EDX: A Fast & Simple Technique for Pharmaceutical Elemental Analysis

AA or ICP-OES/MS is often viewed as the golden standard to analyze elements during the pharmaceutical manufacturing process, from drug discovery to the QA/QC of final formulations.

While extremely accurate, these techniques have the downside of requiring the sample to be in liquid form when analyzing, resulting in a very arduous sample-preparation process and long analysis time.

In this seminar, we would introduce Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluoroscopy (EDX) as an alternative technique to perform elemental analysis that requires little sample preparation, is easy to use and can provide results quickly; and how it could be used in various areas of the pharmaceutical industry.

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding how EDX can be used to perform elemental analysis

• Understanding how EDX can be used in the Pharma Industry

• Advantages of using EDX for elemental analysis

Presenter: Tan Teck Beng (Senior Product Specialist, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.)

Tan Teck Beng has been providing application support for XRF, XRD, EPMA, SPM and ESCA for the past 19 years in Shimadzu (Asia Pacific). He has conducted numerous Application Seminars and Workshops on Materials Characterization/Failure Analysis/Restriction of Hazardous Substances in many countries in the region, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam and Singapore.

He is currently providing Application and Technical Support for Shimadzu's Scientific Instruments for more than 200 companies in Asia Pacific Region.

Presenter: Mizuno Motohisa (Deputy General Manager, Scientific Sales, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd.)

Mizuno-san has worked for Sales for the past 20 years in Shimadzu Japan. He has worked at Shimadzu’s Tokyo and Kyushu and Kansai branch offices and has extensive experience in catering to customers belonging to pharma, academia, food and chemical, among others. Before moving to Shimadzu (Asia Pacific), he served as a Sales Manager in the Kansai branch for the past 3 years, where he was in-charge of pharma customers as part of the Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division.