Pharmaceutical Microscopy by Robert Allen Carlton.

Microscopy plays an integral role in the research and development of new medicines. Pharmaceutical Microscopy describes a wide variety of  techniques together with numerous practical  applications of importance in drug development. The first section  presents general methods and applications with an...

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Main Author: Carlton, Robert Allen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Chapter 2: Polarized Light Microscopy: Theory of PLM
  • Polarized Light
  • Optical Crystallography
  • Types of Instruments
  • Köhler Illumination
  • Chapter 3: Thermal Microscopy
  • Introduction
  • Instruments and Methods
  • Calibration
  • Observations
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 4: SEM and EDS: Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 5: Microspectroscopy: Theory
  • Infrared Microspectroscopy
  • Raman Microspectroscopy
  • Chemical Imaging
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 6: Other Types of Microscopy: Confocal Microscopy
  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • DIC
  • Phase contrast
  • Dispersion staining
  • Flourescence
  • Freeze dry microscopy
  • Chapter 7: Image Analysis: Digital Image Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Exercises (using ImageJ or Joys program)
  • APPLICATIONS Chapter 8: Polymorphism: Theory
  • Early Stage Development Studies
  • Late Stage Development Studies
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 9: Size and Shape Analysis: Theory
  • Sampling
  • Comparison with other Techniques
  • Automation
  • Validation
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 10: Contaminant Analysis: General Approach
  • Examples
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 11: Conclusion
  • Chapter 12: References and Bibliography.-.