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New strategies for stationary phase integration within centrifugal microfluidic platforms for applications in sample preparation and pre-concentration

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posted on 2023-05-19, 04:48 authored by Duffy, E, Padovani, R, He, X, Gorkin, R, Vereshchagina, E, Ducree, J, Nesterenko, EP, Nesterenko, PN, Brabazon, D, Brett PaullBrett Paull, Vazquez, M
New approaches for fabrication of centrifugal microfluidic platforms (μCDs) for sample micro-extraction and pre-concentration in bioanalytical and environmental applications are presented. The integration of both octadecylsilica (C18) micro-particulate and porous carbon monolithic stationary phases was demonstrated and on-disc extractions of analytes in samples of different nature were performed. A novel strategy based on the packing of micro-particulate stationary phases using porous organic polymer monoliths as column frits was demonstrated through the in situ photo-polymerisation of monolithic frits in a specific area of the micro-channel, thereby greatly facilitating stationary phase packing within μCD platforms. An enrichment factor of 3.7 was obtained for vitamin B12 following on-disc pre-concentration on the octadecylsilica columns. UV-Vis absorbance measurements were also performed in the outlet reservoir permitting quasi-on-line analysis of the small volume fractions collected after extraction, with limits of detection (LODs) found for vitamin B12 (LOD = 43 μM) being rather similar to those found with a commercially available spectrophotometer (LOD = 37 μM). Furthermore, the first integration of carbon monoliths within microfluidic channels is reported. Carbon monoliths were fabricated as rods and cut into discs for their integration within the microfluidic network, offering a highly porous bimodal structure with low flow-through back-pressures, excellent chemical stability as well as adequate mechanical stability. The carbon monolith-based μCD platform was evaluated as a rapid semi-automated pre-concentration approach suitable for in-field use prior to in-lab HPLC quantitation of pollutants at low concentration levels. Calculated mean recoveries for phenol from tap water spiked-samples by using this on-disc pre-concentration method were 68 ± 4% (n = 4, RSD = 5%).

History

Publication title

Analytical Methods

Volume

9

Issue

13

Pagination

1998-2006

ISSN

1759-9660

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences

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