Analytical Chemistry

Analytical chemistry is a branch of chemical sciences that involves the separation, identification and quantification of the composition and structure of matter in both natural and artificial substances. Traditionally, there are two main types of analysis within analytical chemistry: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative analysis aims to determine certain features of an unknown substance – such as melting point and solubility – whilst qualitative analysis is involved with determining the amount of a particular chemical or element within a substance.

However, modern analytical chemistry makes use of instrumental and practical techniques to analyze substances. Such practices can be applied to several everyday circumstances including determining air pollutant levels and water contaminants to analyzing blood or urine samples in hospital settings as a means of diagnosis.
This collection aims to collate work related to this research area, both theoretical and experimental. Potential fields and topics within this collection include but are not limited to:

• Chemical reactions & selectivity
• Computational, bio-informatic & chemometric methods for data processing
• Elemental and molecular characterization
• Instrumentation development & automation
• Sensing, sampling separation & surface analysis
• Spectroscopy & mass spectrometry
• Targeted & untargeted analysis

Potential fields covered within this collection include, but are not limited to:

• Bioanalytical chemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Environmental sciences
• Forensic sciences
• Medical sciences

Collection advisors: Imad El Haddad (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)