P-sulfonic Calix[4]Arene as Running Buffer Additive in Electrokinetic Chromatography

Application of water-soluble polymers as modifiers in electrophoretic analysis of phenols

A review of application of water-soluble cationic, anionic and nonionic polymers as pseudostationary phases in capillary electrophoresis (CE) and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) is presented. The effect of the structure of the polymers on the selectivity and efficiency of separation is discussed. A novel specially designed cationic polymer, 2,10-ionene, has been used for the separation of phenols. The polymer has hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts in its backbone. The polymer shows the best selectivity as a modifier in capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE)-mode, which allows the selective determination of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic phenols.

Polymeric and polymer-supported pseudostationary phases in micellar electrokinetic chromatography: performance and selectivity

Several types of synthetic ionic polymers have been employed as pseudostationary phases in electrokinetic chromatography. The polymers have been shown to have some significant advantages and different chemical selectivity relative to conventional surfactant micelles. Polymeric phases are effective for the separation and analysis of hydrophobic and chiral compounds, and may be useful for the application of mass spectrometric detection. Additionally, the polymeric phases often demonstrate unique selectivity relative to micellar phases, and can be designed and synthesized to provide desired selectivity. This review covers efforts to develop and characterize the performance, characteristics, and selectivity of synthetic polymeric pseudostationary phases since their introduction in 1992. Some ideas for the future development of polymeric pseudostationary phases and the role they may play in electrokinetic separations are presented.