The Analysis of Biological Materials : The Proceedings of a Conference Held in Pretoria, South Africa, October 1977, by the Spectroscopic Society of South Africa

The Analysis of Biological Materials: The Proceedings of a Conference Held in Pretoria, South Africa October 1977 by the Spectroscopic Society of South Africa focuses on the applications, processes, and methodologies involved in the analysis of biological materials. The compilation first offers information on the contributions of the analysis of biological materials in medical diagnosis and treatment and development of atomic absorption spectroscopic techniques in biological analysis. Topics include applications of biological tissues analysis in medical research; physics and chemistry in medicine; complexing characteristics and in vivo roles of metals; and metals in the treatment of disease. The book then takes a look at microprobe analysis of pathological tissues, including specimen preparation and microprobe analysis investigation. The publication discusses the application of ion microprobe mass analyzer to the analysis of biological materials; multi-element analysis of teeth and other biological materials by instrumental neutron activation; and single column gradient elution ion exchange amino acid analyzer. The text also examines biographical materials of oceanographic origin and volatile metals in biological materials. The compilation is a dependable reference for readers interested in the analysis of biological materials. Content: Other Titles of Interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page vii , L R P Butler OPENING ADDRESS: ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL: THE APPLICATION IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT , Pages 1-7 , A.J. Brink KEYNOTE ADDRESS: DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS , Pages 9-22 , J.B. Willis TRACE METALS IN THE HUMAN CONTEXT , Pages 23-32 , Elsa Norval MICROPROBE ANALYSIS OF PATHOLOGICAL TISSUE , Pages 33-37 , M.I. Skikne APPLICATION OF THE ION MICROPROBE MASS ANALYSER TO THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS , Pages 39-48 , P.A. Büger, J.H. Schilling THE MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF TEETH AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION , Pages 49-56 , J. Turkstra A SINGLE COLUMN GRADIENT ELUTION ION EXCHANGE AMINO ACID ANALYSER , Pages 57-62 , C.K. Murren THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC ORIGIN , Pages 63-67 , M.J. Orren COMPARISON OF WET AND DRY ASHING FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY , Pages 69-80 , Helen R. Watling, Irene M. Wardale THE ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE METALS IN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL , Pages 81-89 , R.J. Watling VAPOUR-PHASE DISSOLUTION OF BLOOD SAMPLES PRIOR TO ATOMIC ABSORPTION ANALYSIS , Pages 91-95 , J.T.H. Roos AUTHOR INDEX , Pages 97-98 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 99-103