Customer Testimonials
This series features in-depth interviews with scientists and laboratories using Frontier systems, highlighting their reasons for choosing this approach and how it enhances their research workflows.
“Micro-furnace pyrolysis-GC/MS is an ultimate method for organic analysis.” － Dr. Michael Schilling, Senior Scientist, Getty Conservation Institute
With over 40 years of experience in cultural heritage science, Dr. Schilling explains how micro-furnace pyrolysis-GC/MS supports complex material characterization across international projects — from Asian and European lacquers to animation cells and plastic sculptures.
“With Frontier’s micro-furnace, we are able to do much more with very little sample.” － Dr. Rigoberto Advincula, UT - ORNL Governor’s Chair, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Advincula, a polymer chemist, explains how micro‑furnace pyrolysis‑GC/MS adds detailed polymer analysis to techniques like FTIR, Raman, and NMR across plastics, automotive, and energy applications. He also notes that the micro‑furnace improves lab reproducibility by minimizing sample preparation.
“Micro-furnace pyrolysis-GC/MS offers absolutely quantitative information.” － Dr. Zhanfei Liu, Professor of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Liu explains how micro‑furnace pyrolysis‑GC/MS is used to characterize natural organic matter, including microplastics. He describes research linking microplastics to human health through biological tissue analysis and shows how the technique broadens material characterization by allowing analysis without particle‑size limitations.