Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Instrumental Methods of Analysis imparts fundamental knowledge on the principles and instrumentation of some of the most commonly used spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. This book caters to the need of the students and analysts in various fields for a thorough understanding of the construction of various analytical instruments and their principles. A detailed study of the book will make the readers proficient in spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques that are covered in the book, their applications including limitations.

The book is divided into two sections: The first section covers the spectroscopic techniques. All the topics of this section include a detailed description of the concepts involved, instrumentation and applications of different techniques with illustrations.

The second section describes the different chromatographic techniques which include an introduction to chromatography. This section gives a detailed note on various terminologies used in chromatography along with theoretical knowledge on the methodology, stationary and mobile phases along with their applications and limitations.

Dr. C. N. Nalini, is currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis at C. L. Baid Metha College of Pharmacy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has a teaching experience of 28 years along with two years of industrial experience as an analytical chemist. She has also served as a Pharmacist at Christian Fellowship hospital, Oddanchatram and as a Senior assistant pharmacist for one year in Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. She completed her D.Pharm in 1985, B.Pharm in the year 1992, and M.Pharm in 1997. She was awarded a Ph.D. by The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in the year 2010. She has been awarded the best teacher award from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in the year 2011. She has held various positions as a Member of the Board of studies, Research proposal screening committee, Screening committee for Research grants, inspection committee, the expert committee for Pharm D, B.Pharm and M.Pharm, Faculty at The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. She is also a member of the doctoral committee for research in various universities including TNMGRMU. She is a guide and co-guide for many doctoral students. She has guided more than 50 postgraduate students and many undergraduate students. She is a question paper setter, valuator, practical examiner, and UG/PG dissertation adjudicator in The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and other Universities including Anna University Chennai, Annamalai University, SRMCP, SRM, Mother Teresa, and Chettinad University. She has more than 70 publications to her credit in peer-reviewed national and international journals. Her areas of publication include Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.