title: Atomic absorption spectrometry in pharmaceutical analysis.
abstract: A short review of the principles of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) - sources, atomizers, background correction, instrumentation, sample preparation, sensitivity, limit of detection, etc. - is given. The technique can be applied for impurity tests for trace metals as well as for assay of various commonly occurring elements in pharmaceuticals. The application of AAS in pharmaceutical analysis is illustrated with 17 examples.
authors.affiliation: Zentrallaboratorium Deutscher Apotheker, Ginnheimerstr. 20, D 6236 Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ali