce exploration drilling costs;

• analysis of fluid inclusions in the sample of solid rock, isotope analysis of gases during geochemical studies, ultra-deep drilling.

An experimental installation for plasma gasification of solid waste is being operated at the Institute of Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences. With the help of this experimental facility, technologies are being developed for processing various types of solid waste, the production of synthesis gas, which can be used in the power industry or as a raw material for the chemical industry.

Applications of GAOS MS Process mass spectrometer for mud logging

It was shown the impulse acoustic microscopy is a powerful technique for studying the internal microstructure and local elastic measuring in the bulk of nanocomposite materials.

It was the first time when the occurrence of complicated fractal mesostructure in the bulk of nanocomposites has been shown.

The efficient agglomeration of carbon nanofiller in the bulk of carbon nanocomposites has been demonstrated for 2D carbon nanoforms.

Local elastic measurements demonstrated sufficient elastic homogeneity of carbon nanocomposites despite the occurrence of bulk mesostructure.

Ultrasonic elastic measurements demonstrate the minimal influence of nanofiller on the elasticity of carbon nanocomposites for a wide spectrum of carbon nanoforms being used as nanofiller – from exfoliated graphite up to carbon nanotubes and thick graphene stacks.

Applications of GAOS SENSON gas analyzers for different fields

XROS MF30 was used to get different chemical elements distribution on the solder.

The analysis demonstrated a possibility to analyze solders to measure Pb, Sn, Ag, Sn, Cd composition. To make quantitative analysis it is necessary to make CRMs.

XROS MF30 was used to get different chemical elements distribution on the leaves of fruit trees

XROS MF30 x-ray analytical microscope-microprobe allows analyzing various art objects for the distribution of chemical elements in it with a high spatial resolution and elemental sensitivity.

The study revealed the presence in icon paints of such elements as Ca, K, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Sr, Ba, Hg, Pb.

Information about the presence of certain elements in the pigments of paint helps in determining the age of the art object. And their spatial distribution gives information about the technique of writing the image – for example, the technique of multi-layer painting, technique a la prima, etc.

XROS MF30 was used to get different chemical elements distribution on seeds of buckwheat, pearl barley, rice, millet, corn and sunflower

Microscope-microprobe XROS MF30 allows analyzing PCB by IЕС 62321-3-1-201 with element distribution map.

The analysis demonstrated the presence of traces of lead, chrome, cadmium, bromine in the PCB. These elements should be monitored according to IЕС 62321-3-1-201. It was also determined their distribution through PCB. Semiquantitative analysis was done by fundamental parameter method.

XROS MF30 was used to get different elements distribution on the sword fragments.

XROS MF30 x-ray analytical microscope-microprobe allows analysis of shot residual with a high spatial resolution and elemental sensitivity.

As a result of investigation, the presence on the target material (paper and textile) of micro inclusions of such elements as Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb was detected. The density of these points decreases with distance from the bullet hole, it means that they are products of the shot.

Using the built-in software of the mathematical methods, the size of points with micro inclusions was estimated. The maximum diameter of micro inclusions is estimated to be about 40 microns. Most micro inclusions have a smaller diameter.

The method of X-ray fluorescence mapping makes it possible to obtain maps of the element distribution, which can explain technical and technological features of archaeological objects made of metal, the composition of alloys used for the base and the ornament. It is very important that during the experiment it was possible to show the applicability of the method to detect the ornament invisible on the surface even before the restorative intervention. Since the method is nondestructive, it was done without any harm and without changes in the material structure of the object.

Microscope-microprobe XROS MF30 allows elemental analysis of fingerprints. According to its results, it is possible to obtain additional information about the contamination present on the finger that left a fingerprint.

One of the advantages of the MicroXRF method for fingerprint analysis is the ability to be used regardless of the surface on which the fingerprint was left (flat solid surface, paper, fabric, or porous surface).