Electrochromatographic performance of graphene and graphene oxide modified silica particles packed capillary columns

Graphene oxide functionalized silica microspheres (GO@SiO₂) were synthesized based on condensation reaction between amino from aminosilica particles and carboxyl groups from GO. Reduction of GO@SiO₂ with hydrazinium hydroxide generated graphene modified silica particles (G@SiO₂). GO@SiO₂ and G@SiO₂ packed capillary columns for capillary electrochromatography were thereafter fabricated by pressure slurry packing with single‐particle frits. GO of 0.3 mg/mL in dispersion solution for GO@SiO₂ synthesis was considered as a compromise between retaining and column efficiency whereas GO@SiO₂ of 20 mg/mL in slurries for column packing was chosen for a homogenous and tight bed. Optimum mobile phases were acquired considering both electroosmotic flow and resolution at an applied voltage of −6 kV as the following: acetonitrile/phosphate buffer (10 mM, pH 7.0), 75:25 (v/v) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 50:50 (v/v) for aromatic compounds. A comparison was made between electrochromatographic performances for three PAHs (naphthalene, fluorene and phenanthrene) and three aromatic compounds of various polarities (toluene, aniline and phenol) on bare aminosilica, GO@SiO₂ and G@SiO₂ packed columns, which proved the contribution of alone or combinational actions of solvophobic effect and π‐π electron stacking as well as hydrogen bonds to retaining behaviors by GO@SiO₂ and G@SiO₂. Well over‐run, over‐day and over‐column precisions (retention time: 0.3–1.4, 1.1–3.8 and 2.8–5.2%, respectively; peak area: 2.6–6.5, 4.8–8.3 and 6.5–12.6%, respectively) of GO@SiO₂ packed columns were a powerful proof for good reproducibility. Analytical characteristics of GO@SiO₂ packed capillary columns in CEC analysis of fresh water were evaluated with respect to linearity (R² = 0.9961–0.9989) over the range 0.1 to 100 mg/L and detection limits of 9.5 for naphthalene, 12.6 for fluorene and 16.2 μg/L for phenanthrene. Further application to fresh water increased the visibility of the proposed material, where good spike recoveries in the range 89–96% were offered.     

Separation of enantiomers by packed capillary electrochromatography on a cellulose-based stationary phase

Separation of enantiomers was performed by applying packed capillary electrochromatography (CEC). Fused-silica capillaries of different lengths with an inner diameter of 100 microm were packed with a cellulose derivative immobilized onto macroporous silica gel. Parameters such as content of modifier in the mobile phase, concentration and pH of the buffer were varied for a set of test capillaries to determine their influence on enantioselectivity. In packed CEC the highest influence on resolution of the test racemates was found by changing the acetonitrile content, while variation of the buffer concentration mostly affects the electroosmotic velocity. The performance of packed CEC and nano-LC was also compared. Packed CEC showed much better column efficiency and enantioselectivity under similar flow/electroosmotic velocity.     

Preparation and evaluation of o‐phenanthroline immobilized on a hybrid silica monolith modified with ionic liquids for reversed‐phase pressurized capillary electrochromatography

A novel o‐phenanthroline‐immobilized ionic‐liquid‐modified hybrid monolith for capillary electrochromatography was synthesized based on chloropropyl‐silica, which was prepared by the in situ polymerization of tetramethoxysilane and 3‐chloropropyltrimethoxysilane via a sol–gel process. The morphology of the hybrid monolith was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and relatively stable anodic electroosmotic flow was observed under a broad pH ranged from pH 3.0 to 9.0. The separation mechanism was investigated by separating four neutral molecules (toluene, dimethylformamide, formamide, and thiourea). The obtained hybrid monolith possessed an obviously reversed‐phase retention mechanism, but when the acetonitrile content in the mobile phase was >90% v/v, a weak hydrophilic mechanism was observed on the resultant o‐phenanthroline‐modified chloropropyl‐silica hybrid monolith. The reproducibility of the column was also investigated by measuring relative standard deviations of the migration time for four neutral molecules. Relative standard deviations of run to run (n = 3), day to day (n = 3), and column to column (n = 3) were in the range of 0.4–0.7, 0.9–2.1, and 1.4–3.3%, respectively. Basic separations of various polar analytes including phenols and aromatic amines were successfully achieved.     

Photoinduced Polymerization for Entrapping of Octadecylsilane Microsphere for Capillary Liquid Chromatography

A short length of a sol‐gel monolith was initially prepared as the temporary frit in a 100 μm inner diameter fused‐silica capillary by an in situ photopolymerization. The packed 4 μm octadecylsilane particles were then immobilized within the identical sol‐gel solution through the same photopolymerization process. The prepared fritless capillary column was examined for the chromatographic performance by the self‐developed capillary liquid chromatography system. Baseline separation of the model analytes was achieved including thiourea, benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene with the lowest theoretical plate height about 66 μm for the retained component. A scanning electron micrograph was used to characterize the temporary frit and entrapped microspheres. The inorganic polymer matrix in the microsphere‐packed column functioned to link microspheres at specific sphere‐sphere and sphere‐capillary contact points. Furthermore, the stability and porosity of the fritless column were systematically investigated by a simple flow method.     

Application and optimization of organic–inorganic hybrid monolithic capillary electrochromatography for in vivo cefdinir determination with microdialysis

In this study, an organic–inorganic hybrid monolithic capillary column was applied and optimized for the determination of cefdinir in plasma, and the electro‐osmotic flow that usually hinders migration in reverse polarity became a driving force. The Sample used for pharmacokinetic research was collected by microdialysis using phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) as perfusate, and a volume of 60 μL fluid was mixed with 140 μL of acetonitrile. By using a silica‐allyldimethyldodecylammonium monolithic column (100 μm inner diameter, 21 cm effective length and 31.2 cm total length), and a mobile phase consisting of phosphate and acetonitrile (pH 4.5, 50:50, v/v), at a voltage of 20 kV, the analytes were successfully separated with the background within 2.5 min. The detection wavelength was 214 nm. The calibration curve showed a good linearity (r² = 0.9994) over the concentration range of 0.2–50 μg/mL. The proposed method showed good specificity, linearity, sensitivity, precision and recovery, and the introduction of field amplified sample stacking helped to improve the low recovery caused by microdialysis. This method was successfully applied to quantify cefdinir in rat plasma to support a pre‐clinical pharmacokinetic trial.     

Validated HPLC and HPTLC Method for Simultaneous Quantitation of Amlodipine Besylate and Olmesartan Medoxomil in Bulk Drug and Formulation

Two methods are described for simultaneous determination of amlodipine besylate and olmesartan medoxomil in formulation. The first method was based on the HPTLC separation of two drugs on Merck HPTLC aluminium sheets of silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ using n-butanol: acetic acid: water (5:1:0.1, v/v/v) as the mobile phase. The second method was based on the HPLC separation of the two drugs on the RP-PerfectSil-100 ODS-3–C₁₈ column from MZ-Analysetechnik GmbH, Germany and acetonitrile/0.03 M ammonium acetate buffer (pH = 3) in a ratio of 55:45 as the mobile phase. Both methods have been applied to formulation without interference of excipients of formulation.     

Capillary electrochromatography of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone derivatives of some mono-and disaccharides

Summary A packing procedure was adopted for capillary electrochromatography (CEC) that produces capillary columns with high separation efficiencies. The columns were fully packed, 50 cm long, with UV detection being performed through the packed section 30 cm from the inlet end. The CEC experiments were run at ambient pressure, with no additional pressure applied to the ends of the column. The stationary phase (octadecyl silica (ODS), 5 μm) promoted a high velocity electroosmotic flow (EOF), enabling rapid and efficient separation of a hydrocarbon test mixture. Some 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP) derivatives of mono- and disaccharides were baseline separated, using a 5 mM NaH₂PO₄ in 80% acetonitrile and 20% water (v/v) buffer solution. CEC shows promise for future applications in carbohydrate analysis. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 1–3, 1999     

Sol‐gel technique for the preparation of β‐cyclodextrin gold nanoparticles as chiral stationary phase in open‐tubular capillary electrochromatography

A novel open‐tubular capillary electrochromatography column coated with β‐cyclodextrin was prepared using the sol‐gel technique. In the sol‐gel approach, owing to the three‐dimensional network of sol‐gel and the strong chemical bond between the stationary phase and the surface of capillary columns, good chromatographic characteristics and unique selectivity in separating enantiomers were shown. The influences of capillary inner diameter, coating time, organic modifier, buffer pH, and buffer concentration on separation were investigated. The sol‐gel‐coated β‐cyclodextrin column has shown improved enantioseparation efficiency of chlorphenamine, brompheniramine, pheniramine, zopiclone in comparison with the sol‐gel matrix capillary column. The migration time relative standard deviation of the separation of the enantiomers was less than 0.89% over five runs and 2.9% from column to column. This work confirmed that gold nanoparticles are promising electrochromatographic support to enhance the phase ratio of open‐tubular capillary electrochromatography column in capillary electrochromatography.     

Silica‐particle‐supported zwitterionic polymer monolith for microcolumn liquid chromatography

A silica‐particle‐supported zwitterionic polymeric monolithic column, shortened as supported column (S‐column), was prepared by the in situ polymerization of methacrylic acid, ethylene dimethacrylate, and 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate in the presence of a ternary porogenic solvent containing water, methanol, and cyclohexanol in a 250 μm id fused‐silica capillary prepacked with 5 μm bare silica particles. In the S‐column, a thin layer of the polymers was formed around the silica particles in the form of nanoglobules, leaving the interstitial spaces between the particles free for liquid flow. The effects of the preparation conditions on the morphology of the monolith were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and backpressure measurements. The selected volumetric ratio of porogens, monomer concentration, polymerization time, and temperature are 1:1:8 (water/methanol/cyclohexanol), 25% v/v, 5 h, and 60°C, respectively. The S‐column was evaluated by comparison with its conventional organic counterpart in terms of morphology, mechanical stability, permeability, swelling–shrinking behavior, capacity, and efficiency. The results demonstrate that the S‐column is superior to its counterpart in all the terms with the exception of permeability. The above merits and zwitterionic property of the S‐column were further confirmed by separate separations of four inorganic anions and three organic cations.     

RP-LC and HPTLC Methods for the Determination of Olmesartan Medoxomil and Hydrochlorothiazide in Combined Tablet Dosage Forms

Two new, rapid, precise, accurate and specific chromatographic methods were described for the simultaneous determination of olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide in combined tablet dosage forms. The first method was based on reversed phase liquid chromatography using an Eurosphere 100 RP C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm ID, 5 μm). The mobile phase was methanol–0.05% o-phosphoric acid (60:40 v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min⁻¹. Commercially available tablets and laboratory mixtures containing both drugs were assayed and detected using a UV detector at 270 nm. The second method involved silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ high performance thin layer chromatography and densitometric detection at 254 nm using acetonitrile–ethyl acetate–glacial acid (7:3:0.4 v/v/v) as the mobile phase. Calibration curves ranged between 200–600 and 125–375 ng spot⁻¹ for olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide, respectively.

     

C18‐bound porous silica monolith particles as a low‐cost high‐performance liquid chromatography stationary phase with an excellent chromatographic performance

Ground porous silica monolith particles with an average particle size of 2.34 μm and large pores (363 Å) exhibiting excellent chromatographic performance have been synthesized on a relatively large scale by a sophisticated sol–gel procedure. The particle size distribution was rather broad, and the d(0.1)/d(0.9) ratio was 0.14. The resultant silica monolith particles were chemically modified with chlorodimethyloctadecylsilane and end‐capped with a mixture of hexamethyldisilazane and chlorotrimethylsilane. Very good separation efficiency (185 000/m) and chromatographic resolution were achieved when the C₁₈‐bound phase was evaluated for a test mixture of five benzene derivatives after packing in a stainless‐steel column (1.0 mm × 150 mm). The optimized elution conditions were found to be 70:30 v/v acetonitrile/water with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid at a flow rate of 25 μL/min. The column was also evaluated for fast analysis at a flow rate of 100 μL/min, and all the five analytes were eluted within 3.5 min with reasonable efficiency (ca. 60 000/m) and resolution. The strategy of using particles with reduced particle size and large pores (363 Å) combined with C₁₈ modification in addition to partial‐monolithic architecture has resulted in a useful stationary phase (C₁₈‐bound silica monolith particles) of low production cost showing excellent chromatographic performance.     

Development of an HPLC Assay Method for Lenalidomide

Chromatographic separation of lenalidomide and its impurities was achieved on an Inertsil ODS-3 V column using a mobile phase consisting of a mixture of buffer, acetonitrile and methanol in the ratio 80:8:12 v/v. Degradation studies were performed on bulk samples of lenalidomide subjected to 0.5 N hydrochloric acid, 0.5 N sodium hydroxide, 10% v/v hydrogen peroxide, heating to 60 °C and UV light at 254 nm. Degradation was observed only under base hydrolysis conditions. The developed LC method gave a mass balance close to 99.5%, proving it to be suitable for stability studies and was validated with respect to linearity, accuracy, precision and robustness.     

毛细管硅胶基质整体柱的制备及其电色谱性能研究

采用热引发一步法制备了毛细管电色谱硅胶基质整体柱。通过使用表面活性剂(十二烷基磺酸钠)增加了反应液中两相之间的相互溶解,使得反应液最终成为均相溶液,实现了硅胶整体柱的均相聚合制备。所制备的均相硅胶整体柱内部结构更加均匀,大大提高了分离度。评价了该整体柱的电色谱性能,深入探讨了有机溶剂比例、pH值、电压以及温度等电色谱操作条件对电渗流、保留机理和柱效的影响。在该均相硅胶基质整体柱上成功地分离了9种中性物质(硫脲、苯、甲苯、乙基苯、正丙苯、萘、正丁基苯、芴和蒽)以及7种中性、酸性和碱性物质(硫脲、邻氨基酚、苯酚、苯、邻甲苯胺、α-萘胺和2,4-二氯苯胺)。该柱对硫脲的柱效超过110000塔板/m。     

RP-LC and HPTLC Methods for the Determination of Olmesartan Medoxomil and Hydrochlorothiazide in Combined Tablet Dosage Forms

Two new, rapid, precise, accurate and specific chromatographic methods were described for the simultaneous determination of olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide in combined tablet dosage forms. The first method was based on reversed phase liquid chromatography using an Eurosphere 100 RP C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm ID, 5 μm). The mobile phase was methanol–0.05% o-phosphoric acid (60:40 v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. Commercially available tablets and laboratory mixtures containing both drugs were assayed and detected using a UV detector at 270 nm. The second method involved silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ high performance thin layer chromatography and densitometric detection at 254 nm using acetonitrile–ethyl acetate–glacial acid (7:3:0.4 v/v/v) as the mobile phase. Calibration curves ranged between 200–600 and 125–375 ng spot^?1 for olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide, respectively.     

Particle Loaded Monolithic Sol‐Gel Columns for Capillary Electrochromatography: A New Dimension for High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Particle‐loaded (3 μm, octadecylsilica) monolithic sol‐gel columns have been prepared and selected characteristics measured. Several electrical properties may be calculated from simple current measurements in the column as a whole. Resistivity in the packed segment is approximately three times that in open segments, resulting in a 60% increase in field strength in the packed regions compared to the capillary with no packing. The surprisingly high specific permeability of these sol‐gel columns is characteristic of 8‐μm particles, which allows their operation in the microLC mode at pressures as low as 69 kPa where their efficiency is about 50,000 plates per meter and in the CEC mode where efficiency is about 106,000 plates per meter at 5 kV. There is a relatively rapid loss of efficiency with increasing linear velocity beyond 0.2 mm/s in microLC mode, which may be due to additional diffusion processes in the inter‐particulate voids. A rapid loss of efficiency above 0.5 mm/s is also observed in the CEC mode, for the same reasons. Chromatographic retention behavior in either separation mode is characteristic of conventional octadecylsilica particles, indicating that analytes have significant access to the surface within the pores of the immobilized bonded phase.     

Development and validation of a LC method for the separation and determination of the anticancer‐active FeIII(4‐methoxy‐salophene) using the new second‐generation monolith

LC method with the newly introduced second‐generation monolithic silica RP‐18e column has been developed for the separation of Fe^III(salophene) and four methoxy‐substituted Fe^III(salophene) complexes. The method has been validated for the quantitation of Fe^III(4‐OMe‐salophene), a highly active anticancer substance in vitro, bound to serum albumin. Our routinely used high‐resolution continuum‐source atomic absorption spectroscopy method based on the determination of the central iron atom was unsuitable in this case because serum originally contains significant amounts of iron as revealed by a blank sample of serum albumin. The developed LC method depends on detecting the whole complex rather than the bound iron. Two morphologically different first‐ and second‐generation HPLC monolithic columns have been compared for this purpose. The newly introduced second‐generation monolithic silica column Chromolith® HighResolution RP‐18e column (100 × 4.6 mm, Merck) separated the mixture successful within 13 min. A mobile phase consisting of 25 mM phosphate buffer pH 3/methanol (60:40, v/v) was used at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The dynamic linear working range of the calibration curve for Fe^III(4‐OMe‐salophene) was found to be between 1 and 200 μg/mL. Detection and quantitation limits were 0.3 and 1 μg/mL, respectively.     

An electroosmotic pump for packed capillary liquid chromatography

An electroosmotic pump (EOP) capable of generating pressure above 3 MPa and μl/min flow rate with reverse phase mobile phases of HPLC was constructed and evaluated. The pump consisted of three parallel connected fused silica capillary columns (25 cm×320 μm I.D.) packed with 2 μm silica materials, hollow electrodes, a high voltage DC power supply, and a liquid pressure transducer. The EOP was applied in a capillary liquid chromatographic system for mobile phase delivery instead of a mechanical pump. Standard samples containing thiourea, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene and acetonitrile were separated on a 15 cm×320 μm I.D. 5 μm Chromasil C₁₈ packed capillary column with acetonitrile/water as mobile phase.     

Use of short-end injection capillary packed with a glycopeptide antibiotic stationary phase in electrochromatography and capillary liquid chromatography for the enantiomeric separation of hydroxy acids

A new chiral stationary phase (CSP) was prepared by reacting MDL 63,246 (Hepta-Tyr), a glycopeptide antibiotic belonging to the teicoplanin family, with 5-μm diol-silica particles. The CSP mixed with 5-μm amino silica particles (3:1) was packed into 75-μm fused-silica capillaries for only 6.6 cm and used for electrochromatographic experiments analyzing several hydroxy acid enantiomers. A reversed electroosmotic flow carried both analytes and mobile phase towards the anode in a short time (1–3 min), being baseline resolved all the studied analytes. In order to achieve the fastest enantiomeric resolution of the studied hydroxy acids, the effect of several experimental parameters such as mobile phase composition (organic modifier type and concentration, pH of the buffer and ionic strength), capillary temperature and applied voltage on enantioresolution factor, retention time, enantioselectivity were evaluated. The packed capillary column allowed the separation of mandelic acid enantiomers in less than 72 s with resolution factor R_s=2.18 applying a voltage of 30 kV and eluting with a mobile phase composed by 50 mM ammonium acetate (pH 6)–water–acetonitrile (1:4:5, v/v). The CSP was also tested in the capillary liquid chromatography mode resolving all the studied enantiomers applying 12 bar pressure to the mobile phase [50 mM ammonium acetate (pH 6)–water–methanol–acetonitrile, 1:4:2:3, v/v)], however, relatively long analysis times were observed (12–20 min).     

Nonaqueous electrochromatography on C30 columns: separation of retinyl esters.

A nonaqueous packed capillary electrochromatographic reversed-phase method for separation of retinyl esters has been developed. The retinyl esters all-trans-retinyl acetate, palmitate, heptadecanoate, stearate, oleoate, and linoleoate were separated on a 180 microm ID column packed with 5 microm C30 particles with a mobile phase consisting of 2.5 mM lithium acetate in N,N-dimethylformamide-methanol (99:1, v/v). With this mobile phase, the electroosmotic flow was 0.8 mm/s at 650 V/cm and 40 degrees C, and the separation was completed in less than 30 min on 30 cm columns. To obtain electrostable frits of the hydrophobic C30 material both the preparation of the frits and the conditioning of the column prior to electroconditioning were of importance. Selectivity changes were introduced by replacing up to 70% v/v of the N,N-dimethylformamide by acetonitrile. The increase in the amount of acetonitrile was, however, accompanied by a significant increase in analysis time. Liver extracts obtained from arctic seal were analyzed.     

Simultaneous determination of NG‐monomethyl‐l‐arginine,NG,NG‐dimethyl‐l‐arginine,NG,NG′‐dimethyl‐l‐arginine,and l‐arginine using monolithic silica disk‐packed spin columns and a monolithic silica column

We have developed and validated a high‐performance liquid chromatography method that uses monolithic silica disk‐packed spin columns and a monolithic silica column for the simultaneous determination of N^G‐monomethyl‐l ‐arginine, N^G,N^G‐dimethyl‐l ‐arginine, and N^G,N^G′‐dimethyl‐l ‐arginine in human plasma. For solid‐phase extraction, our method employs a centrifugal spin column packed with monolithic silica bonded to propyl benzenesulfonic acid as a cation exchanger. After pretreatment, the methylated arginines are converted to fluorescent derivatives with 4‐fluoro‐7‐nitro‐2,1,3‐benzoxadiazole, and then the derivatives are separated on a monolithic silica column. l ‐Arginine concentration was also determined in diluted samples. Standard calibration curves revealed that the assay was linear in the concentration range 0.2–1.0 μM for methylated arginines and 40–200 μM for l ‐arginine. Linear regression of the calibration curve yielded equations with correlation coefficients of 0.999 (r²). The sensitivity was satisfactory, with a limit of detection ranging from 3.75 to 9.0 fmol for all four compounds. The RSDs were 4.3–4.8% (intraday) and 3.0–6.8% (interday). When this method was applied to samples from six healthy donors, the detected concentrations of N^G‐monomethyl‐l ‐arginine, N^G,N^G‐dimethyl‐l ‐arginine, N^G,N^G′‐dimethyl‐l ‐arginine and l ‐arginine were 0.05 ± 0.01, 0.41 ± 0.07, 0.59 ± 0.11, and 83.8 ± 30.43 μM (n = 6), respectively.