An In-Depth Look at Quality Insurance in Analytical Chemistry.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43935) has announced the addition of Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry: Applications in Environmental, Food and Materials Analysis, Biotechnology and Medical Engineering to their offering.

This best-selling title both in German and English is now enhanced by a new chapter on the important topical subject of measurement uncertainty, plus a CD-ROM with interactive examples in the form of Excel-spreadsheets. These allow readers to gain an even better comprehension of the statistical procedures for quality assurance while also incorporating their own data.

Following an introduction, the text goes on to elucidate the 4-phase model of analytical quality assurance: establishing a new analytical process, preparative quality assurance, routine quality assurance and external analytical quality assurance.

Besides updating the relevant references, the authors took great care to incorporate the latest international standards in the field.

The authors present a unique and well-proven strategy for quality assurance that is based on methods of statistics. The scope of this four-phase strategy -ranges from analytical method development right through to routine application.

About the authors

The late Werner Funk was professor at the University of Applied Science in GieEen-Friedberg (Germany).

Vera Dammann is a senior scientist at the University of Applied Science in GieEen-Friedberg (Germany) since 1978. She has been working in areas such as computing, electrical engineering, electrical and biophysical measurement technology, and clinical engineering. She is project manager for the international study course clinical engineering and a member of the board of the German association for biomedical instrumentation.

Gerhild Donnevert is laboratory engineer in the laboratory for analytical chemistry at the University of Applied Science in GieEen-Friedberg (Germany). She is an active member of the German standardization committees for the examination of water, wastewater and sludge as well as of the Technical Committee 147 Water Quality of the International Standards Organization ISO.

INTRODUCTION
 General differentiation of analytical processes
 Quality of analytical processes and results
 The system of analytical quality assurance
 The 4-phase model of analytical quality assurance

PHASE I: ESTABLISHING A NEW ANALYTICAL PROCESS
 Calibration of the fundamental analytical procedure
 Analyses at very low concentrations
 Validation of individual process steps and examination of matrix
  influences
 Advanced statistical methods
 Use of internal standards
 Preparing for routine analysis

PHASE II: PREPARATIVE QUALITY ASSURANCE
 Selection of the analytical process
 Establishment of quality objectives to be adhered to in routine usage
 The control chart system
 Types of control charts and their applications

PHASE III: ROUTINE QUALITY ASSURANCE
 Fundamental measured of internal quality assurance
 Measurement uncertainty
 Routine quality control
 Special quality problems in routine analysis
 Corrective measures
 Documentation and archiving

PHASE IV: EXTERNAL ANALYTICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE
 Review, Audit
 Interlaboratory tests
 Effects of internal quality assurance on the results of
  interlaboratory tests

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