Microextraction Tech

The implementation of microextraction techniques in process laboratories usually depends on their automation degree. In reality, the use of too manual procedures is not practical when a large number of samples must be processed. In addition, manual workflows are labor intensive and prone to errors. This situation can be further complicated when risky samples, pretty common in bioanalysis, are handled. The potential of electromembrane extraction (EME) has been highlighted several times in Microextraction Tech blog. Among other advantages, EME is a rapid process thanks to the migration of the target compounds from the sample to the acceptor phase (through an appropriate supported liquid membrane) under an electrical voltage gradient. No doubt, the automation of EME and its hyphenation to chromatographic techniques would have a high impact in the field. Researchers from the universities of Copenhagen and Oslo have reported this year two interesting articles in this context. Earli...

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. We are very proud of both our laboratory and our team of applications chemists; we regard our lab as the heart and soul of our business. We do a lot of interesting work, most of it relevant to current problems that analysts are faced with, and we like to share what we are doing. We also like to hear opinions from other people outside the company. We have a great interest in micro-extraction in all of its forms, because we believe this is where the future lies. Manual sample preparation...