Abstract: Method for detecting one or more elements of the periodic system of elements, in particular one or more metal ions, in a fluid using LASER induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), the method comprising (a) contacting a sample of the fluid with a surface comprising chelating groups bound to a surface of a solid element-extraction product the chelating group having specific binding affinity for one or more elements to be detected; (b) allowing said one or one or more elements present in the fluid to chelate with the chelating groups; (c) removing the fluid from the solid element-extraction product whilst the one or more elements chelated to the chelating groups remain chelated; thereafter (d) using the solid element-extraction product for a detection specimen, whilst the chelated element or elements remain chelated; (e) and subjecting the detection specimen to LIBS, under conditions that allow detection of the one or more elements chelated to the chelating groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a poly(ether ester) multiblock copolymer material based on a combination of a poly(alkylene glycol) component, a short chain diol, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof and at least one type of non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the polymeric material, a medical device comprising said polymeric material and the use of the medical device for the preparation of a medicament for guided tissue regeneration, as a scaffold for engineering tissue in vitro, or as a matrix for controlled release of a (bio)active substance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a poly(ether ester) multiblock copolymer material based on a combination of a poly(alkylene glycol) component, a short chain diol, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof and at least one type of non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the polymeric material, a medical device comprising said polymeric material and the use of the medical device for the preparation of a medicament for guided tissue regeneration, as a scaffold for engineering tissue in vitro, or as a matrix for controlled release of a (bio)active substance.