Olympus X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyzers can be used to identify pharmaceuticals and unknown substances such as narcotics and counterfeit medication. Olympus XRD analyzers can be used in the field or a controlled laboratory environment for safe, fast analysis of hazardous materials.
Fast results with Olympus technology
Olympus XRD instruments use leading-edge and reliable technology employed in NASA’s Curiosity Rover, part of the successful NASA Mars Science Laboratory program.
While the TERRATM and BTX-II analyzers use identical powder-XRD technology to identify compounds. The BTX-II is a small benchtop unit for laboratory investigation. The Terra actually operates both as electric, or battery-operated for up to five hours. Both analyzers are equipped with a unique, patented powder-handling system that utilizes small powder quantities with little sample preparation (less than 15 mg).
Comparison plots of XRD patterns | Advantages of XRD
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Identifying Unknown Compounds
Pharmaceuticals: Detecting Counterfeits
Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars developing and marketing medications. When counterfeit medications are sold under their brand name it not only harms the company’s reputation and profits but, more importantly, it puts patients at risk of being exposed to harmful substances or ineffective formulations. Pharmaceutical drugs display specific XRD fingerprints that can be used to identify counterfeit medications. |
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