Includes bibliographical references and index.

THE POWER OF ULTRASOUND Introduction Cavitation Common Ultrasonic Devices Used in Analytical Chemistry Current Ultrasonic Devices for New Analytical Applications ULTRASONIC ENERGY AS A TOOL FOR SAMPLE TREATMENT FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTS AND ELEMENTAL SPECIATION Introduction Parameters Influencing Element Ultrasonic Solid-Liquid Extraction US-SLE from Soils and Sediments US-SLE from Sewage Sludge US-SLE Extraction from Plants Extraction from Soft Tissues Total Element Determination Elemental Fractionation and Elemental Speciation On-Line Applications Current Trends ULTRASONIC ASSISTED EXTRACTION FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES Introduction Overview of Classic and Modern Extraction Procedures for Organics Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction (UAE) Coupling Ultrasound with Other Extraction Techniques Comparison between UAE and Other Extraction Techniques ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS OF POWER ULTRASOUND Introduction Electrochemical Cell and Experimental Setup Voltammetry Under Insonation Trace Detection by Stripping Voltammetry Biphasic Sonoelectroanalysis Microelectrodes an Ultrasound POWER ULTRASOUND MEETS PROTEOMICS Introduction Protein Identification Through Mass-Based Spectrometry Techniques and Peptide Mass Fingerprint Classic In-Gel Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identification Through Peptide Mass Fingerprint Ultrasonic Energy for the Acceleration on In-Gel Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identification Through Peptide Mass Fingerprint Classic In-Solution Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identification Through Peptide Mass Fingerprint Ultrasonic Energy for the Acceleration of the In-Solution Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identification Through Peptide Mass Fingerprint BEYOND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Introduction Sonochemistry for Organic Synthesis Ultrasonic Enhanced Synthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials Sonochemistry Applied to Polymer Science