Analytical Instrumentation
A Guide to Laboratory, Portable and Miniaturized Instruments

1. Edition November 2007
318 Pages, Hardcover
Textbook
Short Description
Practical, not theoretical, Instrumentation Analysis: A Guide to Laboratory, Portable and Miniaturized Instruments covers the principles of analytical instrumentation used by today's chemists and biologists and presents important advances in instrumentation, such as the drive to miniaturize lab-on-a-chip devices. In terms of the lab-based analytical instrumentation, the book includes the five main categories of technique: spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, imaging, and thermoanalytical.
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.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Section I: Introduction
Section II: Laboratory Analytical Instrumentation
Chapter 1: Spectrometric instruments
Infrared and Raman
Luminescence
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Mass spectrometry
Atomic absorption spectrometry and atomic fluorescence spectrometry
1.2.2 Inductively coupled plasma/atomic emission spectrometry
1.2.3 Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry
Chapter 2: Separation instruments
2.1 Gas chromatography
2.2 High performance liquid chromatography
2.3 Ion chromatography
2.4 Capillary electrophoresis
2.5 Supercritical fluid chromatography
2.6 Hyphenated instruments
2.6.1 Hyphenated gas chromatography techniques
2.6.2 Hyphenated liquid chromatography techniques
2.6.3 Hyphenated capillary electrophoresis techniques
Chapter 3: Imaging instruments
3.1 Optical microscopy
3.2 Confocal microscopy
3.3 Electron microscopy
3.3.1 Scanning electron microscopy
3.3.2 Transmission electron microscopy
3.4 Scanning probe microscopy
3.4.1 Scanning tunnelling microscopy
3.4.2 Atomic force microscopy
3.5 Spectral imaging
Chapter 4: Electrochemical instruments
4.1 Potentiometry
4.2 Voltammetry
4.3 Conductimetry
Chapter 5: Other instruments
5.1 Thermogravimetric analysis
5.2 Differential scanning calorimetry
5.3 X-ray diffraction
5.2 Differential scanning calorimetry
5.3 X-ray diffraction
Section III: Portable Analytical Instrumentation
The drive for portable analytical instruments
Chapter 6: Portable instruments in the laboratory
6.1 Spectrometric instruments
6.2 Separation instruments
6.3 Imaging instruments
6.4 Electrochemical instruments
Chapter 7: Portable instruments in various applications
7.1 Medical applications
7.1.1 Point-of-care technology
7.1.2 Blood glucose testing
7.1.3 Blood coagulation monitoring
7.1.4 Other point-of-care devices
7.2 Environmental applications
7.2.1 Field devices
7.2.2 Water quality monitoring
7.2.3 Soil and sediment testing
7.2.4 Air monitoring
7.3 Security and defence applications
7.4 Other applications
Section IV: Process Analytical Instrumentation
The drive for process analysis
Chapter 8: Process analytical instrumentation in industry
8.1 In-process sampling
8.2 In-process analysis
8.2.1 Flow injection analysis
8.2.2 Spectroscopic analysis
8.2.3 Separation analysis
8.2.4 Imaging analysis
8.2.5 Electrochemical analysis
8.3 Laboratory integrated management systems
Section V: Miniaturised Analytical Instrumentation
The drive for miniaturised analytical instrumentation
Chapter 9: Chip-based instrumentation
9.1 The development of chip-based analytical devices
9.2 Challenges for chip-based analytical devices
9.2.1 Moving and mixing fluids on a chip
9.2.2 Fitting components onto a chip
9.2.3 Sampling and detection strategies
9.2.4 Understanding processes on the microscale
9.3 Chip-based analytical instruments
9.3.1 Lab-on-valve flow injection analysis
9.3.2 Spectroscopic devices
9.3.3 Separation devices
9.3.4 Imaging devices
9.3.5 Electrochemical devices
9.3.6 Other chip-based devices