Isothermal microcalorimetry near ambient temperature: An overview and discussion
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 294; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0040-6031(96)03136-x
ISSN1872-762X
Autores Tópico(s)Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
ResumoIsothermal microcalorimeters are employed both in thermodynamic work and as general analytical tools. Important application areas include ligand binding studies by use of titration techniques, sorption of solutes and vapours on solid materials, measurements of dissolution processes (particularly for slightly soluble compounds), assessment of physical and chemical stabilities and investigations of living systems: microorganisms, animal and human cells and tissues, small animals and plants tissues. During the past 30 years much development work has been conducted in these areas in relation to instrument design and experimental procedures. At present, an important trend involves the combination of microcalorimetry with different specific analytical methods.
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