Peak Labs

Research Notes

Evidence-led notes on research peptides: purity and Certificate of Analysis interpretation, third-party testing, cold-chain handling and storage, written for researchers across the UAE and GCC. For research use only.

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COA Literacy
24/07/2026 · 1 min read

Sterility Testing for Research Peptides: Bioburden, Membrane Filtration, and What It Confirms

A look at how sterility and bioburden testing methods, membrane filtration and direct inoculation, confirm the a...

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COA Literacy
23/07/2026 · 1 min read

What Peptide Purity Percentages Actually Mean: HPLC Area Percent vs Mass Balance Purity

A closer look at the difference between HPLC area percent purity and mass balance purity, and why the distinctio...

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Batch Testing
20/07/2026 · 1 min read

Reference Standards in Peptide Analysis: How Laboratories Verify Batch-to-Batch Consistency

A look at how reference standards underpin HPLC and mass spectrometry testing, and why they matter for verifying...

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COA Literacy
17/07/2026 · 1 min read

Heavy Metal Screening for Research Peptides: What ICP-MS Testing Reveals

An explainer on how inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detects trace elemental impurities in research ...

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COA Literacy
16/07/2026 · 1 min read

What Endotoxin Testing Means for Research Peptides: LAL Assays Explained

A laboratory-focused explainer on what endotoxin testing measures, how the LAL assay works, and how to read endo...

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