Introduction When a practice is considering adding HTMA testing to its offering, the question “can I trust this measurement?” comes up almost every time — and rightly so. A test result is only as good as the measurement process behind(...)

Mineralco P.S.A. is an independent analytical laboratory that performs elemental analysis of entrusted samples using ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry). The laboratory performs laboratory analysis only — without interpreting results, offering opinions, or making diagnoses. For LifelineDiag customers,(...)

Key Takeaway The hair sample washing procedure is one of the most important stages in preparing material for elemental analysis. Its purpose is to remove external contaminants that could interfere with analytical measurements. At the same time, overly aggressive cleaning(...)

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) results can vary significantly depending on which laboratory performs the test — even when the same hair sample is analyzed. This is one of the most common and legitimate questions raised by US-based practitioners and(...)

Key Takeaway The hair sample washing procedure is one of the most important stages in preparing material for elemental analysis. Its purpose is to remove external contaminants that could interfere with analytical measurements. At the same time, overly aggressive cleaning(...)

Key Takeaways The reliability of Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) results depends not only on the laboratory technology used, but primarily on the quality of the entire analytical process. Quality assurance and quality control systems (QA/QC) play a critical role(...)

Key Takeaways Hair is used in environmental biomonitoring because it may reflect long-term exposure to selected elements present in the environment. Due to its stable structure and the possibility of measuring multiple elements simultaneously, hair analysis is used in toxicology,(...)

Key Takeaways Validation of ICP-OES methods is one of the key elements ensuring the reliability of biological material analysis results. It includes the assessment of accuracy, precision, repeatability, sensitivity, and stability of the analytical method. In the analysis of hair(...)