Knowledge Base

Quantitation and Identification of Ethanol and Inhalant Compounds in Whole Blood

This publication from Journal of Chromatography A describes how you can use static headspace gas chromatography - vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy as a test method to determine…

Evaluation & Application of GC-VUV for Drug and Explosive Precursors

This publication discusses Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy of drug- and explosive precursors and comparison of spectral-based deconvolution and non-negative matrix factorization.

Distinguishing Drug Isomers in the Forensic Laboratory

Recent article published in Forensic Science International from the University of Amsterdam on distinguishing isomers in forensics laboratory with GC-VUV and GC-MS.

Searching for Buried Treasure Using VUV’s Spectral Filters

Ryan Schonert

Ryan Schonert uses spectral filters to further analyze lipstick samples using a VGA-101.

GC-Cold EIMS-VUV Analysis of Fentanyl Analogues

The GWU Forensics team published in the Journal of Chromatography A an article on utilizing GC, MS and VUV technologies in tandem to analyze fentanyl analogues,…

A Sticky Situation…

Ryan Schonert

Ryan Schonert runs forensics tests on tape adhesives to determine if their chemical characteristics were different enough to aide in the prosecution of a crime, using…

ASTM D8071 Interlaboratory Study (ILS) Training Video

VUV Analytics

This video is the training for the current ASTM D8071 ILS.

LCGC Webinar: Improving GC Quality and Quantitative Analysis Accuracy and Throughput Using GC-VUV

LCGC

This webinar describes the unique capabilities of GC-VUV including faster GC run times, accurate isomer identification, resolution of co-eluting peaks, & fast data analysis compared to…

Thinking Outside of the Box, Part 2: Drugs of Abuse Isomeric Distinction Made Easy with GC-VUV

Ryan Schonert, VUV Analytics

Ryan compares the advantages and challenges of working with GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-VUV when distinguishing isomers in drugs of abuse.