Nanoparticles separation using capillary electrophoresis
- Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is an analytical technique that
separates analytes based on their electrophoretic mobility with
the use of an applied voltage.
Nanoparticles separation using CE exhibits good separation and
analysis efficiency, especially for nanoparticles smaller than 30
nm. The coupling of CE with inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS) provides the possibility to detect
nanoparticles in the concentration range of nanograms per litre
and enables the simultaneous detection of nanoparticles and its
[1][2] ionic counter parts.
Our objective is to develop a fast and reliable separation method
for differently modified nanoparticles using capillary
electrophoresis.