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SMx Hair inquiry, planning a study on alcohol metabolite testing in hair
Oct 09, 2025 01:44 PM
Hi Haley,
Thanks for reaching out! Sounds like an exciting project. I can’t say I have heard of alcohol screening through hair before. Is it EtG/EtS you are looking for in hair, or something else? I attached the CoA from the lot I show you have on hand. As a blank matrix there is no IFU as usage is determined by the user.
Regarding getting more of this matrix, can you reply to the below questions so I can get this quoted and see if I can get a discount/free of charge approved?
1. How many mL of matrix would you want to receive?
2. Will you be publishing any papers/posters or similar and noting UTAK as the supplier of the matrix?
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Andrew Hartmann
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From: Haley Berkland <Haley.Berkland@restek.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:01 AM
To: Andrew Hartmann <ahartmann@utak.com>
Subject: SMx Hair
Hello Andrew!
I am about to start working on a new project developing a workflow for alcohol biomarkers in hair. I see on your website SMx Hair is no longer a stock product for UTAK, but I was wondering if I might be able to get some for this project. We have a bottle of it that was purchased a few years ago (it has since expired) that I can use for my initial experiments but eventually I will need more. I was also wondering if you could send me the product insert/instructions for use for this product; I can't find them anywhere on the UTAK website.
Thanks in advance!
Haley Berkland
Advanced Scientist, LC Applications
110 Benner Cir, Bellefonte, PA, 16823, USA
Tel: +1 800-356-1688 | +1 814-353-1300
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