TY - JOUR
T1 - Liquid-Phase and Evanescent-Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry
AU - van der Sneppen, L.
AU - Ariese, F.
AU - Gooijer, C.
AU - Ubachs, W.M.G.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Due to its simplicity, versatility, and straightforward interpretation into absolute concentrations, molecular absorbance detection is widely used in liquidphase analytical chemistry. Because this method is inherently less sensitive than zero-background techniques such as fluorescence detection, alternative, more sensitive measurement principles are being explored. This review discusses one of these: cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS). Advantages of this technique include its long measurement pathlength and its insensitivity to light-source-intensity fluctuations. CRDS is already a wellestablished technique in the gas phase, so we focus on two new modes: liquidphase CRDS and evanescent-wave (EW)-CRDS. Applications of liquidphase CRDS in analytical chemistry focus on improving the sensitivity of absorbance detection in liquid chromatography. Currently, EW-CRDS is still in early stages: It is used to study basic interactions between molecules and silica surfaces. However, in the future this method may be used to develop, for instance, biosensors with high specificity. Copyright © 2009 by Annual Reviews.
AB - Due to its simplicity, versatility, and straightforward interpretation into absolute concentrations, molecular absorbance detection is widely used in liquidphase analytical chemistry. Because this method is inherently less sensitive than zero-background techniques such as fluorescence detection, alternative, more sensitive measurement principles are being explored. This review discusses one of these: cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS). Advantages of this technique include its long measurement pathlength and its insensitivity to light-source-intensity fluctuations. CRDS is already a wellestablished technique in the gas phase, so we focus on two new modes: liquidphase CRDS and evanescent-wave (EW)-CRDS. Applications of liquidphase CRDS in analytical chemistry focus on improving the sensitivity of absorbance detection in liquid chromatography. Currently, EW-CRDS is still in early stages: It is used to study basic interactions between molecules and silica surfaces. However, in the future this method may be used to develop, for instance, biosensors with high specificity. Copyright © 2009 by Annual Reviews.
U2 - 10.1146/annurev-anchem-060908-155301
DO - 10.1146/annurev-anchem-060908-155301
M3 - Article
SN - 1936-1327
VL - 2
SP - 13
EP - 35
JO - Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry
JF - Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry
ER -