Most of the World's Technologies depend on ANALYTICAL Science to characterize materials, refine a process or solve a problem. Whether it is an Environmental Application off the Long Island Sound or a Clinical Assay at Nassau County Medical Center… it is critical to have the correct Analytical Instrument to accurately do that job. Many of the routine test procedures in a Medical Technology Laboratory can be done with fairly simple, often automated Instrumentation… either Electro-Chemistry, Spectroscopy or Chromatography. Based on the defined “Standard Methods of Analysis” from NIH, NCCLS and other Regulatory agencies, a number of simplified Clinical Lab tests can be done with compact, economical Filter-based Photometer systems, instead of the more expensive and complex Diffraction Grating-based Spectrophotometer Instrumentation.

The inherently more rugged and smaller design of a Filter Photometer makes it ideal for the high-throughput Clinical / Med Tech Lab; and the simple operation of these units are well-suited for use by multiple personnel with varying backgrounds and expertise.

This talk will review some Assays that can be performed with a Filter UV-Fluorescence Photometer for Free Amino Acids, Vitamins and Drug Screening; and also a Flame Emission Photometer which is a quick and accurate procedure for determining the Electrolyte Metals (Na, K, Mg & Ca) and some of the more common Drug & Metabolite precursors (Li & P). Examples of Calibration and Sample Analyses will be shown, and Instruments will be demonstrated in the Exhibitions area.