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Method of Standard Addition
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Paul Bower - Purdue University The method of standard additions is a quantitative analysis method, which is often used when the sample of interest has multiple components that result in matrix effects, where the additional components may either reduce or enhance the analyte absorbance signal. That results in significant errors in the analysis results. Standard additions are commonly used to eliminate matrix effects from a measurement, since it is assumed that the...
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Standardized Method for Measuring Collection Efficiency from Wipe-sampling of Trace Explosives
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Optimized sampling protocols and the development of new wipe materials can be facilitated by standardized measurements of collection efficiency from wipe-sampling. Our approach for sampling trace explosives uses an automated device to control speed, force, and distance during wipe-sampling followed by extraction of collected explosives.
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Calibration Curves
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Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Calibration curves are used to understand the instrumental response to an analyte and predict the concentration in an unknown sample. Generally, a set of standard samples are made at various concentrations with a range than includes the unknown of interest and the instrumental response at each concentration is recorded. For more accuracy and to understand the error, the response at each concentration can be repeated so an error...
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Internal Standards
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia The goal of many chemical analyses is a quantitative analysis, where the amount of a substance in a sample is determined. In order to accurately calculate the concentration of an unknown from a sample, careful sample preparation is key. Every time a sample is handled or transferred, some of the sample can be lost. There are strategies however, for minimizing sample loss. There are also strategies for coping with sample loss and...
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Empirical Method to Interpret Standard Deviation
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2023
The empirical rule, also known as the three-sigma rule, allows a statistician to interpret the standard deviation in a normally distributed dataset. The rule states that 68% of the data lies within one standard deviation from the mean, 95% lies within two standard deviations from the mean, and 99.7% lies within three standard deviations from the mean. Additionally, this rule is also called the 68-95-99.7 rule. This rule is used widely in statistics to calculate the proportion of data values...
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Regression converts the plotted standard responses into a mathematical relationship between concentration and measured signal. The resulting curve provides the basis for locating an unknown sample’s concentration from its observed response, rather than relying on a direct visual comparison alone. This approach is useful when assays produce quantitative absorbance, fluorescence, or enzymatic-activity readings.
Standards with progressively different concentrations establish the reference scale needed to relate signal intensity to sample concentration. Their measured responses show how the assay behaves across a concentration range, allowing the unknown signal to be interpreted against known values. If the standards do not represent an appropriate range, the resulting concentration estimate may not reliably reflect the sample.
A suitable response range allows the unknown signal to be matched to the portion of the curve supported by the standards. This makes interpolation, or estimating a value between known points, meaningful. Samples that do not fit the established response range are not represented adequately by the calibration data, which can reduce confidence in the reported concentration.
First, prepare standards with known concentrations and measure their responses under the assay conditions. Next, plot concentration-related values against the corresponding absorbance, fluorescence, or enzymatic-activity measurements and analyze the pattern, often with regression. Finally, measure the unknown sample under consistent conditions and use its signal to obtain a concentration from the curve.
The method can use several assay responses, including absorbance, fluorescence, and enzymatic activity. The essential requirement is that the chosen signal corresponds to the standards’ concentrations and is measured consistently across the calibration set and unknown samples. This flexibility allows the same quantitative approach to support different biological assays while preserving the connection between signal and concentration.
Biology laboratories use this approach in spectrophotometry, protein assays, nucleic acid assays, and other analytical workflows. In each case, the curve helps convert an instrument reading into a concentration or other meaningful quantitative measurement. Its usefulness depends on selecting appropriate standards, maintaining consistent assay conditions, and matching the samples to the curve’s response range.