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Working to Automate Micro-Extraction


I am a regular reader of this blog, which I find relevant and interesting, so I am pleased to have this opportunity to introduce the Anatune blog to a wider audience and encourage more people to read it.
Anatune is a company based in Cambridge, UK and we specialise in the automation of GC-MS sample preparation and injection. We provide upgrades to existing instruments, but best of all, we like to deliver complete, integrated systems where the sample preparation works seamlessly with GC-MS. (Read more)

Stir bar sorptive dispersive microextraction mediated by magnetic nanoparticles


We all are familiar with stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) and dispersive methodologies in this context. The advantages of both techniques are also well known and a deep research is being carried out to characterize new sorbent phases which improve the efficiency and open up the application field of these microextraction techniques.
Research teams from the University of Valencia at Spain and Ioannina at Greece have joined their deep knowledge in dispersive techniques to bring us a very elegant combination of stir bar sorptive dispersive microextraction mediated by magnetic nanoparticles (SBSEDµE). (Read more)

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Rotating Disk Sorptive Extraction


The modern trends in analytical chemistry promote efficiency and green technology in sample preparation. In this context, our research team developed a new technique in 2009 that is capable of extracting pollutants from liquid samples on a rotating PTFE disk with one surface coated with an extraction phase [1]. The disk has embedded a miniature magnetic rod, which allows rotation. We have termed this procedure rotating-disk sorptive extraction (RDSE). (Read more)

Microextraction in cancer research

 

I have already arrived home after an interesting meeting in Madeira island regarding the HCV project dedicated to the study and characterization of human cancer volatome. The identification of biomarkers in several biological specimens is really essential since it will allow the development of analytical platforms for early detection of cancer or to study the disease progression. In this context, microextraction techniques can be used in two different scenarios. On the one hand, they can be used in the preliminary research to isolate potential candidates as biomarkers from several samples including urine or breath. On the other hand, once selected the appropriate candidates, microextraction techniques can be used to design screening and/or confirmation analytical methodologies for real-world tests. (Read more)

Fabric phase sorptive extraction: a new generation green sample preparation strategy



Fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE), the most recent member of the sorptive microextraction family, has innovatively incorporated both solid phase microextraction (SPME) and solid phase extraction (SPE) techniques into a single technology platform. FPSE utilizes permeable natural/synthetic fabrics e.g., cotton, polyester, fiber glass supports to chemically bind sol-gel hybrid inorganic-inorganic sorbents. A 5 cm2unit of coated fabric (2.5 cm x 2.0 cm) is typically used as the extraction media which can be inserted directly into the sample container. Extraction of the analytes is generally expedited by using a.... (Read more)

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Rotating Disk Sorptive Extraction

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