The researchers used an ion beam to slice off thin sections from the samples, and they used electron microscopy techniques to image the samples and
perform elemental analyses.
Another instrument in the core is the Agilent 7900 ICP MS, which is primarily used for
elemental analysis of samples.
«We have good insights on the composition of these devices to support all these claims because we
did elemental analysis to understand how these two materials join.»
«The DEA wanted to know specifically
whether elemental analysis could determine where heroin was coming from,» said Joshua DeBord, a chemistry Ph.D. student at FIU who is a co-author of the recent study validating the effectiveness of the new method.
Elemental analysis looks at the mineral content within your cells, which provides information not only about the level of important minerals, but also toxic ones.
I can operate analytical instrumentation in conjunction with gemological testing, (FT - IR, UV - Vis, X-Ray Fluorescence, Raman) I can work with an ICP - OES to
perform elemental analysis of precious metals (Pt / Au / Ag).
This elemental analysis shows F. protensa neural tissue preserved as carbon in pink, and the iron layers in green.