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The nano-pellets were born from the idea of harnessing the broad spectrum of well-known powdered certified reference materials for in situ analysis with laser ablation ICP mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). However, the grain size of the “analytical grade” original powders is too coarse (60-150 μm) to be analysed by a microanalytical laser which itself has a spot size of 20-90 μm. The original powders are then further ground and pressed according to material-specific grinding protocols down to the nanometer range, whereby they are sufficiently homogeneous for microanalytical techniques. Customer-specific materials can also be processed into “in-house” reference materials.