1972 Review of Fundamentals

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Editor: HERBERT A. LAITINEN Analytical Chemistry 1972 Review of Fundamentals

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ranging from those biomedical in nature to those with a largely inorganic orientation comprise this Funda­ mental Reviews edition. The scope of this issue reinforces our belief that almost all areas of chemistry have a significant analyti­ cal component. The new reviews on Electron Spectroscopy and Microwave Spec­ troscopy reflect increasing interest and research in these areas. The former review on Potentiometric Titrations has been retitled Ion Selective Electrodes and Potentiometry to more accurately reflect current interests. The reviews on Biochemical Analysis, Electro­ chemical Relaxation Techniques, Electron Spin Resonance, and Statistical Methods in Chemistry, all of which have not appeared since our 1968 issue, cover the period 1968-72. The review on Electrophoresis will not appear this year but will cover the period 1970-74 when it appears in our 1974 edition. The review on Ex­ traction will also not be published this year but will cover the period 1968-74 when it next appears in two years. The former re­ view entitled Use of Enzymes in and Kinetic Aspects of Analytical Chemistry has again been divided into separate reviews on enzymes and kinetics. The Editors hope these changes will enhance the usefulness of the Fundamental Reviews, and, of course, we will be happy to have comments that might lead to further improvements in the future. As always, we are indebted to the authors for their careful studies of the literature and for their evaluations of the progress in their respective fields. HIRTY-SEVEN TOPICS

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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 44, NO. 5, APRIL 1972

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