In the forensics and investigative fields, a lot is contingent on the accuracy of your results. Whether testing for poisons in a forensics investigation, screening athletes for performance enhancing drugs, analyzing samples for recreational drugs, or checking a crime scene for explosive residue – lives and professions may be dependent on the accuracy of your equipment. ChromSciences with robust instruments that provide the ability to confirm and quantify thousands of substances.
Forensic Toxicology
Today, a developing area in Forensic Toxicology is the increasing use of Designer Drugs – synthetic analogs of illegal drugs developed to circumvent drug laws, i.e. bath salts, ecstasy, ketamine and methamphetamine. Analyzing these drugs can be difficult in both bulk format and in body fluids due to matrix interferences. ChromSciences offers a combination of separation technologies, and powerful libraries to manage this challenging problem.
Portable Technology for on-scene Investigation
Many applied analytical sciences are now utilizing portable technology to conduct analyses in the field, and forensic science is no exception. Technologies that enable identification of substances such as illegal drugs at crime scenes and other points of interest could significantly reduce the workload for forensic laboratories and speed up criminal investigations.