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New approaches in sensitive chiral CE
Author(s) -
SánchezHernández Laura,
GuijarroDiez Miguel,
Marina María Luisa,
Crego Antonio L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.201300355
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , analyte , sample preparation , chromatography , sample (material) , biochemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , electronic engineering , engineering
CE has shown to have a big potential for chiral separations, with advantages such as high efficiency, high resolution, and low sample and reagents consumption. Nevertheless, when UV detection is employed, CE has some drawbacks, especially the low sensitivity obtained due to the short optical path length. Notwithstanding, sensitivity improvements can be achieved when different approaches are employed, such as sample treatment strategies (off‐line or on‐line), in‐capillary sample preconcentration techniques, and/or alternative detection systems to UV–Vis (such as fluorescence, conductimetry, electrochemiluminiscence, MS, etc.). This article reviews the most recent methodological and instrumental advances reported from June 2011 to May 2013 for enhancing the sensitivity in chiral analysis by CE. The sensitivity achieved for the enantioseparated analytes and the applications carried out using the developed methodologies are also summarized.