title: Evolution of solid-phase microextraction technology.
abstract: The main objective of this contribution is to describe the development of the concepts, techniques and devices associated with solid-phase microextraction, as a response to the evolution of understanding of the fundamental principles behind this technique. The discussion begins with an historical perspective on the very early work conduced almost a decade ago. As new fundamental understanding about the functioning of the technology developed, new ways of constructing and using the SPME devices evolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pawliszyn
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods