Making our scope wider
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.
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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