Analytical Instrumentation: A Guide to Laboratory, Portable and Miniaturized Instruments

by Gillian McMahon (Dublin City University)

• ISBN13: 9780470518557
• ISBN10: 0470518553
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

This valuable resource covers the principles of analytical instrumentation used by today's chemists and biologists and presents important advances in instrumentation, such as the drive to miniaturise and lab-on-a-chip devices. In terms of the lab-based analytical instrumentation, the five main categories of technique-spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, imaging and thermoanalytical, are included and presented in a practical, not theoretical way. Including relevant examples and applications in a number of fields such as healthcare, environment and pharmaceutical industry this book provides a complete overview of the instruments used within the chemistry industry, making this an important tool for professionals and students alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

The Analytical Scientist

The Analytical Process

Analytical Instrumentation

Choosing the Right Instrument

References

Laboratory Analytical Instrumentation

Spectrometric Instruments

Molecular Spectrometry

Ultraviolet, Visible and Near Infrared

Infrared and Raman

Luminescence

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Mass Spectrometry

Atomic Spectrometry

Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

References

Separation Instruments

Gas Chromatography

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Ion Chromatography

Capillary Electrophoresis

Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Hyphenated (Hybrid) Instruments

Hyphenated Gas Chromatography Techniques

Hyphenated Liquid Chromatography Techniques

Hyphenated Capillary Electrophoresis Techniques

References

Imaging Instruments

Optical Microscopy

Confocal Microscopy

Electron Microscopy

Scanning Electron Microscopy

Transmission Electron Microscopy

Scanning Probe Microscopy

Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy

Atomic Force Microscopy

Spectral Imaging

References

Electrochemical Instruments

Potentiometry

Voltammetry

Conductimetry

References

Other Instruments

Thermogravimetric Analysis

Differential Scanning Calorimetry

X-ray Diffraction

References

Portable Analytical Instrumentation

The Drive for Portable Analytical Instruments

Portable Instruments in the Laboratory

Spectrometric Instruments

Separation Instruments

Imaging Instruments

Electrochemical Instruments

References

Portable Instruments in Various Applications

Medical Applications

Point-of-Care Technology

Blood Glucose Testing

Blood Coagulation Monitoring

Other Point-of-Care Devices

Environmental Applications

Field Devices

Water Quality Monitoring

Soil and Sediment Testing

Air Monitoring

Security and Defence Applications

Other Applications

References

Process Analytical Instrumentation

The Drive for Process Analysis

References

Process Analytical Instrumentation in Industry

In-Process Sampling

In-Process Analysis

Flow Injection Analysis

Spectroscopic Analysis

Separation Analysis

Imaging Analysis

Electrochemical Analysis

Laboratory Integrated Management Systems

References

Miniaturised Analytical Instrumentation

The Drive for Miniaturised Analytical Instrumentation

References

Chip-based Instrumentation

The Development of Chip-based Analytical Devices

Challenges for Chip-based Analytical Devices

Moving and Mixing Fluids on a Chip

Fitting Components onto a Chip

Sampling and Detection Strategies

Understanding Processes on the Microscale

Chip-based Analytical Instruments

Lab-on-valve Flow Injection Analysis

Spectroscopic Devices

Separation Devices

Imaging Devices

Electrochemical Devices

Other Chip-based Devices

References

Index

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