DuPont™ Vertrel® is used for a wide range of applications with testing fluids. Properties of DuPont™ Vertrel® that make it an ideal candidate for these kinds of testing fluid applications are its materials compatibility, nonflammability, fast evaporation, and good solubility of deposition fluids.
One of the challenges that the crime department faces is the extraction of fingerprints especially from porous surfaces. DuPont™ Vertrel® XF and a ninhydrin solution have been used successfully for the development of fingerprints from porous surfaces. Please contact us for more details on this unique application.
In this application, DuPont™ Vertrel® is used to detect contamination. It is predominantly used in the oil industry to extract specific hydrocarbons from water. Since DuPont™ Vertrel® does not mix with water, the test is simple, fast, and provides consistent, replicable results.
DuPont™ Vertrel® can be used to extract viruses from water and, therefore, is used in testing water for contamination and viral activity. In this application DuPont™ Vertrel® is used to determine the water quality.
For more information regarding these specialized applications, please contact us.
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