Materials Analyzed
Scientists at Microtrace have been involved with the identification of single small particles and small amounts of complete unknowns for over 40 years. This work has helped to build our scientific reputation and given us experience with almost every type of material found on our planet – from organic to inorganic, from natural to man-made, from solid to residue to liquid to volatile.
Our interest in materials, however, extends well beyond their analysis and identification. As microscopists and microanalysts, we have the skill and experience necessary to characterize the microscopic and nanoscopic properties of almost any material and correlate them to the performance and appearance of both product and process.
If you don’t see the specific material you are working with, please contact us to discuss your problem or question with one of our microscopists. We enjoy challenges, and the chances are good that we can help.
Selection of Materials Analyzed
- Unknown Substances
- Airbags
- Airborne Particulate Matter
- Art, Antiquities, and Collectibles
- Asbestos
- Biological Fluids, Fecal Matter, and Gastric & Lung Content
- Bone and Tooth
- Botanicals
- Building Materials
- Catalysts
- Chars
- Chemicals
- Collectables and Items of Historical Interest
- Colorants, Pigments, and Extenders
- Combustion Products & Soot
- Condoms and Lubricants
- Contaminants
- Corrosion Products
- Counterfeit Products
- Cremains
- Drugs (Legal & Illicit)
- Dust
- Effluent, Sludge and Wastewater Analysis
- Explosives, Fireworks, and Post-Blast Residues and Debris
- Fentanyl analysis
- Fibers (Natural)
- Fibers (Synthetic)
- Fire Debris
- Food Forensics- Food Contaminant Testing, Analysis, and Sourcing
- Food Ingredients
- Fur, Wigs & Brushes (Natural and Synthetic)
- Glass
- Gunshot Residue Analysis (GSR)
- Hair (Human and Animal)
- Inks
- Insects and Animals
- Metals
- Microplastics
- Minerals
- Mold, Fungi and Spores
- Nanomaterials
- Odors & Flavors
- Organic Particles
- Paint and Tape
- Paper
- Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Development
- Pharmaceutical Contaminant Analysis and Testing
- Pollen, Diatoms & Foraminifera
- Polymers
- Raw Materials
- Residues & Adhesives
- Rubber & Elastomers
- Soil and Sand
- Wood
- Volatile Compounds
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