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Mass Spectrometry Research Chemicals: How New Psychoactive Substances Are Identified

mass spectrometry research chemicals

When a laboratory receives an unfamiliar chemical sample, one of the first questions is simple: What is actually in the sample? Appearance, packaging and labeling cannot provide a reliable chemical identification. Modern analytical laboratories instead use instrumental techniques capable of examining molecular properties in detail. Among the most important technologies is mass spectrometry. The use […]

Research Chemicals vs. New Psychoactive Substances: What’s the Difference?

research chemicals vs new psychoactive substances

Understanding research chemicals vs new psychoactive substances can be confusing because the two terms are often used interchangeably online. They are related, but they do not mean exactly the same thing. The phrase research chemical is commonly used in scientific, commercial and online environments to describe a chemical supplied for laboratory or analytical research. In […]