Electrophoretic Analyses in Capillaries and Microfluidic Devices
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2015) | Viewed by 29150
Special Issue Editor
Interests: in-capillary chemical reactions; electrophoretic stacking phenomena in CE; chiral separations with CE; bile salt micellar structure; aqueous NMR; Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC); microvoltammetric electrodes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Whether in capillaries or within channels on microfluidic chips, (bio)analytical analyses that employ voltage-driven mass transport mechanisms have become increasingly popular in the past two decades. Rapid and efficient electrophoretic analyses of nano- and sub-nanoliter volumes of sample can often be performed with analysis times in the minute to sub-minute time frame, while producing minimal waste. Moreover, the continued development of novel sample introduction and handling schemes, creative approaches to in-line sample pretreatment and concentration, the coupling of multiple-dimensional analyses, and the interfacing of electrophoretic assays with powerful and sensitive modes of detection make electro-driven analyses attractive to an increasingly broad range of scientists.
This Special Issue is intended to highlight recent developments in the use of electrically-driven analytical assays, including but not limited to CZE, CGE, MEKC, EMMA, cIEF, and ITP, performed on any platform (capillary, chip, paper, etc.). Fundamental and applied work will be equally welcome.
Prof. Dr. Timothy G. Strein
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE)
- electrokinetic capillary chromatography (EKC)
- sample stacking methods
- isotachophoresis (ITP)
- electrophoretically-mediated microanalysis (EMMA)
- capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE)
- chiral separations via CE
- dielectrophoresis
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