Books
Progress in DLS Dynamic light Scattering
Dynamic Light Scattering: The Method and Some Applications Wyn Brown, Ed. Oxford University Press 200 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 1993, 735 pp., $165
Dynamic light scattering (DLS) has be come a commonly used experimental tech nique because it is noninvasive and rela tively inexpensive, requires only small fluid samples, and can provide results rap idly. This volume illustrates the exten sive scope of the method and highlights some of the major advances in DLS, but is not intended as a comprehensive review. Great progress has been made during the past 20 years in the theory and practice of DLS, and Brown has assembled an impres sive list of authors to cover the important aspects of the field. The book is written primarily for scien tists who have a strong background in physics; it can be divided into two sec tions: methods and applications. Methods chapters include those on single-photon correlation techniques, noise in photon correlation functions, and data analysis; the rest of the chapters are devoted to var ious applications, including theory of multicomponent polymer mixtures, linear viscoelasticity, polymer solutions, polyelectrolytes, polymer structure analysis, dense polymer systems, depolarized DLS and Brillouin spectroscopy, polymer gels, (nearly) rigid rods, micellar systems, criti cal phenomena, and biological systems. Chapter 16 introduces a new development that extends DLS to the study of opaque systems with a high degree of multiple 182 A
scattering, known as diffusing-wave spec troscopy. The chapters on theory of DLS are gen erally good. Schatzel has thought deeply about high-speed digital processing of sto chastic optical signals and has provided an excellent treatment of photon statistics and digital signal processing. Stepanek also has provided a very good description of most of the current methods of data analysis; his comparison of general in verse Laplace transformation methods, including non-negative least squares, con strained regularization, maximum en tropy, and nonlinear regularization, is par ticularly interesting. The chapter on the
Great progress has been made during the past 20 years in the theory and practice ofDLS.
BOOKS RECEIVED Laser Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications E. Roland Menzel Marcel Dekker 270 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 1994, 320 pp., $135
This volume provides an overview of laser spectroscopy, with an emphasis on realworld applications from a variety of fields, including engineering, chemistry, medi cine, and bioscience. Although mathemati cal and instrumental details are not stressed, references are included to lead the reader to the original literature or spe cialized monographs. Chapter topics in clude an overview of laser spectroscopy basics, components of spectroscopic in strumentation, absorption-based laser spectroscopy, photoluminescence-based laser spectroscopy, photoluminescence lifetime-based laser spectroscopy, laser Raman spectroscopy, selected applica tions, selected spectroscopic techniques, and lasers and emerging spectroscopies. Introductory Raman Spectroscopy John R. Ferraro and Kazuo Nakamoto
analysis of noise in photon correlation Academic Press functions is, unfortunately, biased toward 525 Β St., Suite 1900 the author's own correlators; a compari San Diego, CA 92101 son of correlators made in different coun 1994, 370 pp., $70 tries would have been more informative. The overall quality of the book is high, This is an introductory text that explains although the level is uneven because so basic theory, instrumentation, and experi many authors are involved. The author in mental techniques, along with a wide va dex is comprehensive, although the sub riety of applications. Four chapters cover ject index is relatively sparse. There are basic theory of spectroscopy; instrumental about 1500 references with most current techniques; special techniques; and appli through 1990 or 1991. Brown has edited a cations in structural chemistry, biochemis useful book that competently fills two try, biology and medicine, solid-state roles: It serves as a reference volume and chemistry, and industry. Appendices cover it provides a thorough description of point groups and their character tables, photon correlation as used in DLS. It will general formulas for calculating the num certainly be on my bookshelf. ber of normal vibrations in each symme Reviewed by Benjamin Chu, State Unitry species, direct products of irreducible representations, site symmetries for the versity of New York at Stony Brook
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230 space groups, correlation tables, principles of laser action, and Raman spectra of typical solvents. Microcharacterization of Proteins R. Kellner, R. Lottspeich, and H. E. Meyer, Eds. VCH 220 E. 23rd St. New York, NY 10010 1994, 536 pp., $65
This book contains contributed chapters on sample preparation, microseparation techniques, amino acid analysis, protein sequence analysis, bioanalytical MS, and database analysis. References are current through 1993. Modern Methods in Analytical Morphology Jian Gu and Gerhard W. Hacker, Eds. Plenum Press 233 Spring St. New York, NY 10013 1994, 445 pp., $125
This volume is based largely on the First International Workshop on Modern Methods in Analytical Histochemistry and contains 25 contributed chapters. Topics include single and multiple immunofluorescence, principles of the polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry in transmission electron microscopy, and computer-based image analysis. Analytical Applications of Immobilized Enzyme Reactors S. Lam and G. Malikin, Eds. Blackie Academic & Professional 2-6 Boundary Row London SE1 8HN, U.K. 1994, 276 pp., £65
This book describes the theoretical and practical considerations in the design of immobilized enzyme reactors as well as the integration of these reactors into detection systems for LC. Emphasis is on a
wide range of applications, including the analysis of sugars, saccharides, carbohydrates, starch, amino acids, steroids and hormones, bile acids, uremic toxins, glucoronide and sulfate conjugates, and other biological molecules. A list of abbreviations and a subject index are included.
sis, dilatometry, thermomicroscopy, DSCX-ray analysis, alternating current calorimetry, thermal diffusivity, and thermally simulated current). Appendices cover TA terms, standard reference materials, physical constants and conversion tables, and a formula index.
Development in the Analysis of Lipids
Mass Spectrometry: Clinical and Biomedical Applications, Vol. 2
J.H.P. Tyman and M. H. Gordon, Eds. Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House Science Park, Milton Rd. Cambridge CB4 4WF, U.K. 1994, 206 pp., £45
This camera-ready book results from a one-day meeting on lipid analysis organized by the Lipid Group of the Perkin Division of the RSC and the Oils and Fats Group of the Society of Chemical Industry. Contributed chapters cover SFE and SFC of lipid materials, analysis of triacylglycerols by argentation SFC, HPLC of chiral lipids, LC/GC methods for the determination of adulterated edible oils and fats, analytical studies of cocoa butter performance, analysis of phenolic lipids, 13C NMR of lipids, lipid analysis by MS, analysis of lipid structure by neutron diffraction, and purity criteria in edible oils and fats. A subject index is included. Thermal Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications to Polymer Science T. Hatakeyama and F.X. Quinn John Wiley & Sons 605 Third Ave. New York, NY 10158 1994, 158 pp., $55
This volume is intended to provide newcomers to thermal analysis with a comprehensive introduction to the technique. Chapter topics include basic principles, STA and DSC, calibration and sample preparation, thermogravimetry, applications, and other thermal analysis methods (evolved gas analysis, mechanical analy-
Dominic M. Desiderio, Ed. Plenum Press 233 Spring St. New York, NY 10013 1994, 269 pp., $70
This book contains six contributed chapters on selected recent developments in state-of-the-art mass spectrometric methods applied to biological molecules. Chapter topics include instrumentation and techniques, characterization of diacylglycerylphospholipids by FAB MS/MS, investigation of DNA modifications using MS, use of MS for the characterization of variant hemoglobins, analysis of urinary nucleosides, and microdialysis/MS. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Liquid Chromatography Christopher M. Riley, W. John Lough, and Irving M. Wainer, Eds. Pergamon The Boulevard Langford Lane, Kinlington Oxford OX5 1GB, U.K. 1994, 379 pp., $136
This book is volume 1 of the Progress in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis series and contains 11 contributed chapters on the application of new technology to pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, recent developments in the isolation of compounds from biological matrices, liquid chromatographic methods for the preparation of drug substances, and development and validation of analytical methods in pharmaceutical and biomedical research.
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