Title: thin film format
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - thin film format
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10277
Status: current

Definition
Solid-phase microextraction where the sorbent is in the form of a thin film on a support or self supported membrane.

Related Terms
- Solid-phase microextraction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10276
- sorbent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10163

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 517. 'Glossary of terms used in extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 548 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0903)

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Citation: Citation: 'thin film format' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10277
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