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Contents list for Analytical Methods, issue 3, 2009
Front cover
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 153
DOI: 10.1039/b924127m

Inside front cover
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 154
DOI: 10.1039/b924139f
Contents and Highlights in Chemical Technology
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 155
DOI: 10.1039/b924094m
Editorial
Analytical Methods scope
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 161
DOI: 10.1039/b924099n

Papers
Single injection microarray-based biosensor kinetics
Ganeshram Krishnamoorthy, Edwin T. Carlen, J. Bianca Beusink, Richard B. M. Schasfoort and Albert van den Berg,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 162
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00176j

We present an alternative binding affinity estimation method that uses a single analyte injection and multiple ligand densities in an integrated surface plasmon resonance imaging in a microarray format.
Rapid method for qualitative detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in environmental water samples
Evgenia Yu. Basova, Irina Yu. Goryacheva, Dmitry A. Mikhirev, Tatiana Yu. Rusanova, Natalia A. Burmistrova, Barbara Kerkaert, Tania Cucu, Sarah De Saeger and Bruno De Meulenaer,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 170
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00144a

This article describes a novel non-instrumental test for sensitive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene detection in water samples. The results of the assay, assessed by color development, were evaluated visually and also by using a flatbed scanner.
Online coupling of field-flow fractionation with SAXS and DLS for polymer analysis
Andreas F. Thünemann, Patrick Knappe, Ralf Bienert and Steffen Weidner,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 177
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00107g

We report on a hyphenated polymer analysis method consisting of asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (A4F) coupled online with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). A complete polymer separation and analysis was performed in 60 min.
Next generation screen printed electrochemical platforms: Non-enzymatic sensing of carbohydrates using copper(II) oxide screen printed electrodes
Nadeem A. Choudhry, Dimitrios K. Kampouris, Rashid O. Kadara, Norman Jenkinson and Craig E. Banks,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 183
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00095j

Copper(II) oxide screen printed electrochemical platforms are reported for the first time and are exemplified towards the non-enzymatic sensing of glucose.
Metals analysis of botanical products in various matrices using a single microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) method
Joaudimir Castro, Julia C. Spraul and R. Kenneth Marcus,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 188
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00080a
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A single microwave digestion method is developed and validated for ICP-OES elemental analysis of diverse botanical product matrices, including raw plant material, liquid phyto-caps, and ethanolic tinctures.
Development of a sequential injection system for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in waters with different salinity: Application to estuaries in NW Portugal
Raquel Beatriz Ribeiro Mesquita, Maria Teresa Soares Oliveira Barbosa Ferreira, Ricardo Luiz Alves Segundo, Catarina Fernanda Carvalho Pinheiro Teixeira, Adriano Agostinho Bordalo and António Osmaro Santos Silva Rangel,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 195
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00101h

A sequential injection methodology for monitoring nitrite and nitrate in estuarine waters with no need for any prior treatment is presented.
Rapid determination of ginsenoside Rg1, Re and Rb1 in ginseng samples by capillary electrophoresis
Yulu Tian, Yanyan Lu, Jing Xie, Yuan Cheng, Ruobing Qi, Yangjie Wu and Shusheng Zhang,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 203
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00043g

A rapid and practical capillary electrophoresis (CE) method is developed for the determination of ginsenoside Rg1, Re and Rb1 in ginseng samples.
Net analyte signal-based simultaneous determination of dyes in environmental samples using moving window partial least squares regression with UV-vis spectroscopy
Saliha
ahin, Esra Sar
burun and Cevdet Demir,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 208
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00009g
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Moving window selection partial least squares regression and net analyte signal calibration methods are applied to UV-vis to determine a mixture of six dyes.
Potentialities of thermospray flame furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (TS-FF-AAS) in the fast sequential determination of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn
Kelber Miranda and Edenir Rodrigues Pereira-Filho,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 215
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00140a
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This paper presents a useful study utilizing a combination of thermospray flame furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (TS-FF-AAS) and fast sequential flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FS-FAAS), which results in a potential multi-element technique.
Preparation of a highly specific polyclonal antibody against fluvastatin and its use in development of ELISA for determination of fluvastatin in plasma
Ibrahim Ali Darwish, Abdul-Rahman Mohammad Al-Obaid and Hamoud Abdul-Mohsin Al-Malaq,
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 220
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00057g

We describe the preparation of a polyclonal antibody that can specifically recognize fluvastatin with high affinity. The immunoassay method developed using this antibody is able to determine fluvastatin in plasma samples at concentrations as low as 20 pg ml-1.
Back matter
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 225
DOI: 10.1039/b924128k
Back cover
Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 227
DOI: 10.1039/b924129a
