Cover Picture: Electrophoresis 12'2011

Issue no. 12 is a regular issue consisting of 18 contributions distributed over 4 distinct parts: Part I is on protein and proteomics methodologies containing 6 research articles dealing with new fluorescent probe for gel electrophoresis of proteins, treatment of serum samples with combinatorial library beads, glycoproteomics analysis of haptoglobin multimers, micropreparative isoelectric focusing in a suspended drop, and 2‐DE and MALDI‐TOF‐MS analysis of the therapeutic protein abatacept; Part II has 4 contributions on various approaches of genotyping; Part III treats on‐line concentration and sensitivity enhancement of angiotensins and pyridine‐triphenylborane and its degradation products; Part IV has 6 contributions on some aspects of fundamentals and methodologies involving EMMA, effects of carbon dioxide in CE at high pH, particle sorting by dielectrophoresis, CE‐electrochemiluminescence with ionic liquid, enantioseparation by monolithic imprinted capillary clamped in a chip, and infrared‐based temperature measurements in CE. In summary, issue no. 12 covers many important subjects in the field. Featured articles include: Design and synthesis of new fluorescent probe for rapid and highly sensitive detection of proteins via electrophoretic gel stain (( 10.1002/elps.201000691 )) Glycoproteomic analysis and molecular modeling of haptoglobin multimers (( 10.1002/elps.201000464 )) PCR‐free digital minisatellite tandem repeat genotyping (( 10.1002/elps.201000073 )) A dielectrophoretic continuous flow sorter using integrated microelectrodes coupled to a channel constriction (( 10.1002/elps.201000675 ))