Current Advances on Solid Phase Extraction
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 1774
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is an efficient sample preparation technique for cleaning up and concentrating samples before analysis. The SPE offers higher analyte selectivity and versatility for a wide range of sample volumes that are easily automated for high-throughput applications. Micro-solid-phase extraction (u-SPE) is a sorbent-based sample preparation technique, a simplified version of solid-phase extraction (SPE) comprising porous membrane protection. Several research groups are working on the modified versions of u-SPE to enhance the sample preparation efficiency. The significant advantages of u-SPE over the traditional SPE method are the reusability of the device and suitability to the complex environmental sample matrices. Since the sorbent is protected with a porous membrane in u-SPE, bigger particles and non-membrane biding interfering matrices are quickly eliminated. Hence, extraction and sample cleanup are performed in a single step.
This Special Issue “Current Advances on Solid Phase Extraction” aims to focus on the cutting-edge research related to solid-phase extraction. Specific topics include, but are not limited to, the sample preparation technique and also the recent and future advances. Manuscripts addressing other relevant and challenging problems are also strongly encouraged.
We cordially invite researchers working in this field to contribute original research articles, short communications, and critical review articles. Short papers on one compound will also be welcome.
Dr. Chanbasha Basheer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid-phase extraction (SPE)
- microextraction
- sample preparation
- nanomaterials
- separation techniques
