It is used in a range of applications from quality control tests for food & beverages to detection of saliva stains in forensic investigations.
[citation needed] In the 70s, PAT was used in hospitals worldwide as an in vitro diagnostics test for acute pancreatitis but the application was later outrivaled by automatic analysis systems.
In 2005 the company was acquired by Magle Life Sciences and in 2007, Phadebas Forensic was launched as a first diversification within the product family.
[citation needed] Phadebas is used in a wide range of applications from quality control tests for food & beverages to detection of saliva stains in forensic investigation.
[11] The test is not human specific; it is sensitive to saliva from other species, amylase from microbes such as Baccilus and extracts from certain plants including apple and cabbage.
[14] As this method is based on fixed equations instead of a standard curve the new Phadebas honey diastase test was developed, to ensure stable results independent of batch.