Introducing Clean Screen Xcel

We are happy to announce our latest product breakthrough - Clean Screen Xcel. Not only will you save money on solvents but also reduce extraction times. Head over to our website to learn more and see the results for yourself.

Successful SOFT 2009!

Thank you to everyone who came by our booth at SOFT this year. Congratulations to the Excellence in SPE award winner as well.

2 papers accepted for SOFT 2009

UCT has 2 abstracts accepted for presentation at this years SOFT meeting in Oklahoma.

Analysis of Absinthe by Solid Phase Extraction and LC-MS/MS:A simple test for thujone concentration
Jeffery Hackett*1, Michael J. Telepchak2, Michael J. Coyer11.Northern Tier Research, 1300 Old Plank Road, Mayfield PA 18433 USA2. UCT Inc., 2731 Bartram Road, Bristol PA, 19007 USA

The Application of F-SPE and Fast LC-MS/MS for the Analysis of THC/Carboxy-THC in Drugs and Driving Cases Albert A. Elian1 and *Jeffery Hackett.2 1.Massachussetts Police State Crime Laboratory, 59 Horsepond Road, Sudbury MA USA, 2. Northern Tier Research, 1300 Old Plank Road, Mayfield PA USA

We hope to see you in Oklahoma October 18-23.

New QuEChERS Kits Available

UCT now offers extraction mixes for all of the popular QuEChERS methods in individual Mylar pouches. Empty 50 ml plug seal cap centrifuge tubes in Styrofoam are also included with each kit.

New oil and grease method posted for EPA 1664A

The application note for EPA Method 1664A “Oil and Grease” has been updated to comply with CWA 40 CFR 136.6. The new application note eliminates the need for acetone in the oil and grease elution step. For a copy of the updated method visit the Sample Prep Application Finder or email methods@unitedchem.

Forensic and Clinical Applications of Solid Phase Extraction

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Visit our booth at NEMC 2009

UCT is attending the NEMC 2009 conference this week (August 10-14) in San Antonio, TX. Come on by and say hello.

2009 FPRW - Product release

UCT was busy this week attending the 2009 FPRW meeting (Florida Pesticide Residue Workshop) in St. Pete Beach, Florida. We were there to introduce our new ChloroFiltr product for QuEChERS and pre-packaged salts for QuEChERS extractions. Several paper and posters were presented mentioning the many successful applications of UCT's QuEChERS products.

2 papers to be given at the 2009 AFTA in Australia

Jeffery Hackett submitted 2 abstracts for this years AFTA (Australasian Forensic Toxicology Meeting) being held October 12-14, 2009.

The abstracts are as follows:

"Analysis of Clozapine & Metabolites: A Novel SPE Approach"

"SPE and GC/MS Analysis of Forensically Significant Compounds in Whole Blood"

These papers will be supported by our exclusive distributor on the continent - PM Separations.

Some more website functionality on its way

We will be enabling some new portions of our website in the coming months. Users who register will now be able to:

-manage your orders

-address book

-save carts for later purchase

-edit your profile

QuEChERs in Wine now available

We are excited to announce a new method has been posted for QuEChERs in wine! Check it out in our sample prep application database.






The compatible products are as follows:

ECMSNA50CT (50 mL centrifuge tube, 8 g anhydrous MgSO4 & 2 g NaCl)
ECMPSCB15CT (900 mg anhydrous MgSO4, 300 mg PSA &150 mg GCB)

Analysis of Absinthe by Solid Phase Extraction and LC-MS/MS: A simple test for thujone concentration

In 2 weeks Michael J. Telepchak from UCT, Inc., will be attending the 9th Annual Csaba Horváth Symposium, April 28 – 29, 2009 at the Harford Convention Center, Hartford CT.

He will presenting a poster on Abisinthe authored by J. Hackett; M. J. Telepchak; M. J. Coyer. The poster is listed as P#01.

Green clean up

We will soon be announcing an amazing new enviromental product. Please check back here for more information about this important product launch.

Pittcon 2009

Thanks everyone for stopping by our booth at Pittcon this week! We were excited by the turnout of our international guests and the interest in growing Environmental product line. Stay tuned to our blog for more updates on those products.

and last but no least - congratulations to the winner of the visa gift card!

(ACN) Acetonitrile-free analysis

We've been getting alot of inquires about alternatives to ACN with the current shortage.

On the whole, the majority of UCT methods (Opiates, Amphetamine type drugs, Cocaine related compounds, Weak acid/neutrals and Prescription drugs) do not require the employment of acetonitrile for producing high quality results in terms of chromatographic cleanness, high recoveries, and reproducibility. In those selected methods that include acetonitrile, (THC/ Carboxy THC in whole blood and urine), alternative organic solvents may be employed to precipitate the sample, as with the wash step. Elution is performed with Hexane/Ethyl Acetate solvent mixtures. Analysis such as benzodiazepines can de directly converted to a CSBNZ procedure which offers a lower acetonitrile wash step whilst providing the analytical facility with an ability to extract and analyze compounds such as 7-aminoclonazepam.

March 2009 = New UCT website

We finally went live with our new website (which i am sure you realize since you made it to our blog!) Please look around and check everything out. There are many new cool features that will help you, our end users, get the most from our products.

We would love to hear from you about ways we can improve it! You can fill out one of our forms or just send an email to feedback@.

More to come. This is only the beginning.