微流控芯片毛细管电泳在蛋白质分离分析中的应用研究进展

重点介绍了近年来国内外在微流控芯片毛细管电泳法用于蛋白质分离分析方面的研究进展。按照分离模式的不同,综述了各种应用于蛋白质分离的微流控芯片毛细管电泳系统,讨论了抑制芯片中的蛋白吸附的各种方法,并展望了芯片毛细管电泳系统在蛋白质分离领域的发展前景。引用文献47篇。     

Ionic liquids in enhancing the sensitivity of capillary electrophoresis: Off‐line and on‐line sample preconcentration techniques

The popularity of ionic liquids (ILs) has grown during the last decade in enhancing the sensitivity of CE through different off‐line or on‐line sample preconcentration techniques. Water‐insoluble ILs were commonly used in IL‐based liquid phase microextraction, in all its variants, as off‐line sample preconcentration techniques combined with CE. Water‐soluble ILs were rarely used in IL‐based aqueous two phase system (IL‐ATPS) as an off‐line sample preconcentration approach combined with CE in spite of IL‐ATPS predicted features such as more compatibility with CE sample injection due to its relatively low viscosity and more compatibility with CE running buffers avoid, in some cases, anion exchange precipitation. Therefore, the attentions for the key parameters affecting the performance of IL‐ATPSs were generally presented and discussed. On‐line CE preconcentration techniques containing IL‐based surfactants at nonmicellar or micellar concentrations have become another interesting area to improve CE sensitivity and it is likely to remain a focus of the field in the endeavor because of their numerous to create rapid, simple and sensitive systems. In this article, significant contributions of ILs in enhancing the sensitivity of CE are described, and a specific overview of the relevant examples of their applications is also given.     

Electrophoretic separations on chips with hydrodynamically closed separation systems

This review focuses on capillary electrophoretic separations performed on capillary electrophoresis chips (CE chips) with hydrodynamically closed separation systems in a context with transport processes (electroosmotic flow (EOF)) and hydrodynamic flow (HDF)) that may accompany the separations in these devices. It also reflects some relevant works dealing with conventional CE operating under such hydrodynamic conditions. The use of zone electrophoresis (ZE), isotachophoresis (ITP) and their on-line combination (ITP-ZE) on the single-column and column-coupling CE chips with the closed separation systems and related problems are key topics of the review. Some attention is paid to sample pretreatment in the separations performed on the CE chips. Here, mainly potentialities of the ITP-ZE combination in trace analysis applications of the miniaturized systems are discussed in a broader extent. Links between the ZE separation and detection provide a frame for the discussion of current status of the detection on the CE chips. Analytical applications illustrate potentialities of the CE chips operating with the closed separation systems (suppressed HDF and EOF) to the determination of small ions present in various matrices by ZE, ITP and ITP-ZE.     

Analysis of degradation products of chemical warfare agents using capillary electrophoresis

Analysis of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), their precursors and degradation products (DPs) is an important verification component in support of the Chemical Weapons Convention and urgently demanding rapid and reliable analytical methods. Considering a growing number of papers presented in the last years in the field of capillary electrophoresis (CE) of DPs, this review article gives an overview on CE techniques which are feasible for the determination of DPs with the advantages of using relatively simple and inexpensive research instrumentation, reduced consumption of potentially toxic samples, shorter sample preparation times, etc. A brief introduction is provided into the chemical background of CWAs followed by a documented appraisal that the CE method is well suited to deal with polar, acidic DPs mostly occurring in aqueous samples or extracts. Applications of CE to the separation of DPs are described, complemented by a critical discussion of the detection techniques, including mostly conductivity, laser-induced fluorescence, UV absorption and mass spectrometry. This review also includes actual development regarding the challenges of CE in analyses of different DPs from real samples, often avoided by in- and off-line pre-concentration techniques or the coupling of CE to selective detection methods. Special emphasis is placed on the miniaturised CE systems that have the potential of being before long developed into a field deployable and potentially disposable platform for routine DP monitoring in environmental samples.     

Fabrication of a glass-implemented microcapillary electrophoresis device with integrated contactless conductivity detection

Glass microdevices for capillary electrophoresis (CE) gained a lot of interest in the development of micrototal analysis systems (microTAS). The fabrication of a microTAS requires integration of sampling, chemical separation and detection systems into a microdevice. The integration of a detection system into a microchannel, however, is hampered by the lack of suitable microfabrication technology. Here, a microfabrication method for integration of insulated microelectrodes inside a leakage-free microchannel in glass is presented. A combination of newly developed technological approaches, such as low-temperature glass-to-glass anodic bonding, channel etching, fabrication of buried metal interconnects, and deposition of thin plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) silicon carbide layers, enables the fabrication of a CE microdevice with an integrated contactless conductivity detector. The fabrication method of this CE microdevice with integrated contactless conductivity detector is described in detail. Standard CE separations of three inorganic cations in concentrations down to 5 microM show the viability of the new microCE system.     

Recent developments in electrochemical detection for microchip capillary electrophoresis

Significant progress in the development of miniaturized microfluidic systems has occurred since their inception over a decade ago. This is primarily due to the numerous advantages of microchip analysis, including the ability to analyze minute samples, speed of analysis, reduced cost and waste, and portability. This review focuses on recent developments in integrating electrochemical (EC) detection with microchip capillary electrophoresis (CE). These detection modes include amperometry, conductimetry, and potentiometry. EC detection is ideal for use with microchip CE systems because it can be easily miniaturized with no diminution in analytical performance. Advances in microchip format, electrode material and design, decoupling of the detector from the separation field, and integration of sample preparation, separation, and detection on-chip are discussed. Microchip CEEC applications for enzyme/immunoassays, clinical and environmental assays, as well as the detection of neurotransmitters are also described.     

Cover Picture: Electrophoresis 20'2010

Issue no. 20 is a regular issue comprising 17 contributions distributed over 7 distinct parts. Part I has 3 research articles on particle analysis. Part II has 2 research articles dealing with hyphenated techniques such as CITP‐CZE and CE‐ESI‐MS. Part III reports a variety of methodologies and systems for proteins and proteomics that are described in 4 research articles. Gel DNA: theory and visualization are treated in 2 research articles making up part IV. Part V has 2 contributions that describe CE systems for water analysis. The following Part VI is on affinity and Immunoaffinity CE and has 2 research articles. The last 2 articles in this issue (Part VII) are on MEEKC and free flow electrophoresis. Featured articles include: Dielectrophoretically patterned carbon nanotubes to sort microparticles ((doi: 10.1002/elps.201000104 )) Analysis of 5‐methyltetrahydrofolate in human blood, serum and urine by on‐line coupling of capillary isotachophoresis and zone electrophoresis ((doi: 10.1002/elps.201000193 ))     

Coupling continuous separation techniques to capillary electrophoresis

One of the weak points of capillary electrophoresis is the need to implement rigorously sample pretreatment because its great impact on the quality of the qualitative and quantitative results provided. One of the approaches to solve this problem is through the symbiosis of automatic continuous flow systems (CFSs) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). In this review a systematic approach to CFS-CE coupling is presented and discussed. The design of the corresponding interface depends on three factors, namely: (a) the characteristics of the CFS involved which can be non-chromatographic and chromatographic; (b) the type of CE equipment: laboratory-made or commercially available; and (c) the type of connection which can be in-line (on-capillary), on-line or mixed off/on-line. These are the basic criteria to qualify the hyphenation of CFS (solid-phase extraction, dialysis, gas diffusion, evaporation, direct leaching) with CE described so far and applied to determine a variety of analytes in many different types of samples. A critical discussion allows one to demonstrate that this symbiosis is an important topic in research and development, besides separation and detection, to consolidate CE as a routine analytical tool.     

Alternative approach to enhancing cation selectivity in ion chromatography

A new approach to enhance cation selectivity in ion chromatography (IC) is described. Two packings, one carrying a conventional carboxylate cation exchanger and the other carrying a crown ether (CE) phase are packed into two separate columns and used in series. The resolution between sodium and ammonium and between ammonium and potassium is increased significantly. The two stationary phases may also be mixed and packed into a single column. The selectivity of the cations can be adjusted easily by varying the dimensions of the carboxylate and CE columns (in the two-column configuration), or by changing the ratio of the carboxylate cation exchanger to the CE packing (in the single-column configuration). These new systems separate ammonium and sodium, even when the sodium concentration is 5000 times higher. Amines such as ethanolamine and triethanolamine can also be separated from the alkali and alkaline-earth cations.     

Quantitative determination of fluorine in toothpastes

The quantitative CE analysis of fluorine and monofluorophosphate in toothpastes is described. Separation is performed using a Waters CIA-Pak chemistry kit with Waters Electro Osmotic Flow Modifiers on a CE instrument from Spectra Physics (Spectra-phoresis 500) at elevated temperatures up to 40 °C and at a low temperature of 10 °C. The quantitative results and the simplicity are compared for the CE method, the existing standard GC procedure described in the Official Journal of the European Communities, and the procedure employing a fluoride-ion-specific electrode.     

Capillary electrophoresis-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: a report on technical principles and problem solutions, potential, and limitations of this technology as well as on examples of application

This paper summarizes some basic principles of capillary electrophoresis (CE), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and coupling of both devices. Especially the interfacing is described in detail. A special focus is drawn to various interface developments reported in literature and technical problems, i.e., requirements to the interface setup and respective solutions. Nowadays, typically sheath flow-based interfaces are used. The sheath flow fulfills two requirements of hyphenation, (i) the closing of the electrical circuit of CE and (ii) the feeding of the used nebulizer with an adequate flow rate. In the beginning of CE-ICP-MS coupling predominantly home-made interface-nebulizer constructions were developed and tested for various speciation problems. Now increasingly such laboratory-constructed interfaces are left. Mostly commercial nebulizers are employed being combined with commercially available tee or cross fittings to connect the CE capillary to the electrode, the additional sheath flow, and the nebulizer. Due to the low sample amounts and low flow rates from CE, such nebulizers are typically low-flow nebulizers like, e.g., the microconcentric nebulizer (MCN) and the direct injection nebulizer (DIN). However, there are also reports on couplings using standard Meinhard systems. Still the control and reduction of a siphoning sucting flow and sufficient detection limits are the major problems in hyphenating CE to ICP-MS. Different solutions are reported on these problems and summarized here. Finally numerous applications are reported. Mostly, applications are performed on speciation of selenium, arsenic, metallothionein isoforms, mercury, or cobalt.     

糖类的毛细管电泳及芯片毛细管电泳

 糖类化合物在生物体内发挥多方面的作用。糖研究的复杂性在于其结构的复杂多变。高效毛细管电泳作为一种快速、高效的分离分析手段已广泛应用于糖的研究。芯片毛细管电泳是近几年来发展起来的新的分析技术 ,并已经在生命科学的研究中得到较广泛的应用。就各种糖类化合物的毛细管电泳的分析策略、检测条件及糖类化合物的芯片毛细管电泳进行了阐述 ,共 4 8篇。     

Combination of Flow Injection with Capillary Electrophoresis

Sample introduction is a weak link in capillary electrophoresis (CE) systems, particularly when various pretreatments involving separation and modification of sample matrices are involved. Recently, the application of flow injection (FI) systems as a means of sample introduction and on-line sample pretreatment for CE has shown great potentials in improving the precision,reliability and throughput of CE systems. The advantages are discussed, illustrated by recent developments in the authors' group, including.     

毛细管电泳中的温度效应和温度梯度技术

对毛细管电泳中的温度效应及温度梯度的应用作了较为详尽的论述,５１篇。     

Computer simulation of different modes of ACE based on the dynamic complexation model

Several modes of the often used ACE processes are simulated based on the principle of dynamic complexation of interacting species in a capillary column. The model is built on the mass transfer equation, to provide insight into the detailed analyte migration and interaction processes in CE. Normal ACE, Hummel-Dreyer method, vacancy affinity CE, vacancy peak method, and CE frontal analysis are simulated based on typical ACE conditions, and the results are compared with the detector responses of real CE processes using BSA and warfarin as a model system. Remarkable resemblance between the simulated results and the experimental observations was demonstrated for well-buffered ACE systems.     

Capillary electrophoresis-based methods for the determination of lipids--a review

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a high-resolution technique for the separation of complex biological and chemical mixtures. CE continues to emerge as a powerful tool in the determination of lipids. Here we review the analytical potential of CE for the determination of a wide range of lipids. The different classes of lipids are introduced, and the different modes of CE and optimization methods for the separation of lipids are described. The advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of CE compared to traditional methods like gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) in the determination of lipids are discussed. Finally, the potential of CE in the determination of lipids in the future is illustrated.     

Curing of dicyanate ester/epoxy copolymers modified with polysiloxane and butadiene-acrylonitrile rubbers

The cyanate ester (CE) and epoxy (EP) resins were cured together at various mass compositions. The curing behavior of CE and CE/EP systems was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in non-isothermal conditions. The DSC measurements indicated that the curing reactions were dependent on the stoichiometric ratio of the mixtures and showed the dilution effect of the EP resin in the cyclotrimerization of the catalyzed CE resin. The CE and CE/EP (70/30) systems were modified using reactive liquid butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer (ETBN) and polysiloxane core?Cshell (PS) elastomer. The influence of ETBN and PS on the curing process and glass transition temperature (T _g) of CE/EP systems was determined. The impact resistance characteristics of the completely cured systems indicated the influence of the modifiers and the EP content in the mixtures on its impact resistance.     

毛细管电泳安培检测技术进展

对毛细管电泳离柱和柱端安培检测方式、不同形式电极在安培检测中的应用、安培检测在芯片毛细管电泳中的应用、安培检测池等内容进行了总结和讨论 ,并预测了安培检测技术未来发展方向