Forensic and Clinical Applications of Solid Phase Extraction

• 1: Introduction to Solid Phase Extraction.- 2: Silica-Based Solid Phase Extraction.- 3: The Chemistry of Bonded Silicas.- 4: Bonded Phase Sorbent Synthesis.- 5: Strategies for the Use of Solid Phase Extraction.- 6: Optimizing Solid Phase Extraction Methods.- 7: Separation of Analytes from Their Matrices.- 8: Solid Phase Extraction Troubleshooting.- 9: Drug Methods for the Toxicology Lab.- 10: Selected Solid Phase Extraction Applications in Drug Analysis.- 11: General Methods for Drug Isolation.- 12: Chemical Derivatization.- Appendix A: Glossary.- Appendix B: Reagents.- Appendix C: Preparation of Solutions and Buffers.- Appendix D: Milliequivalent and Millimole Calculations.- Appendix E: Selected Solvent Polarity and Property Scale.- Appendix F: Buffers for Solid Phase Extraction.- Appendix I: Further Reading.

"... a recommended addition to the laboratory shelf, as a training aid and also as a a convenient source of SPE methodolgical and analytical data." -ASCLD "This book is detailed, well organized, and is an excellent laboratory reference manual for the application of SPE to forensic or clinical analyses." - Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal