Making our scope wider

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On April 6th 2011, we launched @microextraction on Twitter. Our main objective was to present a periodic digest of those research publications devoted to sample preparation, paying special attention to microextraction approaches. We considered that this bibliographic update could be attractive for all those researchers interested in the role that those techniques may play in the development of a competitive analytical methodology. Moreover, as researchers in this field, the twitter account was also valuable for us since we were aware of any innovation or application. On March 2012, we launched this blog as a new platform to highlight special contributions to the topic.

As the research lines in any scientific career are in a continuous evolution, we would like to extend the scope of our resources to other topics, including analytical nanotechnology and sensors. This decision relies on different additional reasons, which are described below.

The role that nanoparticles (NPs) may play in the development of novel analytical approaches is out of question and the majority of applications involve the interaction NP-target analyte which is similar to that employed in microextraction techniques. The same occurs with (bio)chemical sensors where the target analytes are transferred from the bulk sample to the receptor sites inducing, as a consequence of an interaction, a measurable change. In our humble (and microextraction-affected) opinion, some chemical sensors can be considered an extraction technique that integrates detection and where elution is called “regeneration”.

In summary, this change in the editorial line just makes our scope wider. We hope that you continue enjoying our resources.

Finally, we would like to remind you that this blog is open to collaborations (see publishing a post section).


Thank you very much for your attention and once again welcome to Microextraction Tech

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