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Chemistry and Toxicology of Materials Unit

Chemical characterization of materials and analysis of potentially toxic components: gas chromatography, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis; detection of volatile substances released from matrices using an electronic nose; shelf-life analysis of raw materials or finished products; identification of contamination, degradation and adulteration; verification of the release of potentially toxic or allergenic substances.

Definition of the toxicological (or health-related) profile of new substances: use of validated and automatable in vitro assays to define the toxicological (or protective) profile of substances of interest; study of the genotoxic properties of molecules.