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# Reverse Engineering in Laboratory

## You want to determine the composition of a product by the reverse engineering method.

Reverse engineering, also called deformation or reverse engineering, is a method to determine the [chemical composition](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md) of a complex mixture using various chemical analysis.

In addition to providing a better understanding of a material, reverse engineering allows for a better understanding of structural issues but also its defective quality. Thus, the objective of reverse engineering can, among other things, be to improve the performance of a material and/or to better target a new supplier.

This application concerns different types of products, formulas and materials: paints, metals, alloys, varnishes, plastics, cosmetics, aqueous formulations, composites…

The method of successful reverse engineering lies in a good knowledge of the targeted application and the implementation of rigorous analytical methods to characterize the composition of organic and mineral fractions. 

## FILAB supports you in your reverse engineering efforts

Reverse engineering can be used to meet various needs such as:

## Our services

Analyze and determine the [composition of an unknown](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination/laboratory-analysis-of-unknown-matter.md) mixture

Check compliance with a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or a technical data sheet

Compare the composition of several products (double-sourcing or multi-sourcing)

Analyze and [identify a pollution or an impurity](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination.md)

Par ailleurs, l’ingénierie inverse implique un ensemble de techniques diversifiées, parfois très pointues notamment: 

## our resources

Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GCMS)

[XRD](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/x-ray-crystallography-laboratory-xrd.md)

[FTIR](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-ftir-spectroscopy.md)

Scanning Electron Microscopy ([SEM](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-sem-scanning-electron-microscopy.md))

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ([NMR analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-nmr.md))

Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry ([LCMS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-uplc/laboratory-analysis-hplc-lcms.md))

ICP-MS

Thanks to its experience and its state-of-the-art analytical facilities (2100m² analytical laboratory), FILAB laboratory can assist you with your most complex reverse engineering analysis needs, whatever the nature of your sample: aqueous solution, powder, polymer, ceramic, metallic material…

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