Advances in Chemical Analysis Procedures (Part I): Extraction and Instrument Configuration

Dear Colleagues,

Innovative analytical protocols are needed during all processes involved in chemical analysis, to establish the identities, properties, pureness, bioactivities, quantities, and other main features. Furthermore, modern analytical methods provide accurate information about therapeutic dosage and/or pharmacokinetics about new chemical entities (NCE). During the last few years, new techniques for chemical analysis have been developed which allow separation scientists to get all relevant information quickly and accurately even when the analysis is carried out in complex matrices (biological fluids, environmental samples, or food matrices). This Special Issue will highlight and describe the latest innovations in instruments and techniques developed for the extraction, analysis, and characterization of drugs, bioactive compounds, and pollutants in samples that until recently were difficult to analyze. Greater attention will be paid to recent developments in sample preparation and extraction techniques, with a focus on modern detection techniques, starting with one of the stalwarts of analytical chemistry laboratories, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), up to more innovative instrumentation such as mass spectrometry, mostly used in biological sciences for detection and quantization of protein.  

Subtopics: Analytical instrumental procedures; extraction procedures; novel technologies for analytical chemistry; isolation and clean-up procedures. 

Schedule:  Manuscript submission deadline: July 2019
Peer Review Due: August 2019
Revision Due: September 2019
Notification of acceptance by the Guest Editors: September 2019
Final manuscripts due: October 2019

Prof. Dr. Marcello Locatelli
Dr. Angela Tartaglia
Dr. Dora Melucci
Dr. Abuzar Kabir
Prof. Dr. Halil Ibrahim Ulusoy
Prof. Dr. Victoria Samanidou
Guest Editors

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