Although the number of forensic technicians might decline as automated systems are implemented in laboratories for the daily throughput of samples, automation will likely never replace forensic scientists, whose skills will be required to supervise casework, validate and assure quality of robotic systems, communicate with enforcement officers, interpret data, and testify to their conclusions.
Thanks to their unique "easy-to-use" features, centrifugal microfluidic platforms are potential successful candidates for the downscaling of chromatographic separation of radioactive samples (automation, multiplexing, easy integration in glove-boxes environment and low cost of maintenance).
A number of sample automation and detector options are available to suit many applications.
In this photo a robotic DNA sample automation machine works on DNA samples at a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
In this photo a robotic DNA sample automation machine works on DNA samples at a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mike Segar/Reuters.
As a result, the cost of spares for the sample-automation robotics was a significant contributor to the cost of ownership of this equipment.
Without robust algorithms, malware may go undetected, frameworks may crash when attempting to process memory samples, and automation of memory forensics techniques is difficult.
The method presented offered the advantages of simplicity, accuracy, applicability to colored and turbid samples and automation feasibility, as well as confirming the use of molecularly imprinted polymers as ionophores for organic ion recognition in potentiometric transduction.
It facilitates a higher degree of throughput (<1 h per sample) and automation (on-line coupling of CE and MS data acquisition via contact-close relays).
Skills such as beat matching, intricate use of quantization, virtual instrument editing, automation, sampling, mixing, mastering, effect usage and use of plugins will be explored.
In addition to the advantages in fast analysis speed, minimum sample handling, potential automation, the reported method showed an on-line sample pre-concentration capability.
