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The Applications of Flame Photometry in Biology and Medicine

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Analytical Flame Spectroscopy

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Abstract

Quantitative flame photometry was first developed by Lundegårdh [1] in 1928–30, in conjunction with his plant-physiological investigations. He required rapid methods for the determination of various elements, e.g., potassium, in order to investigate their absorption as plant nutrients from the soil. Lundegårdh was also the first to apply his quantitative methods to medical questions. The development of the first commercial flame photometer by Zeiss (Waibel [2]) was stimulated by the demands of agricultural biology. The early development of flame-photometric methods in the USA by Barnes [3] was due to the requirements of military medicine in the last World War, when it was found necessary to determine rapidly the concentration of certain elements in the blood or serum of wounded soldiers, so that threats to the life of the patients could be quickly diagnosed and adequately treated.

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Herrmann, R. (1970). The Applications of Flame Photometry in Biology and Medicine. In: Mavrodineanu, R. (eds) Analytical Flame Spectroscopy. Philips Technical Library. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01008-0_9

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