To start off our fifth day at Integrated Pain Solutions, we got to see Dr. Sean process samples of CBD extract from the day before. Yesterday, Dr. Pandi stayed in Raleigh to make these samples, and he walked us through his process… Firstly, he diluted a sample of crude extract, which is the consistency of tar, to make a viscous concentrate of CBD. Then, he performed a series of processing steps to further purify the concentrate to its final form, which was much more fluid and less dirty than the original form. But, to make sure that the chemical composition hadn’t changed too much, the samples were brought back here to Southern Pines for testing.
Dr. Sean dissolved the liquids in ethanol to dilute them and prepare them for the Liquid-Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (LCMS) machine that we learned about yesterday. This involved a graduated processing procedure, which took the samples from the various processing stages from thick and difficult to work with to homogenous and easily processable solutions. The vials used for analysis are below:
After lunch, we’ll meet back with Dr. Sean and determine if Dr. Pandi’s processing of the original sample significantly altered its chemical makeup!