Resources

Resources

Explore practical guides, applications, and insights from the Spectra team.

Explore practical guides, applications, and insights from the Spectra team.

Explore practical guides, applications, and insights from the Spectra team.

A fentanyl spectra comparison plot for FTIR and Raman

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Raman vs FTIR

Comparing these methods of vibrational spectroscopy through the lens of drug checking.

🔗 Blog Post

The Norwest CHC building

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NorWest CHC Case Study

How Amplifi ID helped elevate Thunder Bay's Harm Reduction Programming and drug supply awareness

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Bottle of alcohol beside the Amplifi ID Raman Spectrometer.
Bottle of alcohol beside the Amplifi ID Raman Spectrometer.

Detection of Methanol Contamination in Spirits Using the Amplifi ID Raman Spectrometer

Detecting dangerous methanol contamination in alcohol and spirits, right through the bottle, before it reaches a customer.

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Bottle of alcohol beside the Amplifi ID Raman Spectrometer.

Identify and Differentiate Fentanyl vs. Carfentanil with Amplifi ID

Differentiating carfentanil from fentanyl at trace levels — down to 5 ppm — where standard testing methods fall short.

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Comparison of the Raman spectra of BTMPS "Free base" and BTMPS-HCl.

BTMPS Detection with Amplifi ID

How Amplifi ID identifies BTMPS, an emerging, unregulated cutting agent showing up in the drug supply.

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Raman spectra obtained with the Amplifi ID using both Bulk Scan and Trace Scan modes for a) pure fentanyl powder and b) pure xylazine powder.
Raman spectra obtained with the Amplifi ID using both Bulk Scan and Trace Scan modes for a) pure fentanyl powder and b) pure xylazine powder.

Identifying Xylazine in Drug Mixtures with Amplifi ID

Detecting xylazine in mixed drug samples, including combinations with fentanyl that standard field tests miss.

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