title: Needle-type extraction device designed for rapid and sensitive analysis in gas chromatography.
abstract: A needle-type extraction device is one of the promising sample preparation devices for the gas chromatographic (GC) analysis of various organic compounds. The most remarkable advantage of this device is a simple and rapid desorption of the analytes by direct insertion of an extraction needle into a conventional GC injection port. In this review, fundamental aspects of the needle-type extraction devices and its applications for the determination of trace organic compounds, especially volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in several sample matrices are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Yamanashi.
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ueta
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito