SamplePreparationTechniquesinAnalyticalChemistry

Theimportanceofaccuratesamplepreparationtechniquescannotbeoverstated--meticuloussamplepreparationisessential.Oftenoverlooked,itisthemidwaypointwheretheanalytesfromthesamplematrixaretransformedsotheyaresuitableforanalysis.Eventhebestanalyticaltechniquescannotrectifyproblemsgeneratedbysloppysamplepretreatment.Devotedentirelytoteachingandreinforcingthesenecessarypretreatmentsteps,SamplePreparationTechniquesinAnalyticalChemistryaddressesdiverseaspectsofthisimportantmeasurementstep.Theseinclude:*State-of-the-artextractiontechniquesfororganicandinorganicanalytes*Samplepreparationinbiologicalmeasurements*Samplepretreatmentinmicroscopy*SurfaceenhancementasasamplepreparationtoolinRamanandIRspectroscopy*Sampleconcentrationandclean-upmethods*QualitycontrolstepsDesignedtoserveasatextinanundergraduateorgraduatelevelcurriculum,SamplePreparationTechniquesinAnalyticalChemistryalsoprovidesaninvaluablereferencetoolforanalyticalchemistsinthechemical,biological,pharmaceutical,environmental,andmaterialssciences.