UCT at NEMC 2011 - August 15-19

As the world's premier SPE sorbent manufacturer, UCT Inc. is proud to announce its participation in the 2011 National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) held in Seattle WA. UCT will be represented by two outstanding members of the company, Don Shelly, Environmental Products Manager, and Bill Leavitt, Regional Sales Team Member. Don and Bill will be on hand all week to help, assist, and guide analysts with regard to products, applications and advice for enviromental analysis.

At this years meeting UCT will also be presenting 2 posters by Dr. Xiaoyan Wang, Environmental Specialist. The first study involves the highly efficient extraction of Haloacetic acids from water using GC-MS. This analysis employs UCT's speciality range of SPE cartridges as a robust alternative for facilities engaged in EPA method 552.1. UCT is always on the forefront of analytical methodologies in support of laboratories engaged in environmental analyses, and this application should be of great assistance them. The second of Dr. Wang's studies to be presented in poster format involves the extraction of pesticides, semi-volatiles, and PCB congeners using UCT's environmental range of cartridges to produce a methdology that is easily available to laboratories using standard GC-MS instrumentation.

False: conversion of Morphine to 6-MAM

Following reports in forensic-related media, regarding the conversion of Morphine (a commonly analyzed opiate in bio fluids by Crime Laboratories, Coroners, and Medical Examiners Facilities) to 6-Monoacetyl Morphine ( 6-MAM ), UCT Inc. is pleased to report that this issue does not occur in any of its products.

An independent Medical Examiner's Office recently carried out an experiment in which morphine (0.5 mg% to 5 mg% solutions) was heated (70 Deg C for 2 hours) in the presence of Acetylsalicylic acid (1mg% to 50 mg% solutions) in human urine. These experiments were carried out with and without ethyl alcohol being present. The internal standard employed in these studies was a deuterated analogue of 6-MAM. The samples were extracted using UCT's flagship sorbent Clean Screen DAU, after which they were derivatized to the Trimethylsilyl derivative and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The outcome was that 6-MAM was not found in any samples.

UCT is a hit at FPRW 2011

We would like to thank the 130 attendees who showed up for our lunch seminar, "Chemical Implications of QuEChERS" given by our president Michael J. Telepchak. We will see you all next year!

UCT invades FPRW 2011 showcasing QuEChERS in olive oil

UCT is proud to announce their participation at FPRW 2011, July 18-21st. The world renowned company will be represented by President and CEO Michael Telepchak, assisted by Don Shelly, Mike Kofel, and Dr. Xioayan Wang. Dr. Wang will be presenting outstanding research conducted using UCT's famous QuEChERS products for pesticides in olive oil. Her studies demonstrate the efficency of the UCT Quechers materials. UCT will also be delivering a lunch time seminar given by Michael Telepchak on the subject of Chemical Implications of QuEChERS. UCT is world known for its excellent technical and customer support in the field of QuEChERS, SPE methods and applications. Don Shelly, Mike Kofel and Dr. Wang will be on hand through out FPRW to answer any questions/queries related to QuEChERS or other environmental analyses.

Clean Screen® DAU used in decomposing porcine tissue drug study

Forensic Toxicologists are often challenged with analyzing drugs and pharmaceuticals in decomposed samples. The ability to not only identify these materials but offer quantitative results has been fraught with difficulties. In an article published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences -"The Temporal Fate of Drugs in Decomposing Porcine Tissue" *, the world renowned UCT Clean Screen DAU206 was employed, by a team lead by Dr. John Wyman D-ABFT, to extract a wide range of weak acid and basic drugs from decomposing porcine samples.

The data shows that this SPE column can be used in a very highly productive and efficient manner to extract, identify and quantify a diverse range of drugs in a variety of samples that commonly face the forensic toxicology community. This range of drugs included not only basic compounds (Amitriptyline/Methadone and Morphine), but weak acid/neutrals such as Diazepam and Carisoprodol. UCT has long been associated with the forensic community and has been supportive of it's needs; this article demonstrates the analytical excellence of the Clean Screen DAU column.

*Wyman, J "The Temporal Fate of Drugs in Decomposing Porcine Tissue" Journal of Forensic Sciences. Volume 56 p.690 (2011)

LAPRW 2011 in Uruguay

Come visit UCT at the 3rd annual Latin American Pesticide Residue Workshop (LAPRW 2011) in Montevideo Uruguay. The meeting runs from May 8th to the 11th. Our team of senior representatives will be on hand in Booth #5. Our company president Michael Telepchak will also be presenting "The Chemistry of Solid Phase Extraction" Tuesday May 10th in the Sala Florida Room at 6pm.

Clean Screen Posters at International Clarke Conference (London)

We are proud to announce the presentation of two posters at the prestigious International Clarke Conference (May 25th 2011). This conference is hosted by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in London and is to be held in honor of the great tome in Forensic Toxicology first published by E C. Clarke. UCT has a long history in supporting the field of Forensic Toxicology over the last 25 years, and takes great pleasure in being associated with this meeting. This conference will be attended by forensic toxicologists from UK, Europe, and beyond.

The posters being presented represent collaborative work by Dr. Jeff Hackett and the staff of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory. This work is based on the world famous Clean Screen® DAU SPE column. This SPE sorbent utilized in these posters was shown to be highly efficient in the extraction, purification, and analysis of Amphetamine (oral fluid) and Phenazepam (whole blood). The Clean Screen DAU can also be used to analyze illicit drugs, prescription medication, and over the counter pharmaceuticals from a variety of matrices such as urine, blood, and tissues by a variety of instrumental techniques (GC-MS, LC, and LC-MS/MS).