UCT Presents work at TIAFT 2012 (June 3- 8th 2012)

As an active supporter of forensic endeavors around the world, UCT is proud to announce the presentation of research at this years annual meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists  (TIAFT). This years meeting is being held in the city of Hamamatsu (Japan) and brings together the worlds best toxicologists to discuss new developments in the area of forensic toxicology. UCT is known around the globe for its SPE sorbents and methodologies for assisting analysts extract, confirm and quantify drugs in various types of matrices.

The work being presented at TIAFT2012 involves the analysis of amphetamine type drugs (Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDA, amd MDMA) in small samples of hair (10 mg). The extraction was performed (after base digestion of samples) using UCT's flagship sorbent Clean Screen DAU (CSDAU206). Not only was the sorbent able to isolate the drugs, but the highly purified extract when tested by LC-MS/MS showed minimal matrix effects (<6%) and high recoveries (>95%) showing why this sorbent is highly recognised around the world as the market leader in forensic and clinical toxicological analyses for not only the amphetamine drugs but a wide and diverse range of drugs, poisons, and other medications often faced by analysts in these facilities.