Analytical chemistry

Energy storage material is a hot topic in material science and chemistry.

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) is a powerful and versatile analytical technique, which is widely applied for biosensing and successfully commercialized in the healthcare diagnostic market.

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a powerful way to analyse a range of substances.

This book gathers, in a single resource, fundamental and applied knowledge about matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging.

This book gathers, in a single resource, fundamental and applied knowledge about matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging.

Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants.

Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants.

The idea that a long-lived form of spin order, namely singlet order, can be prepared from nuclear spin magnetisation first emerged in 2004.

The idea that a long-lived form of spin order, namely singlet order, can be prepared from nuclear spin magnetisation first emerged in 2004.

Precision medicine is a topical subject that attracts tremendous attention from scientific and medical communities, being set to transform health care in the future.

Precision medicine is a topical subject that attracts tremendous attention from scientific and medical communities, being set to transform health care in the future.

The medical MRI community is by far the largest user of diffusion NMR techniques and this book captures the current surge of methods and provides a primary source to aid adoption in this field.

The medical MRI community is by far the largest user of diffusion NMR techniques and this book captures the current surge of methods and provides a primary source to aid adoption in this field.

Metabolomics and proteomics allow deep insights into the chemistry and physiology of biological systems.

Metabolomics and proteomics allow deep insights into the chemistry and physiology of biological systems.

As analysis, in terms of detection limits and technological innovation, in chemical and biological fields has developed so computational techniques have advanced enabling greater understanding of the data.

Microfluidic technology is revolutionising a number of scientific fields, including chemistry, biology, diagnostics, and engineering.

Conservation techniques for the analysis and preservation of heritage materials are constantly progressing.

Reviewing the analytical strategies used in the study of cultural heritage assets such as movable artworks and archaeological items, and immovable objects like mural paintings, archaeological sites and historical buildings, this book pays particular attention to analytical methodology.

Gels are used in a large variety of commercial and scientific products from drug delivery systems and food science to biomedical sensors.

A precise analysis of biogenic amines is important as an indicator of food freshness or spoilage that can cause serious toxicity.

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Gas chromatography is widely used in applications involving food analysis.

The food supply chain needs to reassure consumers and businesses about the safety and standards of food.

Immunosensors are widely used and are particularly important for fast diagnosis of diseases in remote environments as well as point-of-care devices.

Since the introduction of FT-NMR spectroscopy around five decades ago, NMR has achieved significant advances in hardware and methodologies, accompanied with the enhancement of spectral resolution and signal sensitivity.

Forensic analysis relates to the development of analytical methods from laboratory applications to in-field and in situ applications to resolve criminal cases.

Concerns about the adverse health effects of chemicals and radiation present in the environment and at workplaces have created the need for better detection systems to assess their potential to cause DNA damage in humans and other organisms across ecosystems.

Often considered as a simple task, chemical analysis actually requires a variety of quite complex skills.

In recent years, the use of illegal substances has increased, particularly 'designer' drugs which have rapidly become part of youth culture.

Mass Spectrometry: A Foundation Course is a textbook covering the field of mass spectrometry across the chemical, physical, biological, medical and environmental sciences.

This user friendly introduction highlights the importance of electrochemistry and its applications to the modern world and the future.

This book provides an introduction to optical anisotropy (linear dichroism, LD) and optical activity (circular dichroism, CD) as techniques for the study of structures and interactions of molecules in solution.

Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (IDMS) has become an essential tool in research laboratories and is increasingly used in routine analysis labs (including environmental, food safety and clinical applications).

The use of thermal and calorimetric methods has shown rapid growth over the past few decades, in an increasingly wide range of applications.

New designer drugs, access to databases, and changing availability of samples for analysis have changed the face of modern forensic toxicology in recent years.

There are significant challenges in food analysis, problems with food contamination and authentication, and a worldwide need to ensure food safety.

Anthropogenic radionuclides have been introduced into the environment by incidents such as nuclear weapon tests, accidents in nuclear power plants, transport accidents and accidental or authorised discharges from nuclear facilities.

Chemical analysis requires solvents, reagents and energy and generates waste.

Carotenoids are found in some food plants, flowers and animals, in free form and also esterified with fatty acids.

Vitamin E was discovered in 1922 by Evans and Bishop as an essential micronutrient for reproduction in rats.

Mass spectrometric techniques have developed over recent years to offer ever increasing solutions to solving problems in food processing and packaging.

The combination of two leading imaging techniques - magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography - is poised to have a large impact and has recently been a driver of research and clinical applications.

Genomics and genome technology is having, and continues to have, a major impact on all areas of bioscience research providing insights into the key area of molecular mechanisms of cells in health and disease.

Data integrity is the hottest topic in the pharmaceutical industry.

Since the introduction of FT-NMR spectroscopy around five decades ago, NMR has achieved significant advances in hardware and methodologies, accompanied with the enhancement of spectral resolution and signal sensitivity.

There are significant challenges in food analysis, problems with food contamination and authentication, and a worldwide need to ensure food safety.

Vitamin E was discovered in 1922 by Evans and Bishop as an essential micronutrient for reproduction in rats.

Immunosensors are widely used and are particularly important for fast diagnosis of diseases in remote environments as well as point-of-care devices.

The most useful properties of food, i.