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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

NIST's Engagement with CCQM Studies from 1992 to 2023: History and Performance

May 21, 2024
Author(s)
David L. Duewer, Christina Cecelski, Megan Cleveland, Nancy Lin, Katrice Lippa, Jacqueline L. Mann, John L. Molloy, Michael Nelson, James E. Norris, Kenneth W. Pratt, Sumona Sarkar, Hratch G. Semerjian, Robert L. Watters
This report documents the engagement and measurement performance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in studies coordinated by the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM) from 1992

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 1595a Tripalmitin

March 1, 2024
Author(s)
Michael Nelson, Jerome Mulloor, Brian Lang, Blaza Toman, Antonio Possolo, William Perry, Alicia Lyle
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1595a Tripalmitin is a high purity chemical substance having a certified value for purity, expressed as a mass fraction. It is intended for use in preparing calibrants for measurement of total glyceride in clinical samples

CCQM_Retrospectoscope Reference Manual: A detailed reference to the CCQM_Retrospectoscope, a suite of graphical tools for the meta-analysis of measurement results from CCQM studies

September 12, 2023
Author(s)
David L. Duewer, Michael Nelson, Christina Cecelski
The CCQM_Retrospectoscope system combines a nominally complete database of results from Consultative Committee for the Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM) studies with a number of graphical tools for trying to make sense of the

An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle Fueling

August 22, 2023
Author(s)
Tina G. Butcher, Michael Nelson
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEV), which include "all-electric" battery EV (BEV) and plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV), comprise a rapidly growing proportion of the U.S. automobile market – nearly 8% of all light-duty vehicles sold in Oct. 2022, a 41.4% rise over

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 917d D Glucose (Dextrose)

March 1, 2023
Author(s)
Michael Nelson, Brian Lang, Blaza Toman, Jerome Mulloor
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 917d D Glucose (Dextrose) is certified as a chemical substance of known high purity. It is intended for use in calibrating measuring systems for glucose determinations employed in clinical analysis. A unit of SRM 917d

Methods for the SI Value Assignment of the Purity of Organic Compounds (IUPAC Technical Report)

January 18, 2023
Author(s)
David L. Duewer, Katrice Lippa, Brian Lang, Blaza Toman, Michael Nelson, Kenneth W. Pratt, Steven Westwood, Yoshitaka Yoshitaka Shimuzu, Takeshi Saito, Beatrice Lalerle, Xinhua Dai, Stephen Davies, Marina Ricci, Annarita Baldan, Stefan Sarge, Haifeng Wang, Ralf D. Josephs, Michal Mariassy, Dietmar Pfieffer, John Warren, Wolfram Bremser, Stephen L.R. Ellison, Ting Huang, Ales Fajgelj, Lindsey Mackay, Robert Wielgosz
Metrological traceability to the SI of the result of an analysis for an organic compound is achieved through a calibration hierarchy anchored in a primary calibrator of the compound, the mass fraction content of which is established in a manner traceable

Development of an Improved Standard Reference Material for Folate Vitamers in Human Serum

December 12, 2022
Author(s)
Johanna Camara, Jeanita Pritchett, Yasmine Daniels, Mary Bedner, Michael Nelson, Mark Lowenthal, Zia Fazili, Christine Pfeiffer, Karen W. Phinney, Katherine E. Sharpless, Lane C. Sander, Katrice Lippa, James H. Yen, Adam Kuszak, Stephen Wise
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 3949 Folate Vitamers in Frozen Human Serum to replace SRM 1955 Homocysteine and Folate in Human Serum. The presence of increased endogenous levels

Certification of Standard Reference Material 3289 Multivitamin Tablets

March 18, 2022
Author(s)
Hugh Hayes, Jerome Mulloor, Michael Nelson, Kate Rimmer, Lee L. Yu, James H. Yen
Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 3289 Multivitamin Tablets was developed as part of a collaborative effort between the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH ODS)

Development of Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) Reference Materials for the Determination of Isoflavones and Toxic Elements

February 21, 2022
Author(s)
J. Andreas Lippert, Kate Rimmer, Melissa M. Phillips, Michael Nelson, Chuck Barber, Laura J. Wood, Marie Ale, Kaitlyn Chieh, Stephen Long, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Shannon Whitehead, Katherine E. Sharpless, James H. Yen, Danica Raynaud, Joesph Betz, Adam Kuszak, Stephen Wise
As part of a collaboration with the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-ODS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently issued a suite of new botanical matrix Reference Materials (RMs) and

Metrological Tools for the Reference Materials and Reference Instruments of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory

September 16, 2021
Author(s)
Carlos R. Beauchamp, Johanna Camara, Jennifer Carney, Steven J. Choquette, Kenneth D. Cole, Paul C. DeRose, David L. Duewer, Michael Epstein, Margaret Kline, Katrice Lippa, Enrico Lucon, John L. Molloy, Michael Nelson, Karen W. Phinney, Maria Polakoski, Antonio Possolo, Lane C. Sander, John E. Schiel, Katherine E. Sharpless, Michael R. Winchester, Donald Windover
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, was established by the U.S. Congress in 1901 and charged with establishing a measurement foundation to facilitate U.S. and international commerce. NIST

Certification of Standard Reference Materials(R) 2969 and 2970: Vitamin D Metabolites in Frozen Human Serum (Total 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Low Level) and (25-Hydroxyvitamin D2 High Level)

September 2, 2021
Author(s)
Grace Hahm, Michael Nelson, Johanna Camara, Blaza Toman
Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 2969 and 2970 are intended for 1) use in validating methods for determining concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (25(OH)D2) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) in human serum and plasma and 2) value assigning in house

Development of a pregnancy-specific reference material for thyroid biomarkers, vitamin D, and nutritional trace elements in serum

October 24, 2020
Author(s)
Ashley Russell, Lisa Kilpatrick, Carolyn Burdette, Denise S. Tevis, Zachary A. Fultz, Michael Nelson, Jeff M. Jarrett, Stephen A. Wise, Brittany Kassim, Stephen E. Long
Background Concentrations of critical metabolites, hormones, and nutritional elements change significantly throughout pregnancy. Therefore, increased matrix complexity is a challenge for the measurement of these biomarkers. To provide a quality assurance

A new realization of SI for organic chemical measurement: NIST PS1 Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid)

July 30, 2018
Author(s)
Michael A. Nelson, Jason F. Waters, Blaza Toman, Brian E. Lang, Alexander R?ck, Kathrin Breitruck, Markus Obkircher, Anthony Windust, Katrice A. Lippa
Metrological traceability to common references supports the comparability of chemical measurement results produced by different analysts, at various times, and at separate places. Ideally, these references are realizations of base units of the

Development of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2973 Vitamin D Metabolites in Frozen Human Serum (High Level)

July 24, 2017
Author(s)
Susan Tai, Michael Nelson, Brian Lang, Karen W. Phinney, Lane C. Sander, James H. Yen, J. M. Betz, Christopher T. Sempos, Stephen Wise
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH-ODS) and the Vitamin D Standardization Program (VDSP), has recently issued a new serum-matrix Standard

Summary of NIST/SIM Chemical Metrology Working Group Training Opportunity: Isotope Dilution-Mass Spectrometry Clinical Measurement Course

December 22, 2016
Author(s)
Jeanita Pritchett, Katrice A. Lippa, Mary Bedner, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Johanna Camara, Brian E. Lang, Michael A. Nelson, Lane C. Sander, Lorna T. Sniegoski
The one week NIST-SIM chemical metrology training opportunity was designed to provide SIM NMI/DI laboratory personnel with in-depth classroom and hands-on laboratory experience for the implementation of isotope dilution/mass spectrometry (ID/MS) methods in

Liquid Chromatography with Absorbance Detection and with Isotope-Dilution Mass Spectrometry for Determination of Isoflavones in Soy Standard Reference Materials

November 10, 2016
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Mary Bedner, Manuela Reitz, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Michael A. Nelson, James H. Yen, Lane C. Sander, Catherine A. Rimmer
Two independent analytical approaches, based on liquid chromatography with absorbance detection and liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection, have been developed for determination of isoflavones in soy materials. These two methods yield

Evaluation of chemical purity using quantitative 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance

September 28, 2016
Author(s)
Blaza Toman, Michael A. Nelson, Katrice A. Lippa
Chemical purity assessment using quantitative 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a method based on ratio references of mass and signal intensity of the analyte species to that of chemical standards of known purity. As such, it is an example of a