Elemental characterization of freeze dried domestic animals’ milk using ion beam analysis techniques

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages

“…8.2.3 Dairy products. In a study by Rihawy et al, 233 ion beam methods were utilised to study several elements in milks from 4 species of Syrian mammals, namely, cow, goat, camel and sheep. Samples were analysed using both PIXE and PIGE for Br, Ca, Cl, K, Mg, Na, P, Rb, S, Sr, and Zn, which was combined with Rutherford Backscattering (RBS) to determine matrix elements, with the samples undergoing freeze-drying and milling prior to analysis.…”