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Characterization of Non-Bonded Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Coating for Capillary Electrophoresis via Continuous Monitoring of Electroosmotic Flow

PREISLER, J. and E. S. YEUNG

Basic information

Original name

Characterization of Non-Bonded Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Coating for Capillary Electrophoresis via Continuous Monitoring of Electroosmotic Flow

Authors

PREISLER, J. (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and E. S. YEUNG (840 United States of America)

Edition

Analytical Chemistry, Washington, D.C., USA, American Chemical Society, 1996, 0003-2700

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

A1996VE59800032

Keywords in English

polyethyleneoxid; poly(ethyleneoxid); electroosmotic; capillary electrophoresis; CCD; coating
Změněno: 28/6/2009 00:04, prof. Mgr. Jan Preisler, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

We examined changes in a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) coating by continuously monitoring the electroosmotic flow (EOF) in a fused-silica capillary during electrophoresis. An imaging CCD camera was used to follow the motion of a fluorescent neutral marker zone along the length of the capillary. The PEO coating was shown to reduce the velocity of EOF by more than 1 order of magnitude compared to a bare capillary at pH 7.0. However, it did not reduce EOF efficiently at pH 8.2. The coating protocol was important, especially at an intermediate pH of 7.7. Capillary reconditioning with an acidified solution of PEO was necessary in order to create a stable and efficient coating. In all cases we observed a gradual increase of EOF during extended runs, suggesting that the coating is slowly being degraded. The increase of pH in the cathodic (detection-end) buffer reservoir beyond pH ~8.0, e.g., as a result of electrolysis, had a large impact on the stability of the coating. This phenomenon may be used for the efficient and fast regeneration of the column surface and provides a simpler and more reliable alternative to pressure flushing of the capillary.