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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

Humanized Monoclonal Antibody IgG1k, NISTmAb RM 8671 Summary of 5 Year Stability Verification (5YSV)

March 31, 2023
Author(s)
Katharina Yandrofski, John E. Schiel, Trina Mouchahoir, Srivalli Telikepalli, N. Alan Heckert, Dean C. Ripple, Paul C. DeRose, Karen W. Phinney, John Marino
NISTmAb RM 8671 is an IgG1κ monoclonal antibody that has been extensively characterized and released as the first of its kind biopharmaceutical reference material in 2016. This material was intended primarily for use in evaluating the performance of

Characterization of Reference Materials 8690 to 8693

February 13, 2023
Author(s)
Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, N. Alan Heckert, Katherine Peter, Alix Rodowa
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reference Materials (RMs) 8690 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Formulation I, RM 8691 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Film

Value Assignment of Standard Reference Material(R) 1849b Infant/Adult Nutritional Formula I

January 6, 2023
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Laura Wood, Charles Barber, Bruce Scruggs, John Sieber, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material® (SRM®) 1849b Infant/Adult Nutritional Formula I delivers certified or non-certified values for over 100 analytes. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation

Report on the DHS/NIST Workshop on Standards for an Enduring Capability in Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health (SWWS Workshop)

August 16, 2022
Author(s)
Nancy Lin, Stephanie Servetas, Scott Jackson, Katrice Lippa, Kirsten Parratt, Philip Mattson, Clare Beahn, Mia Mattioli, Sally Gutierrez, Michael Focazio, Ted Smith, Paul Storella, Sarah Wright
Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor biological and chemical contaminants on a community level in support of public health and safety decisions. Wastewater surveillance has recently been shown highly effective for the early detection

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

July 29, 2022
Author(s)
Chuck Barber, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Monique Johnson, Shaun Kotoski, Rick L. Paul, Nicholas Sharp, Maria Isabel Vega Martinez, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu, Laura Wood, John Sieber, Stephen Long
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released SRM 1568c Rice Flour which has value assignments for over 30 analytes, including arsenic species. This material is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the

Reference Material 8376 Microbial Pathogen DNA Standards for Detection and Identification

June 1, 2022
Author(s)
Jason Kralj, Dieter Tourlousse, Monique Hunter, Erica Romsos, Blaza Toman, Peter Vallone, Scott Jackson
Reference Material (RM) 8376 is intended for NGS-based measurements quantitative to the chromosome. A unit of RM 8376 consists of 20 components (A-T, 19 bacteria and 1 human) each containing well-characterized DNA in 10 mmol/L Tris-HCl, 1 mmol/L EDTA pH 8

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 3655 Glycans in Solution (Frozen)

April 12, 2022
Author(s)
Mark Lowenthal, Blaza Toman, Brian Lang, Karen W. Phinney
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3655 is intended primarily for use as a calibration standard for the measurement of enzymatically released N-linked glycans. Applications of SRM 3655 include the benchmarking and comparability of analytical techniques, as
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