An overview of the activities of the research groups that have been involved in fabrication,
development and characterization of microplasmas for chemical analysis over the last few …

The analysis of single cells is a growing research field in many disciplines such as
toxicology, medical diagnosis, drug and cancer research or metallomics, and different …

One of the key components for environmental risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials
(ENMs) is data on bioaccumulation potential. Accurately measuring bioaccumulation can be …

It is generally assumed that inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers (ICP
OES) with axial configuration present severe matrix effects when compared to radially …

A unique method for chloride analysis of botanical samples by axially viewed ICP-OES with
a modified optical system is described. Calibration on the most sensitive wavelength (134.7 …

Background Detection of elements in individual cells by inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
spectrometry has recently attracted significant interest in biological research, due to the …

An electrothermal, near-torch vaporization (NTV) sample introduction for micro-or nano-
volume samples is described. Samples were pipetted onto coiled-filament assemblies that …

Low-power, low flow-rate, portable, miniaturized plasma devices are provided. A portable,
low-power, low flow-rate, miniaturized sample introduction device is also provided. The …

A Re coil-filament in-torch vaporization (ITV) sample introduction system was interfaced to a
sector field inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SFICP-MS) system. In this first …

The apparently paradoxical behaviour of facile exchange (kinetic lability) of tightly bound
(thermodynamic stability) zinc ions in the enzyme IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase with Zn-68 and …