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Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 3223: Inorganic Constituents in Cigarette Tobacco Filler

July 22, 2026
Author(s)
Lee Yu, Colleen Bryan Sallee, Korina Menking-Hoggatt, Debra Ellisor, James Fort, Jennifer Hoguet, Jenna Klingsick, Amanda Moors, Jennifer Ness, James Yen, Naudia Gray, Richard Pappas
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 3223 Inorganic Constituents in Cigarette Tobacco Filler is intended for use in the validation of procedures and methods for the determination of inorganic

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1474c, a Polyethylene Resin

May 14, 2026
Author(s)
Kalman Migler, Nathanael Heckert, Suzanne Thornton
The melt flow rate of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1474c, a linear polyethylene (narrow MWD ethylene-hexene copolymer) resin, was determined to be 5.04 g/10 min at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg using the ASTM Method D 1238-23a. The average is a

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 1568c Rice Flour

January 15, 2026
Author(s)
Laura Wood, Charles Barber, Colleen Bryan Sallee, Monique Johnson, Shaun Kotoski, Stephen Long, Tomohiro Narukawa, Rick Paul, Nicholas Sharp, John Sieber, Maria Isabel Vega Martinez, James Yen, Lee Yu
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SRM 1568c Rice Flour has value assignments for over 30 analytes, including arsenic species. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the determination of elements and

Certification of Standard Reference Material 2921a

January 12, 2026
Author(s)
David Bunk, David Newton
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 2921a Human Cardiac Troponin Complex delivers a certified value for the concentration of human cardiac troponin I in a solution of the human cardiac troponin

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 1947a: Great Lakes Fish Tissue

November 28, 2025
Author(s)
Carolyn Burdette, Kelsey Blevins, Ashley Russell, Colleen Bryan Sallee, Amy Cuthbertson, Debra Ellisor, Nathanael Heckert, Jennifer Hoguet, Kevin Huncik, Amanda Moors, Jennifer Ness, Jessica Reiner
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1947a Great Lakes Fish Tissue is intended to be used in the evaluation of analytical methods for the determination of contaminants, including mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides

Certification of 3180 Series Standard Reference Materials(R) Anions in Solution

August 26, 2025
Author(s)
Brian Lang, Thomas Vetter, John Molloy, Antonio Possolo
The 3180 series Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are single anion solutions intended for use as primary calibration standards for the quantitative determination of a single anion and are a key link in the traceability chain for analysis measurements of

NIST Special Publication 260 NIST.SP.260-256 Certification of Standard Reference Material(R)s 3672a & 3673a: Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) & Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen)

May 14, 2025
Author(s)
Ashley Russell, Carolyn Burdette, Johanna Camara, Nathanael Heckert, Jennifer Hoguet, Kevin Huncik, Jared Ragland, Elena Wood
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3672a Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) and SRM 3673a Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen) are intended for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected naturally

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 956e Electrolytes in Frozen Human Serum

April 2, 2025
Author(s)
Lee Yu, Steven Christopher, Regina Easley, Monique Johnson, Dennis Leber, Thomas Vetter, Jason Waters, Charles Barber, Karen Murphy, Laura Wood, Stephen Chin, Murli Narayan, Alexander Rhodes, Michael Nash
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 956e Electrolytes in Frozen Human Serum is intended for use in the calibration and validation of procedures and methods employed in clinical analysis for the

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 965c Glucose in Frozen Human Serum

March 13, 2025
Author(s)
Amanda Bayless, William Davis, Elena Wood, Abraham Kuri Cruz, Johanna Camara, Blaza Toman, Komal Dahya, Katherine Earl, Chui Tse, Uliana Danilenko, Hubert Vesper
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 965c Glucose in Frozen Human Serum is intended for use in validating methods for the determination of glucose in human serum and plasma. A unit of SRM 965c consists of three ampoules each of four materials: Level 1, Level

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 1955a Homocysteine in Frozen Human Serum

June 21, 2024
Author(s)
Carolyn Burdette, Elena Wood, Jerome Mulloor, Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman, Aaron Urbas
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1955a Homocysteine in Frozen Human Serum is intended for use in validating homocysteine measurement procedures used by in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, reference laboratories, and clinical laboratories in the United

Characterization of Reference Material 8210: Hemp Plant

June 20, 2024
Author(s)
Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Walter Brent Wilson, Charles Barber, Monique Johnson, Jenna Klingsick, Jerome Mulloor, Blaza Toman, Elena Wood, Laura Wood, Andrea Yarberry
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reference Material (RM) 8210 Hemp Plant delivers non certified values for cannabinoids and toxic elements in a dried ground hemp plant material to help cannabis and forensic laboratories for use as

Homogenization of Large Batch Frozen Materials Using the Palla-VM-KT Vibrating Mill

May 21, 2024
Author(s)
Debra Ellisor, Amanda Moors, Jennifer Hoguet, Jennifer Ness, Amanda Capuano, Olivia Franco
The Biospecimen Science Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Biorepository has been responsible for the curation, maintenance, and preparation of biological specimens at cryogenic temperatures since 2002. The team's expertise

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 2983 Inorganics in Geoduck Clam Tissue (Panopea generosa)

January 29, 2024
Author(s)
Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Melannie Bachman, Steven J. Christopher, Debra Ellisor, Michael Ellisor, Jennifer Hoguet, Samuel Huntington, Caleb Luvonga, Amanda Moors, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Tomohiro Narukawa, Jennifer Ness, Rebecca Pugh, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2983 Inorganics in Geoduck Clam Tissue (Panopea generosa) is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the determination of elements, arsenic species, and proximates in this and similar matrices. A unit of SRM

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 2386 Avocado Powder

October 18, 2023
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Laura Wood, Joseph Browning, George Caceres, Grace Hahm, Mahboubeh Hanaee, Abigail Lee, Karen Murphy, Rabia Oflaz, Rick L. Paul, Benjamin Place, Jeanice "Brown Thomas ", James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released SRM 2386 Avocado Powder which has value assignment for over 70 analytes. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the determination of elements
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