12th International Conference on “Instrumental Methods of Analysis”—IMA 2021

Dear Colleagues,

The 12th International Conference on “Instrumental Methods of Analysis” (www.ima2021.gr), organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and National Technical University of Athens, provides the opportunity for high-level analytical scientists from all around the world to promote their relevant research.

Following the conference, the journal Applied Sciences will organize a Special Issue, which will publish papers focusing on new concepts, instruments, methods, systems, and applications in the area of modern chemical analysis, and more specifically, in the topic specified below:

• Spectrometric and electrometric analysis;
• Chromatographic, mass spectrometric, microscopic and thermal analysis methods;
• Proteomics, metabolomics, metallomics and elemental speciation analysis;
• Chemical and biosensors;
• Field analysis—mobile analytical instruments;
• Miniaturized analytical systems (lab-on-a-chip), micro- and nanofluidics;
• Immunoassays, electrophoretic separation techniques;
• Sampling techniques and strategies;
• Robotics and automation;
• Quality control–quality assurance in analysis;
• Metrology;
• Data processing and chemometrics;
• Environmental analysis;
• Biomedical (ecotoxicological, clinical) and pharmaceutical analysis;
• Food analysis;
• Materials analysis (nanomaterials, smart/advanced materials, surface analysis);
• Archaeometry.

Special sessions focused on aerosol metrology (supported by EU Project AEROMET II), advanced X-ray techniques (supported by the European X-ray Spectrometry Association) and virus spread analytics are organized within the frame of IMA-2021.

Prof. Dr. Manassis Mitrakas
Prof. Dr. Maria Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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