Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
Website: http://www.asti.dost.gov.ph

• Laboratory Instrument Calibration

• Information and Communications Technologies Program
  • Advanced Networking Research
  • Wireless Technologies
  • Network Applications and Software
• Microelectronics Program
  
  • Digital, RF, Analog and Mixed-Signal Microelectronics R&D
  • Printed Circuit Board Laboratory
  • ASTI-VCTI (Virtual Center for Technological Innovation) Open Laboratory

Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
Website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph

• Food Analytical Testing Services
  
  • Food Analytical Service Laboratory (FASL) 
    • Chemical Analysis
      • Nutrient / Nutrition Labeling (Moisture, Crude Fat, Crude Protein, Ash, Total Carbohydrate, Energy
        Total Dietary Fiber, Sugars, Calcium, Iron, Iodine, Sodium, Potassium, Vitamin C/Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A, B-Carotene, Cholesterol, Fatty Acids (saturated/unsaturated))
      • Toxicants / Contaminants (Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium, Lead)
    • Physico-Chemical Analysis
      • pH; Titratable Acidity (TA); Peroxide value (PV) (oil); Free Fatty Acids (oil); Color; Viscosity; Water activity (Aw)
    • Microbiological Analysis
      • Food (Aerobic Plate Count (APC);Yeast and Mold Count; Coliform Count;Escherichia Coli Detection/Count;Bacillus aureus Count;Salmonella sp. Detection;Staphylococcus aureus Count;Listeria monocytogenes Detection; Commercial sterility)
      • WATER (Heterotrophic Plate Count; Total Coliform Count; Fecal Coliform Count; Escherichia coli Count)
  • Nutrient Bioavailability Laboratory
    
    • Physiological Testing
      • Glycemic Index/Glycemic Response of Foods
      • In Vitro Mineral (Iron, Calcium, Zinc) Availability in Foods and Meals
      • Efficacy studies on the nutritional and health benefits of functional foods
      • Body composition using bio-impedance
  • Food Proficiency Testing Laboratory
    
    • Proficiency Test Scheme on Wheat Flour
    • Proficiency Test Scheme on Snack Foods
    • Available Test Materials for Quality Control and Method Validation (Infant Formula, Milk Powder)
  • Biochemical Assesment Service Laboratory
    
    • Plasma/Serum Vitamin A; Method:  Spectrophotometric using HPLC
    • Urinary Iodine Excretion (UIE); Method:  Sandell-Kolthoff Method
    • Hemoglobin; Method:  Cyanmethemoglobin
    • Serum/Plasma Ferritin; Method: Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
    • Serum/RBC Folate; Method:  Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
    • Serum Zinc; Method:  Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)

• Nutrition Food Processing Services
• Biochemical Testing
  
  • Serum vitamin A & Urinary Iodine Excretion
• Physiological Testing
  
  • In Vitro Mineral Availability
  • Urinary Calcium
  • Glycemic Index
  • Body Composition using BIA/Stable Isotope
  • In Vivo Mineral Absorption Using Radio/Stable Isotopes
  • Antioxidant Capacity

Forests Product Research and Development Institute (FPRDI)
Website: http://www.fprdi.dost.gov.ph

• Testing Services
  • PULP, PAPER & PAPER BOARD TESTING 
    
    • Paper and Paper Board Tests
    • Pulp Tests
  • WOOD AND NON-WOOD MATERIALS (Natural Products) 
    
    • Wood and Wood Products Tests
    • Essential Oils Tests
  • COMPOSITES 
    
    • Plywood Tests
  • ADHESIVES, SEALANTS AND COATINGS 
    
    • Adhesive Tests
  • PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION 
    
    • CCA Preservative Test
    • Wood and Wood Products Tests
    • Pole Bending and Treatability Tests
  • HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 
    
    • Concrete Hollow Block Test
    • Concrete Cylinder Test
    • Full-Size Beam Bending Test
    • Lumber Tests
    • Machine or Stress Grading of Lumber
    • Pre-fabricated Wall Testing
  • CORRUGATED CARTON TEST 
    
    • Corrugated Carton Test
    • PALLETS & RELATED STRUCTURE
    • Pallets and Related Structures Tests
    • Wood Finishing Test
  • WOOD IDENTIFICATION 
    
    • Wood and Herbarium Identification
  • TIMBER/WOOD PROCESSING 
    
    • Sawmilling and Kiln Drying
  • FURNITURE 
    
    • Furniture Tests
    • Composite Products Tests

Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
Website: http://www.itdi.dost.gov.ph

• Tests and Analyses
  • Tests and Analyses of Materials and Products
  • Evaluation of Formula of Conversion for Duty Drawback/Tax Credit Purposes
  • Advisory and Consultancy Services
  • CHEMICAL AND ENERGY
    
    • Use of Stamping Machine
    • Preparation and Grinding of 3kg plant materials
    • Use of Bomb Calorimeter/Heating Value Analysis
    • Concentration of 3-Liters Plant Extract
    • Production of Herbal Soap with Plant Extract
    • Use of Centrifugal Particle Size Analyzer (1 sample)
    • Use of Centrifugal Particle Size Analyzer (2 samples)
    • Preparation of 250 grams cream with 3% Plant Extract
    • Preparation of Concentrated Crude Plant Extract from 500grams Fresh Extract/300grams powdered sampl
    • Distillation of Ethanol from Biomass (1 Liter)
    • Extraction of Essential Oil from 3kg Plant Materials
    • Extraction of Essential Oil from 50kg Plant Materials
    • Distillation of CME, 90% Recovery
    • Extraction of Chitin
    • Analysis/Evaluation of Essential Oil for Physico-Chemical Analysis
    • Use of UV-VIS Analyzer (per sample)
    • Extraction of Fixed Oil from 1kg Plant Material
    • Esterification of Fixed Oil
    • Processing of 1kg Semi-Refined Carageenan from 5kg Dried Eucheuma Species
    • Extraction and Phyto-Chemical Analysis
    • Analysis of Glycerine, % Mass (maximum) for Biodiesel
    • Extraction and Formulation of 1-Liter Shampoo from Plant Extract
    • Extraction and Formulation of 250g Cream with Plant Extract
    • Extraction of Pectin
    • Proximate Analysis (Moisture, Volatile Matter, Ash and Fixed Carbon) for Coke, Coal and its Derivatives (1 sample)
    • Use of System Gas Chromatography Equipment for Natural Gas Analysis (1 sample)
    • Extraction and Esterification of Oil (1kg)
    • Processing of 1kg Agar from 5kg of Dried Gracilaria Species
  • ENVIRONMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 
    
    • Cleaner Production Assessment
    • Environmental Technology Verification
    • Policy Advice
  • FOOD PROCESSING 
    
    • Thermal Processing Studies
      • Heat Penetration test on canned and bottled products to establish appropriate time and temperature combination to achieve commercial sterility
      • Adequacy of existing process
      • Heat Distribution Tests for retorts and Corrective action
      • Sterility Test
    • Food Analysis
      • Physico-Chemical Analyses
      • Microbiological Analyses
      • Pilot Plant Set-up, Production Scale-up and Product/Production Costing
      • Shelf-life Testing
  • MATERIAL SCIENCE 
    
    • ceramic/plastics production: basic technique
    • use/operation of analytical instruments, processing equipment, kilns/furnaces
  • PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY 
    
    • Package Development (Inclusive of shelf-life testing, label design)
    • Shelf-life Testing (Low acid canned foods; High acid foods; Dried foods; Perishables; Frozen foods)
    • Technical Supervision/Evaluation for In-Plant Production
    • Transport Packaging (Evaluation of Packaging for Transport; Compression testing; Packaging Design for Transport Pkg. w/ Cushion Design)
    • Label Design (Without Concept Development; With Concept Development; Label Design for Box)
    • Nutrition Labeling (Analysis Depends on Product Ingredient; Evaluation Only)
    • Use of Facilities (Vacuum Packaging Machine; Form-Fill-Seal for Solids; Continuous Band Sealer; Skin Packaging Machine; Shrink Packaging Machine; Sacheting Machine; Hot & Cold Sealer; Retort Rental; Preparation Room Rental)
    • Testing
      • Water Vapor Transmission Rate
      • Determination of tolerance/ethyl acetate residual in printed packaging material
      • Migration Testing Film
      • Migration Testing Finished Packages; Identification of Plastic Using DSC
      • Determination of Oxygen Transmission Rate
      • Tensile & Peel Test Using UTM)
  • STANDARDS AND TESTING 
    
    • Biological Laboratory (Microbiological Testing)
      • Tests on veterinary, pharmaceutical and biological products
      • Efficacy tests on biocides
      • Tests on cosmetics, perfumes and essential oils
      • Microbiological tests on foods and beverages
      • Microbiological tests on packaging materials
      • Microbiological tests on non-food/non-pharmaceutical products
      • Microbial test of waters, including effluents
    • Chemistry Laboratory (Chemical Testing)
      
      • Inorganic Chemistry (Waters; Miscellaneous materials and products)
      • Organic Chemistry (Foods; Agricultural Products and Materials)
    • Physical and Performance Testing Laboratory (Mechanical Testing)
      • Rubber and Rubber Products
      • Plastics and Plastic Products
  • ADVANCED DEVICE AND MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY (ADMATEL)
    • AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPE (AES)
      • Depth profile analysis
      • Spectrum Measurement
      • Surface map analysis
      • Line analysis measurement
      • Element identification (<1 atomic percentage)
      • Imaging of part analysis (at magnification x 200k)
    • DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER (DSC)
      • Thermal Stability
      • Melting Point
      • Heat of Fusion
      • Degree of Crystallinity
      • Traditional materials characterization research
      • Routine quality assurance and goods-in testing
      • Oxide induction Testing (OIT)
      • Multi-user, ad-hoc DSC analysis
    • FOCUSED ION BEAM-FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (FIB-FESEM)
      • Defect Analysis
      • Failure Analysis
      • TEM Lamella Preparation
      • Prototyping for MEMS and NEMS
      • Metrology at Nano scale
      • Site Specific Sample Preparation
      • STEM Analysis
      • EDS Analysis
      • Cross sectioning
      • Device Modification
    • THERMOGRAVIMETRY / DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYZER (TG/DTA)
      • SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL ANALYZER
      • THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYZER (TMA)
      • Glass Transition Temperature of Organic Films - TMA Method
      • Glass Transition Temperature and z-Axis Thermal Expansion by TMA
      • Glass Transition Temperature and Thermal Expansion of Materials Used in High density Interconnection (HDI) and Microvias - TMA Method
      • TIME-OF-FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETER ( TOF-SIMS)
      • Trace Metal Detection / Quantification
      • Simultaneous detection of all elements (ppm/ppb range), in depth distribution, backside contaminants
      • Screening for Contaminants
      • Inorganic and organic, Particle analysis
      • Gate Oxide analysis
      • Ultra-thin dielectric layers, Nitrogen content, Oxide thickness
      • Analysis of Shallow Implants
      • Parallel mass detection ( contaminant screening)
      • Failure Analysis
      • Interface, Bond pad, Test pad analysis, Defect and particle analysis

• Metrology
  • NANATIONAL METROLOGY LABORATORY (NML) OF THE PHILIPPINES 
    • Calibration and Testing
      
      • Mass Standards
      • Pressure Standards
      • Force Standards
      • Length Standards
      • Density and Volume Standards
      • Thermometry (TC and Hygrometry) Standards
      • Photometry Standards
      • Electrical Standards
      • Big Volume and Fow Standards Section
    • Proficiency Testing Service
• Process Engineering
• Post Harvest Handling/ Near Farm Processing/ Packaging
• Packaging Research and Development
• Cleaner Production (CP)
• Enterprise Module (EM)
• Energy Audit

Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
Website: http://www.mirdc.dost.gov.ph

• ANALYSIS AND TESTING SERVICES 
  
  • In-House Calibration & Testing Services
  • In-Plant Calibration & Testing Services
  • Physical Metallurgy Testing Services
• METALWORKING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
  
  • Machining of Actual Time Jobs
  • Machining of Quoted Jobs
  • Facility Sharing Services (Equipment)
• METAL CASTING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
  
  • Facility Sharing Services (Foundry Services)
  • Facility Sharing Services (Actual Time)
  • Facility Sharing Services (Time Sharing)

• Metalworking
• Metalcasting
  
  • Conventional Casting
  • Precision Casting
  • Casting Design and Process/Quality Control Capabilities
• Analysis and Testing
  
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Metallurgical Analysis
  • Corrosion Testing
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Calibration

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
Website: http://www.pnri.dost.gov.ph

• RADIATION PROTECTION SERVICES 
  
  • Personnel Monitoring: Film Badge Service
  • Personnel Monitoring: TLD Service
  • Calibration of Radiation Protection Instruments
  • Radiation Control Services
  • Radioactive Waste Management
• GAMMA IRRADIATION SERVICES 
  
  • Gammacell 220
  • Multipurpose Irradiation Facility
• RADIOMETRIC AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS 
  
  • Gammametric Analysis: Food and related items for Cs-137 , C-134 and K-40
  • Gammametric Analysis: Environmental samples (ore, sludge, and solid waste)
  • Gammametric Analysis: Other samples
  • Liquid scintillation counting: Gross Alpha- Beta Analysis of drinking water/ freshwater
  • Liquid scintillation counting: Low level tritium with electrolytic enrichment
  • Authentication of naturally fermented vinegar
  • Elemental analysis by XRF: Soil or sediment
  • Elemental analysis by XRF: Other solids
  • Elemental analysis by XRF: Air particulate matter
  • Elemental analysis by XRF: Liquid dried on filters
  • Issuance of Certification of compliance to regulatory standards
• MATERIALS ANALYSIS 
  
  • X-ray diffraction analysis
• MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 
  
  • Aerobic plate count
  • Molds and yeast count
  • Bioburden test
  • Sterility testing-small item
  • Aging test
  • Moisture analysis
  • Cytogenetic analysis
• Engineering Services
  
  • Repair of nucleonic equipment/instruments for PNRI and non-PNRI clients
  • Decommissioning of radiation device/facility
• Radiotracer and Sealed Source Applications
  
  • Gamma Ray Column Scanning Technique For Industries

Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
Website: http://www.ptri.dost.gov.ph

• AVAILMENT OF TESTING SERVICES 
  
  • PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION OF FIBER, YARN, FABRIC AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
• AVAILMENT OF IN-HOUSE TRAINING SERVICES 
  
  • PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION OF FIBER, YARN, FABRIC AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
    
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Cotton Fibers
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Other Natural Fibers (Ramie, Flax, Abaca, etc.)
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Manmade Fibers
    • Chemical Testing and Evaluation of Textile Fibers
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Spun and Filament Yarns
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Sewing Threads
    • Chemical Testing and Evaluation of Yarns
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Fabrics
    • Physical Testing and Evaluation of Other Textile Products (upholstery materials, nonwoven, etc)
    • Chemical Testing and Evaluation of Fabrics
    • Carpet Testing