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Method names on posted COAs

Last updated: 17 June 2026

Method names help explain what kind of measurement the issuer is reporting. They should not be treated as a universal quality guarantee or as evidence for claims outside the posted document.

HPLC

High-performance liquid chromatography may appear on a COA as a purity or chromatogram-related method.

When it is shown, read the reported result and any attached chromatogram as document fields from the issuer, not as a broader claim by CellSyntax.

Mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry may appear as an identity-related method because it reports mass information for the sample.

If expected and observed values are shown, review them as part of the posted record. Do not apply that result to a different lot unless the document connects them.

Water content

Some COAs include water-content fields. If present, the value should be read as a measured field for the stated sample.

If the field is absent, the page should not imply that water content was reviewed.

Other screens

A COA may include fields such as endotoxin, heavy metals, residual solvents, or other checks.

Those fields should be described only when they appear on the posted COA preview for the relevant material or lot.

Limits of method names

A method name alone does not answer every documentation question. The useful public statement is limited to what was reported, where it appears, and which document contains it.

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