Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry

Abstract

Contributors. Preface. Chapter 1. Sample Preparation: An Analytical Perspective (Somenath Mitra and Roman Brukh). SECTION A: EXTRACTION AND ENRICHMENT IN SAMPLE PREPARATION. Chapter 2. Principles of Extraction and the Extraction of Semivolatile Organics From Liquids (Martha J.M. Wells). Chapter 3. Extraction of Semivolatile Organic Compounds From Solid Matrices (Dawen Kou and Somenath Mitra). Chapter 4. Extraction of Volatile Organic Compounds From Solids and Liquids (Gregory C. Slack, et al.). Chapter 5. Preparation of Samples for Metals Analysis (Barbara B. Kebbekus). SECTION B: SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS. Chapter 6. Sample Preparation in DNA Analysis (Satish Parimoo and Bhama Parimmo). Chapter 7. Sample Preparation in RNA Analysis (Bhama Parimoo and Satish Parimoo). Chapter 8. Techniques for the Extraction, Isolation and Purification of Nucleic Acids (Mahesh Karwa and Somenath Mitra). SECTION C: SAMPLE PREPARATION IN MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY. Chapter 9. Sample Preparation for Microscope and Spectroscopic Characterization of Solid Surfaces and Films (Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay). Chapter 10. Surface Enhancement by Sample and Substrate Preparation Techniques in Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy (Zafar Iqbal). Index.