Intracellular Trace Elements
25.3 Major Elements
25.4 Biological Molecules
25.5 Non‐Alcoholic and Alcoholic Beverages (Water, Tea, Must, Coffee and Wine)
25.6 Vegetable and Aromatic Oils
25.7 Conclusion
References
26 X‐Ray Fluorescence for Rapid Detection of Uranium in Blood Extracted from Wounds
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Physical Properties of Uranium
26.3 Health Effects of Uranium Uptake
26.4 Current Uranium Contamination Inspection Methods
26.5 Usefulness of XRF Analysis in Uranium Determination
26.6 Examination of Blood Collection Materials
26.7 XRF Analysis of Simulated Uranium‐Contaminated Blood Collection Samples
26.8 Summary
References
27 X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Human Hair
27.1 Introduction
27.2 Human Hair
27.3 Methods and Materials
27.4 X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis
27.5 Correlation of Trace Elements in Hair
27.6 Conclusion
References
28 X‐Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry to Study Gallstones, Kidney Stones, Hair, Nails, Bones, Teeth and Cancerous Tissues
28.1 Introduction to Trace Mineral Elements in Biomedical Samples
28.2 Applications of XRF for Biological Specimens
28.3 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgement
References
29 Sampling and Sample Preparation for Chemical Analysis of Plants by Wavelength Dispersive X‐Ray Fluorescence
29.1 Introduction
29.2 Sampling and Sample Preparation
29.3 Method of Analysis: Wavelength Dispersion X‐Ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) Spectrometry
References
30 X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis in Medical Biology
30.1 Introduction
30.2 Role of XRF in Cancerous Diagnosis
30.3 Conclusion and Future Prospects of XRF in Medical Biology
References
31 X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis in Pharmacology
31.1 Introduction
31.2 Equipment Used and Procedures for Preparation of Samples for Analysis
31.3 Examples of Applications of XRF for Pharmaceutical Products Research
31.4 Conclusion
References
11 Part VI: Special Topics and Comparision with Other Methods 32 X‐Ray Fluorescence and State‐of‐the‐Art Related Techniques to the Study of Teeth, Calculus and Oral Tissues 32.1 Introduction 32.2 Conventional X‐Ray Fluorescence Analysis 32.3 Synchrotron Radiation Induced XRF Analysis 32.4 Spatially‐Resolved XRF for Studies of Bonds between Tooth and Dental Calculus 32.5 Total Reflection of X‐Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) for Analysis of Metals in Oral Fluids of Patients with Dental Implants 32.6 EDIXS Microanalysis of the Local Structure of Calcium in Tooth Layers References 33 Lab‐scale Wavelength Dispersive X‐Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer and Signal Processing Evaluation 33.1 Introduction 33.2 Fundamental and Layout 33.3 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 33.4 Applications 33.5 Conclusion and Prospects Acknowledgment References 34 Chemometric Processing of X‐Ray Fluorescence Data 34.1 Introduction 34.2 Principal Component Analysis 34.3 Hierarchical Cluster Analysis 34.4 Partial Least Squares (PLS) 34.5 Other Methods References 35
