USP proposals on trace elements a boost for ICP, says Thermo Fisher Scientific
The revisions, as Thermo’s applications specialist Matthew Cassap explained, would see analysis methods like inductively coupled plasma (ICP) MS replace precipitation-based detection methods which can be prone “false positives.”
And, while ICP is an established and relatively straightforward technique compared with GC, correctly implementing it may pose something of a training challenge for pharmaceutical laboratories that are unfamiliar with it.
The pay off for this additional training effort, Cassap continued, is that ICP has a considerably reduced turnaround time that can significantly reduce the cost of analysis work.
Cassap also suggested the revisions would be a boost for Thermo’s ICP business as companies wishing to sell drugs in the US would be required to use one of the proposed analysis techniques.
