Publications by authors named "Hisashi Matsuura"
Article Synopsis
- A new fire investigation technique was developed using a needle extraction device that effectively gathers air samples containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from fire accelerants like gasoline and kerosene.
- The research involved spiking carpet and wood samples with these accelerants and monitoring the release of VOCs over a 48-hour period, confirming the collection method's effectiveness.
- Results indicated that even after 48 hours, key compounds from the fire accelerants could still be detected in the air, suggesting this method could be useful for real fire investigations.
Miniaturized sample preparation technique for complex sample matrices has been developed with a polymer-coated fibrous extraction medium. Several hundreds of fine fibrous materials were packed longitudinally into a fused-silica capillary followed by a polymeric coating on it to prepare the extraction capillary. The extraction capillary was installed in a liquid chromatograph as a sample loop of the injection valve.
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