Fernando M. Lanças

LCGC International spoke with Fernando Lanças of the University of São Paulo about extraction selectivity, matrix effects, green solvents, and automated sample preparation for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS).

This month's guest authors review the application of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to the analysis of drugs in human plasma discussing important factors in the optimization of extraction efficiency. The column concludes with a discussion of method validation issues.

This month'ss guest authors review the application of solid-phase SPME to the analysis of drugs in human plasma.